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Murphy, Roach and NBC - Videos

Last year's Dateline NBC sexual predator sting in Murphy is still being played out in the news.

The televised sting angered many Murphy residents and precipitated the resignation of the City Manager. Before the sting, Collin County District Attorney, John Roach sent a letter to Murphy Police Chief, Billy Myrick, cautioning him that The DA's office was "in the law enforcement business, not the entertainment business." Later, after the sting, Roach's office, calling the evidence insufficient, announced that they would not prosecute any of the Dateline arrests.

Yesterday, Dateline aired a segment critical of District Attorney John Roach's refusal to prosecute any of the arrests. Tonight, ABC's 20/20 aired a piece critical of Dateline and featuring an interview with DA Roach.

Here are links to both video stories and an excellent article published last month in Esquire Magazine.

The ABC 20/20 video

The Dateline NBC Video

Channel 8 "DA defends record over Murphy sex sting" Video

Tonight on Dateline This Man Will Die, Esquire, August 14, 2007

Bill

This entry was posted on September 7th, 2007 at 12:10:12 am and is filed under News Clippings, Observer Opinions, Law, Crime & Punishment.

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