Following up on our Feb. 24 report: “Three 12-year-old girls whose lies put an innocent man in jail for eight months pleaded guilty Thursday and were sentenced to Juvenile Hall and community service. Two of the girls must each serve 45 days and the third must serve 30 — the shorter sentence granted because she was considered less culpable, her lawyer said after the closed-door Orange County Juvenile Court hearing. The girls have already served most of their time while waiting in custody since their arrest Feb. 9. … The Orange County district attorney’s office had pressed for the Garden Grove girls to serve eight months and 13 days on criminal conspiracy charges, one day more than 36-year-old drifter Eric Nordmark was incarcerated.” (Claire Luna, “Girls Given Sentences for Lying”, Los Angeles Times, Mar. 5)
Light sentence for false accusers
Following up on our Feb. 24 report: “Three 12-year-old girls whose lies put an innocent man in jail for eight months pleaded guilty Thursday and were sentenced to Juvenile Hall and community service. Two of the girls must each serve 45 days and the third must serve 30 — the shorter sentence granted because she […]
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