October 14, 2019, 2:25 pm
A few weeks ago, our weekly update concerned Galen Baughman, a reform advocate who was facing trial to determine whether he would be labeled a sexually violent predator and civilly committed. The below is an excerpt from a message Galen’s mom sent to his supporters sharing the unfortunate news.
I wanted to share a message Phil Fornaci sent out recently regarding the outcome of Galen’s second prosecution under Virginia’s “Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predator’s Act”.
Yesterday, an Arlington County jury ruled that Galen Baughman is a sexually violent predator (SVP), despite the lack of any evidence to support such a claim. This is a horrible result not only for Galen but for all people accused of similar fake offenses. Notably:
The Arlington County Detention Facility immediately placed Galen in protective custody after the jury’s verdict, against Galen’s wishes. Next up, Galen will have a conditional release hearing on December 4th where Judge Daniel Fiore, II will decide whether to release Galen or commit him to the gulag in down state Virginia. We don’t have much hope that Fiore will let Galen out given the totality of his judicial rulings in this matter
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