Martin Luther King confidant guilty of incest with daughter

[bijou]

LEESBURG, Va. - A jury convicted an iconic civil-rights figure of incest Thursday, after concluding that he had sex with his teenage daughter 15 years ago.

The Rev. James L. Bevel, 71, a top lieutenant to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. who also helped organize the Million Man March, faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced.

The four-day trial in Loudoun County Circuit Court included bizarre testimony about Bevel's philosophies for eradicating lust, and parents' duty to "sexually orient" their children. 

Bevel's daughter testified that she was repeatedly molested by Bevel beginning when she was just 6 years old, culminating in an act of sexual intercourse in 1993 or 1994 that formed the basis of the incest charge.

The jury reached its verdict after about three hours of deliberations. It later recommended a 15-year prison sentence for Bevel. Jurors could have recommended a sentence ranging from five to 20 years. The judge can lower the recommendation, but he cannot increase it.

Before the verdict, the jury had heard only passing reference to Bevel's role in the civil-rights movement. But during the sentencing phase of the trial Thursday afternoon, the jury saw a documentary that spelled out Bevel's key role in organizing the 1963 Birmingham Children's Crusade. Bevel and King were leading organizers of the marches, in which police turned fire hoses and dogs on child protesters, drawing international attention to the brutality that was keeping segregation in place in the South.

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[Chris_]

Given his huge sexual appetite and his massive hypocrisy, it would never have surprised me had this been written about MLK himself.

And of course, he a Jessie Jackson to carry on his sexual amoralism...

What a guy!  He cared about everyone except the people he was supposed to love. 

Lurking DUmmies -- sound familiar?

[The Night Owl]

Given his huge sexual appetite and his massive hypocrisy, it would never have surprised me had this been written about MLK himself.

And of course, he a Jessie Jackson to carry on his sexual amoralism...

What a guy!  He cared about everyone except the people he was supposed to love. 

Lurking DUmmies -- sound familiar?

What a dumb thing to write.

So, using your twisted reasoning, I guess we should conclude that Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Bob Dole, Tim Hutchinson, Henry Hyde, Dan Burton, Bob Livingston, and Bob Barr are all capable of child rape and incest... you know, because they, like Martin Luther King, have had extramarital affairs.