Aldous Says Jail Time Required Criminal Trial
Charla Aldous, the attorney who represented Jane Doe and her family in the civil trial against ESD, said it’s a “complete lie” that the Does didn’t want Nathan Campbell to serve jail time.
“The only way for that to happen was to try the case, and Jane did not want to have to go through another trial,” Aldous said.
District attorney Tammy Kemp reached a plea deal with Nathan Campbell and his attorney, Mark Nancarrow on Monday. The deal gave Campbell 10 years “community supervision” as deferred adjudication. Nancarrow said in a previous interview that he didn’t believe the family wanted Campbell to go to jail.
While the family’s wishes were given some consideration, ultimately the decision belonged to the State of Texas, Aldous said.
By Claire St. Amant
Oct. 12, 2011 | 7:05 pm | 57 Comments | Comments RSS
57 comments to "Aldous Says Jail Time Required Criminal Trial"
They didn’t mind going through a trial for money but if there is no money in it they are not interested?
Sorry Charla, you look like an idiot.
Please cut your child off the internet. She’s embarrassed herself and her family and likely needs counseling.
Little Doe only showed up ONE day during the trial as she and her family pursued money from ESD. She knows that she was also at fault and that
there is no GAIN from going through criminal trial. Sadly so obvious.
And the only people who “lose” at ESD are the students, future students depending on scholarships, teachers, and families. There is no money being printed in the basement at ESD to pay for this ridiculous judgement.
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Watchdog got out of the fence again last night and he is running down Preston chasing cars. I think you need to come pick him up. Think you better keep him tied up from now on for his own protection too.
Miss Doe got caught in several lies during the civil trial. I am sure we didn’t even hear half of all the lies she told. I am wondering if she was trying to continue the affair after she had told the school and others it was over. This really didn’t come up in the trial but maybe it should have.
ESD should depose Campbell and see if they can find out what was going on. They should also ask him about the deal he cut with the Does. IMO. This whole thing about the Does not wanting to go to trial is laughable. They didn’t want this case to go to trial. I wonder why?
According to you, “Miss Doe got caught in several lies during the civil trial.”.
So did Mr. Burrow. And yet, although called a rogue employee by ESD’s pr, he is still on paid administrative leave.
Care to elaborate?
The truth is the standards of evidence in a criminal trial are much higher so much of what wasn’t allowed in the civil trial would be in criminal court because it affects the jail sentence. Campbell admitted guilt from the beginning. Usually a defendant doesn’t admit guilt unless they have reasonable expectation that the outcome would be better without a trial.
The defense attorney has stated that the Judge’s sentence was based in part on recommendations of the family. Perhaps to dispel any questions the Doe’s attorney should release whatever was sent to the Judge by the family. Otherwise they should quit posturing — all of the trials are over. The appeal process will be based on the record. People’s opinions are made. The family can’t have it both ways — they could have asked for the criminal trial first — but obviously if she didn’t want to go thru that twice then they wanted civil because of the lower standards and expediting receipt of any money.
BUT Claire, FYI, your story is told from Jane’s point of view. It is completely slanted as Hashimoto from the News said it was. So you just made all that stuff up? Her thinking and all of that?. Wow.
Campbell’s sentence is very much par for the course in Texas for a “first time” conviction.
Why would JD want another trial? So she could be raped a third time by ESD? (First being Campbell by statute, second being the hateful spew of the fine Christians at ESD, and one more round being the third of Swann’s posse at a criminal trial?)
Take your meds ESD and move on.
@breaking news, well said. That is how it works in a criminal case. The victim is treated like a criminal and the criminal is treated like a victim. To put the family through a criminal court hearing would have only caused more pain. I know this and we are five years after the outcry. The memories never go away, but each day does get a little better.
Who is Swann’s posse? LOL. The ESD lawyers? Why would their being at the trial be a big deal unless the Does wanted to hide something?
I’m sad for the decent families at ESD who are a million miles away from the seething jackals on this blog.
