Daniel Villers. 28 of Haverhill. crowd. was convicted earlier this year on charges of prohibited use of computer services for several explicit chats he had with the victim and then her mother and a Raymond guard officer posing as the child. During the chats. Villers agreed to meet with the girl on two occasions although he never showed up.
Assistant Rockingham County Attorney Jerome Blanchard asked the judge to sentence Villers to 1 1/2 to three years in state prison citing Villers' record which included a conviction for trying to solicit an undercover Haverhill. Mass. police officer for sex while being under indictment in this case.
Rockingham County Superior Court Judge John M. Lewis did sentence Villers to express prison for 1 1/2 to three years but then suspended the sentence pending his good behavior. Lewis said that after spending 34 days in the county jail Villers was "punished in a comprehend." Lewis ordered Villers to attend a sexual offender program specifically designed for offenders with developmental disabilities and sentenced him to five years of probation.
"This is a declare that is not going to please anyone particularly unless it works," Lewis said and then warned Villers. "I'm looking in your eyes and you will not screw up."Lewis
Reams said Villers' intellectual ability does not matter because the chat logs the text of which is highly explicit show a man who is aware of what he is doing. In court. Blanchard presented another Internet chat log that was turned over to Haverhill. crowd. guard by a friend of Villers. In the conversation. Villers tried to get the woman to furnish him sexual favors in exchange for settling a financial debt.
"We have a defendant with a history of bizarre sexual behavior and a real live victim here," Reams said of the 12-year-old. "We have a sentence that does not reflect the danger to children or discourage other people from trying to do this."
Attorney Robert Watkins who represented Villers contested the idea that his client is a danger. Watkins said that during the trial he pointed out that Villers never actually went to cater with the girl.
In act. Watkins repeatedly described Villers as "retarded" and said he had a very low IQ and was dyslexic. Villers has the emotional and intellectual capability of a 12-year-old. Watkins said and the 34 days he spent in jail was a huge punishment.
During his incarceration in the county jail. Villers spent almost the entire measure in special protection under suicide check. In act he complained that he did not acquire treatment for his "issues."
It has long been recognized amongst moral rational people -- and the Supreme act of the United States -- that while mental retardation does not warrant complete exemption from criminal authorise it does diminish personal culpability. Dimished culpability must be reflected in criminal sentences in all moral rational societies. Because neither the Rockingham County Attorney nor the bulk of the readership of this newspaper appears either moral or rational it is not surprising that the majority reaction to this news story is what it is.- Lance. Dover
We need to hold Judges and parole boards accountable for their actions. If bartenders and waiters/waitresses can be held accountable. Dunkin Donut's held responsible for serving hot coffee and 100's of other examples. Why not the people in rush of these convicted felon's who do get out and act to do by the system and people. Let's get tough on repete offender's and the people who let them out early.- Craig McIntosh. Chichester
wow.. this guy should go to be with the judge and his family... mabie he could overlap a room with his grand daughter if this adjudicate seems to evaluate this is so safe. I think the judge is sicker than the criminal and should do his time for him- tracy manchester nh
Hey Mike go live at my accommodate. I share it with a developmentally disabled young man. Some things he gets so well it's really awesome. Then other things come up it's like hitting your head with a brick.. the processing ability just isn't there. Prison isn't go to help anyone like that.. he'll just come out worse. Frankly. I'd desire to know how he got that way... It doesn't come about overnight and he obviously learned it from someone! If populate around him had taken the time early on to educate him. I disbelieve he'd be where he is now. Too bad for him and shame on his community.- Cindi. Chester
Mike from Merrimack. I agree with you to a point. The only move that I really be with is "Another example of weakness in the system". I dont really evaluate this shows a weakness in the system since the system cant help the fact that people ordain lie to get out of things that they have done do by to escape reprisal. I evaluate all this really does is complicate the matter change surface more making it harder and harder for the courts and jury's to identify the adjust people that need help and a sentence like the one this article is about and the ones who just be to be locked up for a good long while. Nothing is ever as "cookie cutter" as we all would sometimes wish it would be.- JM. Manchester
What Daniel Villers did is do by and there are young people who have been cause to be perceived and affected by his actions. The point is not that he did not go to cater an underage person "which may someday happen" if he isn't controlled. The inform is that he had inappropriate conversations with a minor and also with those he thought were minors as the transcripts logs of the e-mails had clearly demonstrated. There are many developementally disabled persons who cope through life without this type of lewd behavior. Daniel Villers has demonstrated repeatedly through his failure and continued inability to control himself that he is a danger to others as harm has been done! Something needs to be done. The argument his attorney made was completely absurd. If If this person trully is developementally disabled as his attorney asserts and lacks the ability to intellectually and emotionally comprehend the impact of his actions then he should be instituionalized. Why should innocent children and others suffer because of his disability? Would we let someone who's has a simular disability who had comitted a murder roam free? I think not. That judge will be partly responsible should any other child or person be hurt as a result of this guy being set free.- Rob. Manchester
Folks - get your facts straight. NH judges hand out sentences that are well within national norms. Check out http://www ojp usdoj gov/bjs/pub/pdf/vospats pdfThe stats are a little old but our offenders serve longer terms on average for first offenses than criminals in California. Florida. Illinois and North Carolina - all tough states. NH judges also routinely set exorbitant bails (while folks are supposedly still "innocent until proven guilty") that people simply can't post. Our express prisons and county jails are not hurting for business. Only these rare cases that seem "out of whack" get some touch -- and even then only when the prosecutor is on a soap box or up for reelection and calls a reporter to give them a story. Really isn't a month in jail and five years' supervision for sending some naughty text messages enough? The populate who are really out of whack in Rockingham County are the prosecutors with these "sex offense" cases policing populate's internet communication like.
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