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18 yr old gets 10 years in prison for having sex with a 15 yr old...

I hope they try to appeal this.

What a shitty CJ system -- i've seen murderers, rapists, and child molesters get nicer sentences than this kid.

Pathetic.
 
onerepmaximum said:
I knew she was white before I got to that part of the story. That's really what this case is about.
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On his way to Vanderbilt too. He was handlin his business on AND off the field. They're going after the wrong guy with this one.
 
reverse the genders or the ethnicity and this wouldnt have happened
 
Dial_tone said:



On his way to Vanderbilt too. He was handlin his business on AND off the field. They're going after the wrong guy with this one.
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Dude, things are much different below the Mason-Dixon line. Some parts or the "southern culture" are 100's of years behind the times.
 
onerepmaximum said:
I knew she was white before I got to that part of the story. That's really what this case is about.
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same here.. I was saying before I even got to the end of the story. It's so obvious because he got 10 years. If she was black OR if he was white also, he would never get a sentence such as that.
 
whatcha telling me for? I spent 22 years in Atlanta. Tell these other clowns on EF who are convinced this no longer happens. I want to know what made the charge aggravated?
 
danielson said:
reverse the genders or the ethnicity and this wouldnt have happened
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Or in just about any other country, ive been with a 15 year old when i was 20 , nobody batted an eyelid. The fact that the girl went to the school counsellors says a HELL of a lot.............
 
oh yeah, he was definetly in the wrong state. in PA, if one of the 2 is under 16, there can be no more than 4 years difference in their ages, unless one party is 13, then it is illegial.

gotta know your state's laws before you go stickin it where ever you please.
 
danielson said:
reverse the genders or the ethnicity and this wouldnt have happened
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Do I sense a Strom Thurmond joke? LOL
 
IMHO, the punishment fits the crime. For any man to have sex with a 15 years old is a sure sign of a sick mind. Its funny that they are pulling the race card. He wasnt woried about her race when he was raping her, well then its not an issue, because the law is clear, any man who rapes a fifteen year old, goes to jail for ten years. It applies equally to blacks, whites and everyone else.
 
anabolicmd said:
IMHO, the punishment fits the crime. For any man to have sex with a 15 years old is a sure sign of a sick mind. Its funny that they are pulling the race card. He wasnt woried about her race when he was raping her, well then its not an issue, because the law is clear, any man who rapes a fifteen year old, goes to jail for ten years. It applies equally to blacks, whites and everyone else.
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What about has consensual sex with a 15 year old?
 
Mandinka2 said:

What about has consensual sex with a 15 year old?
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By law, a 15 year old can not give consent, so she cant give it. But I dug a little deeper, and look at what I found out about or Mr. 3.96 GPA headed to Vanderbuilt, quoting from AP news wire:

"An examination of the girl at a sexual assault center found vaginal bruising and tearing. Karen Coleman, a nurse who also is a member of the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network advisory board, said those injuries could be due to forcible sex, or they could have happened because the girl was a virgin at the time.

"She was physically injured," said Leigh Patterson, district attorney for Floyd County. "If that happens to a bride on her wedding day, there wouldn't be a marriage the next day."

Dixon had a history of minor sex offenses in school before the rape accusation, Patterson said. She said Dixon once exposed himself to a girl in class, and then on another occasion put his hand down a girl's pants."

link to story:

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/local/7710208.htm
 
anabolicmd said:


By law, a 15 year old can not give consent, so she cant give it. But I dug a little deeper, and look at what I found out about or Mr. 3.96 GPA headed to Vanderbuilt, quoting from AP news wire:

"An examination of the girl at a sexual assault center found vaginal bruising and tearing. Karen Coleman, a nurse who also is a member of the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network advisory board, said those injuries could be due to forcible sex, or they could have happened because the girl was a virgin at the time.

"She was physically injured," said Leigh Patterson, district attorney for Floyd County. "If that happens to a bride on her wedding day, there wouldn't be a marriage the next day."

Dixon had a history of minor sex offenses in school before the rape accusation, Patterson said. She said Dixon once exposed himself to a girl in class, and then on another occasion put his hand down a girl's pants."

link to story:

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/local/7710208.htm
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ok ok , there may be something more to it , didnt kno that , I just don't agree with the idea of statutory rape when ur talkin about a girl over 14 , the age at which a lot of women lose their virginity - which makes for a hell of a lot more male rapists out there...... how many women have been prosecuted for fucking 15 yr. old boys?? Pile o bullshit. And that 15 yr old chic was unnaturally hot , and all woman ..:p
 
More useless info. Prove the vaginal bruising came from him. Theoretically she coulda been knocked by a different guy 3 days in a row and the tearing could have come from any of the 3. Same shpeil they're using on Kobe Bryant, which is why they want her sexual history included.
 
