Protesters rallied in front of the Douglas County Courthouse today calling for the release of Genarlow Wilson. Wilson is serving a 10 year sentence for having oral sex at age 17 with a girl 2 years younger.
A large crowd of citizens, politicians and religious leaders sang civil rights hymns and shouted for Wilson's released from prison. The long list of speakers included the Rev Al. Sharpton, who like many others, said Wilson's sentence is a miscarriage of justice.
Sharpton says it's ironic that Wilson is still behind bars while President Bush last week commuted former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby's 2 ½ year prison sentence. "If this young man's name was Scooter Wilson he wouldn't be in jail," Sharpton said.
Sharpton's National Action Now network collected signatures petitioning Douglas County Superior Court Judge David Emerson to allow a bond hearing for Wilson. Emerson last week said Wilson's aggravated child molestation conviction makes him ineligible for bond under Georgia law.
A large crowd of citizens, politicians and religious leaders sang civil rights hymns and shouted for Wilson's released from prison. The long list of speakers included the Rev Al. Sharpton, who like many others, said Wilson's sentence is a miscarriage of justice.
Sharpton says it's ironic that Wilson is still behind bars while President Bush last week commuted former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby's 2 ½ year prison sentence. "If this young man's name was Scooter Wilson he wouldn't be in jail," Sharpton said.
Sharpton's National Action Now network collected signatures petitioning Douglas County Superior Court Judge David Emerson to allow a bond hearing for Wilson. Emerson last week said Wilson's aggravated child molestation conviction makes him ineligible for bond under Georgia law.
