A Michigan lawyer who sexually attacked a 21-year-old woman at a Young Republicans convention here said Thursday that he disgraced himself, his family and his political party.Michael Flory, 33, of Jackson, Mich., told a Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judge that his humiliation and self-destruction should be pun ishment enough for his guilty plea to a sexual- battery charge.
Judge Peter Corrigan couldn't have disagreed more.
Corrigan sentenced Flory, the longtime head of the Michigan Federation of Young Republicans, to five years in prison. That's the maximum term for the offense.
"I'm sickened that he is an attorney," Corrigan told the victim and a packed courtroom.
Flory's wife, Erin, sitting on the defendant's side of the courtroom, rolled her eyes, shook her head and then sobbed as Flory expressed "deep, profound remorse" for what he did and pleaded with Corrigan for probation for the sake of his 4-year-old son.
"My son needs his father," Flory said.
Erin Flory and the victim both declined to comment after the sentencing.
During the hearing, Flory referred to himself pitiably over and over. He lamented that his "stupid choices" destroyed him politically, ended his law career and devastated his family. His status as a registered sexually oriented offender would forever bar him from his son's scholastic athletic events, he told Corrigan.
He apologized to the victim and blamed his behavior on his "choice to drink to excess" and "have sexual relations" with her. He said his intention now is "to get my life back on track in as short a period as possible."
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3 comments:
Well, at least this scumbag showed remorse. He wants to get his life back together? What about the woman whose life he destroyed? She probably won't be able to trust men after this, will probably have nightmares for years, will probably need counseling, and she may suffer from depression.
He didn't think about his 4 year old son and his wife when he committed the crime. He did show remorse but he is a marked man (sex offender) professionally. No law firm will hire him.
Well, in prison, at least he has the opportunity for some big guy named Billy Bob to make him feel like what the woman felt when he drops the soap.
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