Mandinka2 said:

ok ok , there may be something more to it , didnt kno that , I just don't agree with the idea of statutory rape when ur talkin about a girl over 14 , the age at which a lot of women lose their virginity - which makes for a hell of a lot more male rapists out there...... how many women have been prosecuted for fucking 15 yr. old boys?? Pile o bullshit. And that 15 yr old chic was unnaturally hot , and all woman ..:p
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European women are different. They are ready to start a family by 17, while American women take several years longer to mature. In fact, many are completely clueless well into their thirties and forties ;)
 
Dial_tone said:
More useless info. Prove the vaginal bruising came from him. Theoretically she coulda been knocked by a different guy 3 days in a row and the tearing could have come from any of the 3. Same shpeil they're using on Kobe Bryant, which is why they want her sexual history included.
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Ahem, the girl was a virgin, hello, bing-bong?
 
same thing happened to my friends brother. he was 18 and she was a 17 year old virgin. he tapped it and she got scared because she bled and told her mom. he got 10 years probation and did not report the last 6 months for whatever stupid reason. he was arrested the last day of his probation and served 10 years to the day. talk about fucked up!
 
anabolicmd said:


By law, a 15 year old can not give consent, so she cant give it. But I dug a little deeper, and look at what I found out about or Mr. 3.96 GPA headed to Vanderbuilt, quoting from AP news wire:

"An examination of the girl at a sexual assault center found vaginal bruising and tearing. Karen Coleman, a nurse who also is a member of the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network advisory board, said those injuries could be due to forcible sex, or they could have happened because the girl was a virgin at the time.

"She was physically injured," said Leigh Patterson, district attorney for Floyd County. "If that happens to a bride on her wedding day, there wouldn't be a marriage the next day."

Dixon had a history of minor sex offenses in school before the rape accusation, Patterson said. She said Dixon once exposed himself to a girl in class, and then on another occasion put his hand down a girl's pants."

link to story:

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/local/7710208.htm
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What do you think happens when a young girl has sex for the first time "vaginal bruising and tearing"
 
crew9 said:


What do you think happens when a young girl has sex for the first time "vaginal bruising and tearing"
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Uh, no. She was "injured". The forensic experts know the difference between defloration and rape, sad that you dont.
 
anabolicmd said:


Uh, no. She was "injured". The forensic experts know the difference between defloration and rape, sad that you dont.
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"Karen Coleman, a nurse who also is a member of the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network advisory board, said those injuries could be due to forcible sex, or they could have happened because the girl was a virgin at the time."
 
anabolicmd said:


Uh, no. She was "injured". The forensic experts know the difference between defloration and rape, sad that you dont.
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Hello! The kid is black, and as we all know Black men have a minimum 9 inch penis.
 
crew9 said:



"Karen Coleman, a nurse who also is a member of the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network advisory board, said those injuries could be due to forcible sex, or they could have happened because the girl was a virgin at the time."
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Thats a quote from a nurse, who was not connected to the case. She just offered her general opinion, as she has not seen the specifics of the forensic report.
 
The story is fucked. But if you know anything about the history of America, especially the deep south it it's not that surprising.
 
anabolicmd said:


Thats a quote from a nurse, who was not connected to the case. She just offered her general opinion, as she has not seen the specifics of the forensic report.
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Yes it's a quote from a nurse. Now here's the whole quote, "An examination of the girl at a sexual assault center found vaginal bruising and tearing. Karen Coleman, a nurse who also is a member of the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network advisory board, said those injuries could be due to forcible sex, or they could have happened because the girl was a virgin at the time."

Seems to imply that she works at the sexual assault center. Maybe she doesn't I don't know. Neither do you. I don't know if he raped her or not and neither do you. I do know that if a virgin "bleeding" after her first time was grounds for being arrested of rape or child molestation I think there would be a hell of a lot more guys in prison.
 
crew9 said:


Yes it's a quote from a nurse. Now here's the whole quote, "An examination of the girl at a sexual assault center found vaginal bruising and tearing. Karen Coleman, a nurse who also is a member of the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network advisory board, said those injuries could be due to forcible sex, or they could have happened because the girl was a virgin at the time."

