Tricky Defendant
After serving a prison term for molesting an eighth-grader in Ohio, David Copeland-Jackson moved to the District to live with his mother. He e-mailed a buddy and together, federal authorities said, they came up with a plan that would fool a respected judge into issuing a $3 million defamation order against Copeland-Jackson's victim.
[You have to read the entire article to follow the plan. But it reminds us all just how deceptive and malicious sex offenders can be. And it is a good example of how recantations can be manipulated.]
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