A Powerful Court's Weird Logic for Softening the Sentence of a Man Who Raped His Own Daughter | Alternet

A Powerful Court's Weird Logic for Softening the Sentence of a Man Who Raped His Own Daughter | Alternet: 



In 2006, Kelly Vosgien pled guilty to three counts of rape, three counts of sodomy, one count of sexual abuse and three counts of compelling prostitution. The Oregon state court gave him a sentence of 55 years. These charges were brought against Vosgien after he traded cigarettes and money to his daughter and her friend in return for sex. Both girls were minors at the time.



The Ninth has really been weird lately...