Seems to imply that she works at the sexual assault center. Maybe she doesn't I don't know. Neither do you. I don't know if he raped her or not and neither do you. I do know that if a virgin "bleeding" after her first time was grounds for being arrested of rape or child molestation I think there would be a hell of a lot more guys in prison.
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I know, you dont. End of discussion.
 
anabolicmd said:



"She was physically injured," said Leigh Patterson, district attorney for Floyd County. "If that happens to a bride on her wedding day, there wouldn't be a marriage the next day."
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Why doesn't that make sense to me?
 
ChewYxRage said:




Why doesn't that make sense to me?
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It means it aint reglar sex they wuz havin. Means he tore it up bad. If you tear up your bride that bad on your weddin night, you goin to jail too.
 
I truly hate this fucking stupid world. I should be in prison according to these dickwads because my first love was 15 when I was 18. If they're fucking, it doesn't really matter who they are fucking now then does it? 3 years difference is nothing. Fucking idiots. The prosecutors should get the death penalty. I'm very pissed off tonight, so watch out. Take everything I say a little lighter than normal.
 
It never even goes to trial if they were both white or black.
 
JBRO said:
same thing happened to my friends brother. he was 18 and she was a 17 year old virgin. he tapped it and she got scared because she bled and told her mom. he got 10 years probation and did not report the last 6 months for whatever stupid reason. he was arrested the last day of his probation and served 10 years to the day. talk about fucked up!
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Damn talk about bad luck! I feel for your bro, however, why the hell didn't he report the last 6 months??


Originally posted by rjl296
that shit would never happen here
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Amen to that!
 
Apöllo said:


Hello! The kid is black, and as we all know Black men have a minimum 9 inch penis.
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the defense needs to try something similar to what happened during the OJ Simpson trial when OJ tried to put the "bloody" glove on and it didnt' fit.
 
Superdave's advice to all you young guys: check the age of consent laws for your state. Anything less is a potential disaster, as that guy proves.
 
the vaginal bruising is almost circumstantial as

a) she was a virgin
b) this kind of brusing can be found in consensual relationships, depending on how much physical force there were in the strokes
c) being young i doubt she knew the best way to 'guide him in'
d) the degree of the brusing is being commented on by a lawyer....who is always biased. and the nurse may be letting emotion cloud her judgement or was misquoted either way its an odd statement



far more likely she got found out about the sex and rather than try and help the guy she's more willing to let him get swept away to prison. if she didnt declare her age i have some sympathy for him....but this is why im aprehensive about going out/banging anyone younger
 
anabolicmd said:


It means it aint reglar sex they wuz havin. Means he tore it up bad. If you tear up your bride that bad on your weddin night, you goin to jail too.
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I don't know where you got this stuff that you think you know. He was found innocent in a court of law of forcible rape. This sentence was for statutory rape. Nothing else.
 
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If this happened the way the news is presenting it... this this whole case is very VERY fucked up..


Here is the BASIC problem though.

None of us were in the court room... and do not know exactly what happened or whether or not the kid had a serious problem with sexual harrasment.

The news media is going to side with the kid and try to make it out to bne a "race" thing.

For all we know the kid could be some sexual predator who cant keep his paws off younger girls and this was just the first time he got caught.

And as far as his credentials?? LOL high school football players regularly have their grades altered to get in to good universities on football scholarships. Hell some of them can barely read and "manage" a 3.9 gpa. All that doesnt mean shit.


but if all of it really is as simple as the media is making it sound... the kid got fucked. period.
 
I agree the sentence is too harsh but it was satutory rape.Everyone knows in the U.S. that when your eighteen you can't have sex with fifteen year olds!
 
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I just cant agree with that... thid kid was in high school. Fact is.. he was still just a kid.

ALL his peers are going to be at best... his age and the VAST majority..including the girls are younger.

If the kid had already graduated high school and wasnt in that environment where his entire universe was other high school kids... maybe there could be an arguement for stat. rape.

Its not like this kid was some 18 year old graduate who was hanging around high school kids trying to get laid. He IS a high school kid. A couple of years of age difference doesnt matter.


Hell there are thousands of girls ages 12 and up who get pregnant in this country every day... I guarun fucking tee you that many of the father are 18 and older.
 
deteras1 said:
I agree the sentence is too harsh but it was satutory rape.Everyone knows in the U.S. that when your eighteen you can't have sex with fifteen year olds!
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Depends where you are at, too. Different states, different rules. Statutory rape includes consentual sex, just one of the participants was under age.
 
