Here's yet another victim advocate trying to get judge removed over what she claims is a lenient sentence

Utah already has the not-so-Smart family and now this crazy lady comes out of the woodwork.

https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/victim-advocate-starts-petition-after-sex-offender-gets-210-day-sentence-for-child-porn-possession

Victim advocate starts petition after sex offender gets 210 day sentence for child porn possession
By: John Franchi
Posted at 9:59 PM, May 17, 2020 and last updated 10:59 PM, May 17, 2020

An advocate for victims of sex crimes believes the justice system was too lenient on an admitted sex offender.

*** of Sandy pleaded guilty to three felony charges of sexual exploitation of a minor after investigators said they discovered more than 13,000 images of child pornography on his electronic devices.

*** faced one to 15 years in prison for each of the charges.

Instead, *** received a punishment of 210 days in jail. After receiving credit for time already served, he will spend about two more months behind bars.

“I was horrified when I heard about this case,” said Cathy Hoffman, a survivor of sex trafficking who now is working to give a voice to victims of sex abuse. “It’s horror. You’re horrified something like this can exist.”

Due to the graphic nature and volume of illegal files found in *** possession, Hoffman believes the punishment doesn’t fit the crime.

“It’s a green light to do whatever you want,” Hoffman said. “For every victim that has gone through something like that, it’s a slap in the face. It’s a slap in the face.”

Hoffman organized an online petition calling for Judge Douglas Hogan, the judge who handed down the sentence, to be held accountable. As of Sunday evening, the petition had the backing of more than 13,000 people.

“I have a great respect for the justice system when it does what it is supposed to do,” Hoffman said. “Children are the future and when you don’t give them a voice or justice, you’re taking that future away from them.”

The Utah Attorney General’s office investigated and prosecuted the case. In a statement, they said: “The prosecutor asked for prison. The judge, following the sentencing matrix, rejected the State’s recommendation.”

The statement added, “This is not unusual for cases like this. For a second degree felony unless there was physical violence or a live victim instead of images of child pornography with unknown children, this was a standard sentence.”

That shows Cathy, this issue is deeper than this one case and one judge. She wants to inspire system-wide changes in how these sex offenders are punished.

“Nothing is going to change unless someone speak ups,” Hoffman said. “I want to take it to the state legislature, saying, 'Look, there are 12,000 people standing behind me. This is a problem, you need to fix this.'”

Utah does not have an avenue for a recall election for a judge.

Judge Hogan received a 97% positive recommendation score in his most recent retention evaluation published by the Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission.