Here's a quick re-cap of what has happened so far boys and girls.
Genarlow was at a party back when he was seventeen and made it with two, that's right, count em,two girls that night. First he had sex with the older (17) girl and then had the younger (15) girl perform oral sex on him later in the evening.Now instead of becoming a local hero for making it twice during one party the cops got a hold of a tape of the whole thing and started an investigation.
As soon as she heard this the older girl yelled she had been raped and this is where the shit hit the fan. (It looks like the girl yelled rape to save being labeled as "loose," but our wayward hero was eventually exonerated of this heinous crime.)
But! The cops still had him on tape getting the dirty (oral sex) from the fifteen year old and pressed "aggravated child molestation charges" against him!
The "aggravated" nature of the charge refers to fellatio (oral sex) rather than a mere "immoral or indecent act."
But, be that as it may, had Wilson just had intercourse with the 15-year-old and not received oral sex from her, he would only have been subject to a 12-month penalty (statutory rape), with no sex offender status instead of the 10-year minimum term that the judge gave him.
(Wilson received the 10-year sentence following a refusal to enter into a proposed plea bargain, stating of his adamant belief that "It's all about doing what's right...... And what's right is right, and what's wrong is wrong. And I'm just standing up for what I believe in."
His decision, as well as his continued fight to overturn his conviction also take into account that sex offenders in Georgia must register themselves and are subject to penalty laws for life, and that the law was not intended to penalize teenage partners [a fact which has since been included in updated legislation.]
As the law stands, Wilson would not even be able to return to his own family after an early release, as he has an 8-year-old sister and would be forbidden contact.)
This pretty well brings us up to speed, right up to today, where our hapless protagonist was granted the right to appeal his excessive sentence.
The only trouble is that the Judge sitting at the hearing refused to give Mr. Wilson bail while the appeal is being heard so his ass is still firmly parked in jail.
It couldn't be because he is BLACK, could it?
Your "give em one for the gipper" scribe;
Allan W Janssen
(Oh by the way, no matter how you slice it, this consensual B.J. came with one hell of a price! So remember; A blow job a day keeps the doctor away, but it won't do anything about the cops!)
As of this writing, (Thursday - P.M.) Denarlow has been set free and a new trial ordered!