Outrageous. No proof of forcible anything.

COst to taxpayers: $400,000
 
http://www.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=234313


NOTE THE LAST PARAGRAPH......


The news of Dixon's arrest for rape, statutory rape, aggravated assault, false imprisonment and sexual battery seemed to take those who knew him by surprise. It seemed totally out of character for this near-4.0 student, who scored greater than 1,200 on his SAT and planned to major in education at Vandy. In the end, the jury found no basis for any of the "forcible crimes" charges, and found him not guilty on all of them. They also concluded that, as was Dixon's claim all along, the sex was completely consensual.

However, John McClellan, the Floyd County District Attorney on the case, also brought the charge of Child Molestation against Dixon. This charge was proven through a technicality, as Dixon was two years and seven months older than the girl, and Dixon had just turned 18. Even though the sex was consensual, under Georgia's relatively new Child Protection laws, this conviction carries a mandatory 10-year prison sentence without parole. According to Gumbel via the law firm representing Dixon's appeal, and not disputed by McClellan, this is the first time in Georgia's history that a high school teen was prosecuted for a felony for having consensual sex with a classmate.

The conviction — in legalese, for "statutory rape and aggravated child molestation" — at the time received little attention outside of the local media. However, an attorney in Atlanta — David Balser, of McKenna Long and Aldridge — just happened to read a small newspaper report in the Rome News-Tribune on the decision, and it piqued his interest. The deeper Balser dug, the more troubled he became with the case.

Last fall, Balser gathered his facts and called a meeting of a few friends at his firm. When he showed them what he believed had happened — that Dixon had committed a crime that in all previous cases had never resulted in any jail time, and it appeared was prosecuted in large part because Dixon was black and the girl was white — his firm gave him permission to pursue an appeal on a pro bono basis to the Georgia Supreme Court.

(Balser, it should be noted, specializes in complex business litigation at McKenna Long & Aldridge. He had no experience in civil rights appeals. In fact, none of ML&A's 400+ attorneys — whose clients serve industries as aerospace, biotech, health care and real estate — have made a career out of civil law.)

The crux of Balser's case lies in what appears to be a conflict between two Georgia laws. The first (O.C.G.A. 16-6-3) states that consensual sex between two teenagers of less than three years' age difference is a misdemeanor, not normally punishable by any jail sentence. The second (O.C.G.A. 16-6-4) states that an age difference of two or more years, when one of the two is 18 or older, necessarilly constitutes a felony child molestation conviction.

If upheld, the court's decision in the Dixon case would make it possible for any 18-year-old high school student to serve a mandatory 10-year prison sentence for having consensual sex with a classmate who is more than two years younger than him/her.
 
MattTheSkywalker said:
Outrageous. No proof of forcible anything.

COst to taxpayers: $400,000
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Yup, it's around 50k$ a year for every inmate. Add to this the cost for the trial(s) (judges, prosecutors). Then people wonder why govt. have debts....lol All that cause a dumb girl got her cherry popped by a black snake...
 
it's nonsense. nonsense is nonsense, and there's little (if anything) to argue about, unless important details have been left out. either way, anabolicmd strikes again.

:D
 
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It started in February 2003. Marcus had sex with a girl just shy of sixteen. She was a virgin. She is also white. Two days later, she accused Marcus of rape. Some speculate she made the accusation because she was afraid of her admittedly racist father. Regardless of the reasons, a jury of nine white jurors and three African Americans took only 15-20 minutes to determine, after hearing all the evidence, that Marcus did nothing wrong. The jury decided that the incident was no more than two teenagers having consensual sex. Based on the girl's own testimony, it is amazing they ever brought charges against Marcus. And yet, in the rural town of Rome, Georgia, where there is still some KKK rumblings, 9 white and 3 African American jurors found her story to have absolutely no basis in fact. So why is Marcus in prison? How is it possible that a high school boy who had consensual sex with a classmate is in prison for ten years?

Marcus was indicted under six different statutes under Georgia law. Four of the statutes include use of force. He was acquitted on all charges that included force. The jury was very specific. It was not even close. It is not that they had reasonable doubt...they had no doubt - the sex was consensual. The girl was not there against her will.

