Kerry Eggers’ excellent piece on Luke

Should tell the "story"... protect some other family by naming the douche bag defense attorney who obviously didn't know all the legal options.

I wouldn't be so quick to condemn the attorney. He might have been a complete buffoon but these types of arrests and prosecutions are rife with angry exes and over zealous law enforcement, social workers, and DA's. I think that is who should be outed in this case.

I get that child sex abuse needs to be seriously dealt with. But, one only needs to look at the Wenatchee fiasco to realize that people when faced with long prison sentences, will take plea bargains to avoid more severe sentencing even when they are innocent. Most of those convictions were eventually overturned and most likely none of the people were guilty.

We don't know that the victim in this case wasn't extremely convincing and if Luke really is innocent, very well coached. Sadly, the attorney is probably correct that more often than not it is a huge risk to go to trial in cases like this. It's a tough choice to make if there is a significantly lighter sentence with a plea bargain.

I am inclined to believe he is innocent and wish the best for the young man in the future.

When I suggested that there should be some attention paid through the press to the Heimlich situation, this is exactly what I was referring to.

However, the substance of the article was not what I expected. Since this travesty of an injustice was perpetrated on Luke by The Oregonian, there have been rumblings about the story not being fully told. It was always hard to reconcile the guilty plea and the letter of apology. Most reasonable people would agree.

Well, this is the rest of the story and I have no doubt Luke did not do these things. He was put in an awful situation by a estranged sister in law in my opinion. He weighed his options and did what was not only best for him...but also the family and the girl.

His personal record speaks for itself. He's literally a model young man with no other incidents or pathologies that would suggest he should be viewed skeptically. The fact that he has denied this from the outset further establishes that point..

Thank you Kerry Eggers!!!

That's a good point. Six year olds never feel pressured to say what parents want them to.