I guess I am used to seeing cases like these with 20 something years of a prison sentence thats why my eyes popped out at the 99 year term. I think he probably got that sentence because he was on the run at that time. I really don't hink bringing race into everyhting is necessary.

You get the justice you can afford to buy in America. OJ without those big bucks was just another black man.

I think the reason he got such a heavy sentence is because it was a gang rape that happened numerous times with a juvenile and, this guy used a foreign object ( a beer bottle) to sexually assault her on at least one occasion. While I wonder how much time the other participants who plead guilty will be given, 99 years for this scum bag is still to short IMO,

in this country, you get as much justice as you can afford...

Funny how you would even compare the two crimes but that is a typical of a small, narrow minded person like yourself.

The creep that raped an 11 year old little girl got exactly what he deserved because he is a child predator. While the other case is just a murder of a 22 year old woman. Big difference between the two.

But I guess you would like to have lighter sentences for kiddie diddlers just to have them out on the streets again and raping your daughters wouldn't you?

"Just the murder of a 22 yr old woman?" Seriously? What the heck is wrong with you?

And the OP explicitly stated that he/she had no problem with the 99-year sentence, so in no way, shape or form could the post be construed as advocating "lighter sentences for kiddie diddlers."

"just the murder of a 22 yr old woman" .. I still feel that murder, once proven should result in a death penalty, the 99 years in prison for the rapist of a little girl, well, lets say they should have to have him raped once a week for that entire rest of his life.

Seriously

I believe the sentence was so harsh because of the fact that the guy had escaped and was on the run! Obviously NOT ready to admit his wrong doing and pay his debt to society! He was on the $hitter hiding out somewhere!

True that 20+ years for a murder is definitely not adequate. I say 99 for both crimes!

Do you think - did you consider at all - that he was on trial for raping that 11 year old child 5 times during an extended period and helped confine her as others did the same? I don't know -for me that would have made a whole lot more sense that the sentence was long. The crime was more than just rape. Rape is bad enough. Raping a child and holding her down while others did the same - and then repeating that behavior on multiple occasions. Regardless of color - not the same crimes at all. Sentences that reflect that do not give me pause. The fact that someone brought race into it doesn't surprise me either sadly enough.

Now if you have MORE information about that other case you mentioned that you want to share - I am willing to look and even consider. Based on what you presented, no - I am sorry the difference in sentence does not appear to me to be based on 'race' but on the crimes convicted.

So if she didn't get pregnant was it really a rape?

YES if President Obama is re-elected.

NO if Romney/Ryan are elected.

Its a simple choice.

You are right, We should have a mandatory death penality without appeals for the perpetrators of Rape on children. You seem so worried about the rights of the criminal when the child that was repeatedly brutalized will NEVER be whole human being again.

That is what is missing here not that our criminal courts are fair. My sister went to prison for defending herself against a known fellon and she got 25 years for killing the scumbag. do you know what the lawyer said? If you believe in truth , justice and the American way, you are all fools" (Speaking to our family) "The Courts are about money and who gets paid. I could get her off tomorrow if I weere to employ money to the right places." He was wanting the family to come up with 100,000.00 dollars in legal fees even though he was a court appointed atty.

She took the plea deal that kept her from the death penalty. You liberals always want to reach for the race card when it does not exist. However, the gap between rich and poor is wide and privilaged rights are hidden but not invisable. She is white and we are poor, but honest. The man she killed was terrorizing her over a period of time of months. She armed herself and when he came at her, she shot him repeatedly with a small caliber pistol.

When OJ murdered his wife and got away with it, it was because of money and his Dream team of layers and Cockran. The last time I checked OJ is black. Had he not been famous, rich and well connected, his but would have never made the news. The liberal press can either condem a preson to being castrated in the public, or can be portrayed as a victim, go figure.

Lazarus

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I've lived in four States in my adult life, Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, and Ohio, and in none of them would this sentence have been half this long. In fact, the average sentence for rape is probably only 10-15 years among these four States, and reading about this sentence, which is essentially a life sentence, makes me feel strongly that this judge is guilty of a serious human rights violation. Does Texas have the kind of money necessary to grossly violate human rights the way that they have, in this case and in many too many others, or do outrageous sentences such as these make it necessary to cut and underfund other more-beneficial social and educational programs which might help reduce violent behavior among young people?