The prosecutor, in what can only be perceived as an act of complete disregard for the law, facts and justice in general, included a charge of "aggravated child molestation". Under Georgia law, if anyone (age of the perpetrator is irrelevant - he could be 15) has sex with a minor (under 16) that results in an "any injury", he is guilty of "child molestation". The jury deliberated for hours on this charge. In the end, technically, this situation fell under the purview of the statute as written. Marcus, admittedly had sex with the girl, she was under 16 (by three months), and, again admittedly, she was a virgin. It was the fact that she was a virgin that resulted in the Guilty verdict. You see, she sustained an "injury" as a result of intercourse. Technically, he is guilty.

The absurdity of charging a high school boy with child molestation for consensual sex with a high school girl is beyond description. In essence, every girl in Georgia that loses her virginity before 16 can charge the boy with aggravated child molestation. By definition, he is guilty, even if he is younger than the girl. Taken to further extremes, if a teenager gives another teen a hickey (technically an "injury"), he or she is guilty of aggravated child molestation the way this statute was drafted. Clearly, this was not the legislative intent. In fact, no high school boy or girl has EVER been charged with child molestation of a classmate less than three years his or her junior, until Marcus. Never. In the history of Georgia, Marcus is the only one in prison for consensual sex with a girl less than three years younger.


While the jury found him guilty, they had no idea of the consequences. They assumed Marcus would be released immediately. In the jurors own words, the look of horror across their faces when the judge sentenced Marcus to ten years minimum could be seen by everyone. They never knew the consequences. They could not fathom that a boy could go to jail for consensual sex, and certainly not for 10 years with no possibility of parole. And yet he has.

Why the prosecutor charged him under a statute that was clearly designed to apply to adult sexual predators of minors is beyond understanding. How the judge could allow the charge to stand is unconscionable. What their motives or rationalizations, one can only speculate. This is the kind of injustice that we Americans like to think is reserved for third world countries.
 
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hey I may be harsh on Black people sometime... but I STRONGLY feel its fucked up when they arent treated fairly by the courts. EVERY man deserves a fair chance. As hard as it may be for some of you to beleive... Im harsh on blacks because I think they are just as capoablke as whites and take the easy road too much of the time... blaming whites and the system for keeping them down.

But thats not the point at hand here.

If race really played a factor here... and like I said before... I wasnt in the courts so I cant say for sure ... but considering that sentence... its hard to believe it didnt. The kid got royally fucked.

after reading Hooches post... I am starting to think the kid got fucked by a bunch of rednecks because they didnt like the fact that he was black.

Its fucked up... and I feel sorry for the kid.

I have a strong feeling that all this media attention will fix it though... any reasonable person can see the whole gig is unfair.
 
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Milo Hobgoblin said:
hey I may be harsh on Black people sometime... but I STRONGLY feel its fucked up when they arent treated fairly by the courts. EVERY man deserves a fair chance. As hard as it may be for some of you to beleive... Im harsh on blacks because I think they are just as capoablke as whites and take the easy road too much of the time... blaming whites and the system for keeping them down.
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While I tend to agree with you...It seems this guy had his shit together...GPA almost 4.0, star football player, scholarship,etc..
 
If it was my 15 year old I would be pissed if the dude was green, black, white, indian, whatever...The sentence is too strong, but the laws are clear. They did not put that law in the books last week. Ignorance and poor parenting causes problems like this IMO.
 
I hope they send him somewhere he can go to college or something. I can just see his resume at 28...college degree by mail and 10 years experience making license plates. Imagine the cost to the entire system by the time this kid's life is done.
 
well..

it seems like everyone pretty much agrees that the whole thing is fucked and unfair.

if things work out... they'll fix it and try to undo some of the damage thats been done.

there has to be a lot of public outrage at this.
 
Court overturns Dixon child molestation conviction
Former student athlete released on recognizance

By BILL RANKIN
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 05/03/04

The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday reversed the conviction of a Floyd County football star and student who had been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexual offenses against a 15-year-old classmate.

Marcus Dixon was returned to Floyd County from prison Monday afternoon and released after processing. Floyd County Superior Court Judge Walter Matthews ruled that Dixon could be released on his own recognizance, without posting any monetary bail.

Matthews said that while on bond, Dixon may not leave Floyd County, must check in with probation authorites daily and must stay away from Pepperell High School and from the 15-year-old girl in the case.

Upon his release from the Floyd County Jail at 6 p.m., Dixon said, "I'm thankful to be out. I'm thankful to all the people who helped me. And I'm just glad to be home."

About 40 supporters, including family members and friends, gathered at the jail for his release. The family departed in a Ford Expedition, with Marcus Dixon at the wheel.

