Kilgore Wants Child Molester Committed

[Muddleoftheroad]

By Patricia Davis
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, August 2, 2003; Page B01

The Virginia attorney general has asked an Alexandria court to commit a child molester about to be released from prison to an institution, the first time the state's new civil commitment law is being used in the region.

Jerry W. Kilgore (R) wants a Circuit Court judge to decide whether Brian K. Manuel is a sexually violent predator who should continue to be held. Manuel, 38, was convicted in Alexandria of aggravated sexual battery of a 7-year-old boy in 1997 and sentenced to 3 years in prison. He is due to be released Sept. 20. The court has set a hearing for Sept. 16.

It is the third time that Kilgore's office has used the civil commitment component of the Sexually Violent Predators Act, which was passed in 1999, but without the money to operate it. During this year's session, the House unanimously reaffirmed the legislation and allocated money to start committing violent predators. The measure also passed the Senate unanimously.

"Brian Keith Manuel's favorite prey are young boys," Kilgore said in a statement. "He is a pedophile who has repeated his crimes and would do so again if released. He is exactly the sort of predator this law was designed for."

Under the new law, a review committee screens inmates convicted of sexually violent crimes within 10 months of their release dates. After an evaluation, the committee recommends to the attorney general's office whether the inmate should be civilly committed, placed in a conditional release program or released outright.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13546-2003Aug1.html

[Muddleoftheroad]

1. Commitment

Comments on this way to get rid of the child molestor menace?

[ima_sinnic]

6. it's a whole lot better than expecting the community to "shun" him

and do the work that the jails should be doing. Hopefully this will start the movement away from the insane notion of "predator lists" or whatever they call them, that keep pedophiles and even the wrongfully accused, in some cases, tagged for life by the community. If they are a danger, why would they even be released in the first place? So the joke sentence of 3 years didn't have any effect, incarcerate him, one place or another--the government is supposed to be protecting the citizens ferchrissake--why does this even need to be debated?

[Muddleoftheroad]

7. I agree

Lock them up and throw away the key -- at best.

[Booberdawg]

2. Would prefer surgical castration

or keeping him in prison, but if this is the only alternative then it's okay with me.

[Gin]

3. I..I think castration it appropriate...the person still lives.. the cost

would be to the person...not the whole state...

I believe this can be treated and overcome if the person truly wants to be rehabilitated.

[Mairead]

4. Castration doesn't work -- it's not really about hormonal response

[Gin]

9. I think that adult rape is not. about hormones..What is the motive

with hildren then? I know about the power aspect...what else? these people may be angry also.

I believe they are emotionally retarded...find children who equal their emotional IQ...most are stuck in a time warp and in some cases , if not most, have been abused ...

they can be rehabilitated "if" willing..

[pansypoo53219]

5. THREE YEARS?!?

THAT'S ALL?!?
i for one am all for the death penalty for this group. they add NOTHING to the gene pool. why should they still be breathing at all.
and yes, that goes for priests as well.

[Muddleoftheroad]

8. Thanks

I was wondering if anyone was going to comment on what a ridiculous sentence this was. Love how the judicial system protects our most vulnerable members of society.

[David__77]

10. Is anyone else concerned about the falsely accused?

Over the years, we've seen several high-profile instances of people being falsely accused of child molestation. This is one accusation that means the public condemns you before any evidence is provided. I think that's wrong. There are men and women who've had their lives ruined due to being falsely accused, either with the connivance of parents or psychologists. Accusations of child molestation also have unfairly targeted gay men.

I'm not commenting on this case, because I know nothing about it--just a general comment.

[Muddleoftheroad]

11. No

Not when they have been sentenced to jail and also analyzed by psychiatrists and shown to have a sexual tendency to molest children.

[joshcryer]

12. Three years for a third time offender?

The jailterms should increase exponentially not linearly. First offense, 3 years. Second offense, 6 years. Third offense, 12 years. And so on. I believe in giving people a second chance, but they need to seriously work on it.

[Muddleoftheroad]

14. Why

Why give a three-time loser pedophile child molestor only 12 years in jail?

[carrowsboy]

13. whatever the outcome...

I'm sure Kilgore will be whoring himself out to all the TV cameras and radio talk shows for the next several months.

He is such a media hog.

[jagguy]

15. not as good as electrocution

but its better than setting him loose on children again.