A young man by the name of Nicholas Fifield, 18, was scheduled to have a trial on August 17. Fifield is accused of third-degree sexual abuse of a person with a mental defect. Even though this guy is the lowest of scum he was allowed to plead guilty to a lesser charge of assault with intent to commit injury.

This means that he admits no guilt in the crime but acknowledges that there was enough evidence to convict him of the crime. Does this make any sense to you?

According to Fox News:

Fifield was 17 at the time he was charged with third-degree sex abuse of a person “suffering from a mental defect or incapacity, which precludes given consent,” according to the Des Moines Register.

Police said Fifield met the 18-year-old victim through and online dating website and was permitted by the victim’s parents and staff at the Des Moines Group home to take her to the movies on Dec. 5.

However, police said Fifield took her to his home in Windsor Heights and forced the 18-year-old woman to perform sex acts against her will. The police report said she said “no” many times.

I am not a big fan of the plea bargain and here is why:

If a crime is committed against a person, how can the accused criminal plead down for a lesser infraction and get away with only probation? What about the victim, do they not have any say in the process? Do you think it should be automatic sentencing for such crimes or bartering at a court room level?  In my opinion, there should always be some consistency, especially at the justice level.

This is why we need a complete overhaul of the justice system.What do you think?