Post by jerryfmcompushaft on Aug 28, 2012 13:44:43 GMT -5
An Army National Guard recruiter will serve 10 years in prison for raping a teenage girl he was trying to recruit.
Jerry Lee Robinson, 38, of Culpeper was sentenced in Caroline County Circuit Court yesterday to 21 years in prison with 11 years suspended.
He was found guilty of rape, forcible sodomy and misdemeanor sexual battery in August 2011.
The victim, from Goochland County, was 17 at the time and is 19 now. She testified last year that she met Robinson in June 2010 after she submitted an online application to join the Army National Guard.
At that time, Robinson was a sergeant first class with the Army and worked as a recruiter in the Warrenton office. He had served in Iraq and had received a Purple Heart, among other awards.
At Monday's sentencing, defense attorney Kenneth Crisman put on four witnesses and introduced a psychological evaluation he had done.
Three of those witnesses, including Robinson's wife, said that he suffers from post traumatic stress disorder.
My only reason for posting this article is to call BS on the last sentance. PTSD does not cause anyone to rape... but if you want to read the rest of the story click here I'm just getting PO'd at PTSD being used to excuse any kind of behavior. It is an injustice to those who actually suffer from it.
Like the 17 year old that he raped.
Jerry Lee Robinson, 38, of Culpeper was sentenced in Caroline County Circuit Court yesterday to 21 years in prison with 11 years suspended.
He was found guilty of rape, forcible sodomy and misdemeanor sexual battery in August 2011.
The victim, from Goochland County, was 17 at the time and is 19 now. She testified last year that she met Robinson in June 2010 after she submitted an online application to join the Army National Guard.
At that time, Robinson was a sergeant first class with the Army and worked as a recruiter in the Warrenton office. He had served in Iraq and had received a Purple Heart, among other awards.
At Monday's sentencing, defense attorney Kenneth Crisman put on four witnesses and introduced a psychological evaluation he had done.
Three of those witnesses, including Robinson's wife, said that he suffers from post traumatic stress disorder.
My only reason for posting this article is to call BS on the last sentance. PTSD does not cause anyone to rape... but if you want to read the rest of the story click here I'm just getting PO'd at PTSD being used to excuse any kind of behavior. It is an injustice to those who actually suffer from it.
Like the 17 year old that he raped.