State Sen. Anthony Palumbo, the ranking Republican on the judiciary committee, called for a hearing Monday after The Post revealed that Judge Owen Wilson voted to free a convicted rapist last month…
State Sen. Anthony Palumbo said the decision by State of Appeals Associate Judge Rowan Wilson raises serious questions about his fitness for the bench and warrants scrutiny by New York lawmakers — who are“I’m very concerned,” Palumbo told The Post on Sunday. “He seems to completely ignore victims’ rights. It’s frightening. It raises questions about his ability to follow the law.”
The Post reported Saturday that Wilson wrote the majority opinion in a 4-2 state appeals court decision that freed Andrew Regan from prison and cleared his conviction for the 2009 rape of a 22-year-old woman — leaving her shattered. State Court of Appeals Associate Judge Rowan Wilson voted last month to free convicted rapist Andrew Regan, a move that has prompted the ranking Republican on the state Senate Judiciary Committee to convene a hearing on Monday.The woman said she was out drinking with her boyfriend and another couple after an Aug. 9, 2009 wedding reception, and invited them to stay at her upstate New York home so they wouldn’t have to drive. She said she fell asleep and woke up to find Regan raping her.
A jury convicted Regan of first-degree rape on Feb. 23, 2015 and a judge sentenced him to 12 years in prison, where he remained until this year.
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