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The Judge in this case was a woman and she said the 10 year old girl probably agreed have sex with these 9 men! How likely is that!!! Even if that was the case,the fact remains that the minimum age of consent in Queensland is 12, so in any event this was still a criminal act! (12 is ridiculously young too I think) The judge ignored the law in effect and let these 9 men walk free!! Is it because the girl is "only an Aboriginal?" I think color had everything to do with it! I hope this shameful atrocity is rectified!...Chris
Prosecutor suspended over Qld gang rape case
Anna Bligh says the comments by the Crown Prosecutor in the case do not reflect community opinion.
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The Queensland Government says the prosecutor in the case of the gang rape of a 10-year-old girl in the Cape York community of Aurukun has been stood aside, pending an investigation.
Earlier this year, six boys and three men pleaded guilty to the 2005 gang rape in the Indigenous community. None of them were jailed.
Court transcripts released today confirm custodial sentences were not sought and that Crown Prosecutor Steve Carter told the court the sex was not consensual in a legal sense, but consent was given in a general sense.
Queensland Attorney-General Kerry Shine says the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is investigating the conduct of Mr Carter, who is the Senior Legal Officer responsible for matters in Cape York.
Premier Anna Bligh says the transcripts give evidence that the standards the community expects from the judicial process have not been met.
Ms Bligh has told The 7.30 Report Mr Carter's comments in the case do not reflect community opinion.
"I think it's fair to say that most decent Australian people would think that they're the comments of someone who is remarkably out of touch with community values and standards," she said.
"We're not talking here about a young woman on the verge of turning 18, we're talking about someone who was 10-years-old at the time."
Earlier today Ms Bligh admitted the Child Safety Department let the girl down by removing her from her foster family in Cairns and sending her back to the Aboriginal community where she had previously been sexually assaulted.
Ms Bligh says Child Safety officers made the wrong decision in removing the child, but she says action was taken.
"Disciplining the officers involved moving the child and changing and improving our response in Aboriginal communities," she said.
The girl at the centre of the case has again been removed from the community. She is now with another foster care family who have told Ms Bligh she is doing well.
Mr Shine is appealing the sentences given to the nine offenders, and the Director of Public Prosecutions, Leanne Clare, is reviewing about 75 similar cases.
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Posted by rupert7 on 2007-12-11 10:12:00 | Rating: | Views: 74
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I want to string up the judge! How dispicable...unbelievable! I'm at a loss for words.
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Posted by smilinirisheyes
on 2007-12-11 21:53:23
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Smilinirisheyes,The prosecutor in this case suggested to the Female judge that no body should be jailed over this crime.THE PROSECUTOR!! He said the whole thing was a naughty mischief!! How would he have felt if it had been his little girl I wonder? How can this happen in a supposedly first world country! Or anywhere for that matter! I am speechless!!!
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Posted by rupert7
on 2007-12-12 02:01:09
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