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We are still trying to piece our lives back while waiting sentencing. Which by the way, so far has been the worst part. Not knowing if we're safe. Partially in public, and at home. Home, we have security cameras and dogs, both help. But it's the public that we are cautious about. Even in our own neighborhood. I know what is out there in the media, it is God awful. So with that said, we are more mindful of our surroundings. Especially when it comes to people around our cars when out shopping or what have you. We do not have a garage and can't hide our cars at home. If anyone is "watching the house", then they know what we drive. Should we be concerned about being stalked? Being followed to or from work?
We have thought of moving, but not sure. We will stay in state, just away from where all the attention is. A quieter town, no small communities. Just away. We want to be able to see friends, family and yet be connected to society, just not the focus of it.
Anyone have any thoughts or experiences? When our family member returns to society, we want him to be able to come home on occasion. If not for any other reason, but to rest. We know his life will not be easy. None of this is. So far, things seem OK. He hasn't voiced any safety concerns, and no one has bothered us, other than the occasional car that's stares at the house when they drive by. We worry what may happen once sentencing occurs. Our thought is that everything hit the media upon the arrest. We can't image it gets worse, just maybe another go around in the media and hopefully, that's it.
Again, it's so new. We hate feeling like we have to hide or be overly cautious in public. We are innocent people just trying to move on. Didn't think it would be so hard.
We have thought of moving, but not sure. We will stay in state, just away from where all the attention is. A quieter town, no small communities. Just away. We want to be able to see friends, family and yet be connected to society, just not the focus of it.
Anyone have any thoughts or experiences? When our family member returns to society, we want him to be able to come home on occasion. If not for any other reason, but to rest. We know his life will not be easy. None of this is. So far, things seem OK. He hasn't voiced any safety concerns, and no one has bothered us, other than the occasional car that's stares at the house when they drive by. We worry what may happen once sentencing occurs. Our thought is that everything hit the media upon the arrest. We can't image it gets worse, just maybe another go around in the media and hopefully, that's it.
Again, it's so new. We hate feeling like we have to hide or be overly cautious in public. We are innocent people just trying to move on. Didn't think it would be so hard.
It's unfortunate that the media has publicly attacked you... that's what they do to sell advertising.It sounds like the house you're in is a good setup with the dogs & cameras and all. I know it's hard to believe but a lot of the paranoia can be perceived by you rather than real (I'm not saying nobody is trying to get you.) I tend to stay to myself speaking when spoken to. Otherwise I ignore my neighbors.
I would feel safer being in a place where you've lived a while than moving to a new neighborhood. If your neighbors were going to make a stink I'd think they'd made it already. Moving to a new place would maybe cause your new neighbors to make an effort to find out about you. At least where you are they know of you. I moved into a new development a couple years ago when everyone was new. If someone waved at me I waved back. Most of them could have been flipping me the bird for all I know with tinted car windows.
If you have a backyard and can afford it could you put in a privacy fence? That way no one would know when you're outside enjoying your privacy.
Also, I remember when I had my sentencing my lawyer said something didn't understand to the judge who accepted it and it wasn't in the newspapers. Does anyone know what that might have been?
In August of 2013 I was accused of using an old cell phone to “sneak a peek” at a girls behind in my bathroom at my home in Gilbertsville PA. My cousins were there that night and pressed charges on me. My one cousin, Kim Giovinco had just become a deputy sheriff in the Montgomery County Court house and her Boyfriend had just become a part time police officer. They used scare tactics to get me to falsely confess to this crime and even frisked me days later illegally. I was later brought to the court in which my cousin Kim Giovinco works and was sentenced even though this should have been a conflict of interest. There were no minors involved and anyone who could have been considered a victim had recused themselves from the proceedings and did not want anything to do with it. There also was no evidence of any illegal activity on any of my devices that had been taken from me and my home. The only reason I got in any trouble was because I confessed to the police and to my cousins out of fear of getting in more severe trouble if I denied. I was too scared not to give in to my cousins and the county detectives based on their power and connections. We should have applied habeas corpus, but my lawyer didn’t seem to want to fight for me. We even had all of the official testing done by an expert in this field and he appeared in court stating that I do not meet the criteria for an SVP. The woman from SOAB never met with me and stated that I did in fact meet the criteria so they made me an SVP. As they read the impact statements full of lies, bias, and opinions, I knew that this all seemed very wrong and unjust. I have never broken the law before and worked for the township for 12 years. I was promoted at the time the code enforcement official as well. I went to college and had a respectable life at the time.
After I was charged in 2013, I lost my home, job, car, pension, and promotion, insurance, and eventually became homeless sleeping in a field and can never be eligible to have a decent job again. I was given a life sentence for an M3 with no priors when technicalities, scare tactics, and conflicts of interest could have been applied to get the whole thing thrown out. I only confessed because it felt like the right thing to do for my family and the fact that I was too scared not to. I regret it and I was punished much worse than I would have ever imagined. I was also given 7 years of probation as well. I cannot go on like this anymore and something needs to be done.
Megan’s Law has gone too far and is creating an entirely new decay of society. It is counter-productive and does not accomplish anything it has set out to. It is only permanently ruining lives in every aspect. Thank you for your time.