A “non-binary” child molester who was found guilty in Scotland avoided jail time by making the case that his client would be “particularly vulnerable” behind bars.
As a point of reference, this is due to the implicit code of honor that condemns child molesters amongst even dangerous criminals in prison.
The Scottish Sun reported on Thursday that Oliver James Bond, a 32-year-old from the village of Cardenden who was found guilty by a jury of sexually assaulting a young boy over the course of six years, escaped jail time.
Bond started molesting the child in 2010 when the boy was 15, the report said.
“He carried out a serious sex attack on the boy while he was asleep and incapable of giving consent,” the Sun reported.
Between 2013 and 2016, the predator continued to violate the boy sexually at least twice more, usually when he was asleep.
A Scottish jury last week found Bond guilty of all three attacks following an hour of deliberation.
Predator walks free from court for SECOND time after molesting sleeping childhttps://t.co/rolZtmU28O
— The Scottish Sun (@ScottishSun) July 13, 2023
The suspect has a history of predatory aggressiveness, which is typical of child molesters.
Bond was convicted in 2019 of sexually assaulting a guy who was posing as a woman, but his punishment was merely 200 hours of community service and no jail time. At the time, Bond went under the name “Lucas Cole.”
Then, after changing his name to Oliver James Bond, he attacked a 15-year-old child again.
David Holmes, Bond’s defense lawyer, had the audacity to argue that his child molesting client shouldn’t go to prison because he would be “particularly vulnerable” there.
Surprisingly, the presiding judge, Sheriff David Hall, seemed to accept this justification for crime. According to the report, he sentenced Bond to social work supervision for 18 months and placed him on the Sex Offenders Register for five years.
Additionally, a six-month curfew and a requirement to perform 250 hours of community service in lieu of prison time were imposed on the convicted sex offender.
“With some hesitation, I am going to allow you to remain at liberty,” Hall said at trial, according to the Scottish Sun. “You were convicted by the jury of all three charges. You just don’t get the seriousness of this matter.”
Conservative member of the Scottish Parliament Russell Findlay attributed the judge’s bizarre choice to liberals’ bizarre campaign to put offenders’ well-being ahead of public safety.
“With the SNP’s [Scottish National Party] systemic drive to empty Scotland’s prisons in top gear, it’s becoming less clear what kind of crime needs to be committed that will result in a jail sentence,” he told the Sun.
“What is clear is that this depraved individual presents a risk to adults and children.”
In order to prevent sex offenders from changing their names in order to conceal their prior criminal histories, Findlay is also calling for changes to Scottish legislation.
“This sordid case yet again highlights the need to close the dangerous loophole allowing sex predators and other serious criminals to hide their offending history by legally changing their names,” he said.
The SNP and Greens have just voted through their dangerous Bail and Release Bill which will risks public safety.
Yet again, they’ve betrayed victims by putting criminals’ rights first. 👇 pic.twitter.com/NVqAKQonJH
— Russell Findlay MSP (@RussellFindlay1) June 22, 2023
Left-wingers in Scotland are supporting the widespread release of dangerous criminals while undermining public safety, much like they do in the United States.
Why don’t liberals care about safeguarding children and the general public from dangerous criminals, whether they are in our country or Europe?
Thomas Cooper