want to talk about more people that maybe should go underground, let's talk about NUMBER_TOKEN-year-old Christopher Belter, who was just sentenced in New York for sexually assaulting four women in four separate incidents at his parents' home. Reportedly, Belter and all the victims were teens at the time of his attacks which happened over an NUMBER_TOKEN month period starting in February of NUMBER_TOKEN. And what ended up happening here is that after initially being charged with more serious crimes, Belter eventually agreed to plead guilty to third degree rape, attempted sexual abuse, and two misdemeanors. All right, and so with all of that, he was facing up to eight years in prison. But during sentencing this week, Niagara county court judge Matthew J. Murphy III said that he had prayed and agonized over his decision, saying that yes, there was quote, "Great harm done, and multiple crimes committed in this case." But then adding quote, "It seems to me that a sentence that involves incarceration or partial incarceration isn't appropriate," with him ultimately only ordering Belter to register as a sex offender and serve eight years of probation. Fucking probation. So understandably his ruling reportedly shocked the courtroom, obviously disappointing the victims and their lawyers, with one even saying, "My client threw up in the ladies' room following the sentencing," and adding, "If Chris Belter was not a white defendant from a rich and influential family, he would surely have been sentenced to prison. The truth of what went on and what he did to his victims is far more egregious than the charges he pleaded to." Also, this is likely not the last you'll hear of this disgusting mess of a case, because according to reports, Belter's house was known as a party house, with authorities also accusing people close to Belter, like his mother, stepfather, and a family friend, of helping to groom the victims with alcohol and marijuana. With them all pleading not guilty to their own set of charges, but we're also going to have to just wait and see what happens next. And as far as those calling to remove the judge, it's already going to happen. And not because of his absolutely disgusting and pathetic sentencing here, but because he is about to turn NUMBER_TOKEN next month, which is New York's mandatory retirement age. And yeah, where I'll story is, I'll just leave the reactions to you, 'cause I feel like with some of these stories today, I'm just, I'm going to get in trouble. From that, I want to take a second to thank the sponsor of today's show, NordVPN, or more directly, URL_TOKEN With the holidays quickly approaching, I'd like to take this opportunity to remind you that most of those must have tech toys, whether it's something for the kids, or that new camera doorbell for your house, those potential security issues that come with them, shouldn't keep you from your holiday joy. Take those worries away with the NordVPN. With Nord, all of your internet data is protected behind a wall of next generation encryption, and with their strict, no logs policy, they don't track, collect, or share your private data. And that helps you and your loved ones stay secure. And just one account and
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