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September 28th, 2008, 12:18 AM
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Michigan - A Battle Creek man in prison for having sex with a sheep won't have to register as a sex offender.
The Sex Offender Registry Act does not apply to Jeffrey Haynes because his victim was not a human, the Michigan Court of Appeals decided in a ruling released Tuesday. Haynes, 45, is serving 30 months to 20 years after pleading no contest in February 2006 to sodomy. Prosecutors alleged he had sex with the animal in Bedford Township on Jan. 26, 2005.
As part of his sentencing, Haynes was ordered by Calhoun County Circuit Court Judge Conrad Sindt to register as a sex offender when he is released from prison. He became eligible for parole on Aug. 12 but remains an inmate at the Parr Highway Correctional Facility in Adrian.
Sindt agreed with Assistant Prosecutor Tamara Towns, who argued at the sentencing it was possible Haynes would prey on children or vulnerable adults. "He is a predator," Towns told the judge. But Haynes said at the time he was not violent and would not assault children.
"I take full responsibility for what I did wrong," Haynes said. "I am sorry for what I did. But I am not a child molester and would never touch a child. The prosecutor is being real hard on me for what I did. But I should not be treated as a child molester." Sindt disagreed and said, "this act is so representative of someone who is sexually perverted that I will order he register on the sex offender list."
The three-member panel of the appeals court on Tuesday voted unanimously to reverse the sex list registration requirement. In their opinion, the judges ruled the statute on sexual registry, as written, applies to human victims. Baaah!
http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080925/NEWS01/809250323
Michigan - A Battle Creek man in prison for having sex with a sheep won't have to register as a sex offender.
The Sex Offender Registry Act does not apply to Jeffrey Haynes because his victim was not a human, the Michigan Court of Appeals decided in a ruling released Tuesday. Haynes, 45, is serving 30 months to 20 years after pleading no contest in February 2006 to sodomy. Prosecutors alleged he had sex with the animal in Bedford Township on Jan. 26, 2005.
As part of his sentencing, Haynes was ordered by Calhoun County Circuit Court Judge Conrad Sindt to register as a sex offender when he is released from prison. He became eligible for parole on Aug. 12 but remains an inmate at the Parr Highway Correctional Facility in Adrian.
Sindt agreed with Assistant Prosecutor Tamara Towns, who argued at the sentencing it was possible Haynes would prey on children or vulnerable adults. "He is a predator," Towns told the judge. But Haynes said at the time he was not violent and would not assault children.
"I take full responsibility for what I did wrong," Haynes said. "I am sorry for what I did. But I am not a child molester and would never touch a child. The prosecutor is being real hard on me for what I did. But I should not be treated as a child molester." Sindt disagreed and said, "this act is so representative of someone who is sexually perverted that I will order he register on the sex offender list."
The three-member panel of the appeals court on Tuesday voted unanimously to reverse the sex list registration requirement. In their opinion, the judges ruled the statute on sexual registry, as written, applies to human victims. Baaah!
http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080925/NEWS01/809250323