Castle Shima

Stupid is as stupid does...
-- from the movie Forrest Gump

::: Tower View :::
Have We Got A Case For You...
The case was a civil commitment trial brought on by the state to determine if the Respondant, whom we'll call Ronnie, should be classified as violent sexual offender and would most likely offend again. The state attorney's gave a description of this case as part of their opening arguements.

In 1992, Ronnie was charged for sexual battery on his then girlfriend, Sheila. He was 22 while she was 18.

One night they had gone out drinking, smoked abit of pot, and driven out to a secluded area of town where there was nothing but woods and sand dunes. They had sex in the back seat of his Ford Explorer, on the hood, and in the cab. During this event, Ronnie ripped off her clothes, slapped her around, struck her face, and bit several parts of her body. He also proceeded to use a police-style baton to beat Sheila as well as penetrate her with it. After using the baton on her lower region, they would have more sex.

After the ordeal, he dropped her home, then back to his parents' home. The next day, she charged him with the assault.

Sheila had gone to the ER where the police took several photos. They took several photos of the crime scene, finding bits of her clothing, beer bottles, and a wooden baton. In the meantime, they had put out a warrant for Ronnie's arrest.

After "coaxing" his family to work them, the police found Ronnie in his truck, hanging out down at a neighbor's house. He was he was arrested, arraigned, and released on bond. While out on bail, Ronnie was not to have any contact to Sheila.

A few nights later, Sheila went to Ronnie's home looking for him, wanting to go out, and to apologize for having him charged. Earlier that day she had attempted to get the charges dropped against Ronnie by stating that she had lied about the entire incident. Since the police collected the evidence, they knew a crime had been commmitted and would proceed with the case.

So that night, Ronnie and Sheila drove out to the woods in his truck to do some drinking, smoke some pot, and proceed to have sex. They would have sex in the back seat, in the cab, and even behind the truck. Ronnie proceeded to rip her clothes, slap her around, and beat Sheila with a hammer handle, even penetrating her with it.

They drove out to a nearby motel to have more sex where he would slap her around again. Ronnie gave a new meaning to phone sex as he used the phone receiever as a toy on her.

After several hours of this, he drove them home.

The next day, Sheila called the police on him again. Ronnie's bail was revoked, a warrant put out on him and was promptly re-arrested at his parents' home. He would be charged for the second assault as well as breaking the terms of the original bond and immediately incarcerated.

Ronnie would plead no-contest to two charges of sexual battery and was sentenced to prison for 10 years and to 5 years probation.

In 1997, Ronnie was released into probation on good behavior. He would continue to date Sheila, who had been visiting and writing him during his prison term.

In 1998, Six months after his release, Ronnie would be arrested for statutory rape of a 16 year old girl, Denise. Although, Ronnie was 28 at the time, charges were dropped because he had picked Denise up in a bar and could assume she was above the legal age of consent.

A few weeks later, Ronnie and Denise drove out to the woods in his truck in order to drink, smoke crack, and have sex. During this incident, Ronnie tore off Denise's clothes, screaming that she was working with the police to get his parole revoked.

He was determined to find the wire they had planted on her. Finding none, Ronnie proceeded to beat Denise in the face and back as well as biting her in several locations. He also used a police-style baton to beat the teen as well as to penetrate her several times before having more sex with her.

Afterwards, he began to drive her home, having Denise wear his t-shirt.

As they drove along, Ronnie held a knife to her throat, stating that he was going to cut her up and leave the pieces all over town so that no one could find her. It was at that moment, the truck stalled, forcing Ronnie to pull over.

By some chance luck, a police cruiser pulled up behind them, lights flashing.

Ronnie threatened Denise, saying that if she told anyone the truth that he would kill her. She was to tell the officers that her boyfriend "Reggie" had beat her up and that her cousin, Ronnie, saved Denise. He even cut his leg to make the story believeable.

The police officer who found them took Denise to the ER to be checked out while Ronnie refused medical treatment and was given a lift home. Denise gave the story that Ronnie told her to say. Then before an exam could be given, she went home against medical advice.

The Sex Crimes Unit investigated the false story that the teenager had given. By this time, her mother had seen the damage inflicted upon the girl and took several photos to document her injuries. Then they both went to Ronnie's parole office to file a complaint.

This time a special unit of SWAT was dispatched after Ronnie.

When they entered his home, his mother and sister were insistant that he wasnt home. A search of the garage found classic car that had been restored, but the doors and trunk locked. When the SWAT officers requested the keys for the vehicle, both females stated that they had no idea where the keys where located. But when the officers noted that they would use explosives to open the car, the mother "remembered" where the keys were and surrendered them.

They promptly found Ronnie hiding in the trunk of the car.

The state couldnt charge Ronnie for the assault on Denise because they had not collected the evidence and the victim refused to cooperate. It became a case of He Said - Mom Says Otherwise.

Despite the fact they couldnt charge him with this crime, his parole was revoked for statuatory as well as having contact with Sheila, which was against the terms of his parole. Ronnie was sentenced to finish the 4 years from his original sentence as well as an additional 5 years for the statuatory rape. His sentence would be served at the minimum security prison, the Civil Commitment Center, where sexual offenders are placed.

During this term, Ronnie began started dating his nurse, Irene, who worked at the facility. She would lose her job and her license states she is no longer allowed to treat male patients, but they are currently engaged. Ronnie has also refused any kind of sexual offender's treatment and awaits his release in the summer of 2007.

This civil case was to not only force Ronnie remain as a guest of the state, but would also force him take some kind of treatment program.

The respondant's case was that although Ronnie had done some bad things in the past, he would complete his jail time as expected and that the State was trying to incarcerate him under a law that didnt apply. There was no way that we could predict whether or not this man would truly offend once again.

Then the fun really began...

To Be Continued
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::: Out In The Yard :::
The list of the world's least sexiest men. Frig, how did I end up at #69?!
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::: Background Noise :::
Boulevard of Broken Dreams (remix) by Green Day, Oasis, and Aerosmith

I walk a lonely road
the only one I have ever known
Dont know where it goes
But its only me
And I walk alone

Today is the going to be the day
That they are going to throw it back to you

I walk this empty street
On the boulevard of broken dreams
And the city sleeps
And I'm the only one
And I walk alone

By now, you should have somehow,
Realized what you gotta do

And I walk alone, I walk alone

I dont believe that anybody
Feels the way I do

And I walk alone

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* But I'm a creep
* I'm a weirdo
* What the hell am I doing here?
* I dont belong here
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