In North Jersey, three days before Halloween and 9 days before the elections in 1977, James Comey and his younger brother Peter had a run in with a criminal that had raped young teens in Bergen County.
A man dubbed “the Ramsey rapist” held 15-year-old Comey and his younger brother at gunpoint after breaking into their Allendale home on an October day in 1977, one of a string of break-ins that included the rape of two area baby sitters. The Comey brothers, locked in a bathroom while the intruder searched the home, escaped through a window, only to encounter the man again on their lawn. The brothers ran back inside the house, locked the doors and called police, setting off a massive manhunt.
Comey has said [that episode] taught him important lessons about crime’s psychological toll on victims. He said it affected him for years, though he did not say exactly how.
Source: http://archive.northjersey.com/news/fbi-nominee-comey-was-held-captive-as-a-bergen-teen-1.589446?page=all
Comey has seen all those emails. What happened to that important lesson?
One of the Comey brothers (unnamed), identified the rapist in a line up, but the police did not pursue**any **charges. In fact, the bail for the guy they had in custody was lowered and the police chief put up his own house as bond (ethics, conflict of interest).
A grand jury in 1978 returned no indictments.
No one was ever charged for the home invasion or the rapes.
Sources:
http://archive.northjersey.com/news/fbi-nominee-comey-was-held-captive-as-a-bergen-teen-1.589446?page=all
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/05/07/the-gunman-the-rapist-the-woodsman-and-young-jim-comey
How many holes can you find in this story?
e.g. How did two teenagers just run back into the house "to call police" when they were confronted outside by a guy with gun?
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equineluvr ago
Great post.
Dad later was "elected" to serve on the City Council. A reward for something?
""J. Brien Comey was an Allendale councilman in the mid- and late-1980s."
"And how do two teenagers just walk around their house, go in and lock the door to call the police when they are held at gunpoint?"
That's not what happened. (from linked article) They hid in the bathroom as the man went through the house, then they climbed out the window. When they got outside they saw the guy in the yard, then ran back inside and locked the doors, then called police. Jim was the elder brother and was 17 (not 15, as in title) at the time. Since he is GAY/BI, "sissy" behavior on his part -- at any age-- does not surprise me. But I think this is a typical reaction.
Just curious, why did you bold before the election, Laskar? Which election are you referring to? The presidential election was held 11/02/1976 (the year prior). What bearing on an election could a 17-year-old (born in 1960) James Comey have?
Godwillwin ago
Comey is bi?