wiffleball 4,639 Posted November 17, 2018 A two-year legal saga over the gang rape of a 13-year-old Colorado Springs girl ended in bedlam Friday, with relatives of the reputed ringleader protesting his sentence by shouting taunts at prosecutors and victims family. After a judge sentenced Jacolby Hasan Williams to 16 years to life in prison the minimum sentence under the law his mother and supporters filed out of court and erupted in a stream of invective in the hallway, much of it obscene. Fher grandfather, fher family and fthe girl, Williams mother shouted at piercing volume, apparently referring to the teenage victim. The group of roughly a dozen people followed a police sergeant and members of the prosecution team to the elevator, focusing their anger on lead prosecutor Christina Perroni. You did this because youre a white (expletive), a woman shouted through a gap in the door moments before it closed. While displays of emotion are common in court, the tone of Fridays outburst was unusual, capping a case that seized headlines, and aroused passions, across the country. The presiding judge, Michael McHenry, received death threats from people who believed he was too lenient in accepting plea deals from four of Williams co-defendants. In each case, the judge did so at the request of both the prosecution and defense attorneys. RELATED Man convicted of raping 13-year-old girl denied retrial despite new evidence Man convicted of raping 13-year-old girl denied retrial despite new evidence Williams was among five men and a 16-year-old boy arrested in December 2016 after the girl reported that she was pinned to a bed and raped by all six in Williams apartment. At a two-week trial in April, a jury convicted Williams of two counts of sexual assault, one including the allegation that force was applied, requiring a mandatory prison term. He had faced an indeterminate sentence of 16-48 years on the top charge. Under Colorados stringent sentencing scheme for sex offenders, Williams can be held for the rest of his life, until he is deemed safe for release to the community. After Williams trial, the girls claim on the stand that she was held down against her will was disputed by newly discovered evidence: Six minutes of cellphone audio capturing the girls voice as she apparently signals her willingness to perform a sex act. That media file resulted in prosecutors tossing all charges against Williams 16-year-old brother, who would not be barred from sexual activity with a consenting 13-year-old under Colorado law. The same isnt true for Williams, who was 19 at the time, meaning the 13-year-old wouldnt be lawfully able to grant consent. https://gazette.com/news/relatives-lash-out-at-lengthy-sentence-for-ringleader-in-rape/article_4954a312-e91a-11e8-98e7-4bf9b1a7ca8f.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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