"The boy severely beat the woman and raped her repeatedly. As the crime occurred, a police officer, on the way to the woman’s home on an unrelated matter, discovered the crime. The boy was arrested in the woman’s home, prosecutors said.
Psychologist D. Susan Dyer said the boy’s only chance to manage his violent behavior as a sexual offender was to admit to the crime. Only then can his counseling be successful, she said. On top of that, the boy’s family fully supports his claims of innocence even after a jury con-victed him, which makes it harder to receive effective counseling, Dyer said. The boy is seeking an appeal and wants a new trial, his attorney, Steve Chamberlain said. The psychologist said the boy has the tendency to “erupt in a blind rage.”
Even if the boy owns up to his crime, counseling is no guarantee he will not commit a violent crime in the future, Dyer said. “If treatment is unsuccessful, he would just be an older version of what he is now, and the community would be at risk,” Dyer said.
Chamberlain said that is a risk worth taking. He said the boy will have seven years of coun-seling to try to improve his life while he is in a children’s prison. “He is worth saving,” Chamberlain said.
But prosecutors, with the ability to only argue to hang an adult sentence over the boy’s head, said he is worthy of having an adult term in waiting if he commits another crime. Under Ohio law, the boy only can serve a term in a children’s prison until he is 21 and only can serve in an adult prison if he gets in trouble again, said Terri Kohlrieser, an assistant Allen County prosecutor. “This was a planned, calculated, brutal rape,” she said. "
Evidently some forgot to read where their "innocent" little boy BEAT the victim. Instead they lay the blame on the victim- because after all with the love and support they seem to show him there is no way in the world he could be a criminal, right? And the fact that he had already been in trouble- well lets not mind that to much. This is a child- that committed a very adult crime. Giving him the chance to avoid 15 years in an adult prison was more that light. More than I would dare to think he deserves. In all honesty, each of us has a choice. Normal, good, regular people do not even think of the choice they have. That they could become some despicable demented rapist never comes into their minds. Others, like this 13 year old- thinks of it and then acts upon it. Choosing to become the delinquent criminal. His decision to act upon whatever self satisfying deviant desires he had should reflect upon the fact that age aside- he committed a very serious criminal act whose victim will have to live with for the rest of her life. Justifying a light sentence in this matter just because he is still a child in the laws eyes should be unacceptable. We are not talking about a kid egging a house and tee-peeing trees- we are talking about the rape and beating of another person. If at 13 he was adult enough to commit the act- he should be found to be adult enough to receive the sentence. Why continue to give him chances? Like I said- each of us has a choose on being a rapist- those that choice to be should be aware that that is their one and only chance. And it's about time the courts began to recognize that despite some rapist's family's thoughts on the matter- the rest of society does not want leniency for these sort of criminals. We don't want them ever released into our neighborhoods where they pose an endangerment to our families and friends.
"Boy receives juvenile, adult sentence under new law
LIMA — A boy who was 13 when he forced his way into a woman’s house to beat and rape her was sentenced Friday to a prison for children. The judge also added 15 years in an adult prison to the sentence if the boy commits another crime.
The boy, who today is 14, was the first case in Allen County that prosecutors pursued under a new law referred to as “blended sentencing.” The law allows a judge to sentence a child to an term in adult prison if the child commits another felony or first-degree misdemeanor crime of violence.
A jury convicted the teenager in March of aggravated burglary and two counts of rape. The jury trial also is new under the law since a judge in juvenile court traditionally considers the case.
The crime occurred Dec. 11 when the boy, wearing a mask, took off his shoes and shirt before knocking on the woman’s door. When she answered, he barged in and beat and raped her re-peatedly. As the crime occurred, a Lima police officer was on his way to her house on an unre-lated matter and discovered the crime. The boy was arrested in her home.
Allen County Juvenile Judge David Kinworthy sentenced the boy to a minimum of seven years in a children’s prison and no longer than his 21st birthday, which is close to the mini-mum time. The boy was ordered to complete sexual offender and alcohol abuse counseling.
The boy does not automatically serve the adult sentence. He has to commit another crime to allow the judge to impose the 15-year term.
The boy’s family defended him in court Friday maintaining he didn’t commit the crime whi
le placing blame on the victim who sat just feet away. Two of the teenager’s grandmothers and his mother spoke. “I think she’s a liar,” one of the grandmothers said. The boy’s mother maintained her son was innocent saying he has had problems in the past but had cleaned up his act in the year preceding the crime. “I ask that you take mercy on my son. We love him,” the mother said.
The victim said the teenager has destroyed her life. She called him “violent’ and “evil.”
The boy has maintained he has sex with the 43-year-old woman but it was consensual. He is appealing his conviction.
Kinworthy said the adult term was needed to protect the public. The boy also had been in trouble before and was on probation for stealing a gun when this crime occurred. That sen-tence was just a few months before he committed this crime, the judge said.
Assistant Allen County Prosecutor Terri Kohlrieser had asked for the maximum 30 years for an adult prison sentence. She said a psychologist found that if counseling does not help the teenager is at risk to commit another violent crime.
Kohlrieser was highly concerned, given the violent nature of the crimes and the young age at which the boy committed the offenses, she said.