"Marcus is thrilled to be with his family, and we're thrilled to have him out of jail," said Dixon's attorney, David Balser. "We did not think that he'd be out this quickly, and we're extremely grateful the wheels of justice moved as quickly as they have today."

In a 4-3 decision, the court overturned the aggravated child molestation conviction against Dixon. The ruling, written by Chief Justice Norman Fletcher, said "the General Assembly intended to punish Dixon's conduct as a misdemeanor statutory rape rather than child molestation."

The ruling will lower substantially Dixon's prison time. Aggravated child molestation carries a mandatory 10-year sentence. Dixon's conviction for statutory rape, which still stands, carries a maximum one-year sentence.

Ken and Peri Jones, Dixon's legal guardians since he was 12, were jubilant over news of the ruling.

Ken Jones said at a Monday afternoon press conference he talked to Dixon this morning over the telephone.

"Marcus was crying. I was crying. We was both doing the dance," said an emotional, teary-eyed Jones. Jones said he promised to buy Dixon "a big double bacon cheeseburger as soon as he got out."

Jones added, "You'll see in a few years he's going to be something. They've set a young man free who's really going to make something of himself."

Peri Jones broke down when noting that Dixon has been held in a maximum-security prison. About a week ago, his spirits were as low as they'd ever been and he wondered if he would live through his prison term, she said.

"There's no way I can tell you how excited and proud we are he's going to be home," she said. "It's been hard. . . . We're definitely going to give him a party."

Dixon's lawyer, David Balser, a business litigator who took on the case for free, applauded the Georgia Supreme Court for "correcting an injustice."

"It's a great day for Marcus," Balser said at the press conference at his law firm, McKenna Long & Aldridge. "It's a great day for justice in this state."

Dixon was 18 at the time of the offense with a 3.96 grade point average. His football scholarship to attend Vanderbilt University was revoked after his arrest. His case drew national publicity and strong criticism from the NAACP. Dixon is African-American; the 15-year-old girl is white.

After learning of Monday's ruling, Floyd County District Attorney Leigh Patterson said, "We obviously agree with the dissent." She said her office will ask the court to reconsider its decision, a motion that can be filed within 10 days.

Floyd prosecutors had alleged Dixon forcibly raped the 10th-grader in a trailer on the campus of Pepperrell High School. But Dixon's defense lawyers maintained the sex was consensual and that the victim fabricated the rape story to avoid trouble with her father.

After hearing the evidence during the May 2003 trial, the jury acquitted Dixon of rape, aggravated assault, false imprisonment and sexual battery. But it convicted him of aggravated child molestation and statutory rape.

"Although the jury acquitted Dixon of rape, this means only that the state failed to prove the element of force beyond a reasonable doubt, and not that the activity was wholly consensual," Fletcher wrote.

Fletcher also wrote that Georgia's statutory rape and child molestation statutes are part of a legislative framework aimed at protecting children from sexual exploitation and abuse.

A person commits statutory rape when having sex with anyone under the age of 16. The offense is a misdemeanor if the victim is 14 or 15 and when the defendant is no more than three years older than the victim — facts that apply to Dixon's case.

Aggravated child molestation is committed when someone sexually molests someone under the age of 16 and injures the child. In this case, evidence showed that the 15-year-old suffered slight injuries and bruising.

"Reading these statutes together shows a clear legislative intent to prosecute the conduct that the jury determined to have occurred in this case as misdemeanor statutory rape," Fletcher wrote.

Fletcher also called on the Legislature to examine Dixon's case. The court's majority urged lawmakers to "make a more recognizable distinction between statutory rape, child molestation and the other sexual crimes, and to clarify the sort of conduct that will qualify for the 10-year minimum sentence accompanying a conviction for aggravated child molestation."

Joining Fletcher in the majority were Justices Leah Ward Sears, Carol Hunstein and Robert Benham.

Writing in dissent, Justice Harris Hines said his colleagues in the majority "cannot determine what the jury concluded about the facts of this case. It can only determine whether there was sufficient evidence for the jury to find that Dixon's conduct constituted the crimes of statutory rape and aggravated child molestation."

The verdicts of acquittal on the other serious charges, Hines added, do not necessarily show that prosecutors failed to prove those charges. Instead, they may reflect a compromise or lenience by the jury.

"Clearly, when, as here, the sexual act involves injury to the victim, the General Assembly intended that the aggravated child molestation statute apply," wrote Hines, joined by Justices George Carley and Hugh Thompson.

State Rep. Tyrone Brooks (D-Atlanta) praised the majority's ruling.

