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Man charged with 35 child sex crimes in Charleston pleads guilty, gets no prison time (www.live5news.com)
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A man facing dozens of charges in connection to attempted child sexual exploitation is now out of jail and will spend no time in prison despite his guilty plea this week.

Edward Borne, who is originally from Texas was slapped with 35 charges in Charleston County in July 2023.

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[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 128 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

He pleaded guilty to three counts of criminal solicitation of a minor on Monday. The remaining 32 charges were dismissed as part of a plea deal, according to a spokesperson for the Attorney General’s Office.

Criminal solicitation of a minor carries a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison for each count. First-degree attempted sexual exploitation of a minor carries a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison for each count.

What a nice judge. Don't forget to vote everyone.

[–] Nougat@kbin.social 53 points 2 years ago (1 children)

South Carolina Circuit Court judges (along with many other kinds of judges) are elected by the General Assembly (state legislature), not directly by the voters of the state. Some judges are appointed by various commissions and councils. None are directly voted on by the citizens.

@snaptastic

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 35 points 2 years ago

I mean I think the intention was the votes go to people who will put competent judges in place rather than for hire judges not so much actually vote for the judges themselves.

[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago

I’d love a few words with the intellectual giant that downvoted you, but we all know how cowards are.

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Who’s the judge so we can shame them. They need to be held as guilty as the pieces of shit they let off.

[–] Coach@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

'bout to vote myself off of this friggin' island. It sucks so bad.

[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I'm leaving it as soon as I'm able. Fuck it in the US

[–] blocker1980@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Is he affiliated with democrats or republicans?

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 79 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Whoa! Everyone calm down! It's Ok. He's a conservative. They're allowed to.

[–] MisterD@lemmy.ca 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Correct! This is how many conservatives reproduce.

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well, most of them can’t reproduce yet.

[–] dellish@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

True. Gotta wait til they hit puberty

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

Pyoobertie? Is that something they teach in that libtard “sex-you-all edjumakashun” class?

[–] iBaz@lemmy.world 76 points 2 years ago

“That same judge has come under fire recently for lenient sentences and bond decisions ahead of the state legislature’s judicial selection process, which is currently underway.”

I never would have guessed.

[–] KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago

Not the first time this judge has done this.

[–] QuandaleDingle@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Wow. The judge must know him. What a piece of shit.

[–] Evilcoleslaw@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

I don't know what the deal is. Being from SC I'd half expect it if he was rich and had a high profile local lawyer or something. But his attorney appears to have been a public defender as well. Not sure wtf is wrong with the judge.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

maybe some feebs should look into the judge. you know. see if they swap groomed kids or something.

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 30 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

https://www.postandcourier.com/news/charleston-berkeley-county-judge-bentley-price-found-unqualified/article_7f4e1a0a-66b2-11ee-8d81-ef452ec41ea0.html

The judge in this case, Bentley Price, has been found to be unqualified by the state bar association. Unfortunately, this doesn't restrict him from office, where he can continue to let child rapists freely roam the community. This judge also let a murder suspect out on bond who, while awaiting his murder trial, shot a 9 year old. Best I can tell, south carolina doesn't currently have a way to recall judges who, like Bentley Price, are openly in favor of children being raped and murdered, but this bill looks like it would provide the means of doing so. It hasn't been updated since 2021.

[–] Arthur_Leywin@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

Thanks Judge Bentely Price

The Honorable Bentley Douglas Price was deemed overall “unqualified” after receiving one unqualified mark, in the “reputation” category.

"Honorable" my ass

[–] Wes_Dev@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago

How the fuck?

[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago

exfuckingscuseme?

[–] Saltblue@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

A gently tap on his kidney and liver with an icepick when he is walking alone.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Thumbnail had me worried about Tom Segura for a second.

[–] Nougat@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Judge Bentley Price appears to be quite the dick swinger.

@snaptastic

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Ppl need to petition to have price chucked out

[–] BlackSkinnedJew@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 2 years ago

Let me guess, he is rich or a politician, or he knows someone who is?

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Not to defend this creeper but this is clickbait outrage. He was sentenced to time served. The article fails to mention how long that was. Is very normal for someone jailed awaiting trial or jailed while awaiting sentencing to get credit for that time.

It also seems like pretty clear overcharging by the police. Sounds like they charged him with one count for every message he sent, and then also tried to charge both the attempt and the completed crime of solicitation.

[–] oldbaldgrumpy@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago

Street justice is the best best we can hope for.