Juror: oral sex is not sex

[The Straight Story]

Juror: oral sex is not sex
Beeville man accused of sexual contact with a 6-year-old child gets 10 years in prison


A 28-year-old Beeville man accused of molesting a 6-year-old girl last summer was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday.

Ten of the jurors wanted to give Edward Lee Robinson more time behind bars but one juror didn’t believe oral sex constituted sex.

“We really wanted him to get more time but I guess we have to be satisfied with 10 years because one juror insisted on no more than five years,” said Assistant District Attorney Deborah Branch. “She didn’t think oral sex was sex.”

Robinson faced a sentence of 5-99 years in prison.
Corpus Christi attorney Michelle Ochoa represented Robinson, who told jurors the little girl was a liar.

The 6-year-old girl testified and offered jurors some details of the event, Branch said.
The girl’s mother also testified as did a nurse who deals with sexual assaults, a member of the Child Protective Service, a San Antonio patrol officer, a detective with the San Antonio Police Department’s sexual crime unit and Beeville Police Sgt. Mike Willow.

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