"This is a great victory for Georgians," said Brooks, who has condemned the outcome of Dixon's case. "Our highest court has said the legislative intent was to protect our children from predators, not to police relationships among our children. I hope that prosecutors of this state have learned a lesson from overcharging in this case."

Dixon began serving his 10-year sentence shortly after his conviction in May 2003.
 
There are 15 year old girls out there that wont just agree to have sex with you, theyll persuade you to and thell lick your balls and swallow cum too.

You surely cant allow the guy to get off. but 10 years is CRAZY
 
Fucking outrageous. If this was consentual sex, the shitheads that handed down that sentence, every last fucking one of them should be fired and fined and forced to spend some time in jail. That guy needs to sue the shit out of them.
 
ChewYxRage said:
No the part about "there wouldnt be a wedding the next day"

They already married!
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Yeah, what the fuck was he talking about? And what INJURY was he referring to that would cause a wedding to be canceled?
 
starfish said:
####### outrageous. If this was consentual sex, the ######### that handed down that sentence, every last ####### one of them should be fired and fined and forced to spend some time in jail. That guy needs to sue the #### out of them.
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No can do starfish; no suit can be brought as it was not mauliicious prosectuion.

The state didn't do anything illegal or outside the lines - they just aggressively enforced a stupid law.

Since the law was onthe books along with mandatory sentencing, there is no legal recourse.

Sad.
 
Just an educated guess here: he played football, is black, and probably had an attitude because of it. If the shit about him flashing a girl in class and sticking his hand down some girls pants at school was true, then I doubt this guy knows the meaning of consensual sex, and if he did, he obviously doesn't know the meaning of "gentle", or "compassionate", since he ripped her apart. :rolleyes:
 
crak600 said:
oh yeah, he was definetly in the wrong state. in PA, if one of the 2 is under 16, there can be no more than 4 years difference in their ages, unless one party is 13, then it is illegial.

gotta know your state's laws before you go stickin it where ever you please.
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same with MD.



yeah, i knew she was white as soon as i clicked the link and saw he was black...i can think of so many hilarious jokes to say, but ill just say "thats bullshit,"
 
hanselthecaretaker said:
Just an educated guess here: he played football, is black, and probably had an attitude because of it. If the shit about him flashing a girl in class and sticking his hand down some girls pants at school was true, then I doubt this guy knows the meaning of consensual sex, and if he did, he obviously doesn't know the meaning of "gentle", or "compassionate", since he ripped her apart. :rolleyes:
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You do realize that vaginal tearing can happen during consensual sex, right?


Update: he has a scholarship offer from Middle Tennessee State now.



http://www.helpmarcus.com/index.htm
 
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Has anyone seen this on Oprah?

I watched this case on Oprah yesterday, only because the subject interested me.

Oprah was trying to be impartial, but she ended up giving Dixon and his family a lot more air time than the girl.

Before the show I believed that Dixon got done for having sex with a white girl, but after the show and after listening to the girl I started believing her side more, I think the jury got it wrong.

Dixon claimed, on the show, that the girl was promiscuous that she had been flirting with him and asked him to come to the trailor. He basically called her a slut.

But he never took the stand and said those things in court, only on TV. If he had taken the stand in court, prosecutors could have quizzed him about his own history of sexual battery.

As the show went, only the girls alleged sexual history was brought into question. Oprah never asked Dixon about his, the issue of Dixons past sexual offences was never brought up.

The girl had injuries, vaginal and thigh bruising, consistent with either being raped or being a virgin.

That contradicts what Dixon said about her being a slut. If she was a virgin then she wouldn't be a slut who agreed to quicky with him in a trailor.

The whole idea of this 15 year old girl being a promiscuous little ho who wanted to screw Dixon, got found out and then cried rape doesn't hold up to that evidence.

I believe her, Dixon should be doing more than 10 years for rape.

As a side not: Having consensual sex with a minor should not be a crime, most girl first have sex at age 14 and it's consensual most of the time.

The law that Dixon got into jail for is wrong, but to me he's still a rapist even if the jury was too blind to see it.
 
So what should the statutory rape law be like? ONe could convinve a 10 year old to have sex with them. its still rape-abuse.

Do you guys believe the age to be legal should be lowered? Then to what age?
14? Is it really ok for 30something year old men to be having sex with 14 year olds?
Maybe it is i dont know.
 
Stat rape law is complicated.

Setting an age for when a person is ready to consent to sex is just very difficult.

