CA courts need cleansing

http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2009/apr/county-gives-illegal-alien-
child-molester-4-million

Lawmakers in one of California's largest counties have secretly
approved
awarding an illegal immigrant child molester more than $4 million
because
he was beaten by fellow inmates while in custody.

The Orange County Board of Supervisors made the decision in a closed-
door
session, according to an local newspaper that made the settlement
public
this week. The lawsuit had been filed by an illegal immigrant from
Mexico
who was jailed after molesting a 6-year-old girl at a park.

The illegal alien, 24-year-old Fernando Ramirez, eventually pleaded
guilty
to a lesser charge of battery. While incarcerated at the county's
central
jail, Ramirez was severely beaten by other inmates and his attorney
says
deputies in charge were elsewhere during the attack.

Ramirez suffered brain damage and is unable to walk unassisted,
according
to his attorney, who says his client has also been left with the
intellect
of a 4-year-old child. That's two years younger than the girl he
molested.

The back door settlement, never the less paid with tax dollars, is the
county's largest ever for an in-custody incident involving sheriffs.
All
five Orange County Board of Supervisors refuse to comment on the deal
even
though constituents certainly have the right to know since it's their
money. The illegal alien's family will get $3.75 million and $900,000
will
go to medical liens rendered while in custody.

Located in southern California, Orange County is the state's third
most
populous with about 3 million residents. The area is well-known for
its
amusement-park attractions, such as Disneyland, and more than 40 miles
of
scenic coastline. Like every other municipality in the (not so) Golden
State, the area is suffering through an unprecedented financial
crisis.

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