One thing we haven’t talked about is what would have been his motivation as BG other than he’s a pervert, which is enough I would think.
The girls were only a couple years older than his daughter so is it possible they had been told or were privy to what this guy was doing?Could he have accosted or approached them in an inappropriate way, at an earlier time, and they threatened to tell, or he feared they might? (The one hole in this way of thinking would be I would imagine they would recognize him so why would they not mention him by name in the audio where supposedly they only mention a creepy guy. Though I guess it’s possible that they referred to MJS as a “creepy guy” anyway)
My own rambling thoughts. Just wondering what y’all were thinking on the subject.
I so hope that this guy is linked (by legitimate evidence, of course) to other crimes in the neighboring areas. The families and community seem so deserving of answers. My heart goes out to the victim and I hope that she is well protected, receives any and all support and protections that she may need now and in the future. I'm very concerned for the victim because the accused seems to supported by at least some Family. Also very disturbed that, as other WS members have pointed out, that the victim was essentially identified. This is shocking being that she is a minor. I guess I am naive as to victim and minor rights. I'm worried for this child.
That the victim's identity has been publicly published is a total slip up on the part of the court.
In Indiana the courts have a procedure for confidentiality called "Rule 9" also called "green sheeting."
Anything confidential and not due to the public has to have a cover sheet, be on green paper and sealed in a document envelope when not being used, obviously this is to keep it safe from prying eyes in court. Green sheeted material is not available to the in public electronic records.
Green sheet material access is signed for and only available to the the court, the attorneys and police.
So, unfortunately, the minor in this case had their privacy violated by court error.
It is such a big slip, and hard to understand.
If an accident, someone in the court doesn't have the aptitude for their court position.
If intentional, there might be a sympathetic MJS family member or friend employed at the court.
The court should hold itself accountable and find out why it happened.