Kinfucky.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/2 ... 92374.html

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A 17-year-old Kentucky girl who was upset by the plea deal reached by a pair of teenagers who sexually assaulted her is now facing a contempt charge for tweeting their names in violation of a court order.

The Associated Press does not normally report the names of sexual assault victims, but Dietrich and her parents say they do not want to shield her identity and want her case to be public.

The boys' attorneys have asked a judge to hold Dietrich in contempt for violating the confidentiality of a juvenile hearing and the judge's order not to speak about it.

Dietrich told the paper she was assaulted in August 2011 by two boys she knew when she passed out after drinking at a gathering. She learned months later that pictures of the assault were taken and shared with others.

"For months, I cried myself to sleep. I couldn't go out in public places," she told the newspaper, as her father and attorneys sat nearby. "You just sit there and wonder, who saw (the pictures), who knows?"

Dietrich's attorneys want her contempt hearing open to the media, arguing she has a First Amendment right to speak about her case and to a public hearing.

The boys' attorneys, however, have asked to keep the hearing closed.

The contempt charge carries a possible sentence of 180 days in jail and a $500 fine.

The boys pleaded guilty on June 26 to first-degree sexual abuse and misdemeanor voyeurism. Dietrich says she was unaware of a plea agreement until just before it was announced in court.

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[Mallardz]

I just read about this in the newsprint. It seems absurd to me, but I was reading the daily mail so it's probably not accurate......

Anyway, I think the perpetrators should be punished and all criminals should be named anyway. That would at least prevent them from repeating crimes in future. If you know a guys raped a girl, and are yourself one, you'd think twice about your interaction with them denying them the opportunity to repeat the offense.

Furthermore your thread title sucks.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I just read about this in the newsprint. It seems absurd to me, but I was reading the daily mail so it's probably not accurate......

Anyway, I think the perpetrators should be punished and all criminals should be named anyway. That would at least prevent them from repeating crimes in future. If you know a guys raped a girl, and are yourself one, you'd think twice about your interaction with them denying them the opportunity to repeat the offense.

The gag order may be just until sentencing. That's usually a matter of public record. I don't have a clue as to the judge's motivations, however.

Furthermore your thread title sucks.

You haven't been there.

[Mallardz]

Well as I said I read it in some crappy newspaper that's noted for being irrational and written by bigots.

And no I haven't been, it's true.....

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Well as I said I read it in some crappy newspaper that's noted for being irrational and written by bigots.

Not the only source on this, but the most fun to read.

And no I haven't been, it's true.....

It's a curious mix of modernity and "back water". When we drive to Bowling Green we pass through areas where there's no signs of humans for miles. I know for a fact that some of those places do have people, and the people there are mentally isolated from the rest of the US. The hillbilly got his rep because of his lifestyle, not in spite of it.

[Tyrannical]

The perps were minors at the time, so the judge can have everything sealed. Good for her for speaking out though, I don't believe in gag orders.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

The perps were minors at the time, so the judge can have everything sealed. Good for her for speaking out though, I don't believe in gag orders.

Yeah, as I've said elsewhere, if she knew the penalty and decided it was worth it, then "go for it".

[Mallardz]

The perps were minors at the time, so the judge can have everything sealed. Good for her for speaking out though, I don't believe in gag orders.

Although I agree.
Gag orders are law and not believing in them doesn't nullify the law or I'd say "Fuck gravity! I don't believe in that shit!"

[Kristie]

I'm sure they didn't keep her identity a secret with those pictures. And, I'm pretty sure her lawyer had to knw te details of the plea agreement before it could be offered. That means her lawyer should've made sure she knew about it before that day in court.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I'm sure they didn't keep her identity a secret with those pictures. And, I'm pretty sure her lawyer had to knw te details of the plea agreement before it could be offered. That means her lawyer should've made sure she knew about it before that day in court.

I suspect she was fully informed and chose to name them anyway. Good on her if so.