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Rackley is accused of raping the girl last July, when she was 16. She was abducted July 22 from a north Sacramento light-rail station where she was waiting for a friend to pick her up, according to court documents.
A man approached in a red pickup truck, told her his name was Frank and asked if she needed a ride and if she had a boyfriend. He got angry when she refused his advances, pulled her into the truck, then drove with her to a dark street and raped her, prosecutors say. He pushed her out of the truck and she ran, reporting the attack when she happened upon a sheriff’s deputy.
Prosecutors say a rape examination found Rackley’s DNA.
He also is charged with raping a 30-year-old suspected prostitute a month earlier, and prosecutors believe he is a serial rapist.

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… It’s a good day for my client,” said one her attorneys, Amina Merritt, who represents the girl’s interests as a foster child. “Obviously she was suffering incarceration, and I’m glad that she’s been released. She’s holding up amazingly well for a girl of her young age.”
The judge would not release the terms of the girl’s release or say where she would be living.
Victims’ rights advocates had said incarcerating the girl could discourage other victims from reporting sexual assaults, but prosecutors said the danger posed by Rackley outweighed the inconvenience to the teen.
Rackley is accused of abducting and raping the girl last July, when she was 16. He also is charged with raping a 30-year-old suspected prostitute a month earlier, and prosecutors believe he is a serial rapist.

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Today, being Friday, the 13th, Don begins by telling us about the superstitions he had in his “morning zoo” days, and how he would make his interns walk under ladders, break mirrors, etc. on this, the most superstitious of days. Mayor Kevin Johnson is in New York today to discuss the arena deal with Commissioner Stern, and to address the possible issues the Maloof’s have with the arena deal they agreed on during the NBA All Star Weekend in Orlando. After talking about another new game Slow Joe has come up with, and the “human Statue Of Liberties” that are seen on the street holding up business signs, Dave explains how to haggle at Asian massage parlors, and Don tells us that his John Wilkes Booth Bobblehead arrived in the mail yesterday, and he pulls it out of the package to show us. He also found an old journal of his son Bart’s from 1994, when he was 9 years old. Don reads a few of its contents, including Bart’s Christmas list, and the gifts he actually got.

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The law stipulates that cities must try to avoid bankruptcy by first entering into mediation with creditors and unions, because, if a city declares bankruptcy, all union contracts are automatically open for renegotiation.  Worse, only the results of these negotiations, not the actual mediation proceedings, are made public.  On top of the burden of insolvency, cities are gagged, and bound to negotiate with their hands tied behind their back.
What is the result?  In Stockton’s case, it is a direct threat to the publics’ safety.  Forced to lay off around 100 officers, or about 25% of its force in the past two years, Stockton’s murder rate more than doubled from 24 in 2008 to 58 murders last year.  Faced with shrinking resources, the police department must deploy to the most violent crimes, meaning fewer arrests for crimes such as burglaries, drug possession, prostitution and public intoxication.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KABC) — After spending over a week in jail, a Sacramento judge has decided to keep an alleged rape victim locked up, possibly for another 1 1/2 weeks.
“I can’t tell you how terribly sorry I am that you’re in the circumstance that you’re in,” the judge told the victim.
The teenager sobbed in court when she heard the judge’s decision. She’s been locked up to ensure she appears in court when her alleged attacker, Frank Rackley, goes on trial.
Rackley has also been accused of rape in a second case. Rackley, who has a lengthy criminal record, is also accused of raping a prostitute who identified him through the Swastika tattooed on his chest.
“You can’t stomp all over her rights and put her in jail, when she’s a victim, revictimize her and treat her like she’s a criminal,” said the victim’s attorney, Lisa Franco.

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… It’s the last thing we ever want to do,’ Assistant District Attorney Albert Locher told the Bee. “You never want to have a victim or a witness in custody. But you have to balance protecting the community. When you look at [Rackley's] background – multiple victims already – it’s important that we try to prevent another victim from being harmed.’
According to the Daily Mail: “Rackley is also charged with raping a prostitute, who identified the swastika tattoo on his chest in a line up, in the same case. He has a criminal history in the area dating back to 1992 – three for robbery, one for stalking, one for stolen property and one for felony evasion. He also has a previous arrest for rape. However, those charges were dropped, according to court documents.”

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… What this is serving to do is only making victims out there potential victims and future victims not want to come forward because they’re going to have to go to jail, because they’re afraid to testify,” said Lisa Franco, one of the victim’s attorneys.
“Certainly we don’t like to be in the position of having to take a victim or a witness into custody to ensure we’re able to prosecute the case,” said Sacramento County Assistant District Attorney Albert Locher.
While the victim can’t be forced to testify, she is required to attend court. One of the girl’s attorneys says she is willing to testify. The case is scheduled to begin on April 23. Attorneys were seeking the girl’s release Friday.
The Sacramento Bee reports Rackley is also charged with raping a prostitute who identified the swastika tattoo on his chest.

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SACRAMENTO, April 5 (UPI) — An alleged juvenile rape victim in California has been detained to ensure her presence as a witness in the trial of man who is charged with the crime.
The unnamed 17-year-old girl, who has been confined to juvenile hall for a week, was ordered detained by two California Superior Court judges after she failed to appear in court in October, and again in February, to testify against Frank William Rackley, who is accused of three counts of raping and sexually assaulting her, in a trial scheduled to begin April 23.
In an affidavit for a material witness warrant, she was described by Deputy District Attorney Alan R. Van Stralen as a dependent of the state with a history of running away.
The Sacramento (Calif.) Bee reported Thursday that Rackley has six previous felony convictions.
He is also charged with raping a 30-year-old prostitute, a court brief said.

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The initiative’s goal is to return to the ideal of public servitude. Right now, politicians rule the capital like kings and only visit their home turf on occasion to raise money for re-election campaigns. Part-time legislators would have to return to their districts for substantial periods between sessions, mingle regularly with voters, and live under the laws they passed. They’d have to keep their day jobs, so that stints in Sacramento would constitute a sacrifice for the public good, instead of a means to leech off the public trust.
In order to get on this year’s election ballot, sponsors need to collect 807,615 signatures from registered voters by late April. Get out there and sign that thing. It will reduce corruption, force politicians to focus on laws that actually matter, and save the state a ton of money.
* My first assignment for
New Times
consisted of comparing SLO’s crime stats to other counties. The most interesting thing I found was that Sacramento had way more prostitution arrests than any other area. I can’t help but assume it has something to do with sleazy politicians.

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1. Raven’s Grand Opening Bash: The Folsom corridor between 7th and 8th has added another cool bar to its ranks. Raven has two personalities in its two stories: the downstairs is a charming craft-cocktail bar with a hip, speakeasy vibe, while the upper level is a high-energy dance club, complete with disco ball. To celebrate their grand opening, the Raven folks are throwing a party, with complimentary Tres Agaves tequila cocktails, appetizers, and a DJ spinning. Admission is free, but space is limited; RSVP here to get on the list. (Thursday, April 5, 6-8 pm, at Raven, 1151 Folsom St., SOMA.)
2. The Unresolved Love Life of Evelyn Lee Opens: As bar names go, they don’t get stranger than The Unresolved Love Life of Evelyn Lee, which is named for either a friend of the owners or the 1860s-era madam of an SF brothel, depending on your source. (Hopefully not both.) But while the name may be weird, this spot from the folks behind Thieves Tavern and Dear Mom is a classic dive, with draft beers, cocktails, flat-screen TVs, and pinball. We’ll drink to that. (Daily, 5 pm-2 am, 491 Potrero Ave., Mission.)

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