OK...so let's say we protect this guy and keep him from losing any of his civil rights by not charging him with a felony...but what about the juvenile delinquents that broke out 80 year old stained glass windows and broke off 150 year old tombstones in the cemetery that I serve as secretary for? What kind of example are we setting for them if we allow the destruction of cemeteries by adults? Let's face it, Misdemeanors get reduced to probation and a small fine...felonies get reduced to misdemeanors. I spent ten years in the judicial system in this state and can attest to how screwed up things are, but it's not because we are too firm in our laws. It's because the Courts have too much discretion in how they handle the offenders. It's one thing to accidentally discover a cemetery while building a house, but to move the stones to make way for the construction is blatant...that is an aggrevating circumstance in my opinion. Oh, and one only loses his right to vote (disinfranchised) in Indiana while incarcerated. Once they are no longer detained, they have the right to register to vote once again. (IC 3-7-13-5) That should make you feel better, that your neighborhood sex offender can vote once released back into society... Kyle D. Conrad