Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Rev. William Casey pleaded not guilty

Rev. William Casey pleaded not guilty after pleading guilty to molesting Warren Tucker in a different jurisdiction. This time the prison time could be steep, so he’s opting to deny the charge – even though he acknowledges raping the Tucker in another case.

Father William "Bill" Casey, 76, is accused of forcible sodomy and indecent liberties with a minor for allegedly molesting Warren Tucker in 1978 at Natural Tunnel State Park. He faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted on both counts and has a Jan. 26 trial date, according to the Scott County, Va., Commonwealth Attorney's Office.

Case is alleged to have molested Tucker more than 50 times. Now, when faced with significant prison time, he chooses to fight the charge. It says something about his character. He must have done well in his defense against prosecution course at the seminary.

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Dennis Belcher · 719 weeks ago

Since when did a person become guilty before being found innocent? If Mr. Casey was given poor legal advice to plead guilty in another jurisdiction, should you not find out exactly the charge which was the one which received the guilty plea. If you could stop the yellow journalism and sensationalism for just a moment, the charge was not forcible sodomy, etc. The charges were completely different. It is my understanding that Mr. Casey has admitted to the Bishop that there is some merit to the claim by Mr. Tucker that he was "touched" inappropriately by Mr. Casey. Sodomy and inappropriate touching are two quite different things entirely. It is my firm belief that the United States of America was founded upon the legal and moral belief that a person is innocent until proven guilty. Our forefathers fought against the guilty until proven innocent in the motherlands because they felt it was damning. Considering the lack of evidence in this case, shouldn't you be a bit more reticent to jump on the guilty bandwagon? Innocent until proven guilty is still in effect here in the United States and it's about time for the media to remember they are NOT here to tell us what to think.

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