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Originally Posted by Got Stripers
Call BS, have you not watched the local news, at that age he could very well have been prosecuted as an adult.
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As to your response to ONE of my points, it depends on the alleged crime. Third degree sexual assault in Maryland can refer a minor to adult court. Ms. Ford's description doesn't seem to fully meet the definition of third degree of assault. Also taken into consideration is the defendant's past behavior. Is it a first offense. And is there sufficient evidence that the crime occurred and that the defendant did it.
The overall situation that Ms. Ford describes would be a very weak one in order to refer the case to adult court.