yesterday we did a report on judge Todd Baugh he is a judge in montana
who basically said that a fourteen-year-old rape victim was just
as responsible for rape as the rapist was
and I it was a really outrageous story because it involved a 54-year-old high
school teacher
up by the name is Stacy ramble to have this
ongoing sexual relationship with this 14-year-old student
and the 14-year-old student unfortunately committed suicide when she
was 16 years old in the case was pending
as a result Stacy rambled was sentenced to just 30 years in jail 30 days in jail
I keep making that mistake the 30 days in jail
as it should be for it should be thirty years i mean your mind is is set that
way but no was only 30 days in jail
and you know there was a lot of outrage because at that very short sentence
well now the judge %uh is taking back his comments remember he had said that
well the 14-year-old was just as responsible because she was actually
older than her chronological age which again
makes no set which makes no sense like it's literally
you can't be older than your chronological aids let alone
hideous idea behind yes up now the judge has spoken to the press
and he is a little apologetic a buddy says he is not going to resign and he
still considering reelection
it would be his fifth term if he gets reelected as judge in this particular
district in montana
so the judge later told reporters he was fumbling around in court
trying to explain his sentence and made some really stupid remarks
that's good that's a good apology right the beginning he continues
I don't know how to pass that off I'm saying I'm sorry and it's not who I am I
deserve to be chastised I apologize for that
yes saying that she was just as in control serv fifty-some-odd year old
teacher was crazy at least me i i think thats a real pal the IVC
I think this judge in the middle montana as a PR agent
Groupe so so I accept that now of course the problem is
such as you sent this the guy so only have 30 days he explained that tip
yeah he said my thought was given the relatively minor violations
in a sex offender treatment program it didn't seem appropriate to put him in
jail
put him in prison for a longer time didn't seem to me that the violations
were such
thus they should be able to back at their agreement to the original
agreement was
basically this 31 days the one day he'd already served in 30 days
I'm sorry that's the what the judge said afterwards original agreement was that
he would go into a treatment program
and he was claiming that he only by Linda treatment program
by doing two things one was seeing kids that were underage but they were he says
his family members
an idiot a girlfriend he was supposed to report a girlfriend but did not
okay so the judge apparently thought look not
regardless of what you how bad your original crime was
your violations irv above the terms that
original agreement we're not that bad but
the price you that's for 10 years because looked alike we couldn't give
him the full force of the law at the time
because their star witness committed suicide because it is acts
right so like and and he did violate
the term so we're asking for ten years and look when you break it down to
that specific issue whether violations worthy
up getting a 10-year sentence you can have a debate about it
but unfortunately what boss said originally during the sentencing was not
just probably around
as the mama the victim here says it gave me an insight into what he actually
thinks
you blame the victim and if you live in the type of society that blames the
victim of rape as opposed to the person who carries out the rape
then you have situations where the victims unfortunately do kill themselves
and because of the fact that she killed herself watch
there will never be justice in the case of this Stacy rambled got you know you
need the star witness to be there to testify against him
and so you know we have to create a culture
that is supportive %uh those who are victims of rape
not go out there bully the victim of rape and
unfortunately in this case heal the judge was basically bowling her say and
then she was gone at that point
but saying that she was just as responsible and that she was more mature
older than her chronological age that type a victim blaming should definitely
be condemned I'm glad that people did that to the point where he did apologize
but I don't think that he should seek reelection and I do think that he should
resign
he should not be a judge if you are on the record making comments like that in
a very serious case like this
then you should have your you know your
ability to be a judge taken away
I that's good and really harsh I get it but you can't go around blaming a
14-year-old for rape
that's crazy no no no of course that and so
to me I'd the most disturbing part of it was when you combine all those comments
together
it appeared as if he was saying I mean I get waded
yeah I with its you see what I say I would do the same thing yeah it was
basically I'm saying come on
like I'm 66 the guys 54 but look at her
Friday that's exactly what I seem to be saying but
okay but nonetheless at the very least there was a a peer's a significant
apology
a little better than yesterday