對於Luke Heimlich的指控與認罪 外電翻譯 - 棒球

來源是Medium平台的一篇文章

作者是Julie DiCaro，前律師，目前在芝加哥擔任體育記者和電台主持人

原文 https://goo.gl/r2yXnk
翻譯 https://tinyurl.com/ydc7nr5k

節錄中間幾段，翻譯來自Google，經個人部分修飾

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Let's examine the recent case of Oregon State pitcher Luke Heimlich. In 2017,
the Oregonian reported that Heimlich had pleaded guilty to sexually molesting
his 6-year old niece in 2011. And let's be clear, while Heimlich pled guilty to
a single count of child molestation, the allegations against him were that he
repeatedly molested his niece from the ages of four to six.

讓我們來看看俄勒岡州立大學投手Luke Heimlich最近的案例。 2017年， Oregonian報導
Heimlich承認在2011年對他6歲的侄女進行性侵害。不妨說得明白些，雖然Heimlich對一項
性侵兒童罪表示認罪，但對他的指控是他多次性侵他侄女從四歲到六歲。

（按：依照台灣法律更正用語為性侵害）

The young victim had reported Heimlich's abuse to her mother, and the father
later contacted authorities, according to a probable cause document filed by
prosecutors.

根據檢察官提交的可能原因文件，年輕的受害者向母親報告了Heimlich的侵犯行為，後來
父親聯繫了當局。

The girl told investigators that inside Heimlich's bedroom, he pulled down her
underwear and“touched her on both the inside and outside of the spot she uses
to go to the bathroom,”according to court records.

據法庭記錄顯示，這名女孩告訴調查人員，在Heimlich的臥室內，他拉下了內褲，
“在她用來上廁所的地方內外都觸摸了她”。

“She said that she told him to stop, but he wouldn't,”the documents state,
and that“it hurt”when he touched her.

“她說，她告訴他要停下來，但他沒有這樣做，”文件說，當他觸摸她時“很痛”。

Prosecutors initially charged Heimlich with two counts of molestation for
incidents between September 2009 and September 2010, and between September 2011
to December 2011. In Washington, child molestation in the first degree is a
Class A felony.

檢察官最初指控Heimlich在2009年9月至2010年9月期間以及2011年9月至2011年12月期間發
生兩起性侵事件。在華盛頓，一級性侵兒童是A級重罪。

“She said that the first time the respondent touched her she was four years
old and that she was six years old the last time he did this,”according to
court records.

法庭記錄顯示，“她說，被告第一次觸摸她時，她已經四歲了，而且最後一次這樣做是她
六歲。”

Heimlich pleaded guilty to the sexual abuse after working out a plea deal
with his private attorney, in open court, before a judge, denying that he had
been coerced or promised anything in exchange for his plea.

Heimlich在與他的私人律師討論出認罪協議後，在公開法庭上法官面前對性侵認罪，並否
認他曾被強迫或承諾任何事情以換取他的認罪。

Heimlich acknowledged guilt in his own handwriting.

“I admit that I had sexual contact”with the girl, Heimlich wrote.

Heimlich以自己的筆跡承認自己有罪。

“我承認與女孩發生了性接觸”，Heimlich寫道。

He was required to register as a sex offender, complete two years of
probation, and undergo counseling.

他被要求註冊為性犯罪者，完成兩年的緩刑，並接受心理諮商。

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原文很長但內容我覺得值得每個人一看，至少將翻譯的版本看過一次

我的觀點是性侵事件加害人不適合擔任會經常出現在電視上的工作

原因很簡單，因為只要加害者每次公開的露面都是對被害者的二次傷害，

同時職業球員的八卦難免會成為球迷和媒體討論的焦點，更將造成被害者巨大的心理壓力

個人認為犯了錯並不是就不該給他第二次機會，但是公開在螢光幕上的工作就真的不適合

真心懺悔並默默從事非公眾類型的工作，做得到這兩件事的性侵加害人才有被原諒的空間

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