Horrific Prelim held by Judge Middleton

Domestic violence is only a misdemeanor with a cap of 93 day sentence in Michigan. Yet, if you spit on a stranger, that’s a felony. The only reason this defendant’s DV charge is a felony is because he’s already had three convictions for it. God only knows how many times he’s been charged or committed the crime. It’s disgusting.

It’s the religious right which is running our country. America is as fanatical as Saudi Arabia.

Pretty much same thing here in Sweden - But i dare you to cheat a few dollars on your tax... then you'll be in for life. xD Oh.. and don't you ever download a copyrighted mp3 on the internet and share it with a loved one on a "mix cd".... you and your family will be in debt for a few generations xD

@@testarolle It's 2024 FLAC has replaced MP3s ;)

@@CindyLouWho77 They don't put much value on a child.

Exactly! It's so wrong.

Not always. There are many felony child abuse cases.

It CAN be a misdemeanor, but it can also be a very serious felony. Obviously, it depends on the specific situation.

It's a felony here in Texas. Michigan is a blue state!

@@YourNightmare4u2cbut in Texas they consider it corporal punishment so there are no charges unless the child dies, Texas is a red state so beating your child is discipline not a crime.

I was wondering the exact same thing! Absolutely ridiculous!

Our justice system certainly needs to be changed. The same applies to simple marijuana charges compared to meth, heroine, fentanyl and firearms. I’ve seen bonds set extremely high for marijuana and PR bonds set for others, absolutely outrageous

That needs changed! Child abuse and attempted murder should be much more than drugs!!! Wth?!

My thoughts exactly

Frickin Reagan and his war on drugs still ruining lives.

Love Middleton!

I was just thinking this. He's doing a fair amount of these people's jobs for them.

Middleton terms out due to Michigan's rules that those who are 70 or older may not run as a judge. Maybe he'll put in at the prosecution's office.

@@AlPapa Retired judges are allowed to serve as fill-ins for elected judges that do not make it to work that day and are allowed to do this statewide. Years ago Muskegon County had an old guy from Detroit come over to do fill-in and judicial recusal work (and with eight judges he was in court most days of the week). Maybe Judge Middleton will start doing fill-in work for different courts after he retires. I am sure the guys in Muskegon would like him.

If I did a blatant omission in my job it would be called malpractice. How do you not collect evidence at the scene of child abuse? Maybe because you're drinking buddies down at the local pub??

I got three likes one time 🎉

This is only the preliminary hearing. There will be more extensive testimony and evidence later. The zip ties were not collected by this officer (that does not mean they were not collected).

I agree the Doctor didn't give a rip about the child doing an absolutely terrible job testifying and the Police Officer doing a terrible job collecting evidence.

@@flamingswordoftruth7847 I can understand the doctor to an extent. If you get too attached to every case like this it could break you down real quick from what I hear. The police have absolutely no excuse.

@@EbonMaster I agree but did you listen to his testimony he sounded like he didn't want to be there.

@@flamingswordoftruth7847 O yeah totally. Honestly would not want him as my doctor. that's why I said to an extent. lol

@@flamingswordoftruth7847 I have to agree. I try to give ER doctors credit, they see such a massive number of people in such horrible conditions, remembering each one and getting attached or emotionally invested could quite literally be fatal, but I agree he didn't sound like he wanted to be there. A feeling only confirmed by the fact that he no-showed without a word to the prosecutor at the first hearing.

That’s crazy how much our justice system sucks at protecting kids. Who cares about the drugs. It’s the fact he hurt a child that’s a big deal.

Makes me sick to my stomach. Child abuse causes ptsd, and ptsd can ruin lives. Meth can ruin lives too but only to those willing to take it. Those kids werent willing to be abused.

Appalling, isn’t it

Sad

I noticed Judge’s remark to passively/aggressively to jump start the prosecutor!

Most judges and all prosecutors do a have azz job. This court procedure was a whole joke. Plus that Doc shoukd lose his license and tge prosecutors fired

Same! You’d think he’d have read his notes thoroughly before attending court. He definitely seemed uninterested in even appearing in court.

Unfortunately many ER docs are not the best, especially in rural areas. They can make a lot of money though rotating through hospitals on contract.

It’s strange that he wouldn’t remember an abuse case or seeing the siblings. Unless stuff like that happens all the time in his town.

It's really unfortunate. Most times you don't even see an actual Dr. In the ER. He was probably pulled from another department due to the abuse allegations. I know my local, rural hospital uses everything but MDs in the ER and then takes them from ICU, Cardiology, Orthopedics etc, for the ER when absolutely necessary...

