Indiana law prohibits the release of the names of people with communicable diseases, unless the person signs a release form or the release of the name is needed to enforce public health laws. It’s part of that whole “right to privacy” that liberals seem to think is somewhere in the Constitution (it’s not) and in this case it means a baby raping pervert who was caught after he infected his 1-year-old victim with an STD will get out of jail in less than a year unless he’s a hellacious enough prisoner that they don’t shave his time.
From the Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette:
Bobby Joe Flores had gonorrhea. And at some point after he baby-sat for a 1-year-old girl, so did she.
But a state law prevented that information from being presented to a jury, so Flores pleaded guilty to a lesser-grade child molesting charge.
The result Monday was a prison sentence under which Flores could be free in less than a year.
In April 2008, the girl’s mother took the child to the hospital after she noticed symptoms consistent with gonorrhea and the child began crying when her diaper was changed. In May, Flores, 21, was arrested on an outstanding warrant and while in jail received treatment for what was later determined to be gonorrhea, according to court documents.
In June, Allen Superior Judge John Surbeck issued subpoenas on behalf of prosecutors for Flores’ medical records at the jail, as well as his records at the Allen County Board of Health.
In October, Flores was formally charged with a Class B felony child molesting.
But attorneys for the Allen County Sheriff’s Department and the Fort Wayne-Allen County Health Department contacted prosecutors and said their employees would not testify at Flores’ trial because Indiana law prohibits the disclosure of information related to the identities of people who contract communicable diseases.
Since Indiana also credits prisoners with two days for every day served without disciplinary action (!?!) Flores, who has 180 or so days under his belt, will be out in six months. At which point he’ll no doubt rape more babies. Flores deserves to die for his crimes, instead he’ll do less time than someone who stole a car.
But at least we can rest assured knowing that our “right to privacy” is being so jealously protected by the government. Now if only they tried protecting kids.