In the old American South of just 50 years ago it was common for African Americans accused of serious crime to get lynched and to die horrible deaths at the hands of their local communities, and tell me how this sentence is not a modern-day lynching? This is America for God's sake, a country that at one time used to respect human rights and promote such values all over the world. What this kid did was wrong and he deserves to serve some time to think about what he did, but he also deserves another fair chance at life on down the road a bit too. I can see 10-15 years based on the seriousness of the crime, but the victim didn't get killed, so why kill the offender? The SCOTUS has already ruled that the death penalty for rape is unconstitutional, so why is a life sentence legal? All this sentence does is to permanently destroy a life with no hope of reform, for a non-death crime, and it saddles the citizens of Texas with another several million Dollars worth of additional debt too!

Is revenge worth it when it makes it more-likely that violent acts like these will continue unabated?

Did he have a dirty magazine in there with him?

scum like this should be put down regardless of color,race or creed Let the family deal the punishment and carry it out.Any body that molests any child either put away for life or shot.End of problem.

Let's hope he serves the entire 99 year sentence.

The idea that some of this animal's friends are trying to blame the 11 year old girl is disgusting.

BoredwithsameO

Did you forget it was a REPUB that made the comment on rape and pg.

Harold of the Rocks "a rich white kid from Chevy Chase MD kills his girlfriend and gets 23 years"

And a Black O J Simpson slit the throats of two White victims and gets set free.

Multiple gang rapes of an 11 year old girl gets no sympathy from me.

Old Timer-88224 " the average sentence for rape is probably only 10-15 years among these four States"

Let's see now - perhaps for raping an adult, but raping a child at least 5 times, and assisting about 20 others to rape her repeatedly should get about 20 years for each time = 100 years.

Sounds about right to me.

This article doesn't say it, but harboring a fugitive should have got someone else arrested. Another NBC story short on detail, just the hype.

Oldtimer said:

I've lived in four States in my adult life, Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, and Ohio, and in none of them would this sentence have been half this long. In fact, the average sentence for rape is probably only 10-15 years among these four States, and reading about this sentence, which is essentially a life sentence, makes me feel strongly that this judge is guilty of a serious human rights violation.

Think about the other charges here, in addition to the actual rape:

Rape of a minor

Assault and battery of a minor (raping her with a beer bottle)

Sodomy and/or sodomy of a minor (the sodomy itself may be a separate charge also depending on laws of the jurisdiction)

Intimidation of witness (threatening her with harm to her parents and siblings)

Creation of child porn

Posession of child porn with intent to distribute

Distribution of child porn

Conspiracy to commit rape

Conspiracy to cover up a crime

Trespassing (on the trailer)

Sex trafficking of a minor (it was reported that the 19 year old brother of one of her classmates offered her a ride home from school, which was how she first found herself in that abandoned trailer. If this is true, then it's human trafficking.)

Add evading arrest and you'll have a pretty good picture of why he got 99 years. He probably wouldn't have gotten such a lon sentence if he'd stuck around! Judges get pretty pissed when you leave before the case is over...pretty much clarifies your guilt.

Rontron said:

This article doesn't say it, but harboring a fugitive should have got someone else arrested. Another NBC story short on detail, just the hype.

That's actually something I've been wondering ever since i heard he was able to leave the courhouse and disappear in the middle of a trial. (let's leave out the fact that he only got $30,000 bail and so was out before the trial and not sitting in the courtroom in belly chain and prison jumpsuit. I wonder if someone helped him slip out a side door, gave him a coat or hat to cover his clothes or face, who helped him get away from the courthouse and gave him money and the wherewithal to hide from the cops. Whoever it is--or if it was multiple people--is in some serious trouble.

I hope he gets a 350 pound cellmate named Moose, who will learn him reel gud about consensual sex several times a day and then rent him out to his buddies.

Well lets see: He is on trial for rape. How can he look any more guilty before the verdict.....I know......run away! That was real smart.

