New York Paralegal Blog

In his role as a minister, Jeremy Fulton was trusted by parents who unknowingly put their daughters in the hands of a sexual predator who plead guilty to raping and sexually abusing five girls who attended his church. Although, he is expected to be sentenced to 22 years in prison, I think that he should have been castrated and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Those young girls should not have their emotional healing interrupted with the knowledge that their rapist will be out and free to abuse other young victims in 22 years. What do you think? Please, feel free to leave a comment. By: Joel Irving See, related story>>

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., announced on 4/4/2011, the guilty plea of JEREMY FULTON, 28, a former minister at Mariners’ Temple Baptist Church in Lower Manhattan, for the rape and sexual abuse of five girls who attended his church. FULTON, who also served as the associate director of the church’s after-school and summer camp programs, pled guilty to Rape in the First Degree and is expected to be sentenced on May 20, 2011, to 22 years in prison, followed by 20 years of post-release supervision. “This defendant used his position of authority and respect to win the trust of parents and gain unfettered access to children for the purpose of sexually abusing these girls,” said District Attorney Vance. “Children who survive sexual abuse often face a lifetime of recovery, and prosecutions like this bring justice to those victims and their families. Putting an offender like this in prison also saves other victims he might have preyed upon.”