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| Keith Vallejo, convicted sex offender, deemed by Provo Judge Thomas Low tearfully "a good man" |
The motive of a self-described
Contemporary conservative
(Who will not admit he voted
For Dump) in defending Provo
Judge Thomas Low’s comments
And manner in sentencing Keith
Vallejo, a former Mormon bishop,
Who had been convicted of one
First degree felony of object rape
And ten second degree felonies
Of forcible sexual abuse. Judge
Low sentenced the convicted
Offender to five years to life
For the offenses but in the
Presence of Ms Julia Kirby,
One of the two victims, went
On to note in a tearful commentary
That Mr. Vallejo was an “extraordinarily
Good man. But great men sometimes
Do bad things.” At no point did the
Judge point out to Mr. Vallejo, who
Denied the charges throughout,
That he should take responsibility
For the harm he did to the victims.
Earlier this judge had released him
Following his conviction in February
To be free at home pending his
Sentencing on April 13. The judge
Changed his mind and Vallejo
Was placed in jail from March 30.
Fifty good character letters had
Been received praising Vallejo’s
Many acts of kindness and his
Service as a volunteer bishop
In the Church of the Latter-Day
Saints, seeking the Judge’s
Sympathy for the convict.
When I raised the topic as an
Example of typical Mormon
Male preference to my male
Conservative colleague he
Exploded, “You haven’t got
All the facts. You take Rachel
Maddow at her word in some
Abbreviated retelling and she
Leaves out the important factor
That so many wrote the judge
On Vallejo’s behalf, he had to
Make some comment.” First,
I told him I hadn’t gotten the
Information from Ms Maddow*
And second, that even a character
Letter from the Pope wouldn’t
Have given Low permission to
Make such insensitive remarks
Before the victim. “You’re
Forgetting the victim has already
Received her justice: he sentenced
The dude to the max allowed.
What should she care what the
Judge said about Vallejo? The
Man made a mistake—a serious
Mistake—and he’s gonna pay.
I’m just claiming what you libs
Always claim: Don’t condemn
A good life because of one
Mistake.” I couldn’t understand
How he consistently missed
Every point I mentioned about
The judge’s unprofessional,
Insensitive, chauvinist action.
I wasn’t getting anywhere as he
Remained adamantly opposed
And contended: “The judge did
As his office required. The guy
Got the maximum. All the rest
Is your misplaced liberal/progressive
Sympathies which don’t matter
In real life.” I tried everything I
Could but afterward realized I’d
Held back what could have
Shifted his view. What if the
Victims had been your daughters?
c. 2017, J.S.Manista
*http://www.sltrib.com/home/5180903-155/complaints-mount-against-utah-judge-who
*http://www.sltrib.com/home/5180903-155/complaints-mount-against-utah-judge-who
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