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[–] cthulian_axioms 1 point 11 points (+12|-1) ago  (edited ago)

Former N.Y. defense attorney here[FN1]. New York has a lot of weird names for crimes[FN2]. I don't know why they don't update them. It's stupid and confuses people. In this case, "sexual performance by a child" basically means "child molestation which is recorded on video", so it's not quite as outrageous as it initially sounds.

I've never heard of $7500 bail for a Class C felony, though. When I was practicing, I defended misdemeanor cases with higher bail than that. Given the nature of the charges, I'd say Mr. Schwartz is absolutely a flight risk, and it's not like he's some schmo off the street who will have to beg off friends and family to come up with the bail money. $7500 ain't pocket change, but it's not really a hardship either. A more proper amount would be somewhere in the $50-100K range, if they even set bail at all.

We need to dig into [...] Mook

Robby Mook is a close associate of the Witch-Queen. I think he was her campaign manager or some similar senior mucketymuck. Ain't much needful digging to be done there.

[FN1] I don't practice anymore, I'm not your attorney, and this post isn't legal advice. Don't ask me legal questions.

[FN2] Examples: they spell the common name for Cannabis spp. "marihuana". What most states call "assault", they call "menacing".

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[–] carmencita 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

I believe it is 10% of the bail charge. If you fly the coop, aka beat it, then you loose the money and end up in the slammer. So far this guy is getting the soft touch. His father seems to be trying to cushion the damage, so I think he will be pretty upset if he jumps bail. Was he the one that abused him? Who knows. But they did say in this article that Schwartz played on a lot of baseball teams (Little League) so there could have been a Hastert or Sandusky around. http://thevillager.com/2017/06/01/district-leaders-son-busted/