Son of indicted judge decries prosecution [View all]
A son of Marion County Judge Vance Day has posted an essay online defending his father, claiming his indictment is politically motivated and the media's coverage of it is biased.
On Nov. 18, a grand jury indicted Day on two counts of felony firearms and official misconduct charges, allegations that relate to an earlier ethics case. Day has maintained his innocence, and a flock of supporters has come to his defense on social media.
In response to the indictment, Daniel Day, 26, wrote in an essay called "The Politics of Envy" that "powerful elites" turn to "political assassination" when threatened. The essay was posted to DefendJudgeDay.com, a website started by the judge's supporters to raise money for his legal defense, and publicized on a Facebook group for Day's supporters.
"When a group of powerful elites is tempted by envy’s vindictive promises, there is always one outcome – the pursuit of personal destruction," wrote Day, who lives in Salem.
Read more: http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2016/11/22/son-indicted-judge-says-prosecution-political-assassination/94311248/
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