But setting it unrealistically high, and 16 is very unrealistic as most people have sex prior to that, is not the answer.

Whether or not a sexual relationship is ok or acceptable depends on many factors.

Ask a bunch of soccer mums if adult men and their 16 year old daughters should be allowed to have sex, most of them will probably scream child abuse, even though it's legal. I think it matters who is in the relationship, what the relationship is built on - and I think 14 would be a lot more realistic as an age of consent.
 
Less intelligent people lose their virginity earlier... proven fact. The 13 year olds in VMBO HS (average or lower level) fuck more than the VWO (intell. HS) students that are 18.

I wonder why. You can say the smart kids are all nerds, but that doesnt make sense, they have each other and the good looking ones are the same. They dont physically start puberty later either, in fact the pubescant character kicks in all the same.

Dumb kids probably start fucking because they're bored because they cant think heheeh.
 
He should have sold drugs instead. At least he'd be serving a shorter sentence then... :rolleyes:

Edit: oops, didn't realize there was a page two.... ;)
 
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He should have came to Amsterdam airport with 7 lbs of pure heroin. They'd send him back to where he came from because we have a cell shortage.
 
Well i'm only 14 and my boyfriend is going 2 jail because my dad found out that we were having sex and he flipped out. I was a virgin 2 and it was consentual but my dad didn't care he still pressed charges. My mom was ok with us dating but she didn't know we were having sex and she used 2 let my boyfriend come over on the weekends when i went over there and he would spend all weekend with me. So but now i'm not even allowed 2 see my mom because the court is trying 2 prove her an unfit mother for letting us date. But that law is fucked up in these kind of cases because I was ok with it and my mom was ok with it but the law wasn't and so now my boyfriend is going to jail for statutory sexual assult and corruption of a minor. Now that's F***ED UP!!!
 
butterbaby180 said:
Well i'm only 14 and my boyfriend is going 2 jail because my dad found out that we were having sex and he flipped out. I was a virgin 2 and it was consentual but my dad didn't care he still pressed charges. My mom was ok with us dating but she didn't know we were having sex and she used 2 let my boyfriend come over on the weekends when i went over there and he would spend all weekend with me. So but now i'm not even allowed 2 see my mom because the court is trying 2 prove her an unfit mother for letting us date. But that law is fucked up in these kind of cases because I was ok with it and my mom was ok with it but the law wasn't and so now my boyfriend is going to jail for statutory sexual assult and corruption of a minor. Now that's F***ED UP!!!
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How old is your boyfriend?

And why are you having boyfriends at age 14!?! To help distract you and keep your focus away from homework and learning? My first gf was at 22.

(makes note to buy shotgun when daughter hits 14).
 
butterbaby180 said:
Well i'm only 14 and my boyfriend is going 2 jail because my dad found out that we were having sex and he flipped out. I was a virgin 2 and it was consentual but my dad didn't care he still pressed charges. My mom was ok with us dating but she didn't know we were having sex and she used 2 let my boyfriend come over on the weekends when i went over there and he would spend all weekend with me. So but now i'm not even allowed 2 see my mom because the court is trying 2 prove her an unfit mother for letting us date. But that law is fucked up in these kind of cases because I was ok with it and my mom was ok with it but the law wasn't and so now my boyfriend is going to jail for statutory sexual assult and corruption of a minor. Now that's F***ED UP!!!
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wow great first post, and you really have to search to dig this thread up.
 
that fucking prosecutor needs to go down
ruin that fucker
I'm hoping the national exposure this case is receiving will end that fucks career
 
anabolicmd said:
IMHO, the punishment fits the crime. For any man to have sex with a 15 years old is a sure sign of a sick mind. Its funny that they are pulling the race card. He wasnt woried about her race when he was raping her, well then its not an issue, because the law is clear, any man who rapes a fifteen year old, goes to jail for ten years. It applies equally to blacks, whites and everyone else.
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You, my friend, are obviously an idiot. Enjoy the short bus Pass.
 
My girlfriend was 14 when I was 18. I use to fuck her brains out all the time. Are the come lock me up for it?
 
Gambino said:
seriously, you should not be getting tagged at 14, wtf?
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as a mortician I have conversations with the elderly regularly
I have spoken with widows who got MARRIED at 15
this is the deep south,but around the turn of the century up until the 30s or so
 
AristotleBC said:
Why would a 14 y/o be on this site anyway
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I was 15 when I first found EF. Didn't post though, mostly just searched/read. Then registered and starting posting in Sept. 2004
 
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