City Council hopeful on sex offender registry, says he is running in part to correct failures in justice system
A candidate for Greenville City Council said his conviction in 2009 for indecent liberties with a child, which landed him on the state’s sex offender registry, was due to systemic problems with the judicial system.
William Charles Shiver, 68, of Greenville was found guilty by a Pitt County jury on two counts of indecent liberties with a child on April 22, 2009. He served two consecutive sentences totaling three years and two months for the crime that court documents said took place July 1-8 of 2007.
According to the court documents, the victim was under 16. Shiver was 54.
In a phone call Monday, Shiver did not deny his status on the registry.
“That’s one of the reasons that I’m running,” he said. “I want to make sure that we give justice to all people and maintain a right for all citizens to have an equal participation and fairness in the court system.
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https://www.reflector.com/news/local/city-council-hopeful-on-sex-offender-registry-says-he-is-running-in-part-to-correct/article_eb762f72-b362-5e8e-82cd-a17b1345cfe0.html
Good for him. The community should be grateful to, at the very least, have a different perspective in the running. I am glad to see someone who is willing to speak up for himself and others and not hide in shame.
I was thinking, “hey, we have a Greenville, too” and after seeing ‘Pitt Co,’ thought, “wait a minute, I KNOW this G’ville!”
Glad that Shiver isn’t afraid to run.
Is this in Florida??
no
Good for him for running for office, but I get the impression he is placing the blame on others for his conviction, rather than taking responsibility for his own actions. His conviction wasn’t “due to systemic problems with the judicial system”, it was because he broke the law.
Agreed