HELP SAVE RICKY
WE ARE AT THIS TIME CALLING ON ALL READERS AND SUPPORTERS TO CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK AND SIGN THE PETITION WITHIN IT ON BEHALF OF A YOUNG MAN WHO HAS BEEN NEEDLESSLY CAUGHT UP IN THE SEX OFFENDER NET. UNLIKE OTHER PETITIONS FLOATING AROUND OUT THERE, YOUR INFORMATION WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL. CLICK HERE FOR RICKY'S STORY AND TO SIGN THE PETITION: http://www.rickyslife.com/
Several months later Amanda ran away from home. At the urging of the friend she was staying with, she contacted the police and told them she was afraid to go home. The police picked her up and took her home.
Ricky was questioned by police and acknowledged that he did have sex with Amanda on two occasions but that this ended when he learned that Amanda had deceived him about her age. Ricky and his mother met with Amanda's parents to discuss the situation. Given the circumstances, Amanda's parents weren't interested in pressing charges. But the District Attorney had different ideas. On May 3 Ricky, now 17, was arrested, charged with two felony counts of third degree sexual abuse and found himself in jail.
The public defender that represented Ricky made it clear that going to trial could very well result in a 20 year prison term for the sexual abuse felonies he was charged with. Ricky was advised that if he pled guilty to one count of lewd or lascivious acts with a child, there would be a deferred judgment, he would not have to state a felony conviction on job applications and he would not have to register as a sex offender. But minutes before the plea hearing, Ricky was informed that the laws in Iowa had just changed and that the plea deal would include the requirement that he be registered as a sex offender for a period of 10 years. He wept at this devastating news but decided to take the plea deal anyway to avoid the possibility of a long prison term. A deferred judgment was issued on the charge of lewd or lascivious acts with a child and Ricky was sentenced to two years probation and was registered as a sex offender.
URGENT UPDATE: For those who may not know my son's story I will give you all a short synopsis. ricky was sixteen and had consensual teen sex with a young lady who told him she was almost sixteen. Unfortunately, she ran away and lied to cops claiming she was pregnant and when they took her home she admitted she lied to "piss her momoff". Well cops questioned my son who told them the truth and he was told she admitted she lied so he could go home. two weeks later on May 3, 2006 he was arrested on two felony counts of sexual abuse. Long story short Ricky was given a deferred judgement on two years and was told to register for ten years. We moved home to Oklahoma and now due to laws here he is a RSO for life as a aggravated offender. (http://www.rickyslife.com)
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