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Facebook page points out Judge Monroe's favoritism towards Child Molester's

Source: Posted: 26.Apr, 2012 02:31:00 | Last Accessed: 2013-05-22 03:38:29 |

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Tagged: Chris Monroe, Judge Monroe, Sexual Misconduct, Felony Incest, Child Molesting, Sexual Misconduct with a minor

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A Facebook page to point-out Judge Chris Monroe's incapable ability to be fair is shown with several cases which makes it appear he is in favor of individuals who have been charged with Sexual Misconduct with a minor, Child Molesting, Felony Incest etc... all with minimal or no time served. Whereas those who have committed a crime of "theft, drug arrests" have served time.

The message - Please share Facebook Page Citizens for Respectful Judiciary with your Bartholomew County Friends. The only way to get rid of a bad judge is to vote him out. May 8 is the next election for Judge Monroe.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Citizens-for-Respectful-Judiciary/232373110185562

Cases currently listed -

May 14, 2003 - (Cause No.: 03D01-0212-FB-1736) Judge Chris Monroe sentenced Franklin E Thompson (who had been charged with one (1) counts of B Felony Incest and one (1) count of C Felony Child Molesting, and pled guilty only to the C Felony Child Molesting) to two(2) years in the Department of Corrections and SUSPENDED ALL OF THIS TIME. The Defendant served ABSOLUTELY NO TIME IN JAIL.

February 15, 2000, (Cause No.: 03D01-9904-CF-00382.) Judge Chris Monroe sentenced David Swift who had been charged with one (1) count of Felony Sexual Misconduct With a Minor, and one (1) count of Felony Child Molesting but pled guilty only to one (1) count of C Felony Sexual Misconduct With a Minor) to four (4) years in the Department of Corrections and SUSPENDED ALL OF THIS TIME. The Defendant served a total of thrity-one (31) days in jail. The Defendant was ordered to complete six (6) months work release.

On June 13, 2007 (Cause No.: 03D01-0607-FB-01214.) Judge Chris Monroe sentenced Issac Shoaf (who had been charged with B Felony Sexual Misconduct With a Minor, but pled guilty to D Felony Sexual Misconduct With a Minor) to one (1) year in the Bartholomew County Jail and SUSPENDED ALL OF THIS TIME. The Defendant served absolutely NO TIME in jail. Judge Monroe decreased the charge to a MISDEMEANOR. Yes, that's right, a B Felony became a misdemeanor. (B Felony Sexual Misconduct With a Minor requires the defendant be at least 21 years old and the victim at least 14 but less than 16 years old.)

September 1, 2009, (Cause no: 03D01-0903-FC-321) Judge Chris Monroe sentenced Sydney Blair (who pled guilty to C Felony Child Molesting) to three (3) years in the Indiana Department of Corrections and SUSPENDED ALL OF THIS TIME. The Defendant served five (5) days in jail prior to posting $2,500.00 bail when the charges were filed against him. He served no other time in jail. The Judge stated that the Defendant was not likely to commit the crime again even though the Defendant testified that he didn't know why he molested a 5 year old girl on multiple occaisions. The Defendant testified he had also fondled an 12 year old.

September 26, 2000, (Cause No.: 03D01-0001-CF-00024.) Judge Chris Monroe sentenced Jason Hansford who had been charged with one (1) count of C Felony Sexual Misconduct With A Minor, but pled guilty to one (1) count of D Felony Sexual Misconduct With a Minor) to three (3) years in the Department of Corrections and SUSPENDED ALL OF THIS TIME except for the time the Defendant served before posting the $4,000 bail ordered by Judge Monroe. The Defendant served a total of two (2) days in jail.

September 28, 2010 Judge Chris Monroe sentenced Roy M. Nading (who pled guilty to C Felony Child Molesting) to four (4) years in the Indiana Department of Corrections and SUSPENDED ALL OF THIS TIME. The Defendant served seven (7) days before posting $4,000.00 bail when the charges were filed against him. The Defendant did not serve any more than these seven (7) days after admitting to molesting an 11 year old. Cause No.: 03D01-0808-FC-1520.

September 17, 2008 Judge Chris Monroe sentenced Skylar Elkins (who pled guilty to C Felony Child Molesting) to four (4) years in the Indiana Department of Corrections and SUSPENDED ALL OF THIS TIME. The Defendant served one hundred and fifty-six (156) days awaiting trial. the Defendant violated his probation twice. The first time by being in the Columbus North High School parking lot. Judge Monroe released him back to probation. The second probation violation was for dealing drugs. The consequence for this second violation of probation? Judge Monroe terminated probation with no further jail time on this child molesting case! Cause No.: 03D01-0804-FB-783.

