RT @Arngrim: Oh look, he's awful at everything! #Notsurprised

In Minneapolis, people never cared much about how Mike Freeman refused to stand up to sexual violence. Now he's finally gotten everyone's attention as the prosecutor who'd watch his city burn before he'd arrest a rogue cop for murder. Maybe it's time for a closer look.

A five-judge appellate court appears sympathetic to arguments made by Syracuse prosecutors in a public clash with a judge over a tossed child rape case. Judge Stephen Dougherty tossed [the] case and blamed the DA’s office for a “lackadaisical” error.

"This is just a drop in a wave of justice to come for predators and survivors everywhere.". Thank you @MiraSorvino

"In 2016, the National Association to Protect Children (PROTECT) spent tens of thousands of dollars compiling sentencing data from 2007 to 2016 for one state, Minnesota.". Yes we did! And we're not stopping there. Thanks, @WillKrumholz.

(4/4) The 11 members of the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission have an opportunity and a duty to change these backward practices and take a stand for human rights, children, and survivors. @KellyMitchell40 @abbyhonold @TonjaHonsey @ppschnell.

(3/4) Minnesota also gives probation in child sexual exploitation cases a shockingly high percentage of the time, even for production, which carries minimum prison time of 15 years when prosecuted federally:

(2/4) Minnesota prosecutors choose to charge possession 89% of the time, while prosecutors in other states charge the more serious crime of distribution much more often:

We just reviewed a report by Minnesota’s sentencing commission on how their state response to child sexual exploitation compares to a handful of others. What did the Commission’s data show? (1/4)

Six days, group therapy, and no permanent criminal record. This coach had a cache of video of children as young as 5-6 being horrifically assaulted. Shouldn’t Maryland voters have a way of knowing whether this is common practice for Judge James Bonifant?.

"Your honor, just give me another chance and you'll never see me in this court again."

As a fed, Judge Yeakel didn't want to have a "disruptive effect" because, he says, Texas now has a "strong statewide interest in changing" how it handles rape cases.

Despite video evidence, Waco DA Barry Johnson (left) wants to give a man probation for raping a 13-year old then wipe his record clean, a common Texas tradition. Waco Judge Matt Johnson (right) might have a problem with that.

Fair, but accountability isn't working until the finger-pointing starts!. Your advocacy seems far ahead of efforts in the U.S., where very few NGOs are willing to risk angering prosecutors over poor performance. Great to follow U.K. progress.

Pennington County prosecutor Seamus Duffy might have believed he needed to negotiate a plea bargain. But in Minnesota, prices are extremely low. "A stay of adjudication is the most favorable type of sentence in Minnesota. the court does not place a conviction on your record.

"A woman who said she was strangled, kidnapped, and raped by multiple men over two days. has filed a motion for a restraining order against the district attorney. in Travis County, Texas, seeking to block them from alleging that she consented to being sexually assaulted.".

2/2 We're not surprised that Minnesota prosecutor Kristen Nelsen battled this case out, when others would have made a sweetheart deal from the get-go and saved the effort. Our transparency tool predicted it. Check it out here:

Probation for these crimes?! At first glance, it’s easy to blame the system. But according to this reporting, prosecutor Kristen Nelson took the case to a Minnesota jury not once, but twice. Then she still didn’t walk away empty-handed. 1/2.

RT @JenniferFreemn: “Systemic” leniency by ⁦@ManhattanDA⁩ Vance to seek lowest # CSA offender status for “well connected” men like #Epstein….

When it comes to justice for children, Texas is often all hat and no cattle. Here, a former school teacher who raped kids gets diversion from court and a therapist.