Progressive DA Declines to Prosecute Sex Offender
The newly-elected District Attorney of Arapahoe County Colorado is facing a recall after announcing that her office will not be prosecuting sex offender Solomon Galligan for attempting to kidnap a little boy from a school playground last year. Jennifer Taer of the New York Post reports that District Attorney Amy Padden announced last Friday that it has been determined that Galligan, 33, is not competent to stand trial and will be released to a mental health facility. Galligan, who is currently receiving gender transition treatment, was caught on video approaching a group of students at an Aurora elementary school playground and grabbing an 11-year-old boy. When the child broke free, Galligan ran off. His older sister told reporters that her brother has been in an out of jail for twelve years and that it’s not safe for the community or Galligan to be out on the streets. She said he was diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder when he was 16, he was deemed unfit to stand trial in previous instances and wasn’t institutionalized because of a shortage of beds in mental-health centers. Another relative said “This has been like the fourth time that we’re sitting here thinking, ‘How the hell did he get released? Who’s letting him out?’ “