TYLER, Texas, Aug. 21, 2008
Texas Man Convicted In Child Sex Club Case
Children As Young As 5 Groomed To Perform Sex Shows At Swingers Club
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Patrick Kelly was convicted by a Texas jury for grooming children to perform in sex shows at a swingers club, Aug. 21, 2008. (AP/Smith County Sheriffs Office)
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Patrick "Booger Red" Kelly showed no emotion after the verdict. Jurors deliberated about two hours before finding him guilty of engaging in organized criminal activity, a conviction that could send him to prison for life.
Prosecutors alleged Kelly was a member of the so-called Mineola Swinger's Club, though Kelly has testified he is innocent. They contended Kelly helped set up a "kindergarten" where young children learned to dance provocatively. To help perform at the club, prosecutors say the children were given Vicodin-like drugs the adults passed off as "silly pills."
Testimony began Thursday afternoon in the sentencing phase of the trial, where prosecutors were pushing for a life sentence. Kelly could go to prison anywhere from five years to life.
During closing arguments Thursday, prosecutor Joe Murphy accused Kelly of having sexual contact with four children tied to the case who, he said, showed signs of sexual abuse.
Kelly's defense questioned why the children did not remember details about the club and why they were not examined by medical personnel trained to detect sexual abuse.
Kelly testified during the trial that he has no knowledge of "silly pills" and never made children do any kind of sexual dancing or touched them inappropriately. He said he has never even been to the Mineola Swinger's Club.
Other witnesses called by Kelly's attorneys have said that while swinger parties took place in the building, children were never present.
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See all 35 CommentsPosted by yourpointis at 11:17 AM : Aug 22, 2008
"mistakes of a few"?
lollll...now wait - it took an awful lot of ya to make G.W. Bush governor, and so launch him on his way and us into Iraq...
But the comment that most people don''t convict others on trumped up charges isn''t entirely true. When a case involves high emotions, the jury tends to believe the police and prosecutor more readily. But that is what the appeals court is for. Those judges will look at the case to ensure that the evidence to convict was there.
Posted by noseonurface
Floyd and Barney Fife were getting it on in the back of the barber shop.
Imagine that a young friend of your child makes up a story about you that is a lie. How would you feel if it got into the newspapers? For all I know this guy is an animal BUT he should not be dragged through the mud UNTIL he is proven guilt.
I would like to see a law passed that protects people form having their name and likeness published until they have been convicted of the crime.
If this guy is guilty then hang in the courtyard but until then he is owed the benefit of the doubt and shouldn''''t be judged through the media."
Posted by nativecc at 09:20 AM : Aug 22, 2008
Did you even read the story?!?
Read the f*uc*king story!
Imagine that a young friend of your child makes up a story about you that is a lie. How would you feel if it got into the newspapers? For all I know this guy is an animal BUT he should not be dragged through the mud UNTIL he is proven guilt.
I would like to see a law passed that protects people form having their name and likeness published until they have been convicted of the crime.
If this guy is guilty then hang in the courtyard but until then he is owed the benefit of the doubt and shouldn''t be judged through the media.
"This isn''''t right! The guy''''s picture is plastered on a national news web site for being accused of a disgusting crime. If he is innocent, and he is presumed innocent until proven guilty, it could ruin his life and will certainly make life miserable until he gets his day in court."
Imagine that a young friend of your child makes up a story about you that is a lie. How would you feel if it got into the newspapers? For all I know this guy is an animal BUT he should not be dragged through the mud UNTIL he is proven guilt.
I would like to see a law passed that protects people form having their name and likeness published until they have been convicted of the crime.
If this guy is guilty then hang in the courtyard but until then he is owed the benefit of the doubt and shouldn''t be judged through the media.
Imagine that a young friend of your child makes up a story about you that is a lie. How would you feel if it got into the newspapers? For all I know this guy is an animal BUT he should not be dragged through the mud UNTIL he is proven guilt.
I would like to see a law passed that protects people form having their name and likeness published until they have been convicted of the crime.
If this guy is guilty then hang in the courtyard but until then he is owed the benefit of the doubt and shouldn''t be judged through the media.
You have to sterilize these guys once they have been found guilty. You can''t "cure" this kind of thing.
If he had s e x u a l contact or abused your daughters, what would YOU do to him, goodsamarata?
Lock him up in Huntsville with the General Population
let him meet Tyrone. 6''8 300 lbs and hates Red Neck Pedophiles...
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