Jeni Lee Dinkel Back in Jail - Updated

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(Covington, Kentucky) In August 2007, Jeni Lee Dinkel, the 51-year-old Hollywood makeup artist and wife of former Cincinnati Bengals football player Tom Dinkel, was sentenced to a laughable 60 days in jail after being convicted of the rape of a 15-year-old boy.

After a delay, Dinkel started her sentence in October and, in December, she was released.

In the latest development, Jeni Lee Dinkel, now 52, was arrested yesterday for violating her probation. Dinkel apparently didn't complete her sex offender treatment.

Specifically, the court documents state Dinkel failed to accept responsibility for her crime and refused to take a polygraph test.

Currently in the Kenton County Jail, Dinkel has a court appearance scheduled for next week. [2/19/08 post]


[Update 04/05/08]

Jeni Lee Dinkel was found guilty yesterday of violating her probation. Testimony during the proceedings included the following.

Dinkel sat and listened as the supervisor of her sex offender treatment program testified to statements that Dinkel made during one of their therapy sessions.

"I don't feel I raped anyone. I feel that I was raped. I welcome the gag order to be lifted so I can get on the stand and tell my side of the story. I deserve to be punished for giving the kids alcohol and nothing else," Debbie Hoyt, with the Department of Corrections, recalled Dinkel saying.

It’s that denial along with refusal to schedule a polygraph that landed Dinkel back before a judge for violating her probation.

Last year, she served 59 days in jail after being convicted of raping a 15-year-old boy who was her son’s friend.

The defense called Dinkel's therapist to the stand who testified that it’s not unusual for sex offenders to deny responsibility.

"The simple fact they do deflect responsibility is a positive sign, but then as a clinician you have to keep working towards molding that patient towards getting better," said Dr. Peter Ganshirt, Dinkel's therapist.

Holy moly! Have you ever heard a bigger crock of shinola? A convicted rapist says she didn't do it therefore she's getting better? WTF? I guess we should go to the prisons and asked who didn't do it and those claiming innocence should be let free. "Scamper off, inmates, you've been rehabilitated!"

Sheesh!

Nonetheless, apparently Judge Steve Bartlett buys into the line of hooey. He sentenced her to continue treatment.