Florida bail bondsman accused of coercing women to have sex for bond
Florida bail bondsman accused of coercing women to have sex for bond
Russell Bruce Moncrief, 75, faces counts of human trafficking and racketeering over ‘sickening scheme’
Russell Bruce Moncrief, 75, faces counts of human trafficking and racketeering over ‘sickening scheme’
A bail bondsman is facing criminal charges in Florida for allegedly approaching incarcerated women and offering to bond them out if they give him sex in return.
Russell Bruce Moncrief faces counts of human trafficking and racketeering -- along with accusations that he used his authority within the criminal justice system to prey on particularly vulnerable women, said a recent news release from the office of the state's attorney general, Ashley Moody.
Moody's office said Moncrief, 75, would target women jailed on accusations involving sex work or drugs, including in Orange county, where Orlando is. He would propose posting their bonds to await the outcomes of their cases from out of custody if they agreed to have sex with him afterward, Moody's office alleged.
Another reason to abolish cash bail. Either someone's too dangerous to be free until the trial date, or they're not. Their net worth should be immaterial to that.
Well…
The concept of “bail” is to provide surety that the accused will return for trial. This is supposed to be scaled to what the accused can both afford to pay, yet wouldn’t want to forfeit, motivating them to participate in their trial rather than fleeing.
Of course, it is hardly used in that manner.
I’m interested in hearing alternatives, but as it stands, the system is not working equitably because of minimum bail laws for certain crimes, etc. and inequitable judges refuse to use it in the manner for which it was intended.
So, what would you suggest as an alternative for someone accused of a crime to provide surety that they will return for their trial rather than flee?
In Canada, our Charter of Rights and Freedoms says anyone accused of a crime is innocent until found guilty and therefore cannot be held in custody unless the state can convince the court that releasing them would be a danger to the public.
Which sounds great, but bail is often denied because courts are easily convinced someone is a danger to the public. There is also a surety system but that's to ensure someone follows bail conditions. If the court agrees to grant a conditional bail, the accused needs someone to act as their surety. If the accused breaks conditions, and the surety doesn't immediately report it, the surety will be required to pay the court a very large fine. Not being able to find a surety is a common reason for bail being denied.
Illinois has eliminated cash bail. It has had pluses and minuses but it has not been some huge problem like you suggest.
End cash bail. Either people are a danger to society / flight risk, or they are not. Money doesn't make a difference other than increasing the flight risk.
Eh, while cash bail should be ended, it's disingenuous to claim there is no reasoning for it's existence.
What's the reason?
I just don't get all these old guys still going it. Who's 75 with literal criminal levels of libido?
Just fucking retire, man. Go play golf. Put the ol' dick away, no one wants it anymore, go enjoy some sunsets.
75 and can still get it up would do well at a retirement community.
Not all older people are sexually attracted to other older people. A 70-year-old friend of mine confessed that he's sad and frustrated because any woman he is attracted to is way too young for him. (He's not a creep who would actually bother younger women.)
I worry about this myself. I'm still young enough that I think women my own age are attractive, but to be honest I can't imagine being attracted to a retirement-aged woman unless she is one of those celebrities who have a hidden painting that ages instead of them.
He's 75, let him die in prison.