{"id":1212,"date":"2012-08-29T16:59:42","date_gmt":"2012-08-29T20:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/?p=1212"},"modified":"2020-07-27T15:11:25","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T19:11:25","slug":"2012-08-29-the-sweet-taste-of-freedom-and-revenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/index.php\/2012-08-29-the-sweet-taste-of-freedom-and-revenge\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sweet Taste of Freedom… And Revenge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On August 20th a St. Louis teen tasted freedom for the first time in 3 long years. \u00a0She has allegedly been held captive in the Belleville, Illinois home of Steven Johnson since April 2009. \u00a0The teen has told investigators that while trapped in Johnson’s house she endured daily beatings and sexual assaults which led to her becoming pregnant with Johnson’s child.<\/a> \u00a0The teen also claimed that she was forced at gunpoint by Johnson to stay in the house. \u00a0A SWAT team invaded the house and arrested Johnson and his mother. \u00a0While rading the house, the SWAT team found a gun as well as large amounts of Marijuana and Cocaine. \u00a0Steven Johnson has been charged with a felony count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, illegal possession of a deadly weapon, possession of drugs with intent to distribute, and promotion of prostitution.<\/div>\n
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Steven Johnson pleaded not guilty to the sexual charges against him. \u00a0According to Steven and his mother, Owida, the St. Louis teen was Steven’s girlfriend and she was free to go as she pleased. \u00a0They even claim that the teen left the house with them to attend family reunions. \u00a0According to the Johnsons, this girl came back to the house on her own free will. \u00a0However, the Johnsons don’t seem to have an explanation for the teen’s heinous accusations against them.<\/p>\n

Is it fair to assume someone’s guilt before the trial takes place? \u00a0The whole purpose of our legal system is to protect those from pre-judgement. \u00a0Innocent until proven guilty, right? \u00a0However, in this case I would say that it is very unlikely that Steven Johnson is innocent. \u00a0The allegations made by this teenage girl are brutal and disturbing. Her claims unfortunately make more sense than the alternative provided by the Johnson family (Johnson’s $2 million bond validates my opinion.) There is no justice that can give back the last 3 years of this girls life, but locking Steven and Owida Johnson away forever would be a good start.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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