SENATOR TED CRUZ GRILLS NOMINEE FOR SUPREME COURT

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Ted cruz On Wednesday during day three of Jackson’s confirmation hearing Cotton mentioned a case involving child pornographer Wesley Hawkins who the senator noted “was convicted of a child pornography offense in 2013.” “The sentencing guidelines for this offense called for a sentence of 97 to 121 months or eight to ten years ” Cotton explained. “The prosecutors asked for 24 months; you sentenced him to three months.”Jackson: I Don’t Find Your Testimony ‘Credible ’ I Think Child Pornographer Reoffended Because You Gave Light Sentence

On Wednesday, during day three of Jackson’s confirmation hearing, Cotton mentioned a case involving child pornographer, Wesley Hawkins, who the senator noted, “was convicted of a child pornography offense in 2013.”

“The sentencing guidelines for this offense called for a sentence of 97 to 121 months, or eight to ten years,” Cotton explained. “The prosecutors asked for 24 months; you sentenced him to three months.”We’ve heard a lot about this case and your three-month sentence of Wesley Hawkins,” the senator continued. “But you got another crack at him in 2019, judge. In 2019, you sent Wesley Hawkins back under conditions of confinement with the bureau of prisons for six months, with additional restrictions on his computer usage.”

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