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Vindicated: Texas Dad Who Killed Daughter’s Molester Will Not Face Charges

(The Blaze/AP) – Authorities say the Texas dad who beat his 5-year-old daughter’s molester to death earlier this month near Shiner, Texas will not be charged.

(Related: ‘He Got What He Deserved’: Texas Dad Beats His Daughter’s Molester to Death)

Officials said the Lavaca County grand jury met Tuesday and declined to return an indictment against the father in the death of 47-year-old Jesus Mora Flores.

The attack happened on the family’s ranch between the farming towns of Shiner and Yoakum. Investigators said the 23-year-old father ran toward his daughter’s screams after Flores allegedly pulled her behind some bushes and attempted to molest her. When he found Flores, he pulled him off his child and repeatedly struck him in the face and neck with his hands, ultimately killing him.

Emergency crews found Flores’ pants and underwear pulled down on his lifeless body when they responded to the 911 call. The girl was taken to a hospital to be examined and was released.

(Related: Molester Beaten to Death by Texas Dad Identified, Disturbing New Details Released)

Authorities say forensic evidence and witness accounts corroborated the father’s story that his daughter was being sexually molested.

KTRK in Houston reports that the Lavaca County Sheriff’s Department played the 911 call made by the father after he beat Flores to death, however, details of the call were not made available.

A Texas civil rights leader recently questioned whether the father should have been arrested immediately following the incident and said he might have gone to far due to his “anger.”

“When does it move beyond self-defense,” Jim Harrington asked, director of the Texas Civil Rights Project.

Watch a previous report from KTRK on the incident here:

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

This is a breaking story and may be updated.

Comments (114)

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  • Secret Squirrel
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:28pm

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    Texas knows something about justice.

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    • pavnvet
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:40pm

      Yes, justice has been served. I hope the family will be able to overcome this terrible episode.

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    • Meyvn
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:44pm

      Justice and Reason prevail for a change.

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    • biohazard23
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 7:18pm

      Hallelujah!!!

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    • Wolfgang the Gray
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 8:18pm

      Praise The Lord that Conservatives still lead Texas! May the father be at peace and the corpse burn for all eternity.

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 8:32pm

      SO TELL ME. Do these 800,000 newly ‘freed’ children of illegals (a la Obama) GET TO VOTE?

      I’m telling you CONGRESS: STAND UP AND STOP THEM. He can let them stay here 2 years at a time if you guys can’t stop him from breaking the law; but HELL NO THEY DO NOT GET TO VOTE!!!

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    • Bluebonnet
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 8:57pm

      Thank you Lord. As I expected, Texas is the land of common sense and did the right thing.
      Yes, Justice was served, except for that poor child. The memory she has of her Daddy rescuing her is all she needs to remember of this horrid incident. God Bless the family..

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    • jhaydeng
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 9:22pm

      Justice served!

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    • loriann12
      Posted on June 20, 2012 at 6:15am

      If it would have happened in Dallas or Austin, the result would have been different…they’re liberal cities.

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    • Bill Rowland
      Posted on June 20, 2012 at 6:47am

      Wonder if Mr. Harrington has any daughters, granddaughters or great granddaughters? I would like to think that if I caught someone raping one of the females in my family I would shoot his sorry a**.
      If he was molesting my one of them when they were small I would shoot him again.
      Then I would try to get a jury of fathers, grandfathers and can assure you that I would walk out of the courtroom a free man.

      OMG Nov 6, 2012

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    • Tree_Butcher
      Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:36am

      @Loriann:

      Exactly why I worked so hard to leave, and refuse to work or shop in the Democratic People’s Republic of Austin.
      The CommieLibs infest the Capitol, but be not dismayed – they’re surrounded and Lord help them if they come to Williamson County and break a law!

      As for the Father in this case, I would have loved to been on that Grand Jury as well and ensure he was No Billed.

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:26pm

    This creep would be eligible for the dream act………Hey Romney, at least TELL us you’re gonna seal the border…..it is your winning issue….TRUST ME THAT’S ALL YOU HAVE TO SAT MITT!!!!!!!!!!!

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    • blanco5
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 8:00pm

      He is on the same page as prez islama when it comes to illegals.

