Roger Lewis (WR New York Giants)

[GeorgiaBuck2]

Disgusting.

 

[shiznit7]

$250,000 bond for a first time arrest means there is overwhelming evidence. Median bond was $23,500 in 1997 so this seems like an exorbitant amount. Prayers to his family and the victim.

 

[OH10]

$250,000 bond for a first time arrest means there is overwhelming evidence. Median bond was $23,500 in 1997 so this seems like an exorbitant amount. Prayers to his family and the victim.

The size of the bond is related to the serious of the charges. Rape is serious. Not sure if you've heard.

Nice to know we can convict people now with high bond amounts.

 

[shiznit7]

The size of the bond is related to the serious of the charges. Rape is serious. Not sure if you've heard.

Nice to know we can convict people now with high bond amounts.

Edit: Average bond is $23,500 for rape... not just any crime. Higher the bond = higher the stakes. Not saying anything about his presumed innocence, more just pointing out that his bond seems high compared to others for the same offense.

 

[OH10]

Edit: Average bond is $23,500 for rape... not just any crime. Higher the bond = higher the stakes. Not saying anything about his presumed innocence, more just pointing out that his bond seems high compared to others for the same offense.

Not sure where you are getting your statistics, but $250,000 is pretty standard for a rape case in a rural county like Fairfield.

EDIT: I see you linked it now to a Minnesota study. Not sure how 1997 Minnesota statistics vs. 2012 Fairfield County, Ohio bond amount = solid evidence of guilt. But at least now I see how easy people make the (cough, cough) connection.

 

[stowfan]

See here again, just another reason we need Gator back

 

[shiznit7]

Not sure where you are getting your statistics, but $250,000 is pretty standard for a rape case in a rural county like Fairfield.

I was just observing that the bond seems exorbitant for a 18 y/o high school senior with no priors who seems like a low risk to flee. That's all. As for statistics, check my last post where I cite a statistician for the DoJ.

 

[BayBuck]

Not sure where you are getting your statistics, but $250,000 is pretty standard for a rape case in a rural county like Fairfield.

EDIT: I see you linked it now to a Minnesota study. Not sure how 1997 Minnesota statistics vs. 2012 Fairfield County, Ohio bond amount = solid evidence of guilt. But at least now I see how easy people make the (cough, cough) connection.

It's actually a Bureau of Justice Statistics report, so it is nation-wide, but 1997 figures seem very outdated by now.

 

[Coqui]

You have to remember, it's also two counts so that might increase the bond as well.

 

[AKAK]

Wait a moment, didn't we all know on August 9 that Meyer was really head-coach-in waiting?

Well... some of us did

 

[OH10]

It's actually a Bureau of Justice Statistics report, so it is nation-wide, but 1997 figures seem very outdated by now.

That actually makes it somehow even less relevant considering Minnesota is more like Ohio than the rest of the country is.

The most important factors for bond purposes are:

1. Seriousness of the charge. (Rape, duh!)

2. The judge setting the bond. (Fairfield County judges set high bonds)

3. Prior criminal history. (None)

4. Flight risk. (None)

It's very rarely, if ever, strength of the evidence; because typically you don't discuss the evidence at a bond hearing and the judge isn't normally privy to the strength of the case. Real life isn't like Law and Order.

Even the length of the "investigation" is misleading. They could have been waiting that long on lab results to prove intercourse. They could have been waiting on the prosecutor to make the call on whether to file charges (and believe it or not, this is a decision that weighs on them). They could have been recording telephone calls between Lewis and the alleged victim hoping he would say something incriminating.

Either way, this young man is innocent until proven guilty.

 

[wadc45]

Well... some of us did

Mark May!

 

[ochre]

Real life isn't like Law and Order.

link?

 

[Buckskin86]

Former Pickerington Central football player Roger Lewis indicted on rape charges
By Nate Ellis
ThisWeek Community Newspapers Monday March 12, 2012

The Fairfield County Prosecutor?s Office announced today, March 12, that former Pickerington High School Central football standout Roger Lewis Jr. has been indicted on felony rape charges.

Lewis, 18, was indicted March 8 by a Fairfield County grand jury on two counts of first-degree rape, according to a press release issued by the county prosecutor?s office on Monday morning.

The indictment follows Lewis? arrest by Pickerington police, who charged him Jan. 31 with raping an 18-year-old woman police identified as Lewis' classmate and acquaintance.

According to police, following a Jan. 6 traffic stop in Pickerington in which Lewis was driving his accuser's vehicle with her as a passenger, the woman reported Lewis raped her in December 2011 and on Jan. 6.

His, Neil Rosenberg of Columbus, said last month Lewis is innocent and would fight the charges if indicted.

The prosecutor?s office press release on Monday said a summons had been issued to Lewis following the indictment because he posted bond and was released from the Fairfield County jail following a Feb. 1 initial hearing in Fairfield County Municipal Court. At that hearing, visiting Judge Teresa Liston reduced Lewis' bond from $250,000 to $75,000.

Both charges against Lewis carry a maximum of 11 years in prison, if he is convicted.

cont...

http://www.thisweeknews.com/content...ral-roger-lewis-indicted-on-rape-charges.html

 

[Buckskin86]

Lewis indicted, will plead not guilty
By Nate Ellis
ThisWeek Community Newspapers
Wednesday March 14, 2012

Former Pickerington High School Central football standout Roger Lewis Jr. was indicted last week by a Fairfield County grand jury on felony rape charges.

The Fairfield County Prosecutor?s Office announced on March 12 that Lewis, 18, had been indicted on two counts of first-degree rape.

The indictment, which the prosecutor?s office said was handed down on March 8, came after Lewis turned himself in to the Pickerington Police Department on Jan. 31. At that time, he was charged with raping an 18-year-old woman police have identified as a classmate and acquaintance.

Both charges against Lewis carry a maximum of 11 years in prison if he is convicted.

?As soon as his attorney is served with the indictment, (Lewis?) arraignment will be scheduled,? Melissa Schiffel, a Fairfield County assistant prosecutor, said March 12.

Lewis? attorney, Neil Rosenberg of Columbus, last month said Lewis is innocent and would fight the charges if indicted. He reiterated those statements in an email to ThisWeek.

?Mr. Lewis will appear for his arraignment and enter a not-guilty plea to each count of the two-count indictment,? Rosenberg wrote. ?I assume his bond will remain as previously set. At this point, I don?t believe there is a request for a higher bond or additional conditions from the prosecutor.

?Mr. Lewis has fully and completely complied with previous orders of the court regarding bond. Mr. Lewis is prepared to defend the charges.?

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http://www.thisweeknews.com/content.../13/lewis-indicted-will-plead-not-guilty.html