“High ranking” officer sentenced for child solicitation
MCPO Ret. In TN sends us to a link to a story in which 31-year-old Ryan Gericke was arrested for soliciting an undercover agent who he thought was a 15-year-old girl. Here’s the headline;
After he was sentenced, his lawyer appealed to the court for bail reduction based on the fact that Gericke is a “high ranking” officer. He got his lowered bail, but a quick check of Army records says that his high rank is 1st Lieutenant in the Alabama National Guard. It’s probably a high rank to all of the cadets and 2d Lieutenants out there, but not to anyone else in the Army. I don’t even think that even a major would be considered a high rank in the way that the lawyer meant it.
Category: Shitbags
Some of our junior nuke officers…left a lot to be desired. I think, somehow, the quality went down during my time in. The leadership, save for some prior enlisted officers and some chiefs/senior chiefs, was bad
MCPO: Gee, silly me. I thought a star was worn as part of a Naval Line Officer’s dress uniform sleeve rank insignia too. (smile)
@50 That shows how important to the Navy we are. That is what I told the Army JO’s
Savvy mouthpiece…. taking advantage of the fact that 90 percent of the public knows nothing about the military.
Couldn’t tell the difference between a Master Chief and a Master Chef.
I’m reading some of these comments and yes, perhaps the Lawyer was misleading. The Lawyer should take the comments for that part. Not once did any one notice that this man was willing to pay for his own lawyer etc… and so many the tax payer pay for their costs.
Some where along this person life someone had to hurt him. A lot of these people were molested themselves.
Listen to the hate in your voice. You are entitled to hate the crime he did but do not hate the person.
@55 The degenerate is an adult who is responsible for his own actions. He has NO EXCUSE for committing sex crimes.
And there are things in this world worth hating. You may simply not have run into any of them yet.
@56.
Agreed.
“Think” (@55): I don’t give a hoot in hell if he did have nasty experiences as a child. That’s irrelevant.
As PintoNag said, this is a 31 y/o man who is fully responsible for his actions. If reported accounts are accurate, he knowingly and intentionally targeted someone he thought to be an underaged girl. Thankfully, he found his way into a “sting” instead.
I hope he gets some serious time.
“Some where along this person life someone had to hurt him.” You mean you don’t even KNOW whether or not someone, as you say, hurt him? Man, I sure want you on my jury if ever I am on trial. Sex offenders and their apologists just don’t get it. The forgiveness for any crime–if it comes at all–comes after the punishment is meted out and, then, only if the bad actor is sincerely remorseful. These guys want front-end forgiveness–ah–just as soon as they are finally caught. Fancy that.
@55 – you should try doing what your name indicates. He has to hire a civilian lawyer. Military lawyers only try military infractions of the UCMJ. They don’t participate in civilian criminal cases. And, we can indeed hate the perpetrator of the crime. He CHOSE to commit this crime. He wasn’t forced into it. He needs to take responsibility for his actions. Many people have been molested as children who NEVER commit the crime themselves. It’s his own weakness that allowed him to attempt to solicit a child for sex. Tell your bullshit to the families of molested children and see how far you get bounced.
I don’t hate this pervert anymore than I hate a rabid dog, however, I am capable of recognizing that there is only one working solution for dealing with rabid dogs. You kill them, you don’t rehabilitate a rabid dog, and unfortunately there is no rehabilitating a rabid human who believes children make acceptable sexual partners.
Everything that is wrong with this great nation is articulated in your post, you want to pretend that predators won’t be predators if someone is just able to “treat” them. And therein lies your path to ruination, there is no treatment for a mind so badly broken (regardless of how it got that way) that accepts the use of children as objects of gratification. That mindset can only be cured with death.
So, “Think,” it’s OK to molest children? Not in my book. There is no excuse for it. Ever.
Golly, gee, whiz, a 31-year old may have been hurt some time in his past? Ya think?? Everyone except the most sheltered have been in one way or another. It’s called LIFE.
And YOU do not get to dictate who I do or do not hate. Or how I express my thoughts concerning a child molester. At least the prison population, by and large, still feels the same way I do. Whatever fate befalls him now, it was his choice.