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    • Tree_Butcher
      Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:37am

      We have an answer for Border security. Long Distance Air Mail. .30 cal

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  • LetsBeSmartAboutThis
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:23pm

    Justice.

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    • rickc34
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 8:55pm

      And one less vote for Obama.

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    • themachinist239
      Posted on June 20, 2012 at 9:34am

      Rickc34, you have absolutely no class. That stoops so very very low.

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    • Al Gator
      Posted on June 20, 2012 at 9:54am

      Excuuuz me 239, Rick has it just right. And presented it in a very classy, tasteful way. Had me rolling.

      Now, about you, what’s your problem here?

      I’ll bet you just forgot to add: /s> to your post, right?

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    • themachinist239
      Posted on June 20, 2012 at 1:02pm

      @AL GATOR, my problem? Equating people with whom I don’t agree with child molesters. I may not like what somebody says but I’m not about to infer that they do what this sick (dead) guy did. That’s class to you? Equating Obama voters with child molesters is tasteful? No, it’s not. That’s my only problem. Like I said, NO CLASS. And don‘t try calling me a dem or a lib because I’m neither.

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  • RJJinGadsden
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:20pm

    This is good news since earlier this morning one of the news shows was talking about the father ‘was’ to face charges some time today. It’s a shame that someone died, but idiot criminals go and get themselves killed while committing crimes all to often. If this case were not so heinous in nature, Flores should be up for a Darwin Award.

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    • scuba13
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:45pm

      Feel all the shame you want, I don‘t feel any shame in saying I’m glad that the child rapist is dead.

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    • MOLLYPITCHER
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 7:03pm

      I‘m glad he’s dead. It’s not a shame. Had I been that father I would have killed him. I would not be merciful.

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    • Bluebonnet
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 9:01pm

      Yep, it ended the way all child molesters should go. God Bless the Child & daddy.
      God Bless Texas, a place where my heart is and I hope I can live there again some day.

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    • Texas Chris
      Posted on June 20, 2012 at 12:11pm

      Come on hgome, Bluebonnet. We sane peoples need to be close together!

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    • Tree_Butcher
      Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:39am

      @Blue; you’ll be welcomed when you come home.

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  • vtech61
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:20pm

    111gecko wrote:
    How long until Holder investigates this as a hate crime against a minority.

    ———-

    MY reply:
    I have a feeling that ‘Holder’ will be gone into hiding, soon enough.
    I also think that this entire administration’s cronies might be lucky to not have
    sticks shoved up their azzess, after being hunted down, by the NATO backed ‘US rebels’.
    (You know, kind of like that dude from Libya)…

    Glad to see this dad is not going to go through hell. Twice. :-)

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  • woodruff
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:19pm

    The man deserved to be horse whiped and justice was served. This young father saved hundreds of children and vindicated hundreds that the cockroach assaulted and got away with. I pray that his little girl and her family find a Jim VanTrece that can help them put this behind them. I know that thousands of prayers have been said for this family and Father hears our prayers in their behalf.

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  • Comeandtakeit
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:15pm

    I had a relative who was a judge for many years in south Texas. He commented one time a defendant in his court had a defense of “some folks just need killin’”. I think he was joking, but if anybody ever fit that description, this guy did. The father acted within Texas law, and I never doubted the grand jury made up of common-sense Texas country people would come to this conclusion. Everybody acted properly, sherriff, DA, grand jury, and this father. As for the “minority” issue, it is also entirely possible the father is a “minority” also. I don’t think the DOJ will mess with Texas on this one, whether he is or he isn’t. Justice is supposed to be color blind. I‘m so glad they have succeeded in protecting the family’s privacy so far and hope they can now heal and get counseling for this poor terrified little girl.

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    • biohazard23
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 7:26pm

      “Some people should die – that’s just unconscious knowledge”

      ~ Jane’s Addiction

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    • godhatesacoward
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 9:44pm

      @ BIO – Yep!

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    • Texas Chris
      Posted on June 20, 2012 at 12:12pm

      I saw a bumber sticker here in Texas that said “Some people are only alive because it’s illegal to kill them.”

      Mr. Flores apparently was NOT in that protected class, eh?

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  • Baddoggy
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:14pm

    I was on a jury once for a sexual assault of an 8 year old. During jury selection one Hispanic male in the jury pool was asked if he could prosecute another Hispanic…He said….and I quote…“Well it would need to know how sexy the little girl was dressed before I could tell you that”…. I almost jumped out of my seat! Talk about gasps in the courtroom….

    In Mexico, if you dress sexy, no matter how young you are,,,you are fair game. Mexico sucks!!!!!!!!!!

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    • txannie
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:26pm

      I’ve been told by hispanic friends that the mexican language does not have a word for “rape”. The closest you can find as far as spelling is “rapture”. Many times I have heard older men say “If there is no word for it, is it still a crime?” I say yes, a pervert is a pervert no matter what you call it and they need to be kept away from innocents.

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    • Rayblue
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:39pm

      “Violacion” is the Spanish word.

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    • Miss Sashay
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 7:09pm

      The age of consent is 12 in Mexico.

      Explains why as a kid, I got bothered by old illegal Mexican pervs walking home from school.

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 7:48pm

      @txannie
      I’ve been told by hispanic friends that the mexican language
      —–
      Annie, Annie, you remind me of Obum when he said, “the Austrian language.” Mexicans speak Spanish (and Austrians speak German). :)

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    • yiska8
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 8:03pm

      @Baddoggy
      Sorry, you had to deal with that SOB on that jury. Being a Spanish surnamed Texan, I am disgusted with the filth that is coming here and hurting and killing innocent American citizens and their children. I loathe them more than my fellow rednecks. Do you know why? We speak the same language and everyone pools us together. It’s not fair, but that’s how it is. The difference is that my people went to war for this nation were born here in South Texas through many generations. Believe me, Mexico has plenty of decent people, but they have no representation. They are losing their country to the cartels. We have no real, clean representation in this nation. We are going to look like Mexico soon. A complete and planned collapse.

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    • DaneChile
      Posted on June 20, 2012 at 12:00am

      In Spanish,“violar” is the generic infinitive term for rape. In El Salvador, Venezuela and Chile “ultrajar” is also used. “Estuprar” is the specific term if the girl is 12 to 18 years of age. I suppose in cases of 11 years and younger, you would need to modify the “violar” with the age: “Violacion de una menor de cuatro anos”, for example. “Abuso sexual” would be used in cases not involving penetration.

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    • Tree_Butcher
      Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:54am

      @YISKA8: Too true, and all that the evil ones need is for the good to do nothing. There comes a time when the good people need to stand up, fight back HARD and win against those who are souring the good name of good people.

      Living in CenTex, I have plenty of hispanic friends, and I have to admire the dedication to God, Family, and the USA they show as well as their work ethic. All it takes is a few bad examples to stain the entire community. I have a few redneck friends that fit the stain category, but I forgive as they have lost their way.
      We need to teach the young to decide what kind of person they each want to be and teach them to become better today than they were yesterday.
      We need to take back our schools.
      We need to be completely self-sufficient, relying only upon God.
      Our churches need to be the sole custodians of Charity, not the government.

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  • woodruff
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:10pm

    A person who assaults a child deserves the punishment that he or she receives and civil liberties be damned!

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  • Baddoggy
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:09pm

    That’s how we roll in texas. Now if we can just beat their a@@es when the cross the border illegally…Not to death, just whip them until they dont want to stay here any longer. Illegals are the scurge of Texas…well except for the Liberals in Austin…

    Glad that POS is dead.

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    • muffythetuffy
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:15pm

      This Is What Was Said About George Zimmerman

      The dead man is black and the killer is white. A white man can not be allowed to kill any Protected Minority. The feared America black Reichs Marshall Eric Holder will force the Chief of Police to change the charge and take the killer into custody. You know they will say that little girl consented.

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:25pm

      Zimmmerman is NOT white.

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    • Texas Chris
      Posted on June 20, 2012 at 12:17pm

      I have no problem with illegals who come here to work, and don’t rape, steal, kill, or suck “benefits” out of the taxpayer. I love those hard-working little brown people!

      It’s the drunks, the criminals, the degenerate “takers” who troll over here and disregard basic respect for civilization that really give the Mexican a bad name.

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  • rodneywolfe
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:07pm

    Glad this wasn’t a California case.

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  • firemanfrank
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:07pm

    Sexually molested …..why are they calling it that “soft words” when she was about to be Raped. Not molested ,,RAPED.

