The two 13-year-old Oregon boys who were accused of sexual harassment when they acted out a crass, stunt show movie called “Jackass” — which included slapping a few girls buttocks and coppin’ a feel of their breasts — were let off the hook today.

Photos have emerged of the poor, nerdy boys who were probably crapping their pants in worry over a charge that could have ruined their lives. The boys were required to apologize and ante up $250 in damages to the four girls. Charges were dropped because, well, the whole thing was ridiculous.

They were originally charged with felony and misdemeanor sex abuse charges in February. Amid growing public opposition to sending the boys to prison and putting them on a sex offenders’ registry, prosecutors dropped the felony sex abuse charges and added misdemeanor harassment charges, then later dropped all sex abuse charges, leaving only the harassment counts.

The judge dismissed the final charges following negotiations between prosecutors and the defense, and discussions with the four girls about whether they wanted the case dismissed.

Picture of Cory Mashburn and Ryan Cornelison, the scary, “felons”

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Yamhill countie’s Prosecution, in McMinneville Orgeon ought to be ashamed of themselves — arresting and detaining a frightened 12 year old boy for acting out a stupid TV show, “Jackass” and prosecuting him for crimes that may leave him a felon and registered sex offender as well as putting him behind bars.

Apparently, along with other classmates, they were acting out a game they saw on TV where “Jackass”-es swat girls on the behinds and then they have to swat another person on the behind. The teacher grabbed the child and the child was sent to jail for days without being able to speak to his parents, scared and confused.

From KOMO-TV Seattle:

A judge reunited the seventh-grader with his McMinnville family after six days in custody, where he spent time rooming with a 17-year-old the family’s attorney described in court as a juvenile delinquent.

“I was so scared, I was throwing up the first and second night,” the boy said.

His mom, Tracie Mashburn, said she would have disciplined her son herself had school officials told her about the problem.

“You shouldn’t be doing that, but they should have let us know,” she said. “Had we known … we would have gone to the parents and had him apologize to them. Nobody even gave us a chance to do that.”

Since then, some of the girls have said they felt pressured to tell authorities and school officials what they wanted to hear - that the boys were doing something much worse.

Okay, so we’re talking about Prosecutors going after innocent children, because they’re easier to catch, scare and violate, while in the same exact state, a man who is flashing children, exposing his penis to them, is protected.

If you are as outraged as I am, that we are now going after little boys, instead of properly educating them for a behavior issue that should not have to ruin this child’s life, write the principal of his school today:

Patton Middle School

Jim Torgerson, Principal

JTorgerson@msd.k12.or.us

Phone: 503-565-4502

Or the McMinneville Police Chief, Ron Noble:

ron.noble@ci.mcminnville.or.us

I hope this blows up in Yahmhill Countie’s and Patton Middle School’s face and I hope a civil suit is filed against them.

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