There needs to be a separate but totally related investigation into the malpractice and cover up by all levels of law enforcement and DA s office in this case ..... come on investigative journalists ..... this is a big one covering multiple local PDs, County Sherriffs, DAs, and State ofGA GBI And who else was behind the scenes pulling the strings .....
Someone really, really needs to investigate this.
Absolutely! So many levels of corruption! If Ocilla PD would have followed Up on leads like that were supposed to in 2005 we might not even be here! Other women may not have been hurt by this monster!
The new charges give even more credibility to the questions AM was asking during the bond hearing about other victims. Also, wasn’t there mention of a juvenile offense with Bo that was alleged violent sex crime in nature? I cannot recall where I saw/read that but remember something about a charge that may have been sealed. Monster!
New reporting: Houston County sheriff report details on new rape charge against #taragrinstead case suspect Bo Dukes. Charges involve a party/ sleepover at Warner Robins house back in 17. Victim says she was asleep when Bo came into her room and forced sex at knifepoint . @wsbtv tony thomas
Does it say when it was reported?
That is all it says. I sent him a message asking. Will let you know if hear back.
Thank you
@meagansmom He says there was no delay in the victim reporting the incident and she went to the police immediately.
Emileigh Forrester WALB 4 mins · BREAKING: New details in 2017 rape accusations against Bo Dukes. The Houston Co. Sheriff’s Office incident report says a woman reported she was sleeping over at someone’s house along with several other people including Dukes after a night of drinking in January 2017. The woman told deputies that Dukes went in the room she was in while she was sleeping, and forced her to have sex under the threat of a knife. The woman went to the hospital afterwards and that’s where deputies responded. The incident report is dated 1/19/2017. Dukes was indicted on charges of rape, aggravated sodomy and knife possession in the case last week.
So what I want to know is... if the victim reported this immediately and there was an exam done why didn’t Houston County press charges and arrest him immediately? Why weren’t any of these charges brought up during any of his trials? Why was he still going to be the star witness against Ryan knowing he’d just recently sexually assaulted a female? Why was he allowed to walk around a free man and violate two other women? This is infuriating!!! The system failed these victims. How many others?!
I don't understand why on earth he had this incident reported 1/19/2017 and then he was allowed to go through the back door to cut a deal with the GBI on the Tara with law enforcement having this report on him. I'm not sure in what order the events occurred (Brooke busting him, rape on Jan 19th, going to GBI with intent to throw Ryan under the bus, etc) but why the delay in charging him with that crime? If he had been arrested and charged at the time of the 1/19/2017 attack then the attack of January 2019 would not have occurred. AND IF HE HAD BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN 2005 THEN ALL OF THESE OTHER EVENTS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. !!!!! something is not right in this whole deal !!!!!!!! I am becoming a conspiracy theory devotee.
Yes... if Ocilla PD would have passed on tips to the GBI as they were supposed to. Or hell... if they had even just investigated it appropriately! I guarantee y’all that there would have been many women protected because I feel there are more women who have not come forward.
https://imgur.com/a/cw34hxL
This all blows my mind!
@georgia1234 thanks for getting and sharing that information. What was the date he was arrested and made the plea deal?
Oops immunity deal? Sorry
@southga75 - is the comment in your photo related to the 2017 case or the one in 2019?
I do know that an extremely well-regarded person in local law did an open-records search/request for these exact 2017 charges about a year ago after hearing about it. Yes, it WAS reported and charges were filed but GUESS WHAT? This was kept "hidden" in the system until now. Seems like the good ol boy crew was working overtime to ensure that their past(?) prime witness Bo appeared as clean as possible. This absolutely needs to be investigated, I agree with you all. In addition there is more to this story. We have some incredible sleuthers present with us here and I want them to know how much their diligence and incredible intelligence are appreciated in piecing more events together. I hope that more will come to light soon. Sorry to be cryptic, I know it's annoying af but also it's not my information to share. However my hope is that all will be shared soon. My own opinion of course is that Bo killed Tara and lost control, ending in her sad death. I believe since then Bo "honed" his rape skills, as gross as that is to write, and thus his more current rapes did not en d in death. Jmo. And of course Bo did comment on reddit that rape is "hot." Thank god that terror is in prison.
And thanks Southga for posting this!