Let's CHANGE the LAWS regarding Plea Bargains and child molestation.

It is one thing to plea down amounts of time, money and other negotiations but it is not OK to CHANGE THE CHARGE on the books in cases of Child Molestation.

It is immoral, unconstitutional and violates the human and civil rights of THAT VICTIM and of future and possible past victims of that offender.

If it is Legal. I mean if it is REALLY a statute of LAW that a child molester can PLEA "down" his charge to assault. Then this LAW or Statute NEEDS changed or revised.

Child Molesters are not simply guilty of assault. They are statistically throughout history well known to be repeat offenders, year after year, decade after decade.

They need to be CHARGED with what they did, so that no matter where they go, who they marry, or who their friends and neighbors are, it is known that they have this history, this "addiction" if you will.

If there is a PLEA that changes the charge to assault, that could be a HUGE variety of assault and NOT associated with a SEXUAL ATTACK of some kind on a child.

If the CHARGE is not accurate, local CPS, social services, and law enforcement cannot protect local children that are in the home, near the home or in the community.

NOW if it is not LEGAL to Plea DOWN a Child Molestation charge or CHARGES, then Whatcom County Needs to be SUED, brought to Justice, or somehow made to OBEY the LAW.

Either way it is SIMPLY not OK to plea down a child molestation charge and change it on the proverbial BOOKS, it is what it is.