\u201cI don\u2019t do the things I used to do,\u201d Brian Kartchner told District Court Judge Todd Plewe. \u201cI shouldn\u2019t be judged on my past anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n
At a hearing on Monday, Nov. 2, Kartchner, 43, with no legal representation, admitted that he once was a \u201cmenace to society,\u201d but he argued that he\u2019d changed since being convicted of second-degree attempted sexual assault in 1997. He also said he was unable to find employment as a registered sex offender.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve moved on from this,\u201d said Kartchner, who had a sizable anarchy symbol tattooed on the back of his bald head.<\/p>\n
The victim\u2019s mother, standing to the side of District Attorney Will Furse, was nearly speechless as she faced her daughter\u2019s assailant. The victim wasn\u2019t present.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m surprised to hear that Mr. Kartchner has moved on from this,\u201d the mother testified, \u201cbecause my daughter has not.\u201d<\/p>\n
Opposed to the petition, Furse informed the court that Kartchner had twice been accused of domestic violence and failed to register as a sex offender since the attempted sex crime in 1997, adding that he received a conviction for burglary in 2004.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt would be an unnecessary risk to the community,\u201d Furse said to lift the sex offender registry requirement.<\/p>\n
Plewe ultimately sided with the prosecution, telling Kartchner that his criminal activity since the 1997 crime \u201cspoke volumes\u201d about his lack of rehabilitation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re all judged on our past,\u201d Plewe said, rejecting the defense petition.<\/p>\n