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    • muffythetuffy
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:17pm

      Only a jury can determine that it was rape. Blacks must never be labeled anything until a jury does it. The government will claim that the little girl is consented.

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  • LovingAmerica
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:06pm

    Amen! Thank God for Texas! Cowboys and common sense = AWESOME.

    Born and raised there… I sure miss it.

    God bless this little girl, her brave father and their entire family.

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  • Gourdy
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:03pm

    This was a good decision. The guy was protecting his daughter and didn’t intend to kill the guy. It’s heartening to see some common sense prevail from time to time!

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    • Texas Chris
      Posted on June 20, 2012 at 12:18pm

      I’ve heard the Dad only hit the guy 4 times, once in the neck, cruching the molester’s windpipe.

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  • Ronald Whaley
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:01pm

    My bet is it wasn‘t this perv’s first rodeo.

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  • adoerfler
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 5:59pm

    His pants were down – it was attempted rape, not molestation – of a 4 year old. It would stretch credibility to think this was his first attempt to rape a child.

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    • Gourdy
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:10pm

      Agreed, and especially at 47 years old. But I think that any sexual touching on a minor is and should be called rape. The word “molestation” minimizes the offense, in my opinion.

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 8:51pm

      If there is inappropriate touching it is molestation. Any form of penetration is rape.

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  • kickagrandma
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 5:59pm

    YES!!!! Thank YOU GOD. Thank you, TEXAS!!!!

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  • GoodStuff
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 5:58pm

    I love Texas. If this was Massachusetts, the father would be in jail by now.

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    • moonlight on the bay
      Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:24pm

      ANY state or any bleeding heart who would take the side of this creep over a father protecting his child from such a deplorable crime is no place worth living or said person has their head up their azz! This should send a chill up the spine of every sex offender out there! Better that they be fearful of the possible consequences of their actions than for some child to become a victim. Good for Texas! I’d like to think every state in the union would come to the same decision. Welcome to Texas, where sex offenders (who continue to offend) are expendable. Do we know whether this offender spoke English? Just wondered if the creep was able to say anything to the father while he was getting the crap beat out of him. I don‘t guess you have to speak the language to understand how the victim’s father felt. These kind of stories, and the ones where the homeowner kills the home invader are ones we need to see more of. Let these lowlifes experience the occupational hazards of their “career choices”.

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  • alishamommyof5
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 5:57pm

    Good! God bless that man and his family. A spark of hope yet remains within our justice system.

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  • Jenny Lind
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 5:57pm

    If ever a homicide was justifiable, this was it, and I do not believe he intended to kill him, but in the end I am glad there will no trial for his little girl to go through. Dad’s love their girls and take good care of them, he did his job to protect her.

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  • qpwillie
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 5:55pm

    “Vindicated: Texas Dad Who Killed Daughter’s Molester Will Not Face Charges”

    Be careful. That’s exactly what the authorities told George Zimmerman after he was questioned. Wait and see what the leftists decide to do.

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    • yiska8
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 9:08pm

      This is Texas. Not Florida. Not California. Not NY or Mass. Obama’s government has treated Texas like *hit for the last three years. The whole state practically burned last year and we have every Tom, Dick, and Barry flooding our state looking for jobs from all over the country. Texans get a whiff of“ federal investigation” of this father’s actions and you will see righteous protest that will make paid leftist protesters look like little kittens crying for milk.

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  • nelsonknew
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 5:54pm

    THIS is JUSTICE!

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  • FlamingFartSyndrome
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 5:47pm

    Its always reassuring to see justice prevail in the US legal system.

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    • TSUNAMI-22
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 5:52pm

      Justice prevailed because it never made it to the justice system. Common sense prevented it from ever getting tarnished.

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    • GoodStuff
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 5:57pm

      I think you mean the Texas justice system. The US justice system is run by corrupt judges and the disgraceful Eric Holder.

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  • TRONINTHEMORNING
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 5:45pm

    A fair decision. God bless his family.

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  • 111gecko
    Posted on June 19, 2012 at 5:45pm

    How long until Holder investigates this as a hate crime against a minority……

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    • RightUnite
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:16pm

      Right a hate crime against a repeat molesting pedophile.

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    • angelcat
      Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:17pm

      perhaps the attacker was a white Hispanic and therefore not eligible for Holder to defend him.

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