@@DebsMcC69 I agree!! The doctor was HORRIBLE 😡 Jeez He acts as if the boy skinned his knee 🤬 If he has seen so much abuse that he is numb to it FIND another position in the hospital!! This little boy needs all the help he can get from this monster!! I wish the father could get the same punishment he gave to his son!! Plus a long jail sentence. Long enough so when the boy becomes a man he can at least defend himself !!!

I hope they change that rule! How old is Judge Simpson? Or Judge Middleton?

IKR?

I was just coming on here to say the same thing. Insane

Well tbh none of those other crimes would have been committed if he wasn’t on meth. I think the justice system is spot on on how terrible meth is…💀

​@@MichaelWilliamzSo true. A crazed tweaker that's gakked out on meth will become convinced that a child is a fkg robot meant to spy on them or some other crazy nonsense. I've watched a guy on that sh*t tear his concrete driveway out with pick ⛏️ axes, insisting that the government had hidden fiberoptic cameras in it. That's after he'd ripped most of the wiring out of his house.

RIGHT!??? I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THE SAME THING! WOW!!!

They really just needed him to confirm there were injuries consistent with strangulation in the manner described, which he did. He's not an expert witness he's an ER doctor who likely sees even more heinous shit than this on a daily basis, sad as that is to consider. He wasn't a strong witness but he covered the facts they needed. They probably didn't need him at all for this as the standard is easily met just by the victim's testimony. If the victim had decided not to testify he would have been more important.

@@Orion3TI agree. As a medical professional you stick to facts you know only.

SOME drugs are a victimless crime. I'm just glad meth never made it to the uk

Yes! This is the mantra of the SovCit movement. 😅

@@kieronparr3403not true! Addicts support their habit by robbing people. Many, many can't hold down a job. Some B&E cases end in murder.

@@kieronparr3403 sometimes the only victim is the user. this is called a vice

Totally agree. It amazes me that thinking people still say "the only victim is the user" even though they share the same economy, community, crime scape, street scenes, moral climate and degradation of social aspirations as said "users."

Both of his boys are going to need therapy probably for the rest of their lives! 😭

Wasn’t there a little girl too, aside from a brother? Lame@ss dr. was asked if he remembered examining all three?

Is this Doctor medicated as well?

PLUS THEY ANNOUNCED THE HOME ADDRESS AND IN THE WRITTEN TRANSCRIPTION.....🤬

Look the experts 👆

​@@piva1358 Let's hope he gets a peer review at the very least after his testimony is reviewed by someone who watches YT videos in his hospital 🤞

The child should be referred to as ‘Child x’.

Panda eyes = the worst of the worst

@@Christine__D I know 😔🙏

The panda eyes 🐼 👀 are a sign of terrible abuse. This guy needs to go to prison for the rest of his life. I hope they get some counseling and help for the child.

[[[ SO. , JUDGE. ,, UR. LETTING. HIM. OUT. , TO. REPEAT. IT. AGAIN. - AGAIN. --- ]]] , SO. WHAT. , HE. KEEPS. APEARING. ( BOND. SHOULD. HAVE. BEEN. 10. MILLION. ) !!!!!!!!!

@@j.b.phillips8868hopefully he will be found guilty and the sentences are run consecutive

I get so irritated when I click on a video & see a KZheadr, inserting themselves, pausing & talking throughout the video!

You've convinced me to sub as well. First time I've visited this channel and it's everything I want with regard to court hearing coverage and it excludes the things I don't. Editing is good.

On Recovery Addict (court of public opinion) where we stream live court daily, we get lots of international individuals. Australia, whales, South Africa, Netherlands, Sweden! So many enjoy watching our justice system. We’ve recently started looking into maybe popping into some international court streaming if available Hope you join in!

Definitely

The solution to this as always is to complain about it on youtube and do nothing else - don't write to your congressman or the judges, don't enter the system yourself to try to change it. Just youtube comments.

Unless your letter includes a fckn BRIBE, no one will read it. 😅😅😅​@@FrenkTheJoywrite politicians 😅😅😅😅😅

Probably had priors

Follow the money.

God said that in the last days that justice would be outlawed. Guess what??

It removes the need for the child to testify.

​@@glynncordry5965I understand! How old was the child??

@@JohnSmith-cf4gn Justice isn't outlawed, wtf are you talking about? Also you know like 400 years ago they put a pig on trial for murder, right?

@@martyreynolds6790 The child is 9. As Glynn stated a plea avoids the need for the child to testify against their abuser which in itself can add further trauma. Especially with it being his father. With the meth and the one count they kept he was looking at up to 30 years s those would run consecutively. As counts 2,3 & 4 would almost certainly run concurrently as they are effectively different charges for the same actions, the only count that would have given him longer would have been the DV due to being habitual, but it's unlikely he would have actually been given more than 10 years on that. Overall, the deal was of little benefit to the defendant which is probably why he was advised not to take it.

