Police said a two-year-old girl was raped in the aisle of a dollar tree today. The girl was at the store with her aunt and grandmother; they became separated for a moment and she was grabbed by the already convincted sex offender, Eugene Melendres Ramos. After taking her, he pinned her down in the aisle and pulled down her pants. He began to assault her when he was spotted and then he was chased out of the store. The grandmother and aunt chased him as well as two other men that were outside the store. The men eventually tackled him and held him until officers were able to arrive. Ramos had previously been charged in 2003 for intent to commit rape, sodomy, or oral copulation of a seven-year-old. He is currently being held for suspicion of kidnapping, rape, sexual acts with a child and false imprisonment. The bail is set at $350,000.
I think that this is horrible. The child was still in diapers and it's a real problem in America concerning women and children. I'm not saying men aren't raped, but it is more common with women and children being the rape victims. I personally think that the laws should be more strict concerning rape or sexual assault. He clearly had done this before and he clearly didn't learn his lesson.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/12/02/BAAR1GL0VH.DTL&tsp=1
I agree with you that the laws need to be more strictly defined. Sexual assault is a serious topic, and the laws need to allow for less gray area. Jail sentences seem to not necessarily fit the crimes they committed. I believe that the sentences should be defined by the kinds of crimes committed.
ReplyDeleteFor example sentence for an 18 year old boy who is accused of assaulting his 17 year old girl friend should be different than a sentence for a person raping a two year old child.