A Nebraska judge has stirred up controversy with her decision to sentence a man convicted of sexually assaulting a child to probation rather than jail time because she feared that the 5-foot-1-inch man was too short to survive in prison. The judge's reasoning was criticized by legislators and child advocates, and confounded the legal director of the state chapter of the ACLU, who said, "I have never heard of anything like this before."
May 26, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A Nebraska judge’s decision to sentence a man convicted of sexually assaulting a child to probation rather than jail time because she feared he was too short to survive in prison has stirred up a controversy.
The judge’s sentence outraged advocates for child sexual abuse victims. But supporters of short people said it is about time someone recognized the challenges they face.
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