By Lenore Skenazy. He had hoped to get off probation on the 8th, but an early Christmas was not to be. That means he cannot use the internet for anything other than schoolwork.
He is forbidden to live with his family, as they reside near a dock, and children could β conceivably β gather there. He must be home between 9 p. Zach is also required to notify the officer of any dating relationship he pursues. All for sleeping with a girl when he was 19 who said she was 17 but turned out to be His probation officer told the judge that Zach had done all that was required of him and even got good grades. For the officer, it was a slam dunk: Zach had served two years of probation already and now merited release.
The officer had gone so far as to fill out the termination papers. Details here. Instead, Zach must earn his freedom. But when his case hit the front page of the New York Times, he got a new sentencing. As the South Bend Tribune explains :. A revised sentence took his name off the sex offender registry and granted him a second chance under a Michigan law called the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act, which offers leniency to first-time offenders who are young adults.
Those alleged violations could have resulted in his being put back on the Michigan sex offender registry, Les said. And what was his heinous infraction? This time, though, that same probation officer was willing to undo those extra six months. But the judge decided against him and Zach. So now Zach will be back in court in April to see if he can finally get off probation. Of course if, God forbid, he Googles a fish tank filter again, or walks by a municipal pool, all bets could be off.
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