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Comments (40 posted)

Hang Em Worton? 26/04/2012 19:14:36

This is concerning, the statistics don't lie. Judge Monroe has been on the bench too long. He is soft on cho-mo's so it seems a change is in order.

Citizen1211 26/04/2012 23:27:50

Judge Monroe is a capable and intelligent leader who I have a great deal of respect for and trust in. While a good amount of skepticism is always healthy, I think that we must always consider that there is probably more to each cases than it may look from these simple summaries. As such, I believe that we should be thankful to have a Judge, Judge Monroe, that is able to render such decisions based on a case-by-case basis rather than simply using a "cookie-cutter" approach.

Furthermore, to call Judge Monroe soft on child molesters is simply incorrect. He has one of the strongest track records in the state for fighting for the children involved in child molestation and abuse cases and has won multiple awards for it. He established a CASA relations office at the courthouse and, talk to any CASA leader, he has been a great advocate.

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Rob C 20/07/2012 17:36:23

Awards? You have got to be kidding me! Just how many awards has Penn State won? The only thing he should worry about is the safety of the public especially children. People do this everyday with award or reward. Apparently he seems to crave attention, not to do his job.

J. Jones 27/04/2012 12:31:45

Judge Monroe used to sentence child molesters to prison. I personally saw him do that multiple times. However, he has been putting more and more child molesters on probation. He has actually not sent child molesters to prison because he didn't think it would be good for the child molester. A judge should also consider what is best for the community. Personally, I care more about protecting children than protecting child molesters. I agree sentences should be handed down on a case by case basis, but Monroe has been way too lenient on criminals recently. Although, if you have paid attention for the last few weeks, he has been sending everyone to prison. If I was a defendant, I would be trying to get my sentencing hearing postponed until after May 8th. He is trying to show the voters that he is tough on crime. I hope the voters have a better memory and look at his entire term, not just the last few months before an election. It's time for Judge Monroe to go.

Politics 101 27/04/2012 10:50:22

Citizen, I agree that Judge Monroe has always been one to be pretty fair and thoughtful in sentencing, however, the case summaries do give pause for concern. Those abstracts do not lie and in the ones provided above, the sentences are soft. Granted, it doesn't say why they are lenient but they are and there is no getting around that. In fairness, all of those cases are from 2010 or before. A more fair assessment would be to look at his over-all career, which no one at Columbuzz is capable of providing, and I am fairly sure the writer of this article had no interest in providing.

I also agree that sentencing decisions should be made case by case and we should truly avoid the "lets hang em and be tough on crime" approach that is wrought with problems. My take is this. It may very well be time for a change in Superior Court, however, to base one's decision on the article above alone is a tremendous mistake because the author has obviously sifted through court cases and picked out the ones that suit Judge Monroe's opponent and are hugely polarizing and emotional for a great many people.

A judge is to be a fair and impartial arbitrator of the facts and should be fair in sentencing. On those facts alone, I think Judge Monroe has done a good job. He does have other issues which are worthy of a decision of a vote on and I am looking at those as well. If folks are going to vote for a change in Superior Court, I just hope they base it on the entire picture and not the rants of negative campaigning. Reality is that campaign tactics like this rode the current Mayor and Council into City Hall so it is more than likely that Judge Monroe will be defeated in the primary.

27/04/2012 20:05:09

If you have positive things to say about Judge Monroe, go ahead. I think child molesters should spend at least some time in jail. I don't think that it is much of a story when a judge setences a child molester to prison. I do think it is a story people need to hear when a judge doesn't. If you have a better way to get information to the voters, please let us all know!

TheBigPicture 27/04/2012 13:40:26

Oh, and the mayor's opponent lost because her negative campaigning was completely baseless and she ran a horrible, negative campaign while offering nothing of her own.

TheBigPicture 27/04/2012 13:37:21

I don't believe Monroe's opponent's campaign has had any involvement in this article or the facebook page. They've stayed relatively positive in their campaign to this point.

Politics 101 27/04/2012 16:16:19

"Too blind to see it"? Sure the Worton campaign has been positive, without question. To say they are not aware that this negative campaigning is going on is disingenuous. Involved? Of course not, that would violate Indiana law. Endorsed by? What do you honestly think?

TheBigPicture 27/04/2012 17:13:40

Where did I say "they weren't aware"? I don't know if they are or not but it is safe to assume anyone paying attention to the election is aware of it.

My personal opinion? 20+ years is enough. Time to move on. It isn't a lifetime appointment.

