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Paul Pfingst Killed Chelsa King

Ten years ago child rapist John Gardner got lost in the system.  He was able to rape again, thanks to District Attorney Paul Pfingst.   In a signed confession in the year 2000, John Gardner admitted he was a child predator. Ten years later he's suspected of killing Chelsea King.Ten years ago when Gardner was convicted, Paul Pfingst was the district attorney. He doesn't remember the case. "It's because there were 25,000 cases in the County of San Diego," Pfingst said. Notice how Pfingst is trying to escape personal responsibility for his decision to lose track of a child rapist.  "We're just too busy," he claims.  That argument would certainly work for a line prosecutor.  If the boss throws ten case files on your desk, you do what you're told...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on March 10, 2010 (boomark / email).