一名18岁的俄克拉荷马男子因强奸和殴打两个十几岁的人而躲过监狱,引发了对宽大判决的反弹。
An 18-year-old Oklahoma man avoided prison for raping and assaulting two teens, sparking backlash over lenient sentencing.
18岁的俄克拉何马州Jesse Butler在对11项指控(包括一级强奸、强奸未遂和与袭击两名少女有关的勒死攻击)没有提出抗辩之后,避免了监狱关押。
Jesse Butler, 18, of Oklahoma, avoided prison after pleading no contest to 11 charges including first-degree rape, attempted rape, and assault with strangulation in connection with attacks on two teenage girls.
Butler最初被指控为成年人,面临78年的监禁,后来被重新归类为青少年罪犯,导致一名法官判处他社区服务和咨询而不是监禁。
Originally charged as an adult and facing up to 78 years in prison, Butler was reclassified as a youthful offender, leading a judge to sentence him to community service and counseling instead of incarceration.
这一决定引起了公众的愤慨,并重新引发了对司法系统如何处理严重的少年犯罪,特别是性暴力问题的辩论。
The decision has sparked public outrage and renewed debate over how serious juvenile offenses, especially sexual violence, are handled in the justice system.