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meandmine

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I want to apologize ahead because this is kind of a long store but I need u to know everything so that U can give me advice that can help me. First my son was arrested in January of 2012. They said he raped,robbed,assualted this lady with a gun. So needless to say when they came to my house to comply with the warrant my husband and I didn't know what to think. As my son sat in this jail he kept telling us he didn't do this. When he was arrested he also said he didn't do this. Then we find out not only is she saying my son raped her but now her friend was accusing him of the same thing. Well as time drew near for court the friend withdrew her statement. This girl called my phone (she got my number because my son went to a party lost his phone , used hers for me to pick him up) but the girls were there to have sex with the teenaged boys then the men would come in and intimidate the boys into paying. So she called me and apologized and said she didn't want anything to do with going to court. She asked me to meet her so I did, but who was really there to meet me was a tall man that THOUGHT he could scare me, and he quickly got the message he had the WRONG woman to scare. She didn't show up in court but her friend did come. I also wanted to add that the woman are co0ming here from different states (big states:philly, and New York ) to name a few. The second lady admitted in court that she was a escort and that she was afraid of being fired because she isn't suppose to have sex and since my son MADE her have sex with him she was afraid of being fired. My son didn't testify in his defense because he has a bad nervous twitch and we thought the jury would take this to mean he was lying, so she testified and this is EXACTLY WHAT SHE SAID. She said that my son gave her the directions as to how to get to the area by our house (when we were in court and I looked at were they said this happened it was in front of my house). She said my son got in the car pulled the gun out on her and told her to drive and "DONT DO NOTHING STUPID CAUSE I WILL LEAVE U FOR VA POLICE TO FIND". My son is a very tall boy about 7 feet give or take 1/2 and she had a small Toyota. she said my son told her to straddle him so that they could have sex....she had on a pair of thigh high boots and a pair of pants called jeggins, which are a very tight pair of pants that has to be pulled off with such force sometimes they come off inside out, but she said she took all of this off while my son had a gun to her head and while straddling him. She added at one point my son hit her in the head with the gun so hard her wig flew on top of the dashboard of the car. She added that my son pulled her by her waist and began having sex with her from the back but vaginally. She also added that my son told her to give him her purse and he took money and her cellphone but by the time she finished testifying she said the purse was behind her on the floor. It was also brought up in court that a lot of her report to the police didn't match what she said in court. Now what was provin in court......NONE OF MY SONS FINGER PRINTS IN SIDE THE CAR, ONE FINGER PRINT OUTSIDE THE CAR, she did testify that my son didn't have on gloves or a mask. It was also add....she said that when she went to the hospital the raped kit detected no rap occurred.....none of my sons pubic hairs or anything was found...she said the nurse told her that she had an abrasion to the back of her head were she was hit with the gun....when the nurse testified she said that the ladies testimony was false...the nurse said she never touched and nore was there an abrasion....I was thinking to be struck the way she said she should have been uncontious or at least bleeding. Now what I saw was my son outside with some friends one of the guys did ask to use my phone to call a ride home...I went to the store and when I came back a red car was pulling up in front of my house and they boys were still there....my son went to the car asked who she was looking for I don't know my sons response but as I was going down my hallway I heard yelling I went back to the door and she had gotten out of her drivers seat and my son was saying I am calling the police....she knocked his cellphone out of his hand and my son took hers out of her hand and told her she can have her phone back after she gets him another one ...I yelled and told him to come in the house and he did....but it was also shown in court that she called my house twice and got no answer....I don't know what to do or what I can do...the jury only found him guilty of abduction and robbery...all the other offenses he was found not guilty....Do u have any idea as to what I can do that will help my son? I didn't testify because I was having some health problems and my son thinks he is at fault for that so he didn't want me to testify.....Thank You in advance for any help u can provide
 
He has already been tried & found guilty of some offenses. I would think his lawyer would have gotten the best outcome he could. There's not much you can do at this time. You can talk to his lawyer - not that it would "likely" change anything.
 
All HE can do is appeal the conviction.

YOU can hire him a GOOD criminal appellate attorney in YOUR state who is familiar with criminal appeals.

Then you can encourage him to obey all rules while he is under the control of the prison system in your state, get enrolled in rehabilitation and counseling programs.

He has many challenges ahead, but if he's dedicated, he can do the work to rebuild and reclaim his life.

In the meantime, rehabilitate yourself, healthwise, and do what you can to encourage him.

Many times, incarcerated people are forgotten by their loved one.

Visiting and writing him are very helpful signs of support, as are adding small amounts of money so they can buy treats.

Otherwise, prayers and a good appellate attorney are the only things outside of himself, and the arduous tasks ahead.
 
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The reason I suggested you talk to the lawyer was due to the "possibility" of an appeal. However, the reason I said talking to the lawyer would not "likely" change anything is because chances of successfully appealing are generally small in a jury trial. However, go ahead & talk to your/a lawyer. The appeal process can be complicated & expensive (particularly if you get a very good criminal lawyer).
 
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