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If someone is charged with a crime and found not guilty, shouldn't that unfounded charge be sealed from public inquiry? I'm inclined to agree with Fred Dyson - and I'm not all that fond of Parnell anyway..

Let's face it - merely being charged carries a stigma,,,,

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Sure it does. Get a daughter mad enough to make up a charge, nothing short of her recanting can put your rep back in tact, even a not guilty verdict.

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Recent issue in AK Legislature, which I haven't really been paying much attention to. Caught an edge of a news snip tonight by Fred Dyson, a Democrat, saying he was disappointed in Gov Parnell (R) on the subject.

I made a leap of (logic?) and assumed Parnell had either vetoed passed legislation or came out against it.

Interested in where other Alaskans stand on it, but you are right- it would make a good topic for the 'fire in general.

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I wonder what Richard Nixon would have thought about this.....

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Have someone accuse you of being a child molester. You think you'd ever be rid of that?
Once you are in the system, you will ALWAYS be in the system. The Feds NEVER wipe anything. Fifty years from now if your tailight were out and the cop lights you up to be pulled over, there it would be.


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State drops sex assault charges against Alaska Regional Hospital security guard
Jerzy Shedlock
August 22, 2014


Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch News
State prosecutors have dropped two sexual assault charges against John Giacalone, an Alaska Regional Hospital security guard who was accused of raping a 17-year-old girl who�d been alone in the hospital�s emergency department waiting room.

In mid-July, the 56-year-old hospital guard and forensic scientist at the state�s Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory was arrested on two charges, first- and second-degree sexual assault.

Anchorage police investigated the alleged sex assault, and the city�s district attorney�s office initially determined there was probable cause based on the evidence.

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Hospital guard who also works in state crime lab charged with raping teen
However, after reviewing new evidence from a subsequent investigation, the prosecutors �concluded that in light of all available evidence, there exists substantial doubt as to what occurred on the night in question,� according to a district attorney�s office news release.

Assistant District Attorney Jenna Gruenstein said she could not get into specifics about the investigation but contended the initial charges were based on �limited information� that was later called into question.

The girl told police she�d been sleeping in the hospital�s waiting room and fell asleep. Giacalone woke her up and led her to an office, then sexually assaulted the teen, according to the dropped charges.

When asked if prosecutors believed Giacalone did not commit the crime, Gruenstein said, �We were not able to make that determination. We�ve done substantial investigation, and I can�t say that it did not happen.�

An Alaska Regional spokesperson said the hospital has "confidence in the investigative process."

"We are relieved that the thorough investigation resulted in the dismissal of all charges," said Kjerstin Lastufka.

On Aug. 15, the state reduced Giacalone�s bail from $500,000 to $100,000, according to online court records. He posted the bond and was released with an ankle monitor for a week, the prosecutor said.

With the dropping of all charges, he no longer must wear the monitor.


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Better that ten guilty go free than to imprison an innocent.

This is a double-edged sword. On one hand you have real career schitt-heads that get arrested all the time for one thing or another and for whatever reason the case or some charges are dismissed during the court process. Knowing that you are dealing with a schitt-head can be valuable information.

OTOH, you have the rare innocent or falsely accused person who gets arrested and the charges are later dismissed or they are found not guilty in court. That record still appears on their criminal history printout.

The big difference is the career schitt-head has convictions mixed in with the arrest/dismissals. It also tends to muddy the waters when we are gathering criminal history info to provide to the courts for arraignments. Past arrests are irrelevant as convictions are the only thing that counts in the court.

Sometimes because even the best system is run by fallible humans, there are and have been times where they/we have acted in haste before all the ducks have been properly lined up. No one should have to carry someone else's mistake or lack of evidence in their background.

I agree with Dyson that arrests/dismissals shouldn't be part of a person's criminal history and in my opinion violate Alaska Constitution's Right to Privacy clause. Plus it's a pain in the arse to sift through the convictions verses dismissals and arrests that have gone nowhere when preparing for court.

Oh yeah, I remember the last democrap I agreed with was Eric Croft and his Constitutional Carry bill that became law. Eh.....I guess agreeing with the bastids once every ten years or so isn't bad.


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Originally Posted by stevelyn
Better that ten guilty go free than to imprison an innocent.


Especially if a close friend or relative of the injured party knows where they live.


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Originally Posted by stevelyn
Better that ten guilty go free than to imprison an innocent.


Especially if a close friend or relative of the injured party knows where they live.


I got no problem with that.


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Eh.....I guess agreeing with the bastids once every ten years or so isn't bad.

Yeah. Even a friggen nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.

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