Monday, May 31, 2010

Robert Vanbraeckel - Repeat Sex Offender - Gets Lucky with Enabling Scumbag Judge

In June 2005, Vanbraeckel, who has 21 previous convictions including four for sexual assault, broke into a bar and sexually assaulted a woman who was sleeping in the office. The woman fought to free herself and suffered scrapes and bruises on her arms and legs. After a struggle, the woman escaped.
Windsor, Ont. -- Dismissing an application to have Robert Vanbraeckel declared a dangerous offender, Superior Court Justice Steven Rogin sentenced the repeat sex offender Friday to eight years in prison because he doesn't think Vanbraeckel is a lost cause.

Just as court proceedings were winding down, Rogin leaned forward and spoke directly to Vanbraeckel, who was sitting in the prisoner's box.
"There will be people who'll say I made a mistake because I didn't declare you a dangerous offender," Rogin said.

"If they are right, you had better not come back in front of me."
TELL THAT TO HIS FUTURE VICTIMS

Overcome with emotion throughout the day, the victim of Vanbraeckel's latest sex assault jumped to her feet as Vanbraeckel was taken away to start serving his prison term.

"You are still going to fry in hell for what you did to me," she yelled at his back. "If I gotta pay, you're going to pay."

Vanbraeckel, 44, was found guilty in July 2006 of sexual assault, breaking and entering to commit a sexual assault and unlawful confinement, stemming from an attack on a woman in June 2005.

Vanbraeckel, a father of two, has been in jail for three years and Rogin gave him two-to-one credit for the time. So Vanbraeckel will serve two more years in prison.

A dangerous offender designation would have allowed Vanbraeckel to be incarcerated indefinitely.

In June 2005, Vanbraeckel, who has 21 previous convictions including four for sexual assault, broke into a bar and sexually assaulted a woman who was sleeping in the office. The woman fought to free herself and suffered scrapes and bruises on her arms and legs. After a struggle, the woman escaped.

In a 75-minute reading of his decision, Rogin dismissed an attempt to have Vanbraeckel declared a dangerous offender because he didn't think the Crown had proven it's case beyond a reasonable doubt.

"I do not see Mr. Vanbraeckel without hope," Rogin said. "Grabbing a breast or kiss or demanding sex from his wife doesn't indicate a pattern. While Mr. Vanbraeckel shows aggressive behaviour, I see no just cause for dangerous offender status.

"I'm not persuaded beyond a reasonable doubt."

In particular, Rogin questioned a psychological assessment that predicted Vanbraeckel had a very high probability to reoffend. Vanbraeckel did not co-operate with the assessment, so it was compiled based on court records.

Rogin took issue with the psychiatrist, who he felt ignored or dismissed evidence that Vanbraeckel was redeemable.

After losing her bid to have Vanbraeckel locked up indefinitely, prosecutor Jill Macintyre argued Vanbraeckel should get a 10-year sentence so he can access rehabilitation programs in the prison system.

Defence attorney Greg Goulin tried to get three-to-one credit for his client's time in jail or time served.


"25% of all sex offenders re-offend within 15 years"
.........Sarah Tofte

James Waxman - Repeat Sex Offender


A convicted sex offender who spent more than a decade in prison was ordered to stand trial on new sexual assault charges involving teenage girls.

James Waxman, 48, waived his right to a preliminary hearing last week and stood mute to seven counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, court records indicate. He remains in custody without bond and has a pre-trial hearing scheduled for June 9.

Records show a district court judge also ordered HIV testing during a brief hearing, which is customary in sexual assault cases. Washtenaw County deputies arrested the Ypsilanti Township man earlier this month after families of the 13-year-old victims reported incidents that occurred as far back as February.

Further details about the allegations were not available.
Waxman was convicted of multiple counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct in 1993 and served roughly 13 years behind bars for assaulting girls ages 6 and 9.
He was in compliance with the Michigan Sex Offender Registry, records show.

"25% of all sex offenders re-offend within 15 years"
.........Sarah Tofte

Roy D. Greathouse - Repeat Sex Offender - Habitual Abuser

  • Conviction Date: 7/15/1991
  • Age at conviction: 28
  • Victim's Age: 6-12
Served approximately 72 hours in a correctional facility.

In 2002, convicted of 4 counts 3rd Degree Sexual Abuse - served approximately 69 days in a correctional facility and placed on 5 years probation. Victim was a female between 13-17


An area man was charged Sunday with raping a mentally impaired 30-year-old multiple times over a two-year period.

Roy D. Greathouse, 47, of Pullman, W.Va., was arrested after the victim reported the alleged incidences to her domestic advocate Friday. The advocate then reported the allegations to the sheriff's office.

The victim, who has a mental capacity of a young teenager, stated she had been transported from her home in West Virginia to the Newport address where she was forced to have sex with Greathouse in an upstairs bedroom. The victim stated this occurred on at least 10 occasions with the last being in April.
Greathouse was interviewed and admitted to having sex with the victim on several occasions.

Greathouse is a registered sex offender with addresses in Ohio and West Virginia, according to a news release from the sheriff's office.
Greathouse has addresses at 19 Corbin Alley, Pullman, W.Va. and a secondary residence at his mother's house, which is where the alleged incident took place.

"25% of all sex offenders re-offend within 15 years"
.........Sarah Tofte