The love child rape...
Shei was 15 and 16 years old at the time of the sexual assaults and he was initially charged in juvenile court in 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, his case was pushed back to the point that prosecutors would soon lose jurisdictional authority to prosecute the case.Charges were dismissed against Shei in those cases but were soon refiled. Shei was then given a plea deal that included his stay of adjudication and no prison time in exchange for him not challenging certification in adult court, which allowed for his continued prosecution, according to Olmsted County Senior Attorney Thomas Gort.Shei entered an Alford plea in December 2022, meaning that while he does not admit guilt, he admits that a jury would convict him based on the evidence.Shei's lawyer, James McGeeney, argued that the court lacked the authority to impose any jail time, as that was not "the spirit" of the plea agreement and any jail sentence would be in violation of the agreement.Allen ultimately disagreed with McGeeney's argument, pointing out that judges ordering stays of adjudication in drug cases routinely impose a 30-day jail sentence."I hope you heard what was said in this court today," Allen told Shei in court. "The conduct they described and the way it affected them should be something that haunts you."With good behavior, Shei will serve, at most, 116 days in the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center. His jail sentence will begin Feb. 13, 2023. Shei was also ordered to undergo a sex offender program and complete 200 hours of community service.He will not be required to register as a sex offender.
This guy appears to have gotten a ridiculously light sentence based on the fact that the rapes happened when he was a juvenile and court delays due to Covid. It's INSANE that he got such a short sentence and also is not required to register as a sex offender. He did get "up to 30 years of probation" so it's likely this guy will be back in custody at some point. This is a very weird plea deal. Seems like the slap on the wrist was due to some odd judicial technicalities https://www.yahoo.com/news/rochester-man-given-180-days-010400765.html
