STILLWATER, OK -- "He was in a position of trust. He broke that." That's a quote about 48-year-old Louis Alvie Morris. Morris was working at the Stillwater Junior High School as a school resource officer. He lost his job with the Stillwater Police Department back in June when he was charged with two counts of rape by instrumentation and three counts of lewd acts as to a child under 16.
That child is 15 and her father says, "She's doing a lot better, but she's having a hard time."
Her family is now worried the former officer will get special treatment during the court process.
Their concern stems from plea negotiations in which Morris was offered one year behind bars in the Payne County Jail, one year home arrest, the title of convicted felon, and a spot on the sex offender registry.
Her father says, "We feel that the punishment does not fit the crime. I want him to be treated exactly as I would be treated, no favoritism."
District Attorney Rob Hudson wants to assure the family, and the public this case is and will be handled like any other.
Hudson says, "Nobody is above the law. I wouldn't be a part of anything that is a good old boy system. As I said earlier, justice should be blind."
He says a plea like it is offered because it was seen by prosecutors as the best option to both punish the person believed responsible for the crime, and save the victim from reliving the crime on the stand.
That child is 15 and her father says, "She's doing a lot better, but she's having a hard time."
Her family is now worried the former officer will get special treatment during the court process.
Their concern stems from plea negotiations in which Morris was offered one year behind bars in the Payne County Jail, one year home arrest, the title of convicted felon, and a spot on the sex offender registry.
Her father says, "We feel that the punishment does not fit the crime. I want him to be treated exactly as I would be treated, no favoritism."
District Attorney Rob Hudson wants to assure the family, and the public this case is and will be handled like any other.
Hudson says, "Nobody is above the law. I wouldn't be a part of anything that is a good old boy system. As I said earlier, justice should be blind."
He says a plea like it is offered because it was seen by prosecutors as the best option to both punish the person believed responsible for the crime, and save the victim from reliving the crime on the stand.
