Oh boy...
From the police report:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive...royalton2.html
“When I gave her the best physical description of the male she thought maybe it was the ex-brother-in-law of the tenant in #102”
Catwoman might be onto a good conspiracy theory.
Here's what ought to happen:
Option 1: Charge the tenants of #102 with assault with a deadly weapon. File obscenity charges against the assailed man. Fully prosecute both parties using the legal system and determine if the home is still safe for the child.
Option 2: Charge the tenants of #102 with falsifying a report with an officer, obstruction of justice, and assault with a deadly weapon. Fully prosecute the people in #102 using the legal system and determine if the home is still safe for the child.
Vigilantism is wrong. While we cannot condone the alleged actions of the assailed, laws should only be enforced by officers of the law and court. Society cannot allow for folks to take it upon themselves to exact vengeance whenever they see fit.
Sadly the courts initially gave custody of the child to one of the people allegedly involved in the assault. (This means that the court determined the mother was the best option for the child's well-being.) With this crime, the courts may just hand the child over to the father, who initially missed out as a first draft choice.
This poor child is smack in the middle of this madness.