PARIS, Texas - A teenager who has profound mental disabilities was sentenced to 100 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges in a sex abuse case involving his 6-year-old neighbor.
Aaron Hart, 18, of Paris, was arrested and charged after a neighbor found him fondling her stepson in September. The teen pleaded guilty to five counts, including aggravated sexual assault and indecency by contact, and a jury decided his punishment.
Lamar County Judge Eric Clifford decided to stack the sentences against Hart after jurors settled on two five-year terms and three 30-year terms, The Dallas Morning News reported Wednesday. The judge said neither he nor jurors liked the idea of prison for Hart but they felt there was no other option.
I mean really. Man I just love my Texas.
Honestly though, what do you do in this situation? Is is just a no win situation?
Well you guys say this can only happen in Texas, but then again, only in Texas is there somebody with a 47 IQ. (Well, there is someone in Alaska who is close, but she knows better than to touch little boys!)
LeQuan900 7:06 pm
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It will be interesting to see how this plays out. There are a lot of options in the appeals process. The diversion program does not allow for felonies this serious by law and that is probably because this situation has not happened before. They could get the Texas Supreme Court to look at that law and try to get it changed and then appeal to see if they could go into the diversion program after appeal. They could also say the state doctor did not do enough study on this kid to see if he is in fact mentally retarded which if they won that appeal a new trial could be awarded with both private and state doctors conducting more extensive tests.
This will probably drag on for five years because the system is flawed.
Prison I don't think is appropriot, I think a mental institution is the right place for him. I do agree that he should be kept away from the public for life, but in prison he's just going to be some badmans boyfriend.
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Teen with 47 IQ gets 100 years in sex abuse case
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