This story is about a week old…but still timely. I’m still waiting on some sort of update and social justice towards District Court judge Sarah Bradley.
Judge condemned over Aborigine child rape case
A judge in Australia was facing calls to step down today after she failed to jail a group of nine males who admitted gang-raping a 10-year-old girl in an Aboriginal community, saying the young victim “probably agreed” to have sex with them.Instead of jailing the three adults, aged 17 to 26, one of whom was a repeat sex offender, and giving custodial sentences to the six juveniles aged 14 to 16, Queensland District Court judge Sarah Bradley handed out suspended sentences and probation orders. (Guardian Unlimited)
Yeah, because a 10 year old’s mind really understand what sex is and would really agree to have “it” with 9 boys. Are you freaking kidding me? How do such stupid people get these positions?
When sentencing the juveniles, Justice Bradley said: “All of you have pleaded guilty to having sex with a 10-year-old girl and (one of the juveniles) has pleaded guilty to having sex with another young girl as well.
“All of you have to understand that you cannot have sex with a girl under 16.
“If you do, you are breaking the law, and if you are found out, then you will be brought to court and could end up in jail.
“I accept that the girl involved, with respect to all of these matters, was not forced, and that she probably agreed to have sex with all of you.
“But you were taking advantage of a 10-year-old girl and she needs to be protected, and the girls generally in this community need to be protected.
“This is a very serious matter.
“It is a very shameful matter and I hope that all of you realise that you must not have sex with young girls.
“Anyone under 16 is too young.
“Some of you are still children yourselves.
“Others of you are adults but I am treating you all equally in terms of the behaviour.
“I am not treating any of you as the ringleader or anything like that.”
She asked each prisoner to stand up and said she hoped they would realise it was wrong to have sex with young girls.
Justice Bradley then offered them probation and when each agreed to accept that, she said she would not record a conviction.
To one of the juveniles, she said: “You are still a child. You have pleaded guilty to one offence of rape.
“You have been in a lot of trouble in the past, though, and you still have some community service to do.
“You have not been doing that well. I am prepared to offer you probation but you have got to stick with the rules of probation.”
The juvenile agreed and was then placed on 12 months’ probation, with no conviction recorded.(article)
What kind of judge even says “probably?” The child is a sexual abuse victim when she was 7 years of age, you don’t think she’s a bit screwed up in the head? There is no concensual sex, there’s only people taking advantage of a child who has no idea what she’s doing. Therefore it is rape.
Judge Sarah Bradley…go to hell, along with the offenders and may you all enjoy a room together…you douchebags.
When this news came out there was a HUGE uproar. The “leader” of the alleged rape is actually the son of a renknowned Aboriginal leader in that area and even his own father condemned what he did.
Its fucking ridiculous to think these things can happen and the offenders can get away with them in today’s world.