Texas judge orders rapist to volunteer at rape crisis center

[Jazzy]

A Texas judge ordered an admitted rapist to spend 45 days in jail, plus 5 years probation and 250 hours of community service at a rape crisis center where volunteers work directly with victims, reports CBS DFW.

Sir Young, 20, was sentenced Friday as part of a plea deal for raping a 14-year-old girl on their high school campus when he was 18, according to the station.

He had faced a maximum of 20 years in prison, according to the Dallas Morning News.

"When probation called, they asked, 'Is this possible?' I said, 'No, it's not possible'," Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center (DARCC) executive director Bobbie Villareal told CBS DFW.

DARCC is the only rape crisis center in Dallas that uses volunteers, and it requires them to clear a criminal background check. Volunteers work directly with victims, answering their calls to the hotline and assisting them during rape exams. They also work with local organizations like the Girl Scouts and attend public events doing community outreach with police, according to the station.

The Dallas Morning News reports the judge who issued Young's sentence, State District Judge Jeanine Howard, explained her sentencing decision Thursday, saying she did so in part because the girl wasn't a virgin and "wasn't the victim she claimed to be."

The judge went on to say that her decision was based on several factors, including medical records which she says show the 14-year-old girl had given birth to a baby prior to the sexual assault.

"He is not your typical sex offender," Howard reportedly told the paper.

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I think he should do his 250 hours of community service by working at the Judge's house. Yeah, that makes more sense to me.

What are your thoughts on her sentencing him to community service at a rape crisis center?

 

[Nebulous]

Kind of an odd sentence.