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Re: Re: Re: Stearns County Sheriff's Records
Submitted by ST on Dec 29 2010 in reply to Re: Re: Stearns County Sheriff's Records posted by DoubleDash on Dec 27 2010
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There is no statute of limitations for kidnapping in MN, so the Wetterling investigation could continue for another 21 years, or indefinitely. The investigation of the disappearance of Joshua Guimond could continue for another eight years, or indefinitely.
At what point does law enforcement owe the public some transparency into what has and has not been done over the past 21 years in an effort to resolve a missing person's case?
The only way to know whether the Stearns County Sheriff has left no stone unturned in the Wetterling case (over 21 years since disappearance) or the Guimond case (over 8 years since disappearance) is to bring the sheriff�s investigation records out into the sunlight.
If the sheriff�s office refuses a request under the MN Government Data Practices Act using the argument that both cases are still active, then it might be time to get creative.
For example, a plaintiff like Jerry McCarthy, who is suing St. John�s Abbey for sex abuse in a civil case, (Jeramiah D. McCarthy vs Order of St Benedict, St John's Abbey, St John's Preparatory School, Case No. 73-CV-09-12859) or other similar plaintiffs (such as those in John Doe HK vs ORDER OF ST BENEDICT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, St John's Abbey, Bruce Wollmering, John Kelly, Finnian McDonald, Case No. 73-CV-09-13201, or John Doe SS, John Doe CS vs The Order of St Benedict, St John's Preparatory School, Raymond Francisco Schulte, Case No. 73-CV-10-5339) can request access to the sheriff�s investigative files to assist in bringing their civil suits. In this situation, a judge (not the sheriff) decides whether and to what extent access should be granted. Then, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 13.82(7), any investigative data presented as evidence in court is public.
Starting to get the picture?
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