A teacher at Lee Christian School accused of taking indecent liberties with a student was acquitted in Lee County Superior Court on Thursday.
Daniel Abraham faced a felony count of indecent liberties with a child and a misdemeanor count of sexual battery, charges that were brought by Sanford Police after an investigation that began in early November 2023. He was arrested about a week later.
But Superior Court Judge Jessica Locklear found him not guilty of the felony charge on Thursday during a bench trial – a trial in which evidence is considered by a judge instead of a jury.
Abraham’s attorney, William Pruden, claimed in a court filing that prosecuting attorney Tiffany Bartholomew withheld video evidence that “exonerates the defendant” until the day of the trial, and withheld it “after being compelled” to turn it over.
Locklear also dismissed the misdemeanor charge.
This is why people don’t trust the justice system. The prosecuting attorney knowingly withheld evidence that proved he was innocent. In my opinion, if a court official withholds any evidence that proves either innocence or guilt, that official should lose their job, and go to jail.
The truth is painful, and yes, you are correct..They care absolutely nothing about the truth, the facts or justice period..They will deceive, lie, fabricate and manipulate evidence to the extent, that the innocent will look guilty..They do so not in the name of justice, but simply because of power..And the people who were idiotic enough to elect her, deserve exactly what they get when her lies and abuse of authority come after them..Circumstantial evidence is no different than those who are theorists..It isn’t about irrefutible facts and truth – but simply who is the better liar and has the most believeable tale to babble..This nation is living a lie..Our protections under the Constitution and Bill of Rights, are just an obscenity in the eyes of corrupt authority —
Ifyou would like to see and appreciate the psychopathic and delusional actions of law enforcement, watch the movie “The Life of David Gale”. On the other hand, look at statistics and data on the huge number of innocent prople convicted, then DNA evidence proves they were innocent. To make it true sociopathic behavior on the part of authorities, look at the figures of authority who OPPOSED DNA tests so that the innocent could prove they were unjustly convicted. No one period, no matter who they are, can possibly have any moral character or human decency – when they oppose innocence be allowed to prove just that ….I am innocent!! And then those involved prove just how far their evil goes, will never allow those who did the innocent wrong, to be imprisoned like they did their victims. There can never be any justice until those who did the innocent wrong, MUST SUFFER the same period of time in prison and loss of death fate, of those innocent ones. Until then, the legal system is just a perverse, twisted and outright evil form of human torment. Only those who are equally or have greater evil than the corrupt authorities who did wrong, would ever protect those who did innocence harm!!
In this case, his name has a black mark by it because of the prior article. Personally, I think nothing should be written until the verdict is rendered.
all evidence should be given, in less a presence of guilt appears.
Tiffany Bartholomew the assistant district attorney that prosecuted this case. Not only withheld exculpatory evidence that should have been turned over to the defense she withheld exonerating evidence, or like 395 days. And while she was held this evidence she was also Gathering witness statements and creating a witness list of people that she was going to put on the stand and have them testify to an event she knew did not happen. She was going to prosecute a man and allow others to take the stand and present evidence against him, knowing that evidence that was going to be presented in court would be inaccurate and base-less. She continued to obstruct Justice by not turning the exculpatory evidence over to the defense, until she was forced by judge Jessica Locklear to turn over the defendants discovery materials, just like she was suppose to do in 100’s of 100’s of previous cases she has procuted in Lee county. And what was more concerning to me , was not the fact she withheld this evidence from the defense less than 24 hours before the was initially supposed to start. But the fact that when she finally did turn the evidence over to the defense (according to the defense attorney) the withheld video evidence was also altered. That should be concerning to everyone.
I’m sure miss Bartholomew will learn from her mistakes and eventually be able successfully prosecute an innocent person without getting caught. I’m just glad the exonerating video evidence was still available to be turned over to the defense because in so many of these cases, exculptory video evidence did exonerates the defendant has a convenient way of disappearing , or a unique way of deleting itself. Two options I don’t think the DA’ s office will pass up the next time they attempt to prosecute an innocent person.
Is ironic that someone who spends their entire career trying to serve the public and be a prosecutor of Justice, and fairness. While using our laws to ensure that those people who choose to break our laws, are punished according to the law. Helps to prevent anarchy and keep society safe and prosperous. Decide to take their power( that we the people give them). And in a tyrannical fashion ,use that power to oppress those who entrusted them with it.
Well I’m sure everyone’s thinking okay now what? Well now we watch the Prosecutors office do more damage to their reputation and lose even more public Trust.
There’s no amount of money that can undo what has been done by this prosecutor. And I hope the real victim in this case the defendant sues the crap out of all the entities involved in this malicious prosecution on innocent man. But the DA’s office does not want to take responsibility for their actions even though they hold the rest of us responsible for our actions. The next step for them is to make this all go away. They’ll probably settled this matter and they’ll use our taxpayer money to pay the victim for the damages he received from this malicious prosecution. And in that way they can really take no responsibility for what they done and they will continue to terrorize citizens of Lee County. But they’ll be more careful it’s not to do it in such a public way or they’ll be more careful with not getting caught. Then they’ll have the County attorneys whose fiduciary duty to the people of this County involves transparency and government. They will then manipulate the County attorneys to abandon their fiduciary duty to the people and write up a non-disclosure agreement to another one will ever know how much money the DA’s office cost the taxpayers of this County and in essence violating us one more time.
And nothing’s going to happen to them they know that they know as long as they take us one at a time isolate us and maliciously prosecutors 99% of the time they’ll get away with it. So if you ever find yourself at the courthouse standing outside the courtroom door looking at the courtroom calendar for your name on it ,scroll on over to the right a little bit and if it says prosecuting attorney Tiffany Bartholomew even if it’s a traffic infractions I’d go get me an attorney cuz you might wind up with a life sentence and all your rights violated for going 8 over the speed limit. Cuz if she prosecuted innocent man just thinking what she will do to you
Read USC code 18 section 242………..
Correct..Yet, it is a felony what she did..Called Perversion of Justice!! – Not a civil matter — Anyone under Color of Law who deprives another of Equal and Due Process, Plus Equal and Due Protection, is guilty of a Federal Crime (she obstructed a just legal process with her behavior)(she also undermined the legal process with false information and failing to reveal evidence she concealed)..And, she and those others involved, DOES NOT have any immunity of any nature.. Not Qualified, Governmental or Sovereign, period!!! Take a transcript of your case in their innocence and leave it with a Federal Judge with a malpractice complaint– Watch what happens then…….The same applies to anyone in law who makes arrests under pretense that is found untrue (such as DUI when sober)…Show some balls people..You have the power of Citizens Arrest for a purpose, USE IT………..
Not even SCOTUS has the power to deprive you of your USC guaranteed rights..The USC is the ultimate law of the land, period..To change even a single letter of a single word in the USC, requires a proposal of two thirds of both houses of congress, or two thirds of state legislatures can propose an amendment..THEN, three fourths of the state legislatures must ratify the amendment..SCOTUS has the power to judge individual cases..They DO NOT have any power or authority which makes USC rights nullified, negated or any attempt to deprive you of them (no exceptions ever)….. Anyone of color of law who deprives you of a single USC protected right, is guilty of a federal crime and they DO NOT have immunity from such period!!
What about the girl who did this at Grace her daddy owns Chatlee….