Judge Cashman Changes Sentencing Time For Child Rapist
Posted on January 26, 2006
Chittenden County District Court Judge Edward Cashman changed his sentence of Mark Hulett this morning ordering that he spend a minimum of three years in prison.
In announcing his decision, Cashman said the prison time, conditions of release and suspended sentences on two other charges “ensure Mr. Hulett’s lifelong supervision” by the state.
Hulett had pleaded guilty to charges he sexually abused a now 10-year-old girl over a period of four years. Cashman had originally given Hulett a 60-day minimum so that Hulett could get sex offender treatment as soon as possible.
At a Jan. 4 hearing, The Vermont Department of Corrections said it would not provide such treatment for Hulett while he was in prison because it deemed him not to be a high risk to society. At the time, Cashman said it was his priority to get Hulett treatment so that he did not become a hardened criminal who would be more of a danger to society.
So he ordered that Hulett be released after a minimum of 60 days in prison and that he immediately enter a sex offender treatment program in the community. He also set 21 other stringent conditions and suspended jail terms on two other charges. Those would be revoked if the conditions were not met and Hulett could have faced a life in jail.
His initial sentence sparked a furor in Vermont and across the nation — mostly through several radio and television talk shows which focused on the 60-day figure.
The public outcry was impetus for the state to reconsider its decision about Hulett’s treatment. Recently the Corrections Department announced it would provide treatment to Hulett while in prison.
This morning, Cashman heard arguments from prosecutor Robert Simpson, who argued for more jail time, and Hulett’s attorney Mark Kaplan, who argued that the original sentence was just.
After hearing the arguments, Cashman read a prepared statement that included his order changing the minimum jail time to three years. He said he changed the minimum because the state was now going to provide the treatment in jail. He said had that prison treatment been available at the first sentencing, he would have required a three-year – not a 60-day – minimum.Source
You can thank the power of the people for the pressure they put on the government to make this happen. This is much better than before, but still not good enough justice for such a sickening crime in my opinion.
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Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t that how it should be? Government of the people, by the people, and for the people. I think our government messed up somewhere and forgot this.
Agreed, the sentence is still too light but at least the judge saw the error in his judgement.
Seems like the Judge is just as mad as the rest of us. He gets too much pressure so he just t gives the guy another slap on the wrist sentence.
This guy ought to be removed from the bench.
I believe that this sentence is still not severe enough. Not more than 10 years? Who is he kidding. In 2016 that sicko is going to be out and hanging around schools and parks.
Just like My Own Thoughts, I didn’t blog about Cashman either b/c of the thinking that I wouldn’t make a difference. Fortunately, the people of Vermont didn’t think like us. This taught me that I, and the rest of us, need to step it up more for what we believe is right. We CAN combat the ACLU and activist left wing judges. We need to have confidence that we can change things back, going back to where God’s name is no longer a forbidden word in public.
That is not good enough. Three years for raping a 6 year old for four long years? I don’t think so. He should get atleast 25 years.
This really makes me angry. I am sick of these idiot judges.
On a lighter note: Today I received my Stop the ACLU bumper sticker with the org address and put it promptly on my Jeep bumper, below my “God Bless America”, in the back window. Watch your site meter Jay and see if you get anymore hits from South Carolina.
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Just think, this whole thing could have been prevented if people would have stepped up months ago when he announced that he was considering the 60 days to begin with. Rather than trying to fix the problems, we need to prevent them. Sadly, until the media realizes that, families like this one will have to suffer even longer to get justice.