60 days in jail for raping a 10 year old

However, Corrections Department officials said they were unable to provide psychiatric or psychological treatment to Hulett in jail. Judge Edward Cashman then decided to set the jail term at a minimum of 60 days.

Judge Cashman defended his ruling by saying that without treatment, a long jail term would only harden Hulett and make him more dangerous when he is released. He seemed to feel that decision would keep society safer from this offender's sexual deviancy in the long run.

...People convicted of serious sex crimes are usually sentenced to prison. According to the 1992 National Corrections Reporting Program, average prison sentences in state courts were 12.8 years for rape (5 years average time served) and 9.5 years for other kinds of sexual assault (2.5 years average time served). 4 Though this is the most recent official information on sentence lengths, it is over three years old and much is based on sentences imposed over eight years ago. Sentences have gotten longer since the information was collected.

Little or no psychological treatment is available for sex offenders sentenced to prison. Those sentenced to probation are rarely ordered to attend treatment sessions as part of their probation.


......Contrary to popular belief, convicted sex offenders have relatively low rates of recidivism compared to other offenders. On average, untreated sex offenders sentenced to prison have a recidivism rate of 18.5%.

.....Most research shows that sex offenders do indeed respond positively to treatment. A comprehensive analysis by Margaret Alexander of the Oshkosh Correctional Institution found far more studies reporting positive results than otherwise 8 (see Figure 1).

....Treatment cuts the recidivism rate among exhibitionists and child molesters by more than half, yet cuts recidivism among rapists by just a few percent.

Prosecutors wanted Hulett incarcerated for at least eight years, and in impassioned pleas the girl's family members asked for a stern sentence. Cashman, though, told the crowded courtroom that punishment was not his priority in sentencing Hulett, but rather finding treatment for the man to prevent future abuse.

"This is not a situation where I'm doing this for the family," he said. "My heart goes out to this family, and I would hate to be in the situation this family is. But there's other families out there, and there's other people who could be victimized, and I'm trying to take the long view."

The girl's aunt asked Cashman to impose a sentence of at least four years -- one for each year Hulett abused her niece.

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Prosecutors wanted Hulett incarcerated for at least eight years, and in impassioned pleas the girl's family members asked for a stern sentence. Cashman, though, told the crowded courtroom that punishment was not his priority in sentencing Hulett, but rather finding treatment for the man to prevent future abuse.

"This is not a situation where I'm doing this for the family," he said. "My heart goes out to this family, and I would hate to be in the situation this family is. But there's other families out there, and there's other people who could be victimized, and I'm trying to take the long view."

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The girl's aunt asked Cashman to impose a sentence of at least four years -- one for each year Hulett abused her niece.

This guy wasn't looking at a very long sentence compared to what he was confessed to. With parole he probably would have been out in a few years. Without treatment, he probably would hurt some other kids.

I don't know. I have very mixed feelings about this.

He's not going to a treatment center for two months. He's going to jail for two months and then into treatment. If he fails to attend treatment he can go to jail for life.

After his sentance, rehab programs WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE. They are not going anywhere so why was he not given jail time?
Why should he be allowed to resume his life , simply on the IDEA that he CAn and WANTS to be rehabilitated?

funny how differently this thread is going here than at the other site mysteryman's workin' it.