Thank you. Deb.

Most people realize that states differ in sentencing for crimes, but you have to point it out to others.

It's typical to show the mugshot in a story like this, regardless of race.

Blame the victim. Great knucklehead.

In no way am I condoning these despicable acts, but I had to ask myself, how can someone get raped repeatedly like that!! I mean, why didn't the girl tell her parents or any other trusted relative, or even the authorities?? Why was she so readily available to him and not run when she is anywhere near him???!!! Even if she was in this country illegally that should not hinder them from protecting their daughter!!

Please folks, be kind with your responses, but I had to ask those questions.

humanrace said:

why didn't the girl tell her parents or any other trusted relative, or even the authorities??

They told her that if she told anyone they would kill her parents, then grab her little sister and rape her.

Why was she so readily available to him and not run when she is anywhere near him???!!!

Out of the 20 males who raped her, 6 were juveniles, and at least oone was a middle schooler. My bet is that that middle schooler went to her school, and it was him showing around the cellphone video he made of McGowan raping her with a beer bottle that finally got the attention of a student who told the teacher.

Even if she was in this country illegally that should not hinder them from protecting their daughter!!

As her mother was in the hospital sick an her father was unemployed, she was taking care of herself and her two siblings as best as she knew how.

ColTrautman said:

Blame the victim. Great knucklehead.

Some people in TX actually are saying that. She was out at all hours of the night (duh, she was homeless) wore makeup (probably to hide bruises) and clothes to make her look older (like she really wanted anyone asking her why she and her little sisters were alone..)

@Amanda-2017567

I read another person's perspective (voiced in her comment on another article about this topic) based on what she gleaned from the original article. I haven't seen the original article myself, but she said that it was the girl who found the abandoned trailer in the first place and it was her that dressed up and met the men there to have sex. And the only reason it was found out was because one of her friends followed her to the trailer and saw what was happening through a window (the supposed victim wasn't planning on telling her parents she was having sex). Personally, I have no idea if this is true or not, but it does cast some doubt on what the girl actually said happened (kids can be pretty malleable, especially by their parents).

Of course, the fact that these men were having sex with her is still inexcusable, as statutory rape laws are pretty cut and dry. I also don't understand (on the premise what I stated before is in fact true) why NONE of the men would try to find out the girl's age before having sex with her. For the younger kids (i.e. middle school boy) I can understand not knowing, but for the rest it's inexcusable. I can't really label any of them as sexual predators due to the conflicting information I have heard, but what I do know is that ignorance of the law is not a defense in court.

Won't get it with flip flop Romney or in the pocket of globalist Bama.

What are you talking about jw101? Sounds like you are blaming the victim! If she wasn't there they would not have raped her! That is the most idiotic statements. These males would have raped someone else if not her. With these pedophiles it is just a matter of time before they attack someone.

jw said:

What these men did to the little girl was horrible. Yet, since the parents are illegal immigrants, the entire episode may have been avoided if the girl's parents followed the law.

Reports conflict. Some say her parents are illegal, some say they aren't. However, most of the reports say she's a citizen, having been born here, and her little siblings are as well.

Instead, now taxpayers have to pay for the judge, lawyers, police, years in jail, etc. And of course, the free citizenship for the victim and her parents. We need someone to help stop this garbage already.

The little girl and her siblings are apparently citizens, having been born here. They have, I believe, been removed from their parents' custody, are now in foster care, and her parents are (according to one report, now facing deportation.

RIPoster said:

These males would have raped someone else if not her. With these pedophiles it is just a matter of time before they attack someone.

While JW did have apoint about this not having happened to her if she hadn't been there, I do agree with you that it would have been someone else. We don't know if some of the adults might have done this to other children in the town who are also afraid to speak, maybe even more so now seeing many of the adults in town rally around the six memeberrs of the high school footbal team who plead guilty to child rape, assault and battery, posession of child porn, etc. If there were any other victims we may never know.

they didn't

Larry you beat me to it. LOL

Don't worry,Bubba will get him

and make him a bi*ch.

I assume they cuffed him behind his back. Were that the case, he could do the paperwork himself cuffed.