The original post here was removed by a moderator only because the original poster requested that it be removed. Giving users as much control over their own content and posts as possible is a good idea and the next version of able2know will include more editing and deletion functionality once the software is improved to handle this elegantly. Currently, due to technical limitations, only moderators can manually make these type of edits (some user edits are allowed for a brief period after posting) and deletions (and now they are only done for spam and in certain rare circumstances like this one) but eventually users will be able to edit and delete their own content at any time.
It seems these feckless legal threats and what some have characterized as persistent harassment by someone who first claimed to be a lawyer representing Conor Hammes and then later claimed to actually be Conor Hammes were partially successful in persuading a couple other forum sites to remove posts but all the facts about the case are still out there and easy to find. He can whine and lie about it and make all the feckless legal threats he wants but that will not erase or change the facts or do much of anything except make more people aware of the information he is trying to hide.
It is indeed interesting that he is now claiming that the reported information is defamatory and false when it only took about 10 minutes of research to conclusively and definitively disprove his absurd claim.
I have no idea whether this person is actually Conor Hammes or just someone trying to make Conor Hammes look like a complete idiot by using his name in
stupid letters.
The original Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel article (
"Man accused of attacking girlfriend's family") about the criminal charges against Conor S. Hammes is indeed still online.
The
Wisconsin Circuit Court Access (WCCA) web site still has all the public records of the case available to anyone online.
Here are some links to those records:
State of Wisconsin vs. Conor S. Hammes
Outagamie County Case Number 2006CF001032
Outagamie County Case Number 2006CF001032 Case history and details of charges and sentences
Outagamie County Case Number 2006CF001032 Case events/docket report
Those records substantiate the veracity of the original newspaper article about the case and reveal the final outcome:
Conor S. Hammes was arrested in November 2006 and charged with one felony and three misdemeanors. On October 26, 2007, Conor S. Hammes pled guilty in Outagamie County Circuit Court to one felony and "no contest" to three misdemeanors. On October 26, 2007, Conor S. Hammes was sentenced to 12 months in jail, 24 months of probation and required to pay $26881.72 in restitution, a court surcharge of $2688.17 and $200 in court costs as well as comply with numerous other conditions including submitting to random drug tests and random searches of his home. For the most serious felony charge, he entered into a deferred prosecution agreement which required him to both plead guilty and admit to all the facts that constituted the criminal offense he pled guilty to. On December 22, 2010 (more than 4 years after he was charged and more than 3 years after he pled guilty), the court ruled that he had fulfilled the terms of the deferred prosecution agreement and the felony charge was dismissed. He was very fortunate to get this deal as it meant he was able to avoid having a felony conviction on his permanent criminal record. However, that is all the deferred prosecution agreement did for him. He did not escape punishment and the public records of his criminal behaviour were not expunged or sealed.
