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sandensea

(22,850 posts)
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 11:07 AM Jan 2019

Iowa teen accused of raping 1-year-old won't do jail time

An Iowa teen accused of raping a 1-year-old girl, won't do any jail time.

In July, Kraigen Grooms, 19, pleaded guilty to one county of Engaging in a Lascivious Act with a Child.

Wapello County Attorney Gary Oldenburger told KTVO that Grooms, aka Kraigen Simmers, was sentenced on that charge on Monday.

One of the most significant factors affecting the outcome of this case was that the parents of the victim “did not wish Grooms to go to prison or serve significant jail time,” Oldenburger said. “Their primary concern was that he receive treatment.

Grooms received a 10-year suspended sentence and five years of supervised release. He will be required to register as a sex offender for life.

Grooms was just 17 in the spring of 2014 when he was arrested for sexually assaulting a one-year-old child.

Law enforcement officials told KTVO at that time there was videotaped evidence of the assault.

At: https://cbs12.com/news/nation-world/no-jail-time-for-iowa-teen-who-raped-1-year-old-on-camera



Kraigen Grooms: Not looking at jail time despite video evidence showing raping a 1 year-old infant.
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Iowa teen accused of raping 1-year-old won't do jail time (Original Post) sandensea Jan 2019 OP
Seriously who gives a --- what the parents want exboyfil Jan 2019 #1
The color of his skin mickswalkabout41 Jan 2019 #2
why can't he receive treatment in prison? then if the treatment fails, he is right demigoddess Jan 2019 #3
Following the parents' wishes could open up the way to bribing them More_Cowbell Jan 2019 #4
this sick turd will do it AGAIN ROB-ROX Jan 2019 #5

exboyfil

(18,007 posts)
1. Seriously who gives a --- what the parents want
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 11:16 AM
Jan 2019

Someone who does that to a one year old child has no business serving one day less than he deserves. Society must be protected from him.

I do notice this is an old story (two years ago). I must have missed it at the time.

demigoddess

(6,675 posts)
3. why can't he receive treatment in prison? then if the treatment fails, he is right
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 01:49 PM
Jan 2019

where he belongs. for life.

More_Cowbell

(2,204 posts)
4. Following the parents' wishes could open up the way to bribing them
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 03:18 PM
Jan 2019

The story doesn't have many details, but rich relatives could pay parents a lot of money to claim that they don't want someone prosecuted.

ROB-ROX

(767 posts)
5. this sick turd will do it AGAIN
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 10:28 PM
Jan 2019

If he was sent to prison his life would be over now. He will repeat his criminal behavior over and over until he is STOPPED. This person may become someone important to the GOP in the future.......

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