Gothamist: 11-Year-Old's Suspected Attacker Is Out On Bail

so quick

Sun, 20 May 2007 03:09:04 -0500

The law of the jungle- There is no proof for the 11 yr old... only her word.. and as she says.."I was waiting and preparing for this to happen.." maybe she made her story up... she's not too young to think of it. And it's not the first time something like this has been made up. Don't presume guilt by a media that loves "stories" like this. I'm no lover of pedophiles, but when there is something lacking in evidence, the public should beware of a scandal.

chusid

Sat, 19 May 2007 22:26:19 -0500

whatever happened to INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY Everyone is SO quick to judge. It is an 11year olds word against ?????????

just wondering

Thu, 17 May 2007 20:03:28 -0500

What difference does his religion make? None at all, I'm just curious.

edEx

Thu, 17 May 2007 13:20:20 -0500

lesson in law: Bail; Bail does not have to be cash. It can be anything worth the set bail figure. for instance, if the bail is set at $25,000, a car, a mortgage etc can be used. Bail is like an insurance policy. If you're set free on bail and you show up for your trial you will get whatever you wagered back from the city, state or feds. On the contrary, if you skip out you lose the funds you used for bail. In most cases bail money will be returned at the end of the trial, if all court appearances are made, no matter whether the person is found guilty or not guilty of the crime accused. [wikipedia]. The 19-year-old doesn't have to put up the bail. It can be anyone from a friend, a church or a family member.

matukonyc

Thu, 17 May 2007 12:12:07 -0500

Murder suspects are sometimes freed on bail, if they're not considered flight risks. He is, after all, innocent until he is proven guilty.

Adam

Thu, 17 May 2007 12:05:23 -0500

Bail is only for the purpose of ensuring the defendant returns for trial.

angry

Thu, 17 May 2007 12:01:21 -0500

he has a serious compulsive problem and he needs mental help. I think it is already well known that pedophiles essentially can't be treated. They need children as much as we need food.

bklynd

Thu, 17 May 2007 11:33:38 -0500

Actually, it would be sociologically interesting if he turned out to be Hasidic. Hypothesis: Repression is bad for you. The more obsessed a culture is with supressing adult sexuality, the more it produces pathological behaviors. Look at the Catholics, or the Islamic world. But, we don't know whether he is Hasidic or not. And actually I think being a victim of abuse is one of the more common causes of abuse later.

Just Wondering Sucks

Thu, 17 May 2007 11:15:13 -0500

What difference does his religion make? You're a prick.

a

Thu, 17 May 2007 11:13:06 -0500

Did anyone ever think of getting this dude some treatment? If he "can't help going after" young girls, he has a serious compulsive problem and he needs mental help. I don't know what the clause in the law states, but he should be committed, not put away (at least until proven guilty).

just wondering

Thu, 17 May 2007 11:09:37 -0500

Bernard Mutterperl, from Borough Park... he's a Hasidic Jew, right?

DaveH

Thu, 17 May 2007 10:58:02 -0500

[3] I have no sympathy for self-admitted child abductors, and I edited your post w/o asking Jen or Jake for permission. Posting a guy's address in the comments section where other commenters are suggeting he get the Bernie Goetz treatment, while protesting its removal is nuts, though. If you want to run a vigilante site, go for it, don't ask us to do it for you.

bernie goetz

Thu, 17 May 2007 10:35:06 -0500

hey gregg - first time he was 'caught'? wtf are you smoking. dennis miller has it right on pedophiles - the best way to track them is graves.

.

Thu, 17 May 2007 10:23:05 -0500

$25,000 is a LOT of money - can someone help me understand how criminals like this simply pull it out of their ass? it seems to happen all the time.

Scottso

Thu, 17 May 2007 10:22:20 -0500

Ah, my post has been censored for containing the suspect's name and address, which are part of public record. Fascinating.

bernie goetz

Thu, 17 May 2007 10:11:18 -0500

I'm too tired, can someone else step up and take care of this piece of garbage for me, thanks.

Mob Rule

Thu, 17 May 2007 10:11:02 -0500

I hope that there are some among us that "can't help going after" child molesting sons of bitches like Bernard Mutterperl. And that those people are heavly armed.

Gregg

Thu, 17 May 2007 10:05:59 -0500

What if this is only the first time he has been caught? When does the presumption of innocence become equal to public safety and common sense?

the crossfader

Thu, 17 May 2007 09:52:06 -0500

lovely. we can start the hand wringing now for when the nutcase rapes/kills the next girl and the Brooklyn DA is all "no one could have known" . . .

Scottso

Thu, 17 May 2007 09:50:32 -0500

Nice work, Judge. If you have kids, you might want to stay away from:

A

Thu, 17 May 2007 09:43:45 -0500

wtf? i give up on the judicial system. f**k gun control laws.

DaveH

Thu, 17 May 2007 09:07:06 -0500

The guy self-admittedly can't refrain from attacking young girls and he's out on bail, without informing the girl who initially fought him off?