No crime in beating child molester to death
Authorities say the attack occurred behind this small building in a rural area near Shiner, Texas. (AP)
The law says it’s not always wrong to kill.
In Texas, a grand jury concludes it’s not a crime to beat a man to death if he’s molesting your daughter.
The 23-year-old father, who has not been named to protect his 5-year-old’s identity, said he heard his daughter screaming behind a barn. When he raced to the rescue, he found Jesus Mora Flores, 47, a ranch hand hired to help with the horses, attempting to rape his child.
Using nothing but his fists, the angry father unleashed a furious beatdown. Then the father called 911 and begged for an ambulance to find his rural ranch near the small town of Shiner.
“Come on! This guy is going to die on me!” the man is heard screaming on 911 audio played for the media Tuesday in a press conference called by the Lavaca County district attorney and sheriff.
By the time emergency crews responded, Flores, who was in the U.S. legally, was dead. His pants and underwear were down around his ankles.
Medical tests indicate the girl was molested.
The father was never arrested and will not face charges. A grand jury heard the frantic 911 call and concluded the killer was authorized to use deadly force to protect his daughter.
The father is just “a regular kid, went to dances, drank beer like the rest of the kids around here,” said neighbor Michael James Veit, 48. ”They won’t find a jury pool here that will convict him.”
The neighbor’s probably right about the jury, but the father and child victim will never be “regular kids” again.
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120 comments Add your comment
Mom
June 20th, 2012
9:24 am
That POS got what he deserved. I’m just glad the father got to his daughter when he did.
TC
June 20th, 2012
9:26 am
Greatest story I’ve ever read.
GRRRREAT
June 20th, 2012
9:28 am
Great job this is how all deviants should be punished. Also thanks for taking 1 more vote from the DICKtator.
Jonk
June 20th, 2012
9:31 am
Jesus went to hell to stay with Lucifer.
MR164
June 20th, 2012
9:34 am
@ Jonk LMAO
vd
June 20th, 2012
9:35 am
You try to rape a child you get what you deserve. I don’t take delight in anyone’s death- not even this man. But he got justice on Earth for a terrible, heinous crime.
Innocent Bystander
June 20th, 2012
9:36 am
That should be every child molester’s sentence: 5 minutes alone in a room with the victim’s mom and dad and a couple of Louisville sluggers.
Sensationalistic
June 20th, 2012
9:37 am
Interesting. You always hear about how many times somebody was stabbed when protecting a kid. It seems that after 8 or so times, the law starts to think that you are no longer in danger after immobilizing the attacker.
I wonder if the guy knocked him out with one punch or if he spent an hour pummeling him.
Trizzle
June 20th, 2012
9:38 am
I am a FIRM believer in civil justice in all cases. This man did exactly what he was supposed to do. I would have killed him just the same and not thought twice about it. If we were able to do this to offenders right on the spot, it would be better then a lengthy trial that tax payers have to pay, and there is no possibility they couldn’t be found guilty and let go. Plus, if they are convicted, then its the tax payers that have to flip that bill as well, and then the worry about what happens when the creep gets out. I firmly believe that whatever crime you commit should be done upon you. For instance, if you kidnap, torture and rape, then you should be kidnapped, and raped. If you murder someone, then the way you did it should be done upon you. Forget the court process. If this was to happen, I dang sure guarantee that it would stop these criminals dead in the tracks and we would have less people getting hurt in this world. The same goes for animals. If you electrocute and kill an animal, then in turn you should be electrocuted and killed all the same.
Terry Bull
June 20th, 2012
9:38 am
Was this supposed to be a news story? Or an opinion column. If it was a news story, then the last line is completely inappropriate.