A New Hampshire judge has caused fury in a small New Hampshire town after announcing that he plans to reduce the sentence of child molester who was convicted of sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl to just five years.
Carroll County Judge David Garfunkel initially ordered Joshua Baud, 31, sentenced to 10 to 20 years – with a minimum of seven and a half years behind bars. He announced on September 30 that he had a change of heart and wanted to cut the sentence to just five years.
More than 50 furious residents of tiny Ossippee, New Hampshire, packed Judge Garfunkel’s courtroom Tuesday morning to protest his decision, Ossippee police Sergeant Robert King told MailOnline. [Read Full Article]