Not Nearly Long Enough

Should have been forty years minimum:

• A former Chicago police officer who sexually abused four victims, including two children he met through his work as a cop, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

  David Deleon, 32, pleaded guilty Friday to multiple felony charges before Cook County Judge Kenneth Wadas, who accepted the plea and imposed the sentence, according to court records.

  Deleon’s behavior came to light in 2023, when Norridge police charged him with sexually abusing a minor in their town. The investigation widened after detectives obtained a warrant for Deleon’s phone and discovered what prosecutors described as “multiple crimes against children.” The case was then turned over to the Cook County sheriff’s police.

If you follow the news semi-regularly, you'll note that there have been two incidents (one in North Carolina, one in Europe) where child molesters have been ::cough cough:: removed from the prison population.

It's a trend we hope to see continue for the foreseeable future.