HORROR IN CLEVELAND: Newly elected prosecutor discovers 70 buried child rape cases after anonymous tip, some of them were slam dunk cases
“There was a conscious decision (by prosecutors) to make some of these cases inactive,” O’Malley said. “It’s outrageous.” Some of the victims in the 70 cases were as young as 3 years old.” Here's the whole story... CLEVELAND >> Assistant prosecutors in Cleveland “ignored” about 70 rape and sexual assault cases involving juvenile suspects and victims and failed to determine if criminal charges should be filed, the new Cuyahoga County prosecutor said Tuesday. Prosecutor Michael O’Malley said additional sexual assault complaints involving juveniles are expected to be found in the coming weeks as his office continues reviewing more than 1,900 cases marked inactive in a computer system used by prosecutors. “There was a conscious decision (by prosecutors) to make some of these cases inactive,” O’Malley said. “It’s outrageous.” The problem was first reported Monday by Cleveland.com. Charges have been filed in about a dozen of the 70 cases thus far, O’Malley said, adding...