A point we want to emphasize:
Sisk didn't live in the same state as the minor posing as an adult. They never met IRL. Their only interaction was in a public online chatroom that was geared towards adults and had age restrictions.
None of this helped Sisk in court.
#SaveOurSiskhttps://twitter.com/CarcinLoring/status/970373139287875585 …
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The minor essentially threw Sisk under the bus to save herself, spinning this story of Sisk being some dangerous predator who had been grooming her and trying to lure her out of state (all requests to meet IRL were initiated by the minor in reality), and the court bought it.
Something we should clarify: The minor was charged with several counts of a class 2 felony for the creation and distribution of child pornography when it was discovered that she was dessiminating nude photos of herself to multiple parties within said chatroom. 1/2
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However, Sisk was tried in court before the minor was, and the prosecution (the minor's attorney) used this case as an opportunity to pin all blame on Sisk. By the end, the court was made to believe that the minor had been coerced and charges against the minor were dropped. 2/2
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Despite the fact that no evidence to prove coercion existed and everything was based on hearsay meant to play in to the emotionally driven bias of the court.
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As far as the court was concerned, evidence of said coercion came in the form of Sisks guilty plea. That said, the prosecution put a lot of pressure on Sisk to make the plea, with threats of life prison sentences. The plea bargain was made to look compassionate by comparison.
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Given the history of AZ DoJ to side with the prosecution in sex offense cases, even Sisk's attorney urged her to take the plea bargain despite being innocent. Unfortunately, the judge decided to add restrictions to the bargain after it was decided. Such included Internet ban.
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I long for the day when “plea bargaining” is seen for what it is: legalized blackmail.
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