Vanderbilt students have been convicted of raping an unconscious student, and the trial made headlines as evidence tampering and cover-ups were divulged. We look at the trial, as well as the Aaron Hernandez court proceedings, the issue of negotiating with ISIS terrorists who have a Japanese hostage, and the bizarre penalty imposed on Marissa Alexander for firing a warning shot that accidentaly killed someone. Retired FBI SSA Jim Clemente breaks all the crime news down with host Allison Hope Weiner in this uncensored episode of Crime Time.
GUEST BIO:
Jim Clemente is a retired FBI agent and current advisor, writer and producer for the TV series “Criminal Minds.” A graduate of Fordham University School of Law, Jim was the head of the Child Sex Crimes Prosecution Team in Bronx County for the New York City Law Department. As a result of undercover work that led to the imprisonment of a child sex offender, Clemente was recruited into the FBI. From 1998 until October 2009 he was a Supervisory Special Agent in the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit in Quantico, Virginia. He is an expert in the fields of Sex Crimes Investigations, Sex Offender Behavior, Child Sexual Victimization, and Child Pornography. Clemente has investigated and consulted on thousands of cases involving the violent and sexual crimes, sexual victimization of children, and he has interviewed hundreds of victims and offenders. He has also testified as an expert witness and lectured on these topics across the country and around the world.
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EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
00:01 Welcome to Crime Time
00:10 Introducing Jim Clemente, former FBI criminal profiler.
00:55 Vanderbilt rape case.
03:00 Why did the incident go unreported?
07:50 Is intoxication a fair defense for the perpetrators?
10:30 Should we be negotiating for Japanese and Jordanian hostages being held by ISIS?
16:45 Progress in former NFL player Aaron Hernandez murder trial.
29:15 Is Hernandez’s celebrity status helping or hurting the trial?
32:50 Marissa Alexander and the problems with the stand your ground law.
37:50 Thank you and goodbye.