By Emerson Drake
9/14/11
After his Nolo Contendere plea back on March 6, 2009, Alfred Chip Huskey was sentenced to 365 days in jail and probation in exchange for one felony count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor under the age of 16. Huskey in his statement to the Probation Department blamed alcohol and methamphetamine abuse for his actions.
Although the Probation report recommended a prison sentence, the Honorable John Whiteside indicated the substantial mitigation in this case, defendant’s lack of criminal history and his exemplary record as a deputy, outweighed the aggravating factors: his violation of trust, and the vulnerability of the victim.
Judge Whiteside placed Huskey on three years of formal probation, ordered drug and alcohol terms, including testing, for Huskey throughout his probationary period. This is according to the District Attorney’s press release.
What the press release failed to mention is Huskey wasn’t required to register as a sex offender. Various reasons have bneen suggested by the department since then, including sparing the victim the need to detail her experiences in court. But it needs to be mentioned that Huskey is presumed to be witness X, appearing prominently in documents regarding the death/killing of Craig Prescott while in Sheriff’s custody.
Neglecting to require this may be haunting the D.A.’sa department currently.
Huskey moved to San Joaquin County soon after his release from local jail. But without notifying the probation dept. as he was required to do, he moved back to Modesto. When the Probation department went looking for him they discovered he was living with a woman and her four children, three boys abd a five year old girl up in Groveland.
It has been reported in court documents he was watching the young girl while her mother was at work, sometimes in 24 hour or more stretches. According to court documents he was sleeping in the same bed as the young girl when they were left alone. When the girl’s mother was asked if she knew that Huskey was on probation for felony molestation of a minor under the age of 15, she said “someone” had mentioned it but when she asked Huskey he denied it.
If Huskey had been required to register as a sex offender the yound girl’s mother could have easily verified the truth.
Judge Whiteside, many people will believe YOU and the District Attorney should be held accountable for anything that may have happened to that little girl. According to court documents she has been seen “dirty dancing” and has begun to bully her playmates. One of the first signs of sexual abuse is a change in behavior of the victim, including disciplinary problems and acting out towards other children.
This case keeps dragging out and the D.A. doesn’t seem to be very concerned. The A.D.A prosecuting Huskey seems more concerned about keeping her name out of the public’s eye.
But the final injustice is that all Jerry Powers (head of the probation dept.) is asking is for is 10 days in jail and a modification of terms of Alfred Lowell “Chip” Huskey’s probation.
10 days, Just 10 days in jail.
