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Man charged with 35 child sex crimes in Charleston pleads guilty, gets no prison time (www.live5news.com)
submitted 11 months ago by Salamendacious@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world
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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 135 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months 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 56 points 11 months 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 37 points 11 months 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 11 months 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 11 months 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 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

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

[–] blocker1980@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Is he affiliated with democrats or republicans?

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 87 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

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

[–] MisterD@lemmy.ca 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Correct! This is how many conservatives reproduce.

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well, most of them can’t reproduce yet.

[–] dellish@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

True. Gotta wait til they hit puberty

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

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

[–] iBaz@lemmy.world 80 points 11 months 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 45 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Not the first time this judge has done this.

[–] jopepa@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What kind of oversight do judges have, how is this allowed?

[–] quindraco@lemm.ee 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Depends on the court, but for this judge, the primary oversight is that the state legislature in question can replace him and they keep choosing not to.

[–] jopepa@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Fucking yikes. Is there nobody keeping the state legislature in check?

[–] JustMy2c@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes, God and Gop

[–] jopepa@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Fuuuucking yikes.

[–] rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works 44 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

Was he really “slapped”? More like he was gently caressed with 35 charges. Ffs.

[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago

A warm oil massage of 35 charges.

[–] QuandaleDingle@lemmy.world 36 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] Evilcoleslaw@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months 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 16 points 11 months ago

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

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 32 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months 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 19 points 11 months 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 17 points 11 months ago

How the fuck?

[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 14 points 11 months ago

exfuckingscuseme?

[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 13 points 11 months ago

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

Looks like he was ruled unqualified due to his reputation last month but he remains on as a judge until the end of his term... And could remain if the state congress keeps him... But the article paints a picture that that's very unlikely.

So the good news is that the guy seems to be on borrowed time, the bad news is that he's got a history of letting monsters back out on the street.

[–] Saltblue@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

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

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Thumbnail had me worried about Tom Segura for a second.

[–] Nougat@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Judge Bentley Price appears to be quite the dick swinger.

@snaptastic

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Ppl need to petition to have price chucked out

[–] BlackSkinnedJew@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 11 months ago

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

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months 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 11 months ago

Street justice is the best best we can hope for.