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Sex assault victim sues Homeland Security for $5M | ajc.com

By MARY LOU PICKEL
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 07/25/06
A Korean woman from Gwinnett County has filed a $5 million lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security after a citizenship officer pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting her during a citizenship interview.
Sang Yi Sevilla says Officer Kelvin Renard Owens intimidated her in June 2004 by asking, "If I let you pass, what are you going to give me?" according to a suit she filed Friday in federal court in Atlanta.

Owens grabbed her breasts and asked her to meet him outside the building at 4 p.m. to find out whether she had passed the test, the claim says. Sevilla says the officer also grabbed her hands and put them on his genitals and put his hand between her legs. She says she pushed him away and contacted authorities.
Owens, of Jonesboro, pleaded guilty in federal court to sexual assault in March 2005, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. A judge ordered him to spend weekends in federal prison for six months. The judge also put Owens on probation for five years and fined him $2,500.
U.S. Attorney David Nahmias said in a statement when Owens pleaded guilty that his office takes misconduct allegations seriously.
"This case represents reprehensible conduct by a federal employee," he said then. "The victim in this case not only was making every effort to legally seek her citizenship in this country, but was brave enough to fend off an attack from one of the people she needed to help her gain her rightful citizenship."
A lawyer for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service denied any liability in an April 2006 letter to Sevilla's lawyer, saying Owens was not acting within the course or scope of his employment at the time.
Sevilla is still waiting to hear if she passed the U.S. citizenship test.

Staff writer Brian Feagans contributed to this story.

Sorry for all the news articles recently. I just keep finding things that blow my mind...

WTF is with this guys punishment? Weekends in prison? "Here, we'll let you continue with your life and pay your dues when its convinent to you." ?!?! This is more than likely not the first time this jackass did something like that! This punishment is definately not fitting for his crime!! He should have gotten the book thrown at him for abusing his power!

[Mojave954]

Well the dumbass shouldn't have confessed in the first place. No witnesses, no evidence. But as we know in these cases the MAN IS ALWAYS GUILTY CAUSE THE WOMAN SAYS SO. Even if he didn't do it he was guilty.

But, lets say he is. I see your point. Law breakers of any kind shouldn't receive breaks. But, I have also witnessed this with my former step-daughter's crackheaded boyfriend. He was put on a bracelet cause the courts didn't consider him a bad enough criminal to put in jail and with the over crowding as it is, it was cheaper and easier to pu him on the bracelet. This way his family had to take care of him, vice the taxpayer. Still though, If the skinny runt was in prison gettin' his ass pumped by bubba and his friends 3 times a week, maybe his attitude would changed.

Probably the case here.

[ND4SPD]

When I went through that process there was a video camera behind the person doing the interview recording everything

[gthotchkiss]

Originally Posted by Mojave954

Well the dumbass shouldn't have confessed in the first place. No witnesses, no evidence. But as we know in these cases the MAN IS ALWAYS GUILTY CAUSE THE WOMAN SAYS SO. Even if he didn't do it he was guilty.

But, lets say he is. I see your point....

I agree with you on the problem about a "Man is always guilty cause the woman says so." This is definately a problem and needs to be addressed, but that is another topic.

"Lets say he is." ? He confessed... He did it.
For some reason this guy was persuaded to admit it, maybe they did have more evidence than they're releasing, or maybe the guy felt guilty, or maybe he was just an idiot. Your first paragraph sounds like the EXACT OPPOSITE of the "always guilty" problem, it almost sounds as if you don't want this guy prosecuted...??


This type of sexual assualt is unforgiveable and should be harshly punished!

[BDA116]

Originally Posted by ND4SPD

When I went through that process there was a video camera behind the person doing the interview recording everything

Sweet, Hungarian porn!!
Did you meet him outside to pass the test?

[Mojave954]

Originally Posted by gthotchkiss

I agree with you on the problem about a "Man is always guilty cause the woman says so." This is definately a problem and needs to be addressed, but that is another topic.

