A Nepali is in prison possibly for crimes he did not commit. There needs to be another investigation into it.

Please sign the petition by clicking here - http://www.change.org/petitions/view/stop_the_epidemic_of_injustice_in_yolo_county_free_ajay_dev

It could be someone you know next.

STOP the epidemic of INJUSTICE in Yolo County! Free Ajay Dev.....

I have seen many postings on this and have read few articles already. What I have concluded thus far is that it appears that at the most Ajay might have had consensual sex with the girl, but not rape. I am not sure at what age this happened and if this did happen he should confess, this might make the case easier and his sentence might be significantly reduced. If the sex never happened then why did this conversation take place in the tapped phone:

 

Juror Blog: In the pretext call, Ajay admitted to having sex with the victim after she was 18. The exact quote is "You f$#*ed me after age 18, that means you gave con

sent". The entire defense was that no sexual relationship occurred and that it was a story made up by the victim. With his admission, that defense was completely disregarded.

 

The defense’s argument is that what was said is lost in argument. Another blogger even says that a nepali language expert brought in the court concluded that the sentence doesn’t reflect admittance of guilt.

 

I can only make my final conclusion if I hear actual text of the conversation, specially the part quoted above. I don’t want an innocent man to be jailed, but although her case looks really weak to me- I also don’t want a victim not to get her justice if that really happened. I would sign the petition if somebody can elaborate on the quoted conversation, which was also the decisive proof for the juries.

On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Advocates for Ajay  wrote:

I went with four of my sisters to see Ajay this weekend.  It was an
interesting experience I thought I would share with you.  Here are some
of the thoughts I walked away with:

1.  Ajay told us that many prisoners are so excited to get
visitors, not so much for the visitors, but for the food in the visitor
center.  This was so shocking to me because after the first visit I
couldn't make myself eat much of the vending machine food offered.  It
was tasteless, processed and way below school cafeteria fare--nothing
that people on the outside would look forward to eating.  I asked Ajay
about what he eats on a regular basis.  He told us that he eats slop
every day.  Twice a month he gets BBQ chicken ,which is the big
excitement. 

2.  I asked Ajay about his cell.  I wanted to know if could move
around and get exercise.  He has just enough room between his bed and
the wall to stand sideways (just shoulder length).  He could jump up and
down for exercise, but not much else.  He tries to do push up and sit
ups in his bed. Also there is no privacy for bathroom issues either.  He
and his roomate have hung a sheet up between the bed and the toilet so
they can have some privacy.

3.  The yard they get for exercise is only dirt and no shade. The toilet there is completely open to the public.

4.  On every third day Ajay is in lockdown (in cell for the full 24 hours) because of budget cuts.  The guards have to take furloughs for budget reasons so the prisoners just get left in their cells.

4.  Before Ajay can come see us he is completely stripped down and then has to be stripped again when he leaves.

5. One thing that really bothered me was that children the same age
as Ajay's kids were playing within in 5 feet of where Ajay was sitting
while visiting us.  There are guards everywhere watching everything that
is happening, yet Ajay cannot see his children.  It made no sense to me
that the warden would not grant Ajay's request to see his children. 
There was no way the warden could think that Ajay's children would be at
risk given the set up of the room.

 

With all of this Ajay seems to be coping.  He says that the visits,
the letters, and his family and friends are keeping him going.  He
realizes that he is unique in this prison.  He gets more support than
anyone else he knows.  We spent most of our visits talking about the
case.  What kept coming up was the absolute ridiculousness of this case,
and how incredible it is that the jury convicted Ajay.  When we analyze
the trial, it is so very obvious that Ajay is innocent and that the
accuser is lying. 

 

I walked away madder than ever.  How can Ajay be in jail, not seeing his children, and being treated like dirt.  Especially because

1.  Ajay helped the accuser to come to this country for a better
education and better life.  When Ajay gave the accuser a hard time for
throwing away her education and being promiscousness with boys, the
accuser tried to cover up her shortcomings by retaliating against Ajay. 
Five months later the accuser drops the charges, but then when the
accuser lost her ability to come back to the US (because she was
criminally charged for passport fraud in Nepal), she started up her allegations against Ajay again in order to get into this country.  The accuser's motives are transparent.

