New Jersey judge under fire after he rejected a request to charge a 16-year-old suspect in an alleged sexual assault as an adult, writing in a controversial ruling that the teen 'comes from a good family' and is a candidate for a 'good college.'
A New Jersey judge is under fire after he rejected a request from prosecutors to charge a 16-year-old suspect in an alleged sexual assault as an adult, writing in a controversial ruling that the teen"comes from a good family" and is a candidate for a"good college."
"Rather than focusing on whether the prosecutor's consideration of the statutory factors supported the application, the judge decided the case for himself," the two appellate judges wrote in their June 14 opinion, which was first reported by the New York Times. A juvenile complaint was lodged in 2017 against the teenage suspect, who was only identified in court papers as"G.M.C.," alleging he sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl who was"visibly intoxicated, physically helpless and unable to provide consent."
"G.M.C. filmed himself penetrating Mary from behind on his cellphone, displaying her bare torso, and her head hanging down. He forwarded the clip to several friends," according to the court papers. Several months later, the victim learned the suspect had circulated the video of the attack to his friends, according to the records. But when she confronted the suspect about it, he denied that he recorded the attack on video."Unfortunately, after securing clearance from his sergeant, the first investigating officer urged G.M.C. and his friends to all delete the video, which apparently they did," according to the appellate decision.
Troiano did not respond to a request from ABC News for comment. Peter McAleer, spokesman for the New Jersey Courts, told ABC News that Troiano will not make a statement on the case.
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