Family of slain girl wants law loophole closed Ohio
Columbus, Ohio(AP NEWS) State lawmakers are moving to close a legal loophole that would allow a man who killed a 14 year old girl to walk out of prison next month without registering as a sexual predator. Robert Lee Wells,44, who fatally stabbed Barbra Sue Caulley in 1988, was granted parole in June but remains in the CHillicothe Correctional Institution while the victims family fights his release. State law requires people found guilty of invol- untary manslaughter to register as a sex offender but not those convicted of voluntary manslaughter. A judge convicted Wells of voluntary manslaughter based on a bite mark on the girls left breast that matched Wells' teeth. "Certainly the facts of this case would indicate that it was motivated by sexual conduct." said Franklin County Prosecutor Pon O'Brien, who wasn't county prosecutor when the case went to trial but whose research uncovered the loophole. Republican Senator Steve Stivers of Columbus is trying to change the law in a pending victims rights bill. O'Brien will join Caulleys family at a parole hearing on September 12, 2007 to fight Wells release. They want to keep Wells in prison long enough to get the fixed and get Wells designated as a predator. Sexual predators must register with the sheriff in the county where they live. The designation also prohibits them from living 1,00 feet near schools. Some towns have added daycare centers, libraries, parks, swimming pools, and parks/playgrounds to the 1,000 ft rule. CAN YOU HELP THEM KEEP HIM IN? ______________________________________________________ Please write to the parole division in Ohio for this family. It is unfair he raped, murdered, and then killed the child of whose innocence he stole to walk freely without registering for the rest of his life. We are also asking that our Governor hear from us who can make this childs lost voice rise once again for the justice needed to prevent another life lost to this mans hands of ill fate. We don't have the parole boards address but we do have the e-mail address for the Govs Office where he will recieve your letters of concern for this to be changed. Thank you if you help us on our mission to help them keep others children safe. And God bless you all for those words that will help protect another. kim.vogel@governor.ohio.gov or you can call (614)-644-0927 Fax a letter for change of the loophole (614)-728-9896 Again thank you for helping us help anothers family roar for change. L. Wilson