Genarlow Wilson - high school boy get's 10 years jail for consensual oral sex - Articles and Blog

Society often gives breaks to minors when it comes to the law. However, a Georgia high school football star is now rotting away in prison because of an ancient sex law that has sparked national outrage. As you’ll see, this is only part of the story too.

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The sun doesn’t shine much over the fenced-in yards of Burress Correctional Training Facility. And little training, if any, goes on at this facility either as Burress Correctional Training Facility is just a fancy name for prison. Days spent here are as bleak as the barbed wire scenery that dominates the landscape of this hapless place.

But, despite the fact that the Georgia facility is home to numerous rapists, murderers, and other violent criminals who have long been forgotten by society, there still exists a glimmer of hope inside the walls of Burress. And this hope emanates from inmate 1187055, who used to excel both on the football field and in the classroom. But the question remains, how long can this hope hold out before it fades into the darkness that has come over so many other inmates at Burress.

A Promising Future

It was four years ago that Douglas County High School was gearing up for a huge game against rival Sandy Creek High. And part of what made the game so big was that Georgia Tech standout and future NFL star Calvin Johnson was once again suiting up for Sandy Creek in what promised to be another dominate game for the giant wide out. And who was to think any differently as Johnson had been putting up ridiculous receiving numbers all year long.

Little did he know though that an undersized junior cornerback by the name of Genarlow Wilson had been constantly studying tapes of Johnson’s accomplishments in an effort to find a way to shut the big receiver down. And shut down Johnson he did. Actually, he shut Calvin Johnson down for two straight years as the 5’9”, 170 pound Wilson was able to limit the 6’4” speedster to just four catches in the two meetings he covered Johnson.

However, Genarlow’s incredible performance against Johnson was more of a testament to his brains than his physical talent. It was obvious that Calvin Johnson, and others, had more raw talent that Wilson but he was consistently able to outthink his opponents as evidenced by his former high school coaches saying how he was a good athlete but not a great one. He also had quite a bit of toughness to go along with his smarts as he was once hit so hard in a game he started spitting up blood. It took plenty of convincing by coaches and trainers to get him to stay out of the game and go to the hospital

Everyone knew that he would one day play college football because his solid on-field performances were supported by his strong work in the classroom as well. With a 3.2 GPA to his credit, Genarlow Wilson was a very attractive prospect to many colleges who needed a level-headed cornerback.

Wilson had quite a few universities calling and sending him recruiting letters through the mail. There were no Ohio State’s or USC’s in the mix, but places like the Citadel and Elon were among the interested prospects along with prestigious Ivy League schools like Columbia and Brown who were just as elated about his scholarly achievements as they were with his football ones.

He was well liked by students and teachers too and was so popular among his classmates that they elected him Douglas County High Homecoming King. With everything that Genarlow had going for him in the way of friends, brains, and talent it seemed that he was destined for something great one day. But just like many of the rest of us, he was far from being an angel.

He liked to drink sometimes as well as smoke pot. He had also been having sex since he was 13. He even acted cocky just as many other good athletes do. And while these vices may have cast some shadows on his golden boy image, Wilson had never been in trouble with the law. At least not until the fateful night that he and his friends decided to have a hotel party · · · · ·

When it all went Wrong

There was plenty of excitement in the air among a small group of Douglas County High students. They knew that it was going to be a memorable New Year’s Eve as they had a party planned at a local Holiday Inn. What they didn’t know is that the memories were going to be painful ones that would last a long time.

Genarlow Wilson and his buddies were so amped up about the night that hey couldn’t keep themselves from whispering about it in the room right next to his mother, Juanessa Bennett. She could even remember back to that day as she heard the whispers and went into the room to tell them not to do anything stupid that night.

Unfortunately, the warning was taken lightly as the young men had brought plenty of Bourbon and pot along with them to their hotel room located just off of Georgia Interstate 20. But the real trouble didn’t begin until some girls also made their way to the party as well

One of the guys there brought a video camera along with him which was used to film much of the party, including what would happen next. One of the girls at the party, a 17 year-old, began having sex with some of the men at the party. Genarlow Wilson was seen on the video camera having sex with her from behind while the girl was willingly letting him. The tape also showed a sophomore girl who gave oral sex to both Wilson and the other boys at the party.

The bad thing for Wilson and the other young men is that the sophomore girl was only 15 years old. This is a year under the age of consent which means that the state technically labels her a child still. Things got even worse for the group though when the 17 year-old girl who had been at the party called her mother the next morning after she awoke and told her that she had been raped.

This drew the police who took everyone who was still in the hotel room to jail. Wilson was not there though as he left early to avoid a curfew violation. He didn’t need to be there though as the video tape that remained had implicated him along with the others more than enough...

When the Justice System Fails

It was supposed to be the last semester in a great high school career for Genarlow Wilson. Fresh off of being named all-conference in football, he was looking forward to mulling his final college choices and trying to live it up one last time as many high school seniors do before it’s time to face the world. Too bad his final semester ended just as soon as it began.

