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Man Sentenced To 30 Years For Touching Girl
January 21, 2012
An Escambia County man is headed to prison for inappropriately touching a seven year old girl.
Steven Gibout was sentenced by Judge Joel Boles to 30 years in state prison with 25 years minimum mandatory. He was also designated as a sexual predator.
Gibout was found guilty last month by an Escambia County jury of lewd or lascivious molestation on a victim under 12 years of age.
In 1992, Gibout was convicted of third degree murder and served approximately 13 years in state prison.
The investigation and arrest were conducted by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
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16 Responses to “Man Sentenced To 30 Years For Touching Girl”
Anyone who knew this guy also would know that he was a dirt bag and has been all of his life. The good news is that 25 years MM means just that, he is not eligible for parole for 25 years. What was this man doing around someones child? Were the parents or parent charged with neglect? His murder charge resulted when he killed his crack dealer and chopped him up in a bathtub. As a result he was charged with Felony First Degree Murder. He claimed self defense the jury found him guilty of 3rd degree murder a lesser included offense. His original sentence on the murder charge was 30 years. I knew the guy from junior high like I said he was a dirt bag all his life and I was surprised to see him on the street when he was released. I talked to him he was not reformed by no means. But child molesters do not fair well in prison.
Did the crime – pay the time.
Don’t care how the prisons are.
He had should not be comfortable!!
Surprise, Surprise
ONE of these disgusting perverts actually gets a jail sentence. Trust me, it doesn’t happen often. I can’t wait to vote all these lousy prosecuters out of office. All they ever want to do is cut them a deal and let them walk, so they can continue to molest our children again and again. I look forward to the day (if ever) when I read the paper and see that all such sickos WILL serve lengthy prison sentences. If our prosecutors won’t take care of them-well then I guess we’ll have to do it ourselves. Our justice system is a joke and I, for one, will NEVER trust them to protect my family again!
Granted, prisoners have a place to lay their heads but conditions are not that great. If they are lucky enough to be in work release the state take 40% of what they make to pay their legal debts 25% for their stay then $5 per day to be taken to work and $18 a month for the laundry. This leaves a little for their personal grooming supplies and maybe be able to send some home to their family. There is no air conditioning during the 90 to 100 degree summer days and the food is not great. Meats are processed meats and soy filled, not the greatest of meals. Yes some don;t learn from their stay but others just want to get out and start a new life and become better people if others remember that they aren’t the judge and give them a chance, GOD is the true judge and knows if they have truly repented!
You want to get really upset? It’s not a state facility but go to Broward County (Fort Lauderdale. Million dollar plus condos all along the New River canals and directly across the river from a really nice park around the original Fort Lauderdale and right in the middle of the city is a really nice county jail. Prisoners lucky enough to get a north side cell can wake up every morning to a view for free that a lot of others pay millions of dollars for and even pay taxes so those prisoners can get that view.
I think if they get an east side cell they can wake up to a view of the ocean.
Granted it may be a punishment to be able to see it and not get to it but it still comes with free meals, tv, clothing and shelter.
Hey, Old School……….how about sheets made out of burlap and no hot water for showers? I am sick of these people having a better life than alot of law abiding citizens.
REGARDING;
“Some of our most well known evangelists have been rehabilitated in prison as have been other outstanding people who are making a mark for society. A positive one this time. the other reason you never hear about these people is that far too many people cannot forgive or forget, and are not willing to give someone another chance. sometimes they do deserve another chance.”
I’m not sure why they DESERVE another chance, but it’s nice of people to give yet another chance. Note: this is probably not their second chance, it is very likely their twentieth chance. People are seldom imprisoned for first offenses.
From the United States Department of Justice: http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=17
“Of the 272,111 persons released from prisons in 15 states in 1994, an estimated 67.5% were rearrested for a felony or serious misdemeanor within 3 years, 46.9% were reconvicted, and 25.4% resentenced to prison for a new crime.
“These offenders had accumulated 4.1 million arrest charges before their most recent imprisonment and another 744,000 charges within 3 years of release.”