Jules – I agree about criminal trials — but you can’t make a generalization about sentencing — Campbell plead guilty from the get go. Judges do take the victim’s wishes into consideration. eg Mary Kay Letourneu had no previous criminal history before her famous relationship — and she eventually served 7+ years in prison. And if I recall the family of her now husband didn’t want her sent to jail. I do know rape victims who have been through trials – and it is horrendous. And the reason they went through the ordeal was to stop the perpetrator from being able to act again. That’s why I think calling this a “sex scandal” to sell magazines was wrong too — because people continue to perpetuate the myth that rape is about sex. It’s about so much more —
But while Jane Doe no doubt has suffered by her abuse, it’s not quite the same. Just like other crimes you have to look at the degree. While this is a case of statutory rape it’s disingenuous to compare this case with aggravated rape – someone who is beaten, raped and left to die by a stranger. Only those completely clueless would blame Jane Doe – and most haven’t. But the family could have chosen to have the criminal trial in lieu of the civil trial if punishing Campbell was their primary goal – they decided to go civil and I understand that. But you have to understand why some people would think their anger at ESD was misplaced based on their decision not to vigorously go after Campbell.
Based on what Claire has said and the Jane Doe’s statement this should be the end of it besides the appeal. I truly hope so for all involved –
Mr and Mrs Doe will live forever with the guilt of not protecting their daughter enough. Undoubtedly it has and will haunt them a life time. Jane will live knowing her part and live with the aftermath of the abuse of this relationship. Campbell, while not serving time in prison, will be a felon and registered sex offender. It might be easier to be in jail than try to live under those conditions. He will never work with children again, thankfully. And he will live with the consequences of his actions for the rest of his life.
Had the Does not sued ESD the school would have walked away with no consequence. Free and clear. So, it is completely understandable to me that they pursued legal action. You can say why wouldn’t they undertake 2 trials, but you aren’t the Does and you wouldn’t be the one to live through all of that twice. Unless we have walked in their shoes we really can’t judge.
Ultimately everyone now has a consequence. ESD’s could have been worse. They could have been found guilty on more charges. Campbell’s could have been worse. He could have gone to jail. The Does and Jane’s could have been worse. They could have pulled Jane out of college to endure a second trial. So it all could have been much worse.
Campbell was responsible and if Jane was under age then her parents were responsible for her part in all this and after she turned 17 she was responsible for herself. The only victim is the school. IMO. The jury didn’t find the school responsible for Campbell or Does actions as you know. The responsible people are Campbell, Little Doe, Shopping Mommy and Sailing Daddy. The just and right thing would have been for Campbell to do jail time. The Does should accept responsibility for their underage daughter and Miss Doe should have been held responsible for all of her lies.
The Does let Campbell off without jail time. They even cut a deal with him for the money. Save your breath Avid Doe defender. You just can’t defend their greed and hypocrisy.
Avid Reader@ Jane wasn’t a victim. Oh I get that the law says she was but how was she really a victim? She liked the attention. She enjoyed the sex because she kept doing it. She enjoyed telling her friends and from all accounts she got a lot of joy out of stalking Campbell’s wife. A victim of “grooming”? Maybe so but we don’t know the whole story do we. Really almost nothing Jane said was true. Her word is not worth much. Victim or not that is truth.
You forgot your obligatory “LOL” ….. no matter what anyone else posts, I don’t think you’ll ever get it.
In fact, I retract my previous statement AND I have gone to catholic confession to recant my awful statements.
Also: it just occurred to me.. someone who has been summoned to testify in front of the court is not allowed to be in the court room on any other day.. hmm..
PAY ATTENTION LEMASTER PR FIRM: keep some of these “supporters of ESD” off this blog. it looks Ridiculous and comes across wrong. CRISIS COMM Rule #1: CONTROL THE OUTGOING MESSAGE
Nancy parrots what she thinks will help her with the “in” crowd at ESD, but the truth is, she doesn’t talk like an insider. She doesn’t know the school or the parents, she just thrives on the attention she gets here. How sad.
Has anyone else had the thought that this will happen again with such a horrible board and no real commitment to change? What happens if my daughter is God forbid raped by one of Swann’s inner circle families? My wife and I are sickened by the testimony of the two ESD graduates, sicker even to know that this kind of sexual crime has been a normal happening at ESD for almost 30 years.
It pains me to say it, but I think ESD should close its doors.
I don’t really understand your anger toward Nancy. Nancy believes that Jane Doe II and her family should be at least somewhat responsible for the role they played in this mess; You may not agree, but I don’t see how that crosses “the line of every moral boundary.”
A lot of you are very quick to judge Nancy for being illogical, but you need to take another look at your own posts before you criticize others’.
If Jane’s story was true then why did the Does let Campbell off without jail time?
Face it, all the Does care about is the money. BTW, I am also tired of calling them the Does. They are not victims and they proved it. So get over it.
