Evening star., 1947-08-28
Sex Law
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the belief that cases "of this rank
nature need public airing"
Judge Nelson, now sitting in
United States branch of the court
where felonies, including rape and
carnal knowledge, get preliminary
hearings and lesser sex ofenses are
tried, added:
Il have noted with interest and
approval recent efforts Of the press
to turn the spotlight on these
offenders 1t should certainly help
the necessary witnesses to realize
their duty, to report the crime to
police and follow through in the
courts"
The senior Assistant United States
Attorney for Municipal Court, John
B. Diamond III, declared his office
has always found "a certain amount
of reluctance" on the part of women
complainants and the parents of
juveniles ''to face what they, con-
slider the 'notoriety' Of this kind of
court trial
Names Withheld.
at is the wrong attitude, of
course" Mr.. Diamond said. The
The public should feel that their
part in such cases is the same as
that of a person whose home has
been broken into. Helping rid the
streets of sex marauders is the
public's obligation, its responsibility
to itself, which should not be
shirked."
Mr.. Diamond pointed out his office
docs all in its power" to avoid the
mention of names of compliments.
He noted also that all newspapers
cooperate in this regard by not
publishing names of the witnesses
in sex cases.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Clark King, senior prosecutor of
District charges in the court, re-
ported that hardly day has gone
by without a sex case coming into
his Office during the past week.
Seriousness Not Realized.
people apparently have not real
lied the seriousness of the matter
in the past" he said. Sex oftenses
are not to be treated in secret, but
should always be brought to the
attention of the authorities"
Detective Sergt. Richard McCarty
of the Metropolitan police sex
squad and Sergt. Robert G. Thomp-
son, head of the Park police in
vestigative unit, both shared the
conviction that 1.-The more publicity
this type of criminal gets, the better
it will be for every cne."
Court officials agree that this
publicity has been responsible for
the fact that 10 defendants have
been brought into court in the past
eight days to answer sex crime
charges as compared with the pre-
vious average of two cases week.
A tally of these charges follows:
Victor H. Redmond, 54, of the 1000
block of H street NE, was arralgned
Wednesday a week ago on charge
he molested a minor girl iii a down.
town theater. A jury trial on the
resulting assault charge viii! be held
October IA. Redmond. who pleaded
not guilty, is under $500 bond.
Indecent Exposure Gases.
On the same day Charles H. Self,
81, of the 300 block of Seaton place
NE, was given suspended sentence
of 180 days and placed on a years
probation on two charges he in
decently exposed himself in WIN
dow of his home before two women
in their apartment across an alley.
| The following DAY, Wayne Dewitt
Levillain, 81 cancer research
itechnician, was granted a contin-
uance to today on four charges Of
indecent exposure before two girls
ard two women. He demanded a
jury trial today and the case was
set for September IL. He is under
81 200 bond
Last Friday, Lewis Nicotra, 30. of
the $500 block of Second street NV,
was convicted of indecent exposure
before a park pollcewoman. and the
case referred to the probation Office
for investigation and sentencing at
later date.
On Saturday, James L. Tinsley, 81
of the 1900 block of Monroe street
NV. was convicted of indecent ex-
posure and fined S100 on the charge
He exposed himself before 2l-year-
old girl passerby while standing in
the window of his home.
Assault Case to Be Tried.
The same day, Richard Frank
johnson, Is, colored, of the first
block of Seaton place NV, was
placed under $500 bond and granted
ilry trial at later date on two