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Gateway PunditThe Bronx District Attorney’s Office, led by Democrat Darcel Clark, trained prosecutors to offer plea deals in child sex cases that leave the victim’s age out of the offense, so noncitizen defendants can avoid deportation. The finding comes from an Oct. 26 House Judiciary Committee staff report. The report found that district attorneys in all five New York City boroughs weigh immigration consequences when charging noncitizens and negotiating pleas.The report quotes a 2019 Bronx guide on “immigration-conscious plea bargaining.” For sexual offenses against minors, the guide tells assistant district attorneys to “[o]ffer something that does not have the child’s age as an element of the crime.”Read the rest of the story, link in the comments.