Post by xx - Former Flyers - xx on Feb 23, 2012 10:05:23 GMT -5
www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/story/2012/02/21/mb-graham-james-sentencing-hearing.html
Grahm James the accused abuser of Theoren Fleury and Sheldon Kennedy, Todd Holt (cousin of Fleury), and Greg Gilhooly has offered an apology.
The prosecution is asking for six years, the defense "a 12- to 18-month conditional sentence that would be served in the community, along with conditions that would include a curfew, monitoring and counseling" .
What do you think? Personally, I think 6 years is a joke, although it would be my guess that it is the maximum they can ask for.
Here's what Kennedy (a victim) thinks: Kennedy pushes for tougher laws
Kennedy said he will continue to push for changes, regardless of what sentence James receives on the latest charges.
"I'm pushing for any crimes against a kid," he said.
Kennedy told a Senate committee on Tuesday that he supports proposed new mandatory-minimum sentences for sex offences against minors, but he also said no pardons should be granted to those offenders.
Former NHLer Sheldon Kennedy, a sex-abuse victim, says he will keep pushing for tougher laws to protect children, regardless of what sentence James receives.Former NHLer Sheldon Kennedy, a sex-abuse victim, says he will keep pushing for tougher laws to protect children, regardless of what sentence James receives. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press)
"He paid $50, got a rubber-stamp pardon, took off to Mexico with a clean record, name change and a chance to start offending yet again," Kennedy said of James. "Now he's out on bail facing the same charges."
Kennedy reiterated those comments on Wednesday, saying, "There has to be consequences and if we look at the minimums, we're talking about a year. We're not talking about a nine-year minimum. Everybody needs a consequence."
Gilhooly agreed, saying, "Justice here won't truly be served until we take steps to make sure something like this never happens again."
He called for mandatory minimum sentences for child sex predators but said no sentence for James will change what happened to him.
"It's got to come to an end somehow, and I think it is important for me to stand up and look Graham in the face and let him know that he no longer has any power over me," he said.
"He can play whatever game he wants to play, denying what he did to me, but I know who he is and what he did."
Grahm James the accused abuser of Theoren Fleury and Sheldon Kennedy, Todd Holt (cousin of Fleury), and Greg Gilhooly has offered an apology.
The prosecution is asking for six years, the defense "a 12- to 18-month conditional sentence that would be served in the community, along with conditions that would include a curfew, monitoring and counseling" .
What do you think? Personally, I think 6 years is a joke, although it would be my guess that it is the maximum they can ask for.
Here's what Kennedy (a victim) thinks: Kennedy pushes for tougher laws
Kennedy said he will continue to push for changes, regardless of what sentence James receives on the latest charges.
"I'm pushing for any crimes against a kid," he said.
Kennedy told a Senate committee on Tuesday that he supports proposed new mandatory-minimum sentences for sex offences against minors, but he also said no pardons should be granted to those offenders.
Former NHLer Sheldon Kennedy, a sex-abuse victim, says he will keep pushing for tougher laws to protect children, regardless of what sentence James receives.Former NHLer Sheldon Kennedy, a sex-abuse victim, says he will keep pushing for tougher laws to protect children, regardless of what sentence James receives. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press)
"He paid $50, got a rubber-stamp pardon, took off to Mexico with a clean record, name change and a chance to start offending yet again," Kennedy said of James. "Now he's out on bail facing the same charges."
Kennedy reiterated those comments on Wednesday, saying, "There has to be consequences and if we look at the minimums, we're talking about a year. We're not talking about a nine-year minimum. Everybody needs a consequence."
Gilhooly agreed, saying, "Justice here won't truly be served until we take steps to make sure something like this never happens again."
He called for mandatory minimum sentences for child sex predators but said no sentence for James will change what happened to him.
"It's got to come to an end somehow, and I think it is important for me to stand up and look Graham in the face and let him know that he no longer has any power over me," he said.
"He can play whatever game he wants to play, denying what he did to me, but I know who he is and what he did."