ALBANY (NY)
The Empire Journal
By June Maxam
If Peter Torncello was still an assistant prosecutor in the Albany County District Attorney’s office, maybe DA David Soares and the office would have a different perspective about the case of the ex-Christian Brothers Academy teacher charged with having sex on several different occasions with a 16-year-old male student.
Soares has charged Sandra ‘Beth’ Geisel with third degree rape and endangering the welfare of a child.
The charges are never going to hold up in court and that’s why Soares hasn’t taken the case to a grand jury. His star witness—the 16-year-old male student----can’t stand the scrutiny and will be easily impeached should the case ever go to trial, a highly unlikely event.
On Thursday, 23-year-old trucker James Bradley who had also been charged with third degree rape and endangering the welfare of a child for traveling cross-country with a 15-year old California girl, was acquitted of all charges in Albany County Court.
That should have sent a real strong message to Soares.