Accused child rapist wants to show tapes to victims

he needs to be locked up with Jerry Sandusky - and throw away the key please!!!!

This man needs some lead medicine.

I just pricked my finger with a pin and boy did it bleed!  Someone should prick him with a pin!

First it was he wanted access to the evidence being used against him, now this.. I can't believe he's allowed to represent himself. It is obvious to me that he is clearly exploiting the system. 

Why is this "it" still breathing?  Somebody please make him stop!!!! He is a pathetic excuse of a human!!!!!

".... Gilbert, now on trial, is acting as his own attorney. On Monday, he told a judge he wants to interview his alleged victims and show the victims the video footage he took.  A standby attorney would do the actual interview ...."

 

And what possible reason would he have to show the victims the tapes, other than trying to intimidate them or harass them?

I think through a strange quirk in the system, we should blind and castrate this man.

It's not a "strange quirk in the law" that allowed this man to view the tapes.  It's called his Constitutional right to examine evidence being used against him.  I know you guys write news, but don't you have anyone with a law degree on your staff?  There was never any question that he would be able to view the tapes...

More proof that these sickos care nothing, absolutely nothing for their victims.  I think the law should totally change for these kinds of criminals - we have proof of his crimes - now, let's just shove him into a meat grinder without pain killers and be done with him.

On WHAT basis, pray tell, would the judge agree to do such a thing? This guy obviously thinks his victims loved him, or wanted his sickness, or enjoyed him....Why does the article not explain his reasons for showing the tapes to the victims, except to show them at trial, but for what purpose? Come on Komo, Ask the question, what will readers want to know?   5 basic points to every piece, who, what, WHY, where, when. Readers always want to know WHY. Give us the why. to introduce at trial for___________  (fill in the blank).

Gilbert is already serving a 25 year federal sentence for these crimes, which would have him back on the streets when he's in his 70s. He probably doesn't want the to be tried again by the State of WA because a 2nd sentence could mean he'll never see the light of day again. I bet this is a ploy to get the State to drop the trial or make some sort of mistake in his favor.

What is wrong with this country that we allow child molesters to victimize their victims all over again and get their jolly's while doing it?  Do you think someone should change the laws just a bit? Between that and abortion being legal for the whole 9 mos. for whatever reason in some states just makes me sick.  Children aren't protected at any age! Weren't we supposed to be "one Nation under God" at one point??

Just looking at this guy's picture makes my skin crawl. Throw him in general population in the prison and *someone* will take care of him.

Yet another story showcasing criminal filth getting more rights than what their victims get, and more proof that our pathetic, wrist-slapping, lip-trembling, so-called "justice system" is completely broken and needs to be rebuilt from the ground up.

He's making a mockery of the justice system. Just as the t Colo. shooter will do. when there is much evidence we should have an express lane. I know do process but really? Years go by.They have tapes of the crime that he made.  

This is just plain sick and the Judge should not allow it!

This is truly the sickest thing I have ever read. I can't even comprehend that this type of sadistic torture would be allowed at all. At least put this guy in the prison yard as often as possible...

Just needed to add that the issues of moral turpitude are being ignored by Gilbert's defense counsels Ann Farrell Stenberg of Federal Way and John Henry Browne of Seattle. 

 

I cannot believe that they filed the motion forcing victims to view their own rapes.  One would think that this would fall under the heading of RCW 18.235.130 -Unprofessional conduct,  at the very least.  By forcing the victims to view the tapes, it is an extended form of sexual assault by Gilbert for which the defernse counsels should be held accountable and disciplinary action sought.

 

Defending a client who's innocence can be verified with DNA and other forensics is one thing but to defend a man who took films of himself raping children and has a history of sex acts against children is unthinkable.

 

The defense attorneys are every bit as guilty as their client when they continue to waste the courts time and suck taxpayer dollars for years on end.  I understood that the courts have a case schedule to follow - 180 days from summons to ruling.  Why in Hell has this gone on for years??

These creeps should not be allowed to act as their own lawyers.  It only serves as a way to torture his victims yet again.  Just fry the bastard and be done with it.

seriously why do we have to keep this POS breathing... he is guilty will liekly die in prison.. can't we just speed this up?

This case began in 2007 - Weldon Marc Gilbert has wasted YEARS of taxpayer dollars.  He knows that he's going to prison so this is just showboating: The filthy SOB wants a new avenue of perverted pleasure - forcing his victims to watch what he did to them under the guise of an interview. His defense attorneys must be real slimeballs to go along with this sickening convolution of law by filing the motion on behalf of their client.   He's got 13 counts against him, including child rape and molestation and now he wants to get his thrills watching his victims watching themselves being raped by him.  WTF?!?!?!?.