You can thank liberal politicians for that.

@@VroomBox42 Yeah, bullsh!t. You can thank Reagan (in part) for eliminating the community mental health systems act which helped fund community mental health, and also blame corporatist politics (which are both dem and repub) for kneecapping the middle class in this country which has caused an unacceptable widening of the wealth gap and increased poverty country wide. Its why we have drugged up homeless zombies wandering the streets with no help but jail. These ill people get held in jail. No more room in the jail? Child predators get freed.

@@VroomBox42BS .

@@VroomBox42The US Constitution Amendments 5 and 6 deal with the presumption of innocence without explicitly stating it and dealing with the right to a fair trial. “Innocent until proven guilty” ‘you can thank’ the US Supreme Court.

@@mollymaciulla1917 Bond laws vary by state. You should research what color states allow people, even with violent crimes, to bond out or even go free without bond and see how that goes. In sane states, a Judge sets bond based on how strong the prelim evidence is against the defendant and how likely it is they did it and their risk of flight. A bond simply ensures that person will show up for court. Take a look at Darrell Brooks in WI. Because of WI's WEAK laws, he was arrested over and over - skipped court MANY times and was still allowed to go back onto the street until he took out 6 people and injured like 70 others in a parade.

Only suspects and pink ppl !😢

So much for due process. We are glad the law isn't base upon irrational female hormones.

@@Baphomet101 Men are never outraged by child abuse.

@@SylvanasWindrunnerResurrected stop gaslighting and throwing out a straw man.

@@SylvanasWindrunnerResurrected where did anyone say that. Baphmoet was pointing out that the system provides due process which is afforded or should be afforded to each and every one of us. one can be outraged and want due process are not tied to each other. You can be both.

@@SylvanasWindrunnerResurrected What a horrible and highly inaccurate generalization

Wheres the wolf character?

If the state prevails on both charges, he could get up to 30 years. (10 for abuse and 20 for meth. Both run consecutively, resulting in 30 years in prison.

He tortured the child because he was gakked out on that garbage.

​@@lilmike2710 I hope you aren't saying that's an excuse. No one made him take the drugs, just like a drunk driver gets drunk all on their own. Both take full responsibility for whatever damage they do.

Drugs bring out the worse in people.

We don't actually know if he did. This was a prelim. We also don't know if the amphetamines were his, really. Wait for the trial before jumping to conclusions.

The meth charge carries the longest penalty

And the Prosecutor

I do not believe attempted murder was one of the charges. So, what are you on about?

I think the sentencing ranges should be reversed. 20 yrs for strangulation and 1 yr for the meth. Unfortunately that is part of the fall out from the war on drugs.

​@@POVwithRC just curious.... But how would you feel/what would you be thinking if someone had you constrained, put a zip tie around your neck, and began torturing you??? 🤔🤔🤔 I'd definitely feel sure that I was going to die at the hands of the perp. So what are YOU going on about to make a reply that's in defense of this disgusting excuse for a human?? 😑

They have to charge on counts most likely to prevail. I presume that the child abuse evidence is less than perfect. Were he to be acquitted at trial, he walks and can't be retried.

Priors may make it higher

Speak wth the legislators

Most legislature are surprisingly hesitant about creating strong punishment for these type of crimes, kind of makes you wonder why.

Because unfortunately unless SA is involved (sometimes) or death results, then it’s usually not But if it makes you feel any better, a man who was just convicted of child SA was just sentenced to life in prison AND castration. 👏🏻

The offer was just to try and avoid having the victim testify against his own father adding further trauma. He refused it because it really didn't add any advantage as the 2 counts he would have pled to would run consecutively while counts 2,3 & 4 would run concurrently if convicted. The bond amount wasn't mentioned in this hearing but Judge Middleton mentioned it was significant and I would bet there are significant conditions attached. As everyone is considered innocent until proven otherwise he is entitled to a bond, plus you can't just keep everyone accused of heinous shit locked up as the jails wouldn't cope. This one doesn't seem too complicated at this point but some of these cases can take years to bring to trial.

I’m glad he refused. That way his sentence will be much greater in the end.

Their time is almost here. They will be answering for what they've been doing and confessing as to why. ⏰ ⚖️

And that ER Doctor is a joke!

The judge is weak anyway , this guy won’t do a day in judge pudding pops court 💯

NOTE: Judge and DA are many times have their hands tied regarding how to punish a Defendant. Start with the State Judicial System… they make the laws for their State and the criteria that ALL Judges must follow when making decisions.