"Lets say he is." ? He confessed... He did it.
For some reason this guy was persuaded to admit it, maybe they did have more evidence than they're releasing, or maybe the guy felt guilty, or maybe he was just an idiot. Your first paragraph sounds like the EXACT OPPOSITE of the "always guilty" problem, it almost sounds as if you don't want this guy prosecuted...??


This type of sexual assualt is unforgiveable and should be harshly punished!

Don't get me wrong. If he is guilty his ass should be locked up with bubba and be ass jockey for 2 years.

What I am saying is, never admit to anything. Let them prove it.

But, you are right in a sense that they may have had more than they are releasing. Who knows, maybe they are secretly taping him or, it was a sting operation to catch this guy cause there were complaints in the past on him. Definitely more to the story than they are telling.


I am just tired of men getting accused of sexual harrassment or harrassment in general. This has gotten out of hand and people are using this as an excuse for everything. No different then the PMS rage that happened back in the 80's that basically allowed women in the US to get away with everything cause all of the sudden they had PMS. Or our kids coming home from school going, "you can't spank me anymore cause that is child abuse and I can call the cops on you". Know what mine got? Swat on the ass and I handed them the phone. Then I told them, "Call. When you are in your 4th foster home don't call me". Ended that crap right there. Probably the only time I went to a PTA meeting was to tell the school board and the teachers to get CHILD ABUSE right and stop telling the children this BULLSHIT. Everything gets blown out of proportion in this country.

But to this guy. If his is guilty he and bubba should get aquainted. Then of course he could sue the state and prison board for putting him in a cell with bubba the rump ranger.

[booracer]

before my wife and i met. my wife was in a similar situation while working in a restaurant. all the guy got was time to clean the trash off the freeway and a small fine.

[gthotchkiss]

Originally Posted by Mojave954

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Everything really has gotten blown out of proportion... with the way lawyers are able to twist things its going to be quite difficult if not possible to get the system to work the way it is supposed to.

I betcha pleading guilty is what got him his "weekend vists to prison" opposed to a more fitting punishment... I hope he meets a new bubba every weekend...

Is this weekends in jail thing new? Or have I just not heard about it before?

[Mojave954]

Originally Posted by gthotchkiss

Everything really has gotten blown out of proportion... with the way lawyers are able to twist things its going to be quite difficult if not possible to get the system to work the way it is supposed to.

I betcha pleading guilty is what got him his "weekend vists to prison" opposed to a more fitting punishment... I hope he meets a new bubba every weekend...

Is this weekends in jail thing new? Or have I just not heard about it before?

Been around for awhile. Basically they plead hardship of some type and the judge makes them spend time in prison on the weekends. Had one guy while I was in the Navy do this. He was released during the day to come work with us and then at night someone had to take him back to county and he stayed there on the weekends too.

I agree. Most likely a plea bargin to keep from being passed around while on laundry detail.

[gthotchkiss]

Originally Posted by booracer

before my wife and i met. my wife was in a similar situation while working in a restaurant. all the guy got was time to clean the trash off the freeway and a small fine.

Thats BS... I think it would be time to drive by everytime he was cleaning trash along the highway and make sure he got hit with a brick

[ND4SPD]

Originally Posted by BDA116

Sweet, Hungarian porn!!
Did you meet him outside to pass the test?

I'll let you buy a copy of the DVD for $30 and you can find out for yourself.

[booracer]

Originally Posted by gthotchkiss

Thats BS... I think it would be time to drive by everytime he was cleaning trash along the highway and make sure he got hit with a brick

my father in-law went down to her work after he found out about it. lets just say it took a helicopter and a bunch of units to convince him not to beat the guys brains out.

[Custom900]

..............and she still doesn't know if she passed yet.

[BDA116]

Originally Posted by Custom900

..............and she still doesn't know if she passed yet.

It doesn't look like she did to me.

[nhfirefighter13]

This was attempted rape. Weekends in jail is an unacceptable punishment. Chop his nuts off.

[gthotchkiss]

Originally Posted by nhfirefighter13

This was attempted rape. Weekends in jail is an unacceptable punishment. Chop his nuts off.

Hell yeah!

[onevcs]

I say chop the whole thing off and make him swallow it... then let him be someone's biatch in jail for 25 years.

[booracer]