 Child Molestation Question |
| Other Crimes – Federal and State |
My family and I are currently in quite a dilemma. My older brother was molested and raped as a child by our neighbors son. My brother was 8-10 years old when it began, and the molester was 17-18 years old...definitely old enough to know that what he was doing was wrong. My brother kept this as a secret for many years - but when he was 25 years old, it all came out in the open. The molester had moved away years earlier -and once he realized that we knew everything---he refused to come back home. We confronted our neighbor (the molester's parents) and their son admitted that he did this to my brother. My brother began to press charges with the Kentucky State Police -- but later closed the file because he just wanted to put it behind him and move on with his life. My brother went to counseling for this several times in several different places, so the molestation incidents are documented in numerous places. My brother died on July 1, 2009 in a terrible car accident at the age of 28, and now 3 months after his death - our neighbors moved their son back home. My family and I are curious if there is any legal action that we can take. We do not want him to feel like he is off the hook now that my brother is dead, because it is not fair to my brother's memory to just let him get away with it. The molester's sister has a 2 year old son..and I am terrified that he is giong to spend the night with his uncle and something terrible may happen!! Please -- any advice will be greatly apprecaited
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Kentucky
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| Screwed by attorney? |
| Arrests, Searches, Warrants & Procedure |
| Back in 2006 I had my own side business here at my house doing paint and body repair on motorcycles. A kid I worked with said he had some business for me and that a friend of his wanted his motorcycle painted the same color as his truck. Thats not a odd request. I've paint bikes to match vehicles quite a few times. Well I get the bike all prepped and ready to paint, and detectives stormed the place we worked at. They pulled me to the side and asked if I knew anything about a few bikes being stolen from where we worked. I had no idea what they were talking about. I was the Service Managers right hand man and pretty much ran the shop when he was gone. They asked me if I had a specific bike at my house, and I told them there was a bike like that at my house for paint work, but I didn't know if it was the bike they were looking for. Well it was. I had NO IDEA the bike was stolen. The VIN was still there and everything. I end up getting charged with Receiving Stolen Property over $300 and my attorney made a deal with the judge to amend it down to attempt to receive stolen property but left it at OVER $300 so now I STILL have a felony on my background. What good did it possibly do to amend it to that? I can't get a job ANYWHERE and my wife and I are about to lose our home and everything we own because I can't get a job. I've called about having it expunged, but Im being told it cant be expunged for 5 years. WHAT CAN I DO? Can I take this back to court?
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