@@bradcamillo1966Judge Middleton isn’t weak. He also won’t be the trial judge. There isn’t a single judge for all of a defendant’s appearances between the bond hearing to sentencing. Judge Middleton was a prosecutor. Due to minimum mandatory sentencing guidelines for illegal substances, he absolutely put defendants in prison on marijuana charges who had longer sentences than CSA, SA, and murder. Statistically, he put people behind bars who were innocent. That has to have a brutal effect on a person’s conscience (if they have one).

Maybe to protect the child victim from needing to testify in court and further victimizing the child?

@TheHighTop No, I can see them doing that on an SA, but not on physical and mental abuse ! Nowadays, they reduce due to the overpopulation of the jail. I understand why the DA office does this, but when it involves children, it should never be allowed !!

I had to testify when I was 5 yrs old against beast that r*ped and s*domized me when I was 4 yrs old. This was 1980. Regardless of forensic evidence the jury decided not to believe me that any of these things happened so they let the guy go maybe they didn't like that even though he rearranged my guts I could still have future children. Maybe they would have felt better if he had actually disemboweled me instead of remaining intact. He went on to impregnate his daughter and rape countless other toddlers in onesies just like me. People talk a big talk on the streets and in comment sections like this being horrified over these hideous crimes towards children but when it comes down to when it really matters nothing's done. I was left with a life sentence and I hatred and distrust for the justice system I have a deep love for law enforcement as the two detectives in my case resembled angels. And my dad that ended up adopting me was a State Trooper so that certainly helped LOL💙🖤

Our only hope of him getting a true reckoning is in prison. Vigilante is better than legal system these days 😢so shameful on our society to allow this. Yes I’m including myself 💔

No way no imAging of the head? Thats crazy

And again the child victim's full name used at 27 minutes.

Cameron Dieter?

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I didn't catch that but thanks to your comment now I know. Good job😅

Agree. They creature still doesn't belong, should not be right now around any people at all.

It's not a trial, just a preliminary exam. They had 4 witnesses if you include the victim, who wasn't shown for obvious reasons. They only need to show probable cause which was easily met by the victim's testimony. It's very rare these are not met so they didn't need to drag every possible witness in, they had more than enough to accomplish the goal. They had enough from the cops and doctor that even if the victim had decided not to cooperate by testifying against his father they would still have met their burden. It sounds like the mother got home and found him, freed him and called CPS/police. I would agree it sounds like the police dropped the ball by not looking in the house for evidence regarding the abuse but we don't know the full story - it's possible the mother can explain that, maybe she gave them to someone other than these 2 cops, maybe one of their colleagues or CPS collected it, who knows. That would all come out at trial.

CPS probably gathered all that

Well said. I worked ER and ICU as a nurse and have had to testify at child abuse cases. It eats at you. And we can’t testify about how sick this makes us and how we’d like to beat the abusers senseless but we can’t. Nor can we testify emotionally. Sadly, there’s a lot more abuse than you see in these cases on KZhead.

PAST time for these Breeders to be held to the SAME laws as the offenders

Based on what? Real question: I skipped through some of this, but I didn't hear anything that would indicate guilt on her part. She was the one who discovered the meth in front of the cop, and my strong guess is that she was the one who called the cops. On the other hand, he had prior DV convictions, and (I assume) she was still with him. But that doesn't mean she should be charged. She's likely a victim, too.

He didn’t even remember the child. That’s pathetic. There’s a good reason his bald ass is still working in an ER and not as a specialist or private practice.

I’m glad someone besides me noticed how big of a pile of shit that doctor was. Every statement he hedged like he didn’t want to make it. And did you notice that at first he did not respond to the subpoena so they had to call him for testimony later ?

The doctor gave off some pedo vibes as well.

I seriously have the worst memory ever but I can't even imagine this Dr sees enough children who have been zip tied to not remember the exam? That feels like a detail that would stick with you...

Made me wonder if he'd ever testified before and if not was he absolutely terrified of the process. Not that that would excuse it bc the child matters more and as a Dr he should know that...

The heck with the key. Just put him UNDER the prison.

To avoid the need for the victim to testify against his father adding further trauma. The plea could still have resulted in 30 years so didn't really offer much benefit to the defendant hence why it was refused.

@@Orion3T Ah! Makes sense now. 👍

I mean, presumably, he may have abused his child, but sure let’s be feeling sad for him that he hast to go through so many court proceedings🙄

As I understand it if he accepted the offer the child victim would not have to testify

Not that he deserves an offer but it would help the child

Many prosecutors offer deals to prevent the child from going through a child. It's not a new thing. I'm sure Debbie will do the same thing.

I love her! ❤

Ok Debbie. Bet you oppose abortion

😂😂😂 I noticed that too.