Action: May 13th St. Louis, Missouri-Demand Equal Protection For Incest Victims!!!

Action: May 13th St. Louis, Missouri-Demand Equal Protection For Incest Victims!!!

An Arkansas District Attorney in Sebastian County has taken the position that rape cases would be prosecuted, but not incest cases.

Quote from Parkhurst v. Tabor et al., 8^th Circuit Court of Appeals, Docket No. 08-2610

“no one wants these [incest] cases.”

In this case there was a million dollar judgment against the father for sexual abuse of his daughter. There was also a  federal case against the prosecutor for failing to prosecute the case (equal protection for the victim). Unfortunately, the case against the prosecutor was dismissed. What this means is that victims of rape who are incest victims are not being given the same protections as other rape victims. It seems that when the victims of rape are related to the perpetrator, the crime is not being prosecuted.

There will be oral argument in St. Louis, Missouri on May 13 in the US Court of Appeal 8th Circuit regarding the violation of the incest victim’s rights to be treated the same as other rape victims .

Court will be held in the Thomas F. Eagleton Courthouse at 111 S. 10th Street, St. Louis, Missouri.

Click here for map to courthouse: Map of Courthouse-111 S. 10th St.

Division I will be held in the En Banc Courtroom on Floor 28. Counsel presenting oral argument should report to the clerk’s office, Room 24.329, 30 minutes before Court convenes.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2009, BEGINNING AT 9:00AM
BEFORE JUDGES WOLLMAN, GIBSON, MURPHY

Link to Court Calendar Info Here: 8th Circuit Calendar for Parkhurst v. Tabor et al

Anyone concerned about the violation of incest victims rights, please come to the oral argument on May 13th in St. Louis, Missouri, and show your support for incest victims. Demand equal protection!!!

For more background on the case see this article from the Domestic Violence Report:

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