http://mayorofconcord.com/2008/michael-gressett-sex-crime-prosecutor-charged-with-rape/ The Concord California News Blog Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:50:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://mayorofconcord.com/2008/michael-gressett-sex-crime-prosecutor-charged-with-rape/#comment-2256 Kidnapper Will Now Be Charged - CoCo District Attorney Caves Under Pressure | Mayor of Concord California |Bay Area News Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:20:08 +0000 http://mayorofconcord.com/?p=729#comment-2256 [...] The Contra Costa County Assistant DA who got the case threw it out. Claiming no crime was actually commited. I guess DA Kochly wasn’t expecting the people of Concord to question his authority. He was wrong. As I understand the law, I logically understand why it would be hard to charge the man with kidnapping, but to throw out the case entirely was rediculous. Hasn’t DA Kochly already been slammed enough in the media for being soft on crime? The Contra Costa DA’s office hasn’t had a great 12 months. Late last year one of the special prosecutors was brought up on allegations of rape. [...] [...] The Contra Costa County Assistant DA who got the case threw it out. Claiming no crime was actually commited. I guess DA Kochly wasn’t expecting the people of Concord to question his authority. He was wrong. As I understand the law, I logically understand why it would be hard to charge the man with kidnapping, but to throw out the case entirely was rediculous. Hasn’t DA Kochly already been slammed enough in the media for being soft on crime? The Contra Costa DA’s office hasn’t had a great 12 months. Late last year one of the special prosecutors was brought up on allegations of rape. [...]

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