A man convicted of sexually molesting two of his relatives got special treatment during his sentencing hearing this week: Fourth District Court Judge Thomas Low took the time to actually praise the former Mormon bishop—before one of his victims, no less! KUTV reports:
Fourth District Court Judge Thomas Low had glowing praise for a man who was convicted of molesting two female relatives while they stayed at his home three years ago.
"The court had no doubt that Mr. Vallejo is an extraordinarily good man," Low said just moments before sentencing Keith Vallejo to prison for sexually abusing the two females. "But great men, sometimes do bad things," Low continued.
During the sentencing, Low appeared to be emotional as he read the sentence. His praise came as at least one of the victims, Julia Kirby, sat in the court room.
"For him to say that in a court room in front the victim who was abused and raped by this man, that he is a great person, to me was unacceptable and unprofessional," she told 2News by phone.
If the court has this much praise to offer a sexual predator, it clearly does not have very high standards. No wonder an overwhelming majority of rapists never see a day in jail.