aTypical Joe: a gay New Yorker living in the rural South
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
No bond for Genarlow Wilson
A Douglas County judge ruled Wednesday Genarlow Wilson is not eligible for bond in his child molestation case, a development that could keep Wilson behind bars for at least several more months pending an appeal.
Superior Court Judge David Emerson issued an order canceling a July 5 bond hearing for Wilson. He cited a state law that prohibits appeal bonds for people convicted of Wilson’s crime—aggravated child molestation—and who have been sentenced to five years or more in prison. Wilson is now serving a 10-year prison sentence.
Remember, the “molestation” was receiving oral sex from a girl 2 years his junior when he was underage himself.
LATER: More plea talk. Let me be clear on a couple of points…
1.) I don’t want the kid to cop to a felony. A felony conviction would mean no decent job for the rest of his life. Have you ever seen a job application that didn’t ask “have you ever been convicted of a felony?”
2.) Vague - no, even explicit - assurances of no sex offender registration are no damned good. In fact, let’s remember, the Georgia legislature has retroactively changed who must register before; they can do it again.
He has served his time and learned his lesson. Let him go free.
