Kentucky man released from prison by ex-Gov. Matt Bevin arrested on federal child porn charges

[brucejoel99]

As far as I can tell, this has nothing to do with a gubernatorial election. Probably more suitable for general discussion.

Mods, please move.

[brucejoel99]

I mean...did anybody bother reading here? The implication from the thread title and headline is that the guy broke the law again. This is just the federal government charging him for the same thing he was convicted by the state for several years ago.

The crimes alleged Tuesday stem from the same 2014 sexual assault.


Local authorities said Jones and several other people assaulted a 15-year-old boy with a sex toy while he was unconscious at a party in Hopkinsville, in Kentucky's southwest corner. The victim's colon was punctured and his bladder was injured in an assault that was recorded and uploaded to Snapchat, NBC affiliate WAVE of Louisville reported.

Bevin, a Republican, commuted Jones' sentence in December after he was lobbied by Christian County Commonwealth's Attorney Rick Boling, The Associated Press reported. Boling later apologized for the letter and asked forgiveness for the "embarrassment that I have caused this community," according to the AP.

Bevin said he commuted Jones' sentence because he believed there was "zero" evidence linking him to the crime except for the "testimony of kids who were getting a better deal by throwing [him] under the bus," the Courier-Journal newspaper of Louisville reported.

Wouldn't this be double jeopardy?

Separate prosecutions for the same crimes in state & federal courts are allowed.

[brucejoel99]

I mean...did anybody bother reading here? The implication from the thread title and headline is that the guy broke the law again. This is just the federal government charging him for the same thing he was convicted by the state for several years ago.

The crimes alleged Tuesday stem from the same 2014 sexual assault.


Local authorities said Jones and several other people assaulted a 15-year-old boy with a sex toy while he was unconscious at a party in Hopkinsville, in Kentucky's southwest corner. The victim's colon was punctured and his bladder was injured in an assault that was recorded and uploaded to Snapchat, NBC affiliate WAVE of Louisville reported.

Bevin, a Republican, commuted Jones' sentence in December after he was lobbied by Christian County Commonwealth's Attorney Rick Boling, The Associated Press reported. Boling later apologized for the letter and asked forgiveness for the "embarrassment that I have caused this community," according to the AP.

Bevin said he commuted Jones' sentence because he believed there was "zero" evidence linking him to the crime except for the "testimony of kids who were getting a better deal by throwing [him] under the bus," the Courier-Journal newspaper of Louisville reported.

Wouldn't this be double jeopardy?

Separate prosecutions for the same crimes in state & federal courts are allowed.

But is it common?

Common enough that the Supreme Court literally just ruled on the validity of it last June.