Perhaps I didn’t explain myself very well. I hate this crime. I give no excuses but I still know some where along the line, something went very wrong. I will not hate people but I will hate what people do. Oh yes,he needs to pay for this crime. You are talking to a mother who always watched our child extremely close and has extremely high values.
Hate gets you no where. He did something unspeakable.You can be anger. Who wouldn’t be? We did not get the help this person needed along time ago.
I feel for the children that is affected by this crime. These children have a higher % of doing the same crime. Lets make sure we are getting to these kids for the correct help they need, so we are not loving them when they are little and hating them as adults.We can make changes when they are young but not so much later.
Hate made no changes to these children/adults that will carry a very higher chance of commenting the same crime. If you really want to do something, keep your eyes open to all children not just your own. Protect. Each person who committed this crime some how we didn’t get the help they needed when they were young.
I just find it odd to have all the love for the child today and tomorrow you hate the adult. What good did that do? Get the help these kids need and then we will have less and less of this type of crime.
Again, my Son would tell you,I was a mom that was smart and aware. No way was any one going to cause harm to him. I was also watchful of others.
We have raised a great son and he will give back to our society in a positive way.
He will protect his children someday also but hate will get you no where.
Learn, grow and be proactive in these areas of crime.
This maggot needs a cold steel beatdown.
That is what I think.
OK. Let me put this in terms even you might be able to understand, “Think.” You have not earned the right to lecture me or anyone else here about, well, anything. Yes, you have the right to express your views, due to the service of most of us here who protected that right for you. (You can thank us later, assuming your strange moral code allows you to express gratitude to people like me who you hold in such low esteem.)
Hate. Don’t hate. Entirely your option. Frankly, I don’t give a damn which you do as long as you stay out of my face when you do it.
Ticklemonsters touching kids?
Who cares about military service at this point.
And “Think”, when this maggot winds up in prison, he will be exposed to a brand new (and very clear) definition of hate.
I just know that I made a positive in my son’s and others by watching closely. I’d like you to move on from the emotion of hate and turn it into protect our future. I am not hear to change anyone. I just want you do know I feel the same but I am putting it into action to make our future children to have a chance. I am proud I protected more than just my own when perhaps parents didn’t value their children to be aware. No way, is this going to get past me. I am WAY to aware! I will continue on and I know I have made a more of a change. Hate does nothing ,but it almost sounds like you hate me? Sorry, but I am the person who is out here making a change, so you will not see more of these children behind bars. Isn’t that what we really want? I am proud that that I am helping this situation with kids. Where does your hate get you? Just in the emotion of “HATE”. Move on, there is nothing you can do about this person, but the others kids, yes we can do something. So while you are in this hate mode, there is a kid out there that needs your help or watchful eyes. I do not hate you for your view, I just want you to help me or any other parent. Never ever think that nothing is going to happen. Be three times as smart as the next person. Never ever will any one get past me regarding this chance of doing this crime. So I end with the word “Think”. I think to protect our kids, hate gets me stuck, and not doing a positive change. So while your wasting all that energy in “hating”, you just missed protecting another child or helping one that needs some help getting over the crime that has happened to him or her. How are you going to spend your time? I will never give up and I have helped many many many…I… Read more »
Thank you.
I have researched this case. The offices tampered and fabricated evidence. The arresting officer Tim Mullis is being investigated my the Department of Justice in D.C. The local police couldnt investigate Mullis because he his the internal affairs offices and the dumb ass wont investigate himself. After reading the transcripts I found that the Police actually contacted him and he said many times he did not believe that the girl was 15. He stated she looked older and also states he did not feel good about meeting. The offices continued to email him and harass him. They where acctuall the ones that solicited. The accused never did any jail time due to the fact that the judge saw through the b.s. There is currently an appeal in the process. Also a law suite, To the I individuals that made treating comments on here : GREEN THUMB & VERITAS OMNIA VINCIT I am sure you will be on the list. A violent or death threat is just that no matter who the victim is.