Two Arrested, Charged With Child Abuse
OJAI POLICE DEPARTMENT
Media release
OJAI VALLEY NEWS POLICY: In felony arrests of this nature, the OVN will not publish the names of the suspects until after they have been arraigned.
Suspects: Two Oak View men, ages 18 and 20
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department’s Ojai detectives and patrol deputies concluded an investigation into a child abuse case in which one suspect kicked a four-year-old male child in the groin while another suspect videotaped it. The investigation started when a patrol deputy was given a found cellular phone. When the deputy attempted to identify the owner of the phone, he located a video in the phone showing a four-year-old male child being kicked in the groin by an adult male. The child abuse case occurred in December of 2009, but was not reported until the deputy uncovered the video.
During the investigation, the two suspects were identified and ultimately arrested for 273a(a) – Child Abuse. At this time, the suspects are in custody in lieu of $50,000 bail.
Ha ha. I still get a “kick” out of this every time I read it. The adults should get an award and the child given an acting career. KUDOS TO ALL INVOLVED!!!! YOU ARE AMERICAN PATRIOTIC HEROES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TO Y’all IT’S A BIG SHAME CHARLES IS NOW JUST LIKE HIS mother.Charles has become non-sufficiant, depends on the kindness of others and is still, not growing.As far as any growth goes his mother has him in her pocket book.
Witch Hunt’
TELEVISION REVIEW
Falsely imprisoned Bakersfield parents are profiled in the frustrating MSNBC documentary.
April 11, 2009|MARY McNAMARA, TELEVISION CRITIC
Sean Penn, who lends his name, voice and political aura to “Witch Hunt,” dedicates the documentary to the thousands of Americans wrongfully imprisoned today.
Death Penalty and Innocence
Since 1973, over 130 people have been released from death rows throughout the country due to evidence of their wrongful convictions. In 2003 alone, 10 wrongfully convicted defendants were released from death row.”I cannot support a system which, in its administration, has proven so fraught with error and has come so close to the ultimate nightmare, the state’s taking of innocent life… Until I can be sure that everyone sentenced to death in Illinois is truly guilty, until I can be sure with moral certainty that no innocent man or woman is facing a lethal injection, no one will meet that fate.”
Arizona: Ray Krone, released in 2002
Spent 10 years in prison in Arizona, including time on death row, for a murder he did not commit. He was the 100th person to be released from death row since 1973. DNA testing proved his innocence.
Illinois: Madison Hobley, Aaron Patterson, Stanley Howard and LeRoy Orange, pardoned in 2003
Sent to death row on the basis of “confessions” extracted through the use of torture by former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge and other Area 2 police officers in Chicago. They were pardoned by outgoing Governor George Ryan, who also commuted the remaining 167 death sentences in Illinois to life imprisonment.
North Carolina: Jonathon Hoffman, exonerated in 2007
Convicted and sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of a jewelry store owner. During Hoffman’s first trial, the state’s key witness, Johnell Porter, made undisclosed deals with the prosecutors for testifying against his cousin. Porter has since recanted his testimony, stating that he lied in order to get back at his cousin for stealing money from him.
Yeah!!!I trust the system! This is just a pinch compared to the exact number and the innocent that were executed before they were proved to be innocent.
I understand you don’t care because you didn’t know these people, but consider you may have known them or even further, consider if it were YOU!
I’m not suggesting they did not do the act, I am insisting they explore all possibilities beyond a shadow of a doubt that they explore all the evidence before their conviction in case they were just acting.
Being convicted of felony child abuse should be a greater punishment compared to just playing a jack ass hoax I would think.
Hey Anonymous it’s okay calm down no need to get so upset, we’re not here to verbally beat up anyone. The situation is an unfortunate one for everyone involved, and for you as well. I hope that the truth will come out, and whom ever is at fault will face the consequences imposed by the judicial system. It is a shame that this couldn’t have been worked out within the family before the police got involved, but unfortunately it did not. I understand your frustration, and hope things get better. Best Wishes
(deleted) all you people who r like that i know both those guys and when at the time it was done it was stupid of them but they both later werent happy with wat they had done and regretted it then becuz of this whole thing a son and brother to a dear friend of mine is in jail along with his best friend i just feel this is a bunch of (deleted) and (deleted) happenes and if its family u should know better thta they regret it and stop being stupid abou this whole thing
Whatever, you don’t seem to have a life with all the time you spend writing absurd comments filled with facts so you can appear educated
I’m sorry but your ignorance is embarrassing. You can copy & paste all the information you need on the Fifth Amendment or anything else you’re obviously not familiar with on your own. Maybe next time you can copy & paste the Miranda rights for our entertainment.
Let me help you out, Charles Rodriguez & his kicking buddy Ru Rupp have been incarcerated for 23 days, bail is $50,000, charges are: Felony Child Abuse Code:PC Sec:273a(a) These are the facts you can obtain them yourself it’s very simple just go to www.vcsd.org, and you can even look at each of their docket information at the Ventura County Superior Court website. No they have not been found guilt yet, but you are missing my point and it doesn’t appear you are capable of comprehending my point. Your response that “Kids get hit in the crotch on TV all the time. As well as kicked, punched, hit by cars, fall out of trees, it’s not real, it’s acting” I seriously cannot believe you would write something so preposterous. This is NOT about a little boy who was on some TV show…lol!!
Please tell me you hit enter before you had time to proof read this cretinous comment, because it’s crazy talk, you’re logic is absurd not to mention futile. Maybe lighten up on watching so much TV, it’s obviously distorting your perception of reality, big time.
Thanks for the laugh though!
And “What If” it was just a hoax? Kids get hit in the crotch on TV all the time. As well as kicked, punched, hit by cars, fall out of trees, it’s not real, it’s acting….Are you an American?
The Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution reads, in part, “No person shall be … deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law …”
What this means, in plain terms, is that constitutionally you cannot be executed, imprisoned, or fined without the proper course of justice taking place. Due process, itself, is not defined in the constitution, but is universally recognized as meaning what we term as “a fair trial.”
Presumption of innocence is a legal right that ‘we’ all are granted. It states that no person shall be considered guilty until finally convicted by a court. The burden of proof is thus on the prosecution, which has to convince the jury that the accused is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. In principle, the defense does not have to ‘prove’ anything. However, the defense may present evidence tending to show that there is a doubt as to the guilt of the accused.
open minded,
you sound just like G.W. Bush “your either with us or with the terrorists”.
Ultimatums are for dictators…