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
RxDawg
June 20th, 2012
9:39 am
No reason for someone like that to remain a part of this society. The bodies immune system rids itself of infections and trash. The human race just did the same.
Trizzle
June 20th, 2012
9:40 am
@ Sensationalistic
Would you really question this if it was your child? Seriously? Would you stop at one punch if you saw your little girl or boy about to get raped right in front of you? You either do not have any children or you don’t give a crap.
kb
June 20th, 2012
9:40 am
I hope that the little girl get some rape conseling. She is going to need it. As for the guy who did it, good. Her dad acted like a real hero. This society is breeding guys with this sick mindset (a.k.a this guy, Jerry Sandusky, and etc.) This scrap has to stop NOW!!!!!!!
Free George
June 20th, 2012
9:41 am
The father was completely justified in doing what he did. So was George Zimmerman.
Light
June 20th, 2012
9:50 am
I’m glad, no I’m estatic, the father protected his daughter. Too many children are molested and parents may know something is wrong but don’t dig enough to really find out…maybe because they really don’t want to know. In the end, the child always carries the pain, even if they don’t say it verbally or show it emotionally, it manifests in some shape, form or fashion. Parents love and protect your children. I have several friends who were molested as young girls and their moms didn’t believe them and I personally witnessed the torment it caused (abandonment, lack of safety and protection, etc) and affected potentially positive relationships. They eventually worked through it with counseling, prayer, and God, but not without battle wounds.
WOO HOO
June 20th, 2012
9:51 am
What you do now is give that dad a check, a plaque and name a street after him! Good job!!!!
KEVIN
June 20th, 2012
9:54 am
IN WASHINGTON THE RAPIST WOULD BE A MARTER, AND THE FATHER WOULD GET LIFE, BUT ONLY AFTER C.P.S. TOOK HIS DAUGHTER FROM HIM FOR BEING VIOLENT
airborne ranger (ret.)
June 20th, 2012
9:54 am
I pray for the father, it’s very hard to live with the fact that you’ve taken another persons life (right or wrong). I struggle daily with the actions I took in the military, I doubt anyone here has ever taken a life!
Legallychisis
June 20th, 2012
9:57 am
This has completely renewed my faith in the law!! Happy Fathers Day Mr unidentified beat a child molester to death SIR!! # 2 thumbs up for justice
Kelli
June 20th, 2012
9:57 am
I will place this family in my prayers. Both the child and the father have been traumatized by this disgusting person who is now gone. But I sincerely hope that the child did not witness her father beating this man to death. A punch or two would be bad enough to witness for a child and justifiable for her to see as retribution; but to see her father kill a man. I am sure the father wanted to hurt the man and this is where manslaughter makes sense but they’re both going to need some long term therapy.