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Matthew Limon, convicted of sodomy involving a minor was freed from a 17 year prison sentence in Kansas after serving 5 years for engaging in sodomy with a 14 year old boy at a home for the mentally disabled. Limon was 18 at the time of the incident and was also a resident of the home. The reactionaries in the state government disregarded the "Romeo & Juliet" law for Limon because the act was homosexual. The law states persons that are close in age, but straddling the legal age for sex are given a repreive from heavy sentencing. That is for heterosexuals only. If Limon had bedded a 14 year old girl he would have recieved 15months in jail, not 17 years in a maximum security prison. Christians and conservatives pressed for an even longer sentence for Limon but lost as the state supreme court ruled he was wrongfully given a much longer sentence solely because he is homosexual. Limon was released to his family tonight in western Kansas. No doubt there will be an effort by the Cotton Mather Troupe running the state to burn him at stake. I'm interested in what you all think. I wish I knew how to post articles but if you google his name more information is available.