Registered Child Sex Offender Sentenced to 1-6 Years in Prison
Published by Joe Burgess January 9th, 2008 in Police /Legal.Darnell Crosswhite, of HWY 278 East, Monticello, was previously required to register as a “child sex offender” in a Mississippi court, according to court records.
Crosswhite went before the Drew County Circuit Court Tuesday morning, charged as a ”sex offender working with children”.
Although the Prosecuting Attorney’s office had reportedly agreed to a plea bargain of 3 years probation, Circuit Judge Bynum Gibson refused to let that plea agreement stand, and sentenced Crosswhite to 1-6 years in the Dept. of Correction.
The Circuit Court will hold a hearing on Feb. 19 to determine exactly how long Crosswhite’s 1-6 sentence will be.
After his hearing Crosswhite was released on an earlier bond, but with the stipulation that if he is found in the company of any child under the age of 18, he will be arrested on a $20,000 bond, and brought before Judge Gibson, again.
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I applaud Judge Gibson for NOT upholding that bogus deal the Prosecution set up. 1-6 years is MUCH better than 3 years of probation. (What was the Prosecutor THINKING?!)
I just hope that the sentence is more like the 5 or 6 years, rather than 1 or 2.
I understand that it is the law…but how is it that laws make it so easy for child molesters to re-offend, and someone can spend 40 years in prison for drug charges? Doesn’t this seem a bit backwards?