09.07.06
Sorry it's been awhile... There just wasn't a whole lot to report on... BUT there has been a pretty big development. I got a call last Tuesday from my detective and he let me know that they had a match on the DNA profile that had been established. It was the passenger that assaulted me, not the driver like I thought it was. And just for clarification purposes, even though I haven't explicitly put it out there previous to this (although many of you read between the lines and had already figured this out), but when I say assault, I am referring to sexual assault - hence the DNA. So that's out there for all to see now - it's not something I'm ashamed of or embarassed about as it happened TO me, it's not something I in any way was a part of. To most people this will come as no surprise though...
Anyways - to say I was shocked that it was the passenger that assaulted me would be an understatement. It makes sense now that my detective put it into the perspective of the personality profiles, but I would have sworn that it was the driver before that. I'm probably pretty lucky that it wasn't the driver though, as he was definitely the more brutal of the two.
The next step comes on September 21st. That's the next time they are on the docket. My DA is currently prosecuting another major case, so her time is devoted to that, but she is going to talk to their defense attorneys to see if they have any interest in plea bargaining. Bad news is that she doesn't think they have any intention of doing so, and what she's offering certainly won't encourage them. Essentially she is offering penitentiary time - and not a reduced amount. This is a case with solid evidence, and there is no reason to give a lenient sentence simply because they are young. They knew exactly what they were doing. So this will more than likely go to trial - for both of them. On the 21st she plans to schedule a Grand Jury hearing to indict them. The driver will be charged with 1st Degree Aggravated Robbery and 1st Degree Aggravated Kidnapping. The passenger will be charged with both of those, and then 1st Degree Aggravated Sexual Assault as well.
And from there it will proceed...
In other news, the slab of my new house was poured yesterday - here's a pic just for grins...
Anyways - to say I was shocked that it was the passenger that assaulted me would be an understatement. It makes sense now that my detective put it into the perspective of the personality profiles, but I would have sworn that it was the driver before that. I'm probably pretty lucky that it wasn't the driver though, as he was definitely the more brutal of the two.
The next step comes on September 21st. That's the next time they are on the docket. My DA is currently prosecuting another major case, so her time is devoted to that, but she is going to talk to their defense attorneys to see if they have any interest in plea bargaining. Bad news is that she doesn't think they have any intention of doing so, and what she's offering certainly won't encourage them. Essentially she is offering penitentiary time - and not a reduced amount. This is a case with solid evidence, and there is no reason to give a lenient sentence simply because they are young. They knew exactly what they were doing. So this will more than likely go to trial - for both of them. On the 21st she plans to schedule a Grand Jury hearing to indict them. The driver will be charged with 1st Degree Aggravated Robbery and 1st Degree Aggravated Kidnapping. The passenger will be charged with both of those, and then 1st Degree Aggravated Sexual Assault as well.
And from there it will proceed...
In other news, the slab of my new house was poured yesterday - here's a pic just for grins...
posted by Renee at 8:18 AM
1 Comments:
YAY!!! LYMI, but you already knew that!! *MWAH*
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