[at least 15 charges per person prior to prison, over 4 charges per recidivist after release dhg]
“Released prisoners with the highest rearrest rates were robbers (70.2%), burglars (74.0%), larcenists (74.6%), motor vehicle thieves (78.8%), those in prison for possessing or selling stolen property (77.4%), and those in prison for possessing, using, or selling illegal weapons (70.2%).”
People are afraid of them because they are dangerous to them, their familIies, their neigbors. (Consider reaching your hand into a hole knowing two thirds of the time a rattle snake will bite you.)
Even so, people keep giving them chances.
In fact please name the great reformed evangelists who would justify taking such chances with our family’s safety.
David for reality checks
@ Old School: I am agreeing 100%!!!! I saw an episode on TV once where they done real face to face interviews with inmates and 72% of them had at least been in prison one time before! 5-8 men admitted “they had it made” in prison! Didn’t have to work or do anything and were fed, showered, clothed, got to watch tv, make crafts, listen to music, etc!! Now I know they have to be fed and clothed properly but everything needs to stop!! Don’t make it a “Holiday Getaway”
Maybe if this man would’ve gotten the proper punishment the first time this innocent child’s innocence wouldn’t be lost forever!! It literally makes me sick to my stomach to read about these people doing this to these children! What kind of sick of person could do such a thing?!! This is a 7 year old baby whose innocence was stolen from her!! Ughhh!! I’m sorry but it seems to me the “system” needs some accountability for this act! The man spends 13 years in prison for killing someone?? Which I suppose he was convicted when they were “trying to clear the prisons out” huh. What a total crock! I say build more prisons!! Don’t release these criminals so they can commit more crimes! I certainly don’t mind paying my tax dollars to keep a criminal locked up and keep my daughters from harm or sick people like this man!! Don’t mean to vent but this is getting way out of hand!
There have been people rehabilitated while in prison.We don’t here too much about it in the media because it is not ususally a sensationalism type story.Most released prisoners who have been rehabilitated just want to live a quiet life.They have paid their debt to society,they are sorry, but they want to build a normal life for themselves.Some of our most well known evangelists have been rehabilitated in prison as have been other outstanding people who are making a mark for society.A positive one this time.the other reason you never hear about these people is that far too many people cannot forgive or forget, and are not willing to give someone another chance.sometimes they do deserve another chance.
If you execute murderers these thing will cease to happen among you
REGARDING:
” How does the system justify 13 years for taking a life?”
Most people don’t murder anyone three times. Those who do are very likely to get the death penalty, not life (even though it works out the same).
Another reason murderers don’t always get the ultimate punishment is the character of the victim leaving doubt as to how bad the murder was. Juries have been taking that into account for centuries. The supreme court not too long ago agreed that even judges can consider it when meting out punishment.
Conversely, seven year old children tend not to be guilty of anything which would justify such actions by their predators and they sometimes have to suffer for a lifetime due to the actions of those predators.
Further, all studies so far have indicated that sexual predators will continue to be such for the rest of their lives. Therefore, you don’t just think “Well, maybe the situation won’t come up again because she’ll never be married to that particular man again,” or “That particular man will never taunt him again, so he’ll probably never kill anyone else.” He will see and desire children.
David for truth
This is what is wrong with the system. He deserves every year he got. How does the system justify 13 years for taking a life?
So he murders someone, is out in 13 years, now he is back in again for another crime. We need a “3 strikes” law here…to keep these people in jail!
When are they gonna quit letting these sickos out of prison? Only 13 years for murder? What in the heck is third degree murder?? Murder is murder. Has anyone ever been really rehabilitated in prison?? They only come out worse. It’s time for prison reforms. Prison is supposed to be a punishment. They need to be afraid of going there. I don’t mean beat them every day – I mean no TV, no internet, lots of crappy food, no contact with the outside world, no games, no gym, lots of work and no pay to them. Anyone else got any ideas?
So he murders someone and is out in 13 years and now he is back in again. When he is released again who will he hurt or kill???