Any judge allowing this should be removed from the bench.  What about VICTIM'S RIGHTS, Judge?

 

Its a matter of public record, so if anyone is interested Pierce County Linx is easily accessible. 

Here's the link and  Case No. 07-1-05618-3

 

https://linxonline.co.pierce.wa.us/linxweb/Case/CriminalCase.cfm?cause_num=07-1-05618-3

This sicko is playing our politically correct system to his own twisted fantasy.

 

They should have taken him out when they arrested him.

This whole thing is so ridiculous, I can't even believe it. He should be executed, not allowed to do anything else but have a last meal. It's just too much really.

He is grasping at anything to stay out of prison.  Justice is regulary served there for raping children. 

I knew from the headlines without EVEN having to read the article which sicko was in the news again.

Just a question....how many times do you get "lured" before you quit falling for it? That just struck me as odd, perhaps poor writing on the reporter's part? 

Perhaps we should let the court sort it out and hand down judgement.  There may be more to this case than what McNews is giving us.

WASHINGTON STATE! Why are you allowing this? When are his victims going to receive justice? Put this animal down now, allow him no more opportunities to further harm his victims! Twenty-five years for raping a child - let alone several - is a joke!

Gilbert needs to be interviewed by the state executioner.  "Which arm do you want to use for the needle"?

He's just trying to intimidate his victims and scare them off.  I hope when  he gets to prison, he gets a big bad boyfriend........!

By law I understand why this POS has the right to confront his accusers, but Really when there is already video evidence, now that doesn’t make sense. 

I hope we as a society can all come together to agree that people like this get there trial and then get put to death. 

For God's sake don't let this creep within a hundred miles of his "alleged" victims.

Komo's "COMMENTING RULES" of  * Keep it clean, keep it civil * prevent me from replying to this article.

 

 

OH WELL!!!

Sure, let him interview the victims - just provide the victim with a magnum, stick them in a soundproof room and wait for the victim to come out.  Then send in the hazmat team to clean up the room.

the judge earlier ruled wrongly that he could view the tapes as he was acting as his own attorney.  Under the law, defense attorneys are allowed to review material tied to the case. it does not say the defendant can review any evidence just his/her attorney. as i said when this first came out he has no right to view this material as he knows what is on the tapes as he made them. there is no reason to show the tapes in court and just have the arresting officers who saw the tapes say in court if they saw the defendant raping his victims on tape. To show the tapes in court would be admission of guilt and no questions addressed to the victims would be needed to convict the defendant of the crime.

Is a trial even necessary?

Don't waste anymore money a bullit is less than a dollar.  Save the money for those that need.

 

I'd love to see one of the victims in this case WISELY spend fifty cents (right between this sicko's eyes),  plead insanity and get some justice. The loopholes this idiot is using need to be CLOSED, and the judge should absolutely DENY this guy any chance at tormenting the victims AGAIN. It's all a control game to this guy. He already knows he's going down, so why not get in a final dig? Put this P.O.S.down like a dog.

I am sure the judge will take this bit of Legal Theater into account -should the accused be found guilty-during sentencing.

 

Twenty-five years should be the overr/under betting line. 

Excuse me...but these pukes don't deserve to breathe the same air as their victims...allowing him to interview him and see the tapes he made is simply giving into his vile desires...I truly hope common sense will protect the young victims!

There is no pit in hell deep enough for this one.

I had someone like this in my life for 20 years of my life. oh, yeah, he represented himself and got to interview me and we had a restraining order that he found ways to get past, years of harassment; following me just outside the distance specified in retraining order, calling my friends and  family members pretending to be someone else to get info on me. This was back in the 80s and 90s. It started when I was 13 till I was in my 30s. It took years till he was finally caught and arrested for molesting some little girls in 1997 and was put in "mental" prison. He has access to the internet! This story brings back some pretty bad memories. Its the justice system that is so flawed, tormenting these victims the most. The law just lets these guys "have their day in court", what about the victims?? What about THEIR freaking day in court??!! Guys like this absolutely do NOT think what they do is wrong! They see it as normal in some part of their brains! My heart is pounding so hard right now with anger about this story, I can't even believe this is still going on!!!

This is nothing more than an attempt to abuse his victims once again.