Wilson, along with the rest of the boys who were at the party, was arrested at school by the police on the first day of the second semester. Not only did Genarlow have to suffer the embarrassment of being led out of school in handcuffs, but he also suffered further humiliation as the town newspaper branded him a rapist and child molester. As Wilson would later say, “It was like I had everything one day, and the next day I didn’t have anything.”

One thing he did have though was plenty of legal troubles ahead as Douglas Country District Attorney David McDade was showing no mercy in the plea bargains he offered to them all if they would confess to their so-called crimes. And all but one of the young partygoers did eventually take the pleas including the other football player caught on tape, Narada Williams, who received a five year prison term with parole possibilities.

The only one who stood his ground and refused to accept a future destroying plea bargain was Genarlow Wilson who knew a sexual offense would change his life so dramatically that the state wouldn’t even allow him to live in the same house as his younger sister. So Wilson went to trial.

But before doing so, Genarlow spent two of his last hours as a free man on the football field trying out for a semi-pro team. And he made all 120 minutes count as he impressed the coaches so much that they made sure to trade phone numbers with him so they could get a hold of him in the future. The future was bleak though as his court date finally dawned on him.

Wilson and his lawyer tried their best to defend himself against the aggressive prosecution tactics of lawyer Eddie Barker. And Wilson was successful to some degree as witnesses and video evidence seemingly ruled out any rape charge against him. But, despite the fact that witnesses and the video tape showed that the 15 year-old girl appeared to initiate the oral sex performed on Genarlow, he was still facing a felony count of child molestation.

Returning to the court room for what would be the last day of his trial, Wilson received some good news when the rape charges were officially dropped. However, the aggravated child molestation charge stood without the jury knowing what they’d done at that point. They had just handed Genarlow Wilson a mandatory 10 year sentence in prison which prompted a female jury member to cry when she finally realized what his punishment would be.

A 17 year-old kid was going to be put away for a decade because of an old, backwards Georgia law that states that if oral sex occurs with someone under the age of 15 it is considered aggravated child molestation. And the worst part is that there is no exception for teens less than three years apart as in Wilson’s case. What’s even crazier is that it’s a bigger punishment for oral sex than for intercourse which is only considered misdemeanor statutory rape.

This law has since changed in Georgia with the signing of the “Romeo and Juliet” law that states no teen can be prosecuted for more than 12 months for the act of oral sex. And while this is great news for others facing the same dilemma, it is a little too late for Genarlow Wilson.

Still a Hope

Nearly everyone on the outside looking in at Genarlow’s case believes that the crime does not fit the punishment. What’s worse is that all of the people that were involved in the case don’t believe that Wilson should be behind bars for 10 years either. Even the prosecutors, Barker and McDade, who viciously pursued him in the courtroom believe that a decade is too long for what he did.

David McDade’s take on the situation was best expressed when he said, “We don’t believe that a 10-year sentence is an appropriate punishment but he made that decision to put himself in that predicament.” Eddie Barker seemed to be even more sympathetic saying, “We didn\'t want him to get the 10 years. We understand there\'s an element out there scratching their heads saying, \'How does a kid get 10 years under these facts’?”

But the prosecutors aren’t doing anything for Wilson to get him out of prison and are the first to point out that they didn’t write the law, they just prosecute those who break it. However, there are plenty of other people trying to help Genarlow out including his new attorney B.J. Bernstein who’s worked feverously to get him out of prison. She went to the Georgia Supreme Court with the case but a 4-3 vote against Wilson’s appeal nixed that attempt.

She then turned to high-profile attorney David Balser. Balser was able to free a young man named Marcus Dixon whose case sparked national interest after the then 18 year-old received 10 years in prison for having sex with a 15 year-old girl. His expertise has been very helpful in the efforts to free Wilson but neither him nor Bernstein has been able to get Genarlow out of prison.

There are others willing to lend a helping hand as well including the people behind the website www.wilsonappeal.com which tracks the amount of time that Genarlow Wilson has spent wasting away in prison and offers a petition for people to sign to help right what wrong has already been done.

And finally, there is Wilson’s mom who still waits for the day that she can see her son again outside of the prison walls where she visits twice a week. Juanessa Bennett has a room set up for him in her new house and has kept all of his stuff intact hoping that he’ll be home sooner than later. But despite her hopes of one day seeing Gernarlow in his room again she can’t help but get depressed saying, “You think, what in the world could I have done to God to make him punish me like this? Am I that terrible a person?”

Hopefully she won’t have to be punished much longer as her son is still very optimistic about getting out saying, “I try not to think about doing the whole 10. I\'m putting claims on going home this year.” He also added, “I\'ve got a real good feeling about what\'s going on. I feel like 2007 is it. This is my year.”

Meanwhile, while Wilson still can only hope for the future, Kari McCarley is going on with her life as normal. The 29 year-old teacher and cheerleading coach was sentenced in the same building at the same time as Genarlow was for having sex with a 17 year-old male student. Her 90 day jail sentence seems a little light compared to the two-plus years Wilson has done.

Maybe it really is true what they say, justice is blind.
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