Kokopelli 27/04/2012 16:01:47

The 30 – 40 Democratic Party stalwarts who gathered at Eastside Community Center Thursday night bore expressions of concern. Or perhaps it could be described as that look you get when you know you have to swallow some bitter medicine. What was missing from the group, however, was any hint of anger. Surprising, since the subject under discussion was the removal of the County Party chairman.

Last month, shortly after Federal law enforcement agents raided the chairman’s business and home, the Democratic Ladies League appointed a committee to fully explore the county party’s options in the event the chairman had to be removed or replaced. Even before the scandalous headlines, Democratic veterans had grown concerned about the near-comatose state of the organization under the current leadership. Not a single Democratic candidate has been recruited to run in the 2012 County elections, nor have State Convention Delegates been recruited.

When committee members contacted Indiana State Democratic Party officials the call came as no surprise. According to state party officials, who moderated the informational meeting, they have been unable to make contact with Chairman Johns since August of last year. Recently, when the 6th Congressional District Democratic Caucus met to elect officers, Bartholomew County failed to take any part. That’s a first in everybody’s memory.

But the group didn’t dwell on the reasons they had gathered. They focused instead on the party rules, the procedures, and the consequences of removing their chair.

The process for petitioning to impeach a County Chairperson was detailed for the group by Party officials. Calendars were consulted to determine if the process could be completed in time to allow a new chair to make State Convention Delegate appointments.

Since the meeting was only informational in nature, no votes were taken. But the group seemed determined to proceed. At the same time, many expressed a hope that the current chairman would tender his resignation, and soon. It’s probably the only chance for the Bartholomew County Democratic Central Committee to have any relevance in the 2012 election cycle.

Politics 101 27/04/2012 16:18:22

Good post! Worthy of it's own story.

Admin 27/04/2012 16:32:03

Yes we received it in email form too...

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27/04/2012 20:09:05

Oh, and since when is reporting documented facts "negative" campaigning? These are facts about the judge doing the job of judge, while a judge, in the county courthouse as an elected official. If we can't talk about the job a politician is doing in a negative light, how can you ever talk about a person who should be removed from office for their conduct while in office?

Politics 101 27/04/2012 21:24:42

Don't be an idiot. The article above references a half dozen or so cases between 2000 and 2010. How long has Monroe been on the bench? How many cases has he heard? How many sentences has he handed down. Stop trying to insult my intelligence because I am pointing out obvious flaws in your emotionally charged campaign e-mail. It is what it is!

28/04/2012 08:39:04

Since you think that some child molesters should be put on probation, your inteligence need not be insulted. You are what you are. I agree, as long as a judge gets it right some of the time, that should be good enough.

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Politics 101 27/04/2012 21:17:50

My comments about the type of campaigning stand. My issue is not with Jim Worton or Chris Monroe. I am not advocating for either one of them but pointing out that the article above is self serving for supporters of Jim Worton. That is hardly debatable. I am also not arguing that 20 years on the bench is too long. The one thing you political hacks, on either side of the issue, bring to the table is your inability to be objective about your own actions. I am laughing at you but rest easy Worton is going to win. Hello?

Sojourner Truth 28/04/2012 00:12:15

Second behind the struggle to oust Jaimie Johns, the Monroe/Worton race is the biggest local political story.

Worton's campaign is certainly much better executed than Monroe's, and it is definitely the most interesting race this time. But Monroe has missed several opportunities to bring Worton's record as police chief into the campaign.

Worton was inattentive and unavailable during much of his tenure as chief. Holding down 2 or sometimes 3 additional jobs while supposedly being a full-time city department head can lead to those kind of complaints.

Life was good if you were one of Fred's police buddies.

Politics 101 28/04/2012 00:26:50

I am not sure that Worton's record as Police Chief is all that bad. There were certainly no major issues that derailed the CPD during Worton's tenure that were not handled appropriately. Monroe's refusal, for whatever reason, to vigorously campaign is notable. It reminds me of George H.W. Bush's 1992 bid for re-election. For someone running for re-election, he certainly seems disinterested.

Jamie Johns is a huge story. Equally big is Jason Vest. Two Democrat Party officers who will, in all probability, be indicted within the next few months is a huge stain on the local party. For the sake of their party, the two should step aside. We sure are not hearing much about Stat these days but my understanding is that former Mayor Armstrong is employed there.

No Name 03/05/2012 00:13:17

Why does Stat get mentioned in this?