 

2.  The prosecutor and detective did no investigation into the
accuser's claims and just pushed this case forward.  Then once the
accuser's testimony starts to fall apart, the prosecutor claims that she
just can't remember things. Finally, the prosecutor and investigator
misrepresent evidence in order to convince the jury and the judge allows
all this to happen. 

 

Sorry to go on for so long, but I think it is important for you to know what Ajay is facing.

 

 

Below are two articles on the Vanguard that are worth reading and
commenting (blogging) on.  We know grant funding is one of the reasons
that Ajay's case was pushed forward without investigation. Here's an
article that shows that the DA is willing to offer criminals no jail
time if they admit to gang membership.  The DA is showing that his
priority is fulfilling quotas for grant criteria more than justice. 

http://davisvanguard.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3658:four-defendants-in-memorial-park-attack-get-no-prison-time-in-exchange-for-admitting-gang-membership&catid=74:judicial-watch&Itemid=100

 

Here is an article that talks about prosecutorial misconduct. 

http://davisvanguard.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3655:toward-prosecutorial-accountability&catid=74:judicial-watch&Itemid=100

 

Finally, we are only 4 signatures short of our 350 goal. 
Hopefully, we can get these four signatures plus another 25.  Our goal
for next week is 375. We need to have politicians and people understand
that we need an investigation into Ajay's case.  The link is below.

 

http://www.change.org/petitions/view/stop_the_epidemic_of_injustice_in_yolo_county_free_ajay_dev

 Advocates for Ajay

grgBhai, by not responding a legitimate question and using unnecessary statements like in your post above you are not supporting the cause, you are being a liability instead.

What was the legitimate question?

Newly ..this is not about me but about someone who could be innocent. That's all.

My question is why should a repeated rapist of own daughter get a sentence less than 500 years? Some of us are not satisfied with the lenient sentence handed out to this evil man.

grgdai, what do you say about , "You 
f$#*ed me after age 18, that means you gave consent."?

Simple thing is Ajay thought he was in Nepal and he didn't do any thing wrong. He forget he was in USA, and there might be a punishment with 300 years in prison. Ya, many times we had similar kind of mentality and we were joking with these laws and systems, the result is Ajay.

Ajay, it is not Nepal but our mentality is Nepali. So, try to change the mentality, it is not only lessen learn for him but for the entire Nepali community. Be aware, we are in the system where every one should be responsible, if you are not responsible, every one can be likely to be Ajay. Upendra Mahato's dad similar type of crime but he is free in Nepal. If he were here, he will face probably 30 years in prison.

This case is not as easy as it seems. Being a Nepali citizen my heartfelt sympathy goes to Ajay and i do feel bad for him too. But what on earth makes him so horny that he started having sex with her adopted daughter. Even if it happens after she was 18, but how can one do sex with his daughter. How can such feelings comes in a man when he regard as a daughter... 

Pire, you are right, if you have money here, you can do pretty much here. Examples you have given in few in hands, ten of thousands rich people are in jail in USA, you forget another part of story. Please don't give some of the funky example here, you can do a lot with money here, but other tens of thousands who had money are in justice in this country.

Yea, Like OJ Simpson?

Please get these information in US justice system, I don't have much time, but I think you like Mr. Ajay and try to follow his path. I don't have any problem.

timer , newleynew

well,if this is how you react, it only shows how stupid you are.

Man to talk with you much harder than Ajay's Case, ya I was saying before that anyone who is thinking from Nepali mentality, just don't think in that way. You might be Ajay, I might be, or you might be. Yes definitely I am not the guy who can give database, if you don't like Justice system here, go back Nepal and get a good justice system. Non of the system are 100% , neither ours or USA, but I believe if they don't have a good justice system, you and me might not be here too, we will be fighting like Pahades, Madhise, poor, rich, while, black, in our own country.

So, sorry Pire, I don't have much time flirting in Sajha but what I was trying to say, either this system is good or bad, before doing any crime or any thing which is not allowed by system, don't mess up with that, I might had dark soul but because of this system, many times I don't do any thing which I might be doing in Nepal.

Timer,

Whether he is convicted or innocent. He should get fair treatment in the jail. He should be allowed to meet his children.

Pire, you didn't compelled to write in this thread, it is me who is writing. Regarding Jerk, man try to see your face before saying anything. You can judge yourself how people are behaving you. I have lot of other threads how you are reflecting and how people are reflecting you. You don't have to expose me man, see your face in mirror, I am definitely will be exposed if I continue to replying to people like you.