Sex offender's probation revoked

This is clear proof that sex offenders will not receive justice in a court of law. This man violated nothing, in fact, if the facts of the article are correct, he went beyond what was necessary to stay compliant. He was railroaded here!

1-6-2010 Kentucky:

COVINGTON - A judge revoked a registered sex offender's probation Tuesday after authorities said he broke his curfew on Halloween, communicated with convicted felons and purchased an inappropriate movie.

Garry R. Unthank, 27, of Independence must now serve the remainder of his five-year sentence. He will be eligible to appear before the parole board after serving 15 percent of that time.

Unthank already served six months after pleading guilty May 2006 to third-degree rape. He had sex with a 15-year-old girl he coached in basketball at Community Christian Academy in Independence.

Kenton Circuit Judge Patricia Summe had declined to revoke Unthank's probation on two prior occasions, once after he admitted smoking marijuana.

He got in trouble with authorities again when he failed to answer his door during a mandatory curfew for some sex offenders on Halloween.

Unthank's attorney, Robert Lotz, said his client was home but didn't think he was allowed to answer the door. Lotz produced mobile phone records that showed his client called the probation office within a couple of minutes of the knock on his door. Unthank said he was calling to ask whether he should answer the door but it was after hours and no one answered the phone.

While Unthank's probation agreement states he isn't to answer the door on Halloween, it also states he is to allow probation and parole officers into his home for spot checks on that day.

During a subsequent search of Unthank's home, a probation officer found two open envelopes from convicted felons. Authorities said that proved he had violated probation by communicating with felons. Lotz said they were unsolicited letters.

Also found during the search was the movie "Fired Up!," a comedy about two high school boys who ditch football camp for cheerleader camp.

Authorities said Unthank's probation banned him from owning children's movies or sexually explicit movies. It was rated PG-13 but Unthank purchased the non-rated version at Wal-Mart.

Unthank had been on home incarceration with an ankle bracelet pending the outcome of the revocation hearing. He was locked up in the Kenton County jail after the ruling. ..Source.. Jim Hannah