The only reason people know about Stat and the latest issues is because Columbuzz posted about it and got things hyped up. Truth also be known that Rural Metro, Tri-County and other ambulance services were also victims. Not just Stat. Stat was one of the last ones to get investigated... And out of those investigations, "zero" have been to court and they have not heard anything back from the FBI. It was a common error in charges, but understandable charges that they were charging,. I do not work for Stat, but people need to know the truth and what is really going on. Look at the biig picture and not just what you read. And thus coming from an investigator myself.

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Sojourner Truth 28/04/2012 11:00:27

A lack of major scandal is setting the bar pretty low, P101. ANY record provides an opportunity for contrast, and one of the perks of being Chief, is you get the actions (or lack thereof) of the whole department hung around your neck. And frankly, Worton WAS bad about not returning calls, etc.

I’m no fan of Monroe, but I can imagine a message line that says hey, we spend a lot of tax dollars on these government services, and the complete and undivided attention of the police chief or the judge of a court is not too much to ask. Since you elected me a gazillion years ago to be your Judge of Superior Court 1, that has been my ONLY job, blah, blah. Add the testimonials of a few disgruntled citizens (I can name a few off the top of my head without even trying), and you’re off to the races.

Politics 101 28/04/2012 11:18:52

ST you raise valid points. Not returning phone calls and being responsive could prove damning but then again these are things that would be known to those of us with intimate knowledge of City Hall and Police Department et al. Most of the people being asked to vote one way or the other in this primary are, arguably, nowhere near as eaten up with politics as I am (or you are **and I smile as I say that**) so perception being reality, Worton pretty much gets a pass IMHO. You raise valid campaign point that Monroe could have seized on, for sure, but his decision t go with a "Rose Garden" strategy could prove to be his undoing.

As I see it, Worton's campaign is well organized, well financed and over the top on enthusiasm for an otherwise boring primary. You are correct that this race truly lacks scandal with the exception of the hack e-mail provided above and the Prosecutor inserting himself into the campaign with some very vocal concerns about Superior Court. How does it wash out? Low turnout. Lack of national competitive race and a super-energized Worton campaign, I give the edge to Jim. If he gets these people who write letters to the editor and comment on Columbuzz to the polls on election day (insert sarcasm for the no-name idiots who cannot fathom what we are talking about) he wins.

Sojourner Truth 28/04/2012 11:41:11

Worton certainly gets a pass if Monroe never raises the issue. However, if the county Dems can get a functional, capable county chair in time to recruit a Democratic Judge candidate,and Worton is the Republican nominee, then that suggests itself as a logical general election campaign issue.

Just how many outside jobs should the guy you are paying to be full-time Columbus City Police Chief hold?

TheBigPicture 28/04/2012 14:41:14

A Democrat has no shot at beating Monroe or Worton. The local Democrat party is in shambles and have you looked at recent election returns? There are way to many Republicans in this town who vote straight ticket.
This race is the race for judge.

Sincerely,
No-Named-Idiot

Politics 101 28/04/2012 15:22:11

Your logic is only partially true. While Democrats are clearly outnumbered at the polls, I would not say it is an "impossibility" that they could run someone for Judge. Fred Armstrong served 16 years as Mayor and he is a Democrat. Judge Heimann, a Democrat, has been in Circuit Court for a long time and Kitty Coriden is also a Democrat. Democrats can win here but it takes Republican's to vote them in.

TheBigPicture 28/04/2012 23:11:09

Those guys were originally elected over 10 years ago and both are/were conservative in their approaches to the offices held. Well, for the most part, until Fred knew he was leaving. He did some goofy stuff on his way out. The "sports complex" debacle, trash fees.
Recent elections in Bartholomew county have had huge numbers of people voting straight R tickets. I see that number getting bigger this fall with Washington going the direction it is and with the local Democrat party leadership woes.

Personally, I think it's dumb to vote straight ticket, especially at the local level. There are good and bad candidates on both tickets and they can have way more impact on your daily life than those at the state and national level.

Politics 101 29/04/2012 00:40:25

Personally, I think it's dumb to vote straight ticket, especially at the local level. There are good and bad candidates on both tickets and they can have way more impact on your daily life than those at the state and national level.

Well said. The local Democrat party has been a mess for years, long before Jamie Johns & Co. took it over. The only candidates that have been successful were mentioned previously. When you get beat every time out, it is hard to get good candidates. In the last city election, Greg Noel should have won IMHO and Gwen Wiggins should have won but again, this is my opinion. The Republican electorate voted, en-masse, for change that included some real whack-jobs which is making life around the council table a little rough and causing Kristen some headaches.

The Stat Ambulance infused Democrat Party which was arguably a run for the 911 Emergency Ambulance Contract has crashed and burned. The top Democrat leadership has been flakey at best. (Bob, I realize these are your "friends" but FBI raids on a business are not common and are indicative of a problem - we can debate the guilt or innocence all day long but the mere appearance of federal agents is hugely problematic).

The Democrats need real leadership at the top and throughout the ranks to become serious contenders and in reality, they have a long, long way to go.

Administrator 28/04/2012 00:33:32

Seven cases over a ten year period tells us how a judge feels about molesters? Give me a break! List ALL of his child molesting cases and average out the prison terms if you want to see the real story.
Bur to pick out seven cases that prove the point you want to make? Two weeks before the election? Dirty politics!

I know three of the judges downtown. Monroe, Coriden, and Heiman. All are very qualified JUDGES. They have proven themselves to be good.

Worton has been a police chief. Who knows how he would be as a judge?

But don't throw a few altered facts out and make it sound like a sitting judge has a thing for molesters because of his sentences to seven perverts in ten years.

It's unfair and it's dirty. And if Worton is behind this nonsense, he should be kept out of the courtroom.

If Monroe's people want to take the time to list EVERY sentence Monroe has made on convicted child molesters, we will list it here. Then we will see the big picture.

28/04/2012 08:41:17

If you want to see the rest of the cases, the documents are in the courthouse and are public records. Again, if you think that some molesters deserve to go free, we know where you stand.

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Politics 101 28/04/2012 10:45:34

You are ignorant and here is why.

Neither Bob or I have suggested that child molesters should not be jailed. This is your assumption because we have questioned the data in the e-mail above.

One more time: THE E-MAIL CONTAINS A HALF DOZEN ABSTRACTS BETWEEN 2000 AND 2010 FROM A SITTING JUDGE WHO HAS BEEN ON THE BENCH FOR 20 YEARS!

Try to follow along now: HOW MANY CASES HAS HE HEARD? HOW MANY SENTENCES AS HE HANDED DOWN? Don't try to pigeon hole this into a divisive political argument like your STUPID e-mail was meant to do.

You have taken a MINUTE SECTION of a judges career and disparaged him for YOUR OWN POLITICAL GAIN (WHOMEVER YOU ARE) I DONT BELIEVE JIM WORTON IS AS IGNORANT AS SOME OF HIS SUPPORTERS.

I HAVE NOT ARGUED THAT WORTON SHOULD NOT WIN BUT YOUR HACK JOB E-MAIL IS TRASH. GOT IT?

Politics 101 28/04/2012 10:48:48

To the NO-NAME POSTER:

From my previous post:

the case summaries do give pause for concern. Those abstracts do not lie and in the ones provided above, the sentences are soft. Granted, it doesn't say why they are lenient but they are and there is no getting around that. In fairness, all of those cases are from 2010 or before.

A more fair assessment would be to look at his over-all career, which no one at Columbuzz is capable of providing, and I am fairly sure the writer of this article had no interest in providing.

Politics 101 28/04/2012 11:23:07

One more thing ST that I am pretty sure you can understand. If, and I stress IF, this e-mail and the strategy of using a half dozen child molesting cases backfires as "negative campaigning", Monroe could win.

If Minnis and company at The Repugnant do a hack job on Worton's loyalists and do a page one piece on Monroe's 20 year record on the bench, that could backfire as well like we saw in the Mayor's race.

I ON STAT 03/05/2012 14:37:46

Sounds like you are a little bised for Stat. Stat gets mentioned because it is or was owned by the Democrat County Chairman (James W. Johns II) and the discussion turned to politics. Many prominent Democrats work there including Jason Vest, Judy JOHNS Jackson, Norm Jackson and former Mayor Fred Armstrong. It's fair discussion. You mention TWO ambulance services other than Stat that were investigated. How many private ambulance services were NOT investigated. How many of those under investigation were raided by federal agents?

Jenny Trulock 03/05/2012 15:01:19

Bob Freeman, Can you post a consensus of all of Monroe's cases? I am a supporter of Monroe, I always have been, and there is nothing that can change my mind, especially not a few cases of the thousands he has taken care of. Monroe has been a influential person in getting all of the bad out of the city. He gives people chances whom he feels deserves them. If he sees promise in someone he will give them the opportunity to get help, and the prison system is not the place to get help. It will make the felons of this community worse. I don't think we need to be judging Judge Monroe. I think we need to be judging the prison system of Indiana. Why can't these felons get the help they need to keep them from committing another crime? He is making a difference in BCJ; a positive difference. Give the man some slack and re-elect him. I am voting for him.

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