No doubt the Does were furious with Campbell, but they knew he would be punished. They had to sue ESD to hold them also accountable. It’s just not that hard a concept to understand. I am not aware of any PR firm working on behalf of the Does. We all know ESD has one, but I haven’t heard that the Does have one.
Given that the family has not received any money yet I don’t think they are obliged to speak to that aspect. The case will likely be appealed anyway. And as I said in the beginning, the Does did not come up with the monetary award. The jury decided the award, and they could just as easily have decided on nothing. Apparently a group of their peers felt $9.2 million was the appropriate amount. Ask them, not the Does, why they awarded so much money.
I agree with you that the board, Swann, and his cronies have not looked appealing lately. However, I think you’re wrong to say ESD should close its doors.
ESD, despite this tragedy, is a wonderful place with many talented students, caring and devoted teachers, and a warm, genuine spirit of friendliness. It may take new leadership to repair ESD’s image, but the essence of the school remains strong: I’ve seen it firsthand.
I can already feel the blows coming my way, but I’ll say this anyway: I think ESD is the best private school in Dallas.
Why? I am an unabashed critic of single-sex schools; they don’t prepare kids for a world where they’ll have to interact with the opposite sex, and boys and girls at single-sex schools usually have skewed perceptions of and attitudes toward the other sex. Consequently, I won’t even consider Hockaday, St. Mark’s, Jesuit, Ursuline, etc. Greenhill, ESD’s major competitor in the co-ed category, has recently made decisions that I think are detrimental to a solid education.
ESD may need a new PR firm and maybe even a new headmaster, but I certainly fail to see why it should close its doors.
Lisa@ all you seem to do is trash Swann and call me and Eagle parent@ names. Got anything new? How is Swann or anyone else responsible for what happened to Jane?
Whoever said ESD is the best private school in Dallas needs to put down the crack pipe. Yes, we see how ESD is preparing it’s students for relationships with the opposite sex.
You are a joke, a sad disgrace.
Angry Mom, Lisa, Sodas, Carolina born. You all sound the same gutless fraud to me and every post you write is the same. A bunch fake outrage and personal insults and not much else. Like I said, Have anything new?
Now pop off about how I am on someones payroll or that I know someone that I do not.
But hey, why do you guys have to be so nasty? I don’t call you all names and try to run you all off. Why is it that anyone that doesn’t agree with the plaintiff’s story has to be run off and attacked. What are you so afraid of?
I am kind of wondering what all Charla told the Does. What did she tell them? That they could escape all blame, rob the school and let Campbell off? That they could cash in on Campbell’s mistake? Walk away rich and keep their name out of it? I am so glad the world doesn’t work that way. What have they gotten for all their greed?
I will make a prediction that they never see a dime. Also that all of the people on this blog defending the Does have a really slim Christmas.
The check is not coming.
Sorry the money judgement has got you in a tissy.
[REDACTED]. Something definitely is not right with you however I respect your right to blog away.
Dearest Justcurious@, there is never a reason for hate. I can’t make you hate. If you are filled with hate then it is because you choose to have hate in your heart. You can’t blame others for that. I do feel bad for you though as all that hate is just going to eat you up. I also wonder why you have so much hate for me and ESD and seemingly none for Campbell. You don’t seem upset in the slightest about him not doing jail time. I find that odd.
As you know, but we can go over again, Jane was 16 years old and week before her 17 birthday. I don’t call that a child. (FYI, most young women have sex around this age.)
Jane was old enough to know the difference between right and wrong and she knew what she did was wrong because she lied to cover it up. Which, BTW, I think was plenty reason enough to expel her.
I have never demonized Jane. Campbell is at fault but the legal definition of rape or what YOU are calling rape is not the true definition of rape. At least that is not what it is in any dictionary, Unless it is some legal dictionary. Rape is without consent with force or the threat of it. That didn’t happen here but that doesn’t make Jane a demon. IMO.
The jury found the school was not responsible for the sex just for the way they handled a situation that was not of their making. ESD got stuck with the worst judge in Dallas County. I think the School will win an appeal. I also hope they consider suing the Does and Campbell. Why should the people really responsible (for the rape of a child as you call it) get off light?
“Unless it is some legal dictionary.”
LOL. Yes, they were using the “legal dictionary” otherwise known as the “law”.
Hopefully this girl isn’t too screwed up. My coping methods weren’t the best. Tried to OWN my sexuality by using it to make men weak. At 18, I was homewrecking, then graduated to gold digger.
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