Shelby County – Truth Prevails Over Tabloid Propaganda

Shelby Co. (ECWd) –

Rather than blindly following the rants of a Dr. (non-medical), and an “anonymously” ran tabloid we urge the adults in the room to seek out the truth on matters.

Many in Shelby County have heard claims about criminal cases getting dismissed and how the former SA was releasing child sex predators.  Those assertions were posted without any court transcripts or actual determination as to why a select few cases were dismissed.

Below is one of those cases.  It involved an allegation of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse with a victim less than 17 years of age.  The case was dismissed in March of 2023.

13. The State has concluded that it cannot meet the professional standards required of a prosecutor in light of the six-year delayed report after the alleged crime first became known to the mother of the victim, absence of any physical evidence or forensics, inconsistencies in victim and family testimony, recently discovered facts, tainted testimony, the quality of the evidence against the Defendant, absence of notes from the original charging State’s Attorney, and the inconsistent docket entries concerning a negotiated resolution by the former State’s Attorney and defense counsel having been later terminated.

People should ask some serious questions when they reflect on the contents of the unopposed motion.  Why wasn’t this information shared by the local tabloid which has done nothing but bash the prior SA and label him as incompetent, all while avoiding his actual record of convictions which exceed that of the prior two State’s Attorneys?

Why did the mother wait six years to report this and did her divorce play a role in the timing?  How do you prosecute without physical evidence or forensics? Inconsistencies in victim and family testimony create reasonable doubt in a court of law.  Recently discovered facts, tainted testimony, and the quality of the evidence against the defendant are all factors that come into play.  Couple all that with the absence of notes from the original charging State’s Attorney and the inconsistent docket entries concerning a negotiated resolution by the former State’s Attorney and defense counsel having been later terminated it appears the facts are not what the local Dr. would have you believe.

In a time when people have lost trust in their government and officials who routinely abuse their power, it is refreshing to see the motion in this case as it is clear that justice was the focus, not wins and losses on a scoreboard.