St. Paul man gets probation in sexual assault of 17-year-old girl

[IceWizard]

By TORY COONEY | vcooney@pioneerpress.com
PUBLISHED: July 29, 2016 at 2:40 pm |
UPDATED: July 29, 2016 at 10:00 pm



A St. Paul man was sentenced to 15 years of supervised probation Tuesday for the sexual assault of a 17-year-old neighbor.

Jesus Medina, also known as Genero Morales, 43, also received a stayed three-year prison sentence. He pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal sexual conduct in June, amended from first-degree criminal sexual conduct and kidnapping charges.


Jesus Medina (Photo courtesy Ramsey County Sheriff)


According to the criminal complaint, the girl told police she was walking to her sister’s house on Magnolia Avenue in February 2015 when two men grabbed her by the hair and pulled her into a car.

When she tried to escape, they punched her.

And when she tried to use her cellphone, they threw it out the window, the charges said.

The girl also told police that they eventually stopped at a house, where the men dragged her upstairs. The passenger left and the driver, Medina, stayed and beat her into unconsciousness before raping her, according to the complaint.

A DNA sample from her sexual assault kit matched a DNA sample obtained from Medina after a prior conviction.

When the girl picked Medina out of a photo lineup, she recognized him as an acquaintance of a brother-in-law who had rented a room downstairs.

Medina must also register as a predatory offender.



Opinion

If this had happened to my daughter, I'd be the one on trial... I have absolutely NO pity for anyone that rapes... Being that is a child, only angers me more...

Ice

[Tbaronfl]

By TORY COONEY | vcooney@pioneerpress.com
PUBLISHED: July 29, 2016 at 2:40 pm |
UPDATED: July 29, 2016 at 10:00 pm



A St. Paul man was sentenced to 15 years of supervised probation Tuesday for the sexual assault of a 17-year-old neighbor.

Jesus Medina, also known as Genero Morales, 43, also received a stayed three-year prison sentence. He pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal sexual conduct in June, amended from first-degree criminal sexual conduct and kidnapping charges.


Jesus Medina (Photo courtesy Ramsey County Sheriff)


According to the criminal complaint, the girl told police she was walking to her sister’s house on Magnolia Avenue in February 2015 when two men grabbed her by the hair and pulled her into a car.

When she tried to escape, they punched her.

And when she tried to use her cellphone, they threw it out the window, the charges said.

The girl also told police that they eventually stopped at a house, where the men dragged her upstairs. The passenger left and the driver, Medina, stayed and beat her into unconsciousness before raping her, according to the complaint.

A DNA sample from her sexual assault kit matched a DNA sample obtained from Medina after a prior conviction.

When the girl picked Medina out of a photo lineup, she recognized him as an acquaintance of a brother-in-law who had rented a room downstairs.

Medina must also register as a predatory offender.



Opinion

If this had happened to my daughter, I'd be the one on trial... I have absolutely NO pity for anyone that rapes... Being that is a child, only angers me more...

Ice

Absolutely!

[Linville]

How could he Only get probation?

That is very very wrong.

Assulted and raped proven guilty and probation .....what have we become, something I don't like at all.

Ice trying to keep it civil here but he should have been put to death ...for such a terrible thing .
Think of the poor girl.
No justice in the penalty

[IceWizard]

Linville.... If it had been my little girl, I'd be attending my own "trial" and it wouldn't be an assault charge...

Ice

[Popster]

this where I think the punishment should mirror the crime......and maybe film it while the "tough" guy cries like a baby.

[Charon]

Found some very heated discussions about rape in this city. How it seems to be accepted in the courts.

Most of the comments were deleted and had been made by people whom favored this decision.

I have included two comments here. One rational woman searched all over google for news of the actual case. It seems to be missing. Even the citation she quoted to the case has been deleted now. Did not work.

Whom the hell is this perpetrator? They had a treasure trove of evidence. Or, is it the mentality of the judge?

Quotes from a St Paul news group:

Thats true with respect to the judge. But I am talking about the prosecutor. Sorry I did not make that clear. In taking the girls off the street, forcing her into a car and holding her against her will, even without the rape, he committed kidnapping and false imprisonment. I cannot see any reason why the prosecutor could not have charged him under those statutes. Those statutes carry much heavier penalties, around 10 years apiece if memory serves. If the judge had an opportunity to impose a sentence under those statutes, he could have done much more. I have a feeling despite the creepy way this guy looks and his horrendous crime, he might be connected in some way or be a CO. Just a suspicion, I have no evidence to support my suspicion.
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Judge Gary Bastian. Appointed by Arne Carlson '97. The statute this p.o.s. was convicted under allows a judge to stay the sentence and place the defendant on probation IF the judge finds that "(a) a stay is in the best interest of the complainant or the family unit; and (b) a professional assessment indicates that the offender has been accepted by and can respond to a treatment program." Minn. Stat. 609.344, subd. 3." How the hell does probation ever benefit the victim in this sitch? And what about the rest of us?!
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Ok, normally a rape conviction is more likely to stick if perp steals from u. He stole her phone. And, if he moves victim even two inches before the rape. Not to mention false imprisonment.

I really feel badly for this poor girl. This happened on feb. 2015. She went to hospital, to police. Was a credible witness. Semen matched perp's DNA.

Most victims of rape do live in fear that perp will come back and get them again. So they cannot testify. Or, because they know how to gain access to them now.

I am sure this girl was begging God that perpetrator be put away. For a long time.

I don't see how she can begin to recover when the criminal is allowed his freedom while she will remain inside Her Hell for Possibly a Lifetime.

We seem to look the other way when college frat boys whom are on athletic teams date rape fellow students.

It is cases like this that make a woman feel its a useless, dangerous and humiliating event to even try to prosecute for rape.