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Illinois judge slammed for reversing teen's rape conviction
 [NYPOST] An Illinois judge is facing heat for reversing an 18-year-old man’s sexual assault conviction at the teen’s sentencing last week — saying the 148 days he spent in jail since his arrest was enough, reports said.Adams County Judge Robert Adrian issued the stunning reversal last Monday after finding Drew Clinton guilty of one count of criminal sexual assault at an October bench trial, the Herald-Whig reported."Mr. Clinton has served almost five months in the county jail, 148 days," Adrian said, according to a court transcript obtained by the newspaper. "For what happened in this case, that is plenty of punishment. That would be a just sentence." Clinton was convicted of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl at a graduation party last May. He had faced a mandatory minimum sentence of four years. Adrian’s decision came after Clinton’s attorneys filed two post-trial motions and the judge ruled prosecutors failed to prove their case, the newspaper reported. Posted by: Fred 2022-01-14 |
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