SD - We must not be silent - The Yankton Four

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IMAGINE YOU ARE arrested on lies like a witch in the dark ages. Nothing you say or do makes any difference to the Verdict... GUILTY

Imagine your children being abducted, starved, tortured and interrogated against you. Imagine prison for 33 years INNOCENT.

AND NOW you could be free BUT you have NO MONEY to pay for a decent attorney to represent your case. Please help with a donation no matter how small so I can FIGHT FOR JUSTICE!! "We just want what is right. We never had a real trial-just a witch hunt trial full of racism and no shred of evidence. Our children stolen and used against us. I want my life back. I want my heart to heal. I want to taste life again. Thank you!"

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PA - Former magistrate (Ross Cioppa) registered as sex offender

Ross Cioppa

Original Article

01/23/2013

RANKIN - A former Rankin magistrate is on the Megan’s Law website as a registered sex offender.

Ross Cioppa, who was the district justice in Rankin for 13 years, had previously been accused of offering favorable rulings for women in exchange for sex.

Cioppa was sentenced to six months house arrest and four years probation after pleading guilty to four misdemeanor criminal counts.

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Older Story: Original Article

04/12/2012

A former district magistrate in Rankin pleaded guilty to some charges he was facing in connection to allegations that the offered favorable rulings in exchange for sex.

Ross Cioppa will spend four years on probation and six months on house arrest. He was the district justice in Rankin for 13 years.

Cioppa had been charged with bribery, indecent assault and official oppression after two women came forward saying he made sexual advances toward them in court and in return, he would help their cases.

A statement from one of the women in court read: “I went to him for help. He made my life a living hell.”

The bribery charges were withdrawn and Cioppa pleaded guilty to official oppression and indecent assault.

“I just want to make it very clear – this is not a win – I’m not going to try to spin this,” Phillip DiLucente, Cioppa’s attorney, said. “This is a death to his professional career and this has hurt him both professionally and personally.”

Cioppa told the court medications he is taking may be the reason for his behavior.

“None of us are medical doctors,” DiLucente continued. “I think that’s why it was proper and appropriate Judge Rangos had ordered a mental health evaluation so that this can be dealt with properly, appropriately and how it is supposed to.”

Cioppa told the court he was pleading guilty because he was guilty.

“It could have been the medication I was taking. I am remorseful. I know I can’t turn the time back.”