for consensual oral sex with a 15-year-old
“He is the face of many other young black men
who have received injustice"
Genarlow has been in prison for two years for
the 'offense' he committed when he was 17


Just a couple of years ago this blonde recipient of
a portion of the Hilton Hotels fortune was largely unknown
However, a home video of the heiress performing oral sex
on a then-boyfriend catapulted her to super celebrity status
Continued and well-orchestrated acts of mischief
have maintained her celebrity status and media presence
!7 year-old jailed for consensual oral sexAnd Then There's ParisThe Rev. Al Sharpton embraced the mother and sister of a man serving a 10-year sentence for consensual oral sex with a 15-year-old, joining hundreds of supporters Thursday demanding his immediate release from prison.
Genarlow Wilson has been in prison for two years for taking part in the sex act when he was 17 years old.
“This boy is not only her son, he’s your son, he’s my son,” Sharpton told the cheering crowd from the steps of the Douglas County Courthouse. “We’re here today because what affects you affects all of us.”
State Rep. Alisha Thomas Morgan said Wilson’s punishment was excessive and should be reduced, just like the prison sentence for former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, which was commuted Monday by President Bush.
“Genarlow is the face of many other young black men who have received injustice,” Thomas Morgan said. “Somebody’s got to stand up for them.”
The crowd held signs that read “Free Genarlow” and “Justice Now.” The issues of race and class came up in many speeches.
“If he had a different complexion and a different connection, we wouldn’t be here,” Sharpton said.
Wilson, now 21, is serving a 10-year mandatory sentence for aggravated child molestation stemming from a 2003 New Year’s Eve Party where he was captured on videotape receiving oral sex from a 15-year-old girl.
The law has since been changed by Georgia lawmakers, but the state’s top court said the new law could not be applied retroactively.
Wilson was also charged in 2003 with raping a 17-year-old girl at the party, but a jury acquitted him of the charges.
Andy Warhol claimed in 1968 that in the modern age, everybody will achieve fame for 15 minutes.
He was wrong. Fame is decidedly uneven. Many who truly deserve acclaim receive it, if at all, posthumously.
Many others, unfortunately, hold onto it for much longer than the quarter-hour Warhol allotted.
Thus it is with two who currently receive far more attention than their actions warrant — 21-year-old convicted child molester Genarlow Wilson and 26-year-old heiress Paris Hilton.
Despite efforts to elevate both Hilton and Wilson to hero status, neither deserves such a post. Both of these celebrities owe their current media stock, at least in part, to the same act — oral sex.
In the case of Hilton, the recent media focus — of her driving escapades and resulting short stint in the Los Angeles County lock-up — have obscured the fact that just a couple of years ago this blonde recipient of a portion of the Hilton Hotels fortune was largely unknown.
However, a home video of the heiress performing oral sex on a then-boyfriend catapulted her to super celebrity status.
Continued and well-orchestrated acts of mischief have maintained her celebrity status and media presence. Not a single positive act has been credited to Hilton that would justify her status as a regular on the evening news.
Four years ago, Wilson, then a 17-year-old Georgia high school student, labored in obscurity until a New Year's Eve party involving marijuana and alcohol degenerated into hedonistic sex acts, including oral sex performed on Wilson by a 15-year-old girl.
Like Hilton, Wilson's foray into oral sex was videotaped. However, while Hilton's video landed her in Hollywood, the videotape of Wilson landed him in jail.
At the time of his conviction, the act for which Wilson was convicted — aggravated child molestation — was a felony under Georgia law, carrying a 10-year mandatory prison sentence.
The kid convicted and sentenced to ten years in prison was just wrong. That
said, how many men do not ask even demand their wives or girlfriends give
them oral sex? As far as Clinton went who really cares? They were
consenting adults. Monica must have wanted to do it or she would not have.
I get so sick of the never letting it go. It was simply NONE of our
business from the start. And to think we spent 176 Million dollars to make
sure Clinton was busted for getting head .
So, the law's the law. You've never parked illegally, tailgated too
closely, played your car stereo too loud. The law is an ass!
The case is an outrage, yes. 10 years for a 2 year age difference? But
don't kid yourself. They had sex with a very drunk/drugged 15 year old
girl, who woke up naked the next day and claimed she was raped.
Intoxication can be used to say a girl did not consent under the law.
Wilson was acquited of the rape charge, but I don't like how the press
refers to this as "consensual" sex. Acquited of rape and consensual sex are
two very different things. The press seems to always paint things in very
black and white terms (no pun intented): Good guy, bad guy, good thing, bad
thing, totally guilty, totally innocent. Life isn't like that. I think
Wilson made a mistake in the drug/sex party and video taping it. The
prosecutors went overboard. I'm sure the girl also regrets attending the
durg/sex party. Maybe their parents could have paid a little more attention
to what their children were up to. Nobody wins in this case.
the 'victim', the mother, the prosecutor, the state supreme court- all
agree it was CONSENSUAL.
and yeah, nobody wins, except for the fortune 500 company that wilson is
now working for- for 21 cents an hour... oh yeah, them and the Klan
the 'victim', the mother, the prosecutor, the state supreme court- all
agree it was CONSENSUAL.
and sure, nobody wins- except for the fortune 500 company that wilson is
now working for- for 21 cents an hour... oh yeah, them and the Klan
I don't fault Bill Clinton in the least, I am so glad Bill showed the world
where a womans place is.. down on her knees!!! Women think they are our
equals and all that crap but Bill knows what they are good for, thanks to
him all us guys have it easier treat women like sh-t and them dump them. I
love this country.