Court takes sex predator's home

Now.. I think all child predators like this should be sodomized by a jackhammer, however I simply do not approve of government seizing private property

Court takes sex predator's home

U.S. District Court approved forfeiture of Brian R. Gillingham's house to federal government. By Doug Page Staff Writer Thursday, March 20, 2008 ENGLEWOOD — Chances are sexual predator Brian R. Gillingham won't be returning to Englewood after serving his 11-year sentence for gross sexual imposition of a 6-year-old boy. Last month, the U.S. District Court approved the forfeiture of Gillingham's house to the federal government. "I believe this was the proper outcome," assistant U.S. Attorney Pamela Stanek said. In arguing for the forfeiture, Stanek said, Gillingham needed the privacy of his house to commit crimes, including child pornography. "We frequently use the federal forfeiture laws in child pornography cases to take the instruments of the crime — computers, printers, video cameras," she said. "But this is the first time we've taken a house." Gillingham, 41, was convicted in 2004 of the sex charge, plus seven counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor and one of possession of criminal tools — the computer. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison and labeled a sexual predator. It was not his first prison term. In 1995, Gillingham was sentenced to three years in prison on federal child porn charges. The forfeiture brought some relief to Englewood officers. "He can't come back to our neighborhood," said Mark Brownfield, the city's police chief. Sgt. Mike Lang, who was the lead investigator in the case, called Gillingham a "monster given the forethought and planning that went into satisfying his depraved sexual fetish." "He has other houses in other jurisdictions," Brownfield said. "Hopefully, he won't be back to Englewood." Gillingham's house on Park Vista has no liens and is assessed at $140,830, according to the Montgomery County auditor. The city hopes to get the majority of the proceeds from the sale of the house. According to the auditor's Web site, Gillingham owns another house on Meadow Side Lane in Sugarcreek Twp. Contact this reporter at (937) 335-3838 or dpage@DaytonDailyNews.com.

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Taking his computer or video camera whatever, those can be evidence. But confiscating his home after he purchased and paid taxes on it? Unlegit.

I agree with both of you. Completely wrong, in my opinion.

yea, thats rediculous. making him move is one thing, but just TAKING his house? eh i'm not so sure.

"He has other houses in other jurisdictions," Brownfield said. "Hopefully, he won't be back to Englewood."

At least he won't be homeless.

In arguing for the forfeiture, Stanek said, Gillingham needed the privacy of his house to commit crimes, including child pornography

Thought this was funny. Take his house! He could commit a crime there! Nice logic dude.

I'd be for executing him, personally. Child predators need to be scared away from their sick fetish. Sorry, but I've known too many people who were effected by this sort of thing and the perpetrators too often go without getting caught.

yea. i don't think they should be allowed out ever personally. keep them in jail for life, that way they can suffer.

the only way i'd support them being killed if it was death by gang rape.

It's very hard if not impossible to reform sexual predators with current methods. I don't think they should be kept alive with perpetual tax-funded life support and "reformed" just to rape again.