There were a number of stories in July about dismissal of rape charges in the US because the defendant spoke a language (Vai) for which no translator could be found.
Sex-abuse case dropped because of delays in search for interpreter CNN - USA ... molesting a 7-year-old girl have been dropped because the court took too long to find an interpreter fluent in his native West African language. ... http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/22/charges.dismissed.ap/ Alleged Child Molester Freed Because No Translator Could Be Found By Tammy Charges against a man accused of raping and repeatedly molesting a 7-year-old girl have been dropped because the court took too long to find an interpreter fluent in his native West African language. Montgomery County Circuit Judge ... http://tammybruce.com/2007/07/alleged_child_molester_freed.php What Are Our Court Thinking? Accused Child Rapist Set Free Because ... By Scared Monkeys Charges against a man accused of repeatedly raping and molesting a 7-year-old girl were dismissed last week because the court could not find an interpreter fluent in the suspect's native West African language. ... http://www.scaredmonkeys.com/2007/07/23/what-are-our-court-thinking-accused-child-rapist-set-free-because-of-no-interpreter/ Md. Judge Dismisses Sex-Abuse Charges By rnn No interpreter could be found for defendant who spoke rare West African language.... A 7-year-old girl said she had been raped and repeatedly molested over the course of a year. Police in Montgomery County, acting on information from a ... http://www.amren.com/mtnews/archives/2007/07/md_judge_dismis.php Charges Dropped Against Child Rapist...And For What??? ProgressiveU.org - San Mateo,CA,USA ... the court could not find an interpreter to speak his native language of Vai, which is a West African language spoken by about 100000 people world wide. ... <http://www.progressiveu.org/164713-charges-dropped-against-child-rapist-and-for-what Prosecutor Appeals After Judge Drops Rape Charges Against Liberian Over Lack of Interpreter http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290300,00.html Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanLanguages/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanLanguages/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
