Woman Sexually Assaulted By Cop; Judge Blames & Scolds Victim, Gives Light Sentence

Last summer, a drunk Arizona police officer named Robb Gary Evans drove himself to a bar, flashed his badge to avoid paying cover at the door, and then walked up behind a woman, put his hand up her skirt, and ran his fingers over her genitals. A jury convicted him of sexual abuse, a felony with a maximum sentence of 2 and a half years in prison, and Evans was fired from the police force after an internal investigation.

Nevertheless, Arizona trial Judge Jacqueline Hatch, who was appointed to the bench by Gov. Jan Brewer (R-AZ), decided that Evans’ actions did not warrant jail time — sentencing him probation and 100 hours of community service. Evans also will not have to register as a sex offender. Yet, while Judge Hatch apparently did not view the disgraced former cop’s actions as particularly serious, she had some very harsh words for the woman he assaulted:

Bad things can happen in bars, Hatch told the victim, adding that other people might be more intoxicated than she was.

“If you wouldn’t have been there that night, none of this would have happened to you,” Hatch said.

Hatch told the victim and the defendant that no one would be happy with the sentence she gave, but that finding an appropriate sentence was her duty.

“I hope you look at what you’ve been through and try to take something positive out of it,” Hatch said to the victim in court. “You learned a lesson about friendship and you learned a lesson about vulnerability.”

Hatch said that the victim was not to blame in the case, but that all women must be vigilant against becoming victims.

“When you blame others, you give up your power to change,” Hatch said that her mother used to say.

The victim, who has not been identified by the press, called for Judge Hatch to apologize for her offensive comments, adding that if she had not been at the bar to be assaulted by Evans, “it probably would have happened to someone else.”

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/20...lame-others-you-give-up-your-power-to-change/

 

No big surprise.

It kinda related to that thread I got over there that got everybody worked up.

And this verdict was issued by a WOMAN!

There are not many men sitting in prison doing hard time for rape of a adult woman.

Go figure.

 

Just a guess but I would bet the number of rapists incarcerated committed assaults against adult women.
I'd be curious to know however how many men are actually found guilty of rape in a court of law.

This judge is a whack job. Anyway what this cop did was bad but it was sexual assault, not rape.

If he had jumped this woman in the bathroom and raped her in a bathroom stall, I'm sure the verdict would have been different.

If the assailant was a BM and also not a police officer, he'd be in jail at least two years.:smt095

 

What are you trying to say?? That most sexual offenders don't get punished, or perhaps the law does not provide adaquate protection to women from sexual predators?? Is there a point to your preoccupation of sexual crimes?? If so then lets hear it. rayer:

 

Majority of sex offenders against adult women do not get punished.

The reason is that in America, majority of people view adult female rape as the victim's fault. Just like this judge by her statement.

Majority of American's view is that the woman brought it onto herself. Rape is always made into a "He Said/She Said" scenario where the man says the woman agreed, and the woman claims she said no. The court then has to figure out who is right and who is wrong, regardless if the woman is sitting in court with black eyes, no teeth and broken ribs.

If the case goes to trail, the defense will push to get more males on the jury and older senior women who see young women as "out of control" and "running wild".

I understand rape is rape, and if a woman says no, it means no, but for a large majority of American's, they don't see it that way.

Also, remember the recent incident with Rihanna and Chris Brown. It was not rape, but physical assault, but it does not help to change America's view on rape/assault if these two are onstage grinding and smooching against each other on national TV at award shows.

Remember, we live in the United States of Hypocrisy.

 

IMO only right wing whack jobs don't believe that most women who claim to have been raped have actually suffered from a sexual assault.

We have several bike and jogging paths around the D.C. area, many segments that are isolated by woods. Every once in a while there's a story about a woman who's either physically attacked/sexually assaulted/raped.

There's never any debate about whether these women are fabricating their stories. Most are bloodied and bruised and forced to have sex at knife point or from the barrel of a gun.

I don't think rape accusations are something most Americans look down their nose on, since most adult women don't claim to have been raped.

Chris Brown punched Rihanna in the face during an argument. It wasn't a sexual situation at all.

I think you're getting this whole rape thing a little twisted BB, like it's an urban myth or something most people don't consider that serious.

You would be surprised to know how many women were sexually molested as young children girls, inappropriate touching/groping, or worse.

This cop in Arizona got probation because the judge is a weirdo and she had some bizarre sympathy for the guy. All I know is if you or I were drunk in a club and reached down some random woman's panties and grabbed her cooch, we are both going to jail for a significant amount of time.
Probation?? LOL.

 

That is an awful sentiment, and this judge is sickening. :vom:

 

Agree with you 100%, but it is reality and the world we live in.

 

Bitch can't be serious. That's like saying "If you didn't live in Chicago", your school bus wouldn't get shot up.

 

seriously

pompous-ass judge

 

Is that an elected judge?? Let's hope. I am sure she will have repercussions for such an asinine view. I'm with Gfunk........people do ride buses in Chicago and people go to clubs and bars. That doesn't give others a right to commit crimes against them.

 

Very disheartening.

 

She looks like a woman who hasnt had dick in 10 months.