Just for comparisons sake...100 k bond was set for a 31 year old athletic trainer, for allegedly having sex with a 17 year old student, in Conroe.
30k for sexually assaulting a 5 year old....or 100k for a 17 year old?
@Fairlane67:
How can I put this....
31 year old "athletic trainer", full of youth and vigor...Perhaps not established in the world much yet and has few, if any, assets....MAJOR flight risk! Can just pack up, go, and stay gone for who knows how long...
73 year old "retiree", lacks youth and energy...Moves slower than progress in this Congress...Probably has many concrete assets(properties, securities, bank accounts, retirement funds, etc.)...Minimal flight risk...
The severity of the charges are just one factor in deciding on bail...I'm sure the Judge has taken many things into account before making the decision he/she did(far more than we'll ever know)...