After the hearing Kohlrieser was reserved in commenting on the judge imposing an adult sentence that was half the time she requested. She said she understood his ruling but only time will tell if the new blended sentencing law works. "
Psychologist D. Susan Dyer said the boy’s only chance to manage his violent behavior as a sexual offender was to admit to the crime. Only then can his counseling be successful, she said. On top of that, the boy’s family fully supports his claims of innocence even after a jury con-victed him, which makes it harder to receive effective counseling, Dyer said. The boy is seeking an appeal and wants a new trial, his attorney, Steve Chamberlain said. The psychologist said the boy has the tendency to “erupt in a blind rage.”
Even if the boy owns up to his crime, counseling is no guarantee he will not commit a violent crime in the future, Dyer said. “If treatment is unsuccessful, he would just be an older version of what he is now, and the community would be at risk,” Dyer said.
Chamberlain said that is a risk worth taking. He said the boy will have seven years of coun-seling to try to improve his life while he is in a children’s prison. “He is worth saving,” Chamberlain said.
But prosecutors, with the ability to only argue to hang an adult sentence over the boy’s head, said he is worthy of having an adult term in waiting if he commits another crime. Under Ohio law, the boy only can serve a term in a children’s prison until he is 21 and only can serve in an adult prison if he gets in trouble again, said Terri Kohlrieser, an assistant Allen County prosecutor. “This was a planned, calculated, brutal rape,” she said. "
Evidently some forgot to read where their "innocent" little boy BEAT the victim. Instead they lay the blame on the victim- because after all with the love and support they seem to show him there is no way in the world he could be a criminal, right? And the fact that he had already been in trouble- well lets not mind that to much. This is a child- that committed a very adult crime. Giving him the chance to avoid 15 years in an adult prison was more that light. More than I would dare to think he deserves. In all honesty, each of us has a choice. Normal, good, regular people do not even think of the choice they have. That they could become some despicable demented rapist never comes into their minds. Others, like this 13 year old- thinks of it and then acts upon it. Choosing to become the delinquent criminal. His decision to act upon whatever self satisfying deviant desires he had should reflect upon the fact that age aside- he committed a very serious criminal act whose victim will have to live with for the rest of her life. Justifying a light sentence in this matter just because he is still a child in the laws eyes should be unacceptable. We are not talking about a kid egging a house and tee-peeing trees- we are talking about the rape and beating of another person. If at 13 he was adult enough to commit the act- he should be found to be adult enough to receive the sentence. Why continue to give him chances? Like I said- each of us has a choose on being a rapist- those that choice to be should be aware that that is their one and only chance. And it's about time the courts began to recognize that despite some rapist's family's thoughts on the matter- the rest of society does not want leniency for these sort of criminals. We don't want them ever released into our neighborhoods where they pose an endangerment to our families and friends.
"Boy receives juvenile, adult sentence under new law
LIMA — A boy who was 13 when he forced his way into a woman’s house to beat and rape her was sentenced Friday to a prison for children. The judge also added 15 years in an adult prison to the sentence if the boy commits another crime.
The boy, who today is 14, was the first case in Allen County that prosecutors pursued under a new law referred to as “blended sentencing.” The law allows a judge to sentence a child to an term in adult prison if the child commits another felony or first-degree misdemeanor crime of violence.
A jury convicted the teenager in March of aggravated burglary and two counts of rape. The jury trial also is new under the law since a judge in juvenile court traditionally considers the case.
The crime occurred Dec. 11 when the boy, wearing a mask, took off his shoes and shirt before knocking on the woman’s door. When she answered, he barged in and beat and raped her re-peatedly. As the crime occurred, a Lima police officer was on his way to her house on an unre-lated matter and discovered the crime. The boy was arrested in her home.
Allen County Juvenile Judge David Kinworthy sentenced the boy to a minimum of seven years in a children’s prison and no longer than his 21st birthday, which is close to the mini-mum time. The boy was ordered to complete sexual offender and alcohol abuse counseling.
The boy does not automatically serve the adult sentence. He has to commit another crime to allow the judge to impose the 15-year term.
The boy’s family defended him in court Friday maintaining he didn’t commit the crime whi
le placing blame on the victim who sat just feet away. Two of the teenager’s grandmothers and his mother spoke. “I think she’s a liar,” one of the grandmothers said. The boy’s mother maintained her son was innocent saying he has had problems in the past but had cleaned up his act in the year preceding the crime. “I ask that you take mercy on my son. We love him,” the mother said. 
The victim said the teenager has destroyed her life. She called him “violent’ and “evil.”
The boy has maintained he has sex with the 43-year-old woman but it was consensual. He is appealing his conviction.
Kinworthy said the adult term was needed to protect the public. The boy also had been in trouble before and was on probation for stealing a gun when this crime occurred. That sen-tence was just a few months before he committed this crime, the judge said.
Assistant Allen County Prosecutor Terri Kohlrieser had asked for the maximum 30 years for an adult prison sentence. She said a psychologist found that if counseling does not help the teenager is at risk to commit another violent crime.
Kohlrieser was highly concerned, given the violent nature of the crimes and the young age at which the boy committed the offenses, she said.
After the hearing Kohlrieser was reserved in commenting on the judge imposing an adult sentence that was half the time she requested. She said she understood his ruling but only time will tell if the new blended sentencing law works. "
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