People Magazine's ‘Most Eligible Bachelor’ Sentenced for Rape | MA v Gary Zerola
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- #GaryZerola, once named one of #PeopleMagazine's most eligible bachelors, was sentenced for the 2021 rape of a 21-year-old woman. The 49-year-old former Boston attorney entered the victim's apartment without permission after a night of drinking.
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49, at what age do you stop playing the Bad Childhood card?
You never as long as you’re a man
Trauma doesn't know time. A fifty year old wound can feel like it happened 5 mins ago
However, he's an intelligent lawyer, why didn't he go to counseling to heal his trauma? I don't understand that.
If your native never
the bad childhood card should only ever be played against one's parents or people who damaged them IN childhood. I don't care if you're 19 or 49- no one has the right to take out their childhood trauma on someone who did not traumatise them as a child! tf? Meanwhile if you're 75 and you are still hurt by your parents, you are fully entitled to be. You don't have to get over anything. It's when you start taking out your mummy issues on your wife that it becomes a problem. Take it out on ya damn mama!
When you are not white 😂
The fact that he was 27 years older than she was, was in her own home sleeping, and was done without her consent, makes it an aggravated offense, as I see it. Added to those, he is an attorney, what the hell?
Yeah, him sneaking into her house and doing it while she was asleep is insidious af. This is a dangerous, dangerous man.
His tragic childhood stories are superfluous and ironic. Having been hurt and traumatised in the past does not give you a free pass to inflict the same onto others. He has done this type of crime 3 times in the past?! Now he wants sympathy for its all, and his health condition! What about his victims childhoods and their health conditions, and now the trauma of what he has done to them on top of all that. Finally there is a smidgeon of justice.
Yes its all about him. The victim will live with this also.
Five to ten years for rape is ridiculous. He will be out in about 2.5 years. What a joke!
I agree. I was date raped in my sleep and was drunk and I had the strength to kick my attackers ass. He went to prison for 18 months. If one can take any thing from my story, don't put yourself in an environment where alcohol and partying, flirting is involved. Take responsibility for your part.
With his history of previous rape charges, he should have got at least 25 years. Why are women, children so expendable?
Hey, look at the republican candidate for president. He is a rapist, and 22 women accused him of grabbing their genitalia, and he bragged about it. Boys will be boys, right?
Because the men have all the power.
Yep…not much different than some Muslim countries treatment of women….just different punishments I guess.
Wonder how many others that haven’t come forward?
Things must be tough these days, he is the most eligible?? Glad Im old.
😂me too
They got to be talking about 30 years ago. This old dude is eligible for a fossil collection
@@madi4481 👏👏👏
I suspect that this has something to do with why he's a bachelor.
Oh my. Prison is an awful place and it wouldn’t be good for him? What about the type of prison the victim is confined to now?
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The victim has many years of therapy ahead of her. Her PTSD sounds awful. 😢
She should sue him bc she’ll need long term therapy and that costs a fortune.
Monster playing the victim.
I’m just now seeing this . His lawyer is playing a sympathy card given the man on trial had a rough childhood . This does not excuse him or his behavior in the rape of a young woman .. the audacity is astounding.
Sentencing for rape or any sex crime should be life in prison without parole.
Woah woah, no such thing.
He's GROSS!!
men can dress up, gel their hair, and fake it i guess lol
@@SueP-jg9vxso can women
He almost became am example of a warrior of overcoming all the odds.. Then this??? You threw it all away
The defendant has had ample time and ample money resources to get therapy for his childhood. It is no explanation nor is it an excuse and just like his past bad deeds, his past childhood should not have been brought in and heard. Justice for the victim.
I'm incredibly embarrassed for this defense attorney!!
I agree 👍
Although I'm disgusted by the defense attorney's argument (and I haven't watched the trial) our system requires that every suspect be provided a defense. There have been some trials that make me cringe when defense attorney uses bravado and insist on absurdity or demonizing the victim to get their client off. It's only additional trauma to the original crime. As sad as all that is, its a part of our constitution that a suspect receive a defense. If I were a Public Defender and assigned this case, I would merely object to inappropriate lines of questioning and only ensure that the person recieve no more time than permitted beyond guidelines.
So in 5 yrs he can hurt an other woman
Look like he is also more eligible for jail time.
Heinous and aggravated. 😢
Most Liable Bachelor
Lol
😂😂
The judge did not have a kind word to spare on the victim. Yet she mentions the letter of the accused brother that explains their background. I wish the victim had shown up to sentencing but I understand why she didn’t.
*the accused's brother
@@January.🙄. Feel better now?
She does not come as a very compassionate person at all.
@@user-se1ev7my6f 、屋。簗🤡 🙄
@@user-se1ev7my6fI do. Now the comment makes sense.
Be careful out there, and Im talking to EVERYONE
Gee just started following up on this, he’s a creep he knew what he was doing, he may of got off many previous trials, there seems to be a long line of abuse.
*He may have gotten off many previous accusations of rape.
He's been charged for rape before.
Convicted?
@roblockhart8410 no, not convicted before this. He's been charged a few times, according the AP. He was acquitted of 2 rape charges in 2023, and then he was also charged with *THREE* sexual assault cases between 2006 and 2007 but was not convicted.
This guy is unbelievable.
@crysn315 who gets charged for it 4 times and isn't really guilty?
@@YIKESMF
An Attorney with connections.
Who will they believe first, an Attorney or a Woman claiming R.
@@stellabella5269 depends on the fact and testimony I suppose. I do try and suspend my judgement until the facts are provided....which is rather difficult at times.
Slime.
Wow! That defense attorney is something else
They just get more & more fanciful & further & further awar from decency, fairness & logic.
Sad to hear about his childhood no child should go through that. He should’ve seek to help to get past his horrible childhood instead of used it to victimize other people. Listening to this attorney talk about his childhood is disgusting trying to use it to lessen a sentence for hurting somebody else. He might as well be defending the dad who victimized the defendant with the way he’s acting like your past experiences allow you to act the way you are now. There’s plenty of help out there for people who need it don’t use it as an excuse to be a horrible person.
None of us had ideal childhoods. Most of us grow up alright and realise that our parents are/were human. As adults, we make our own decisions and mistakes and own our actions. I'm sick and .tired of people blaming childhood or the alphabet (ADD, ADHD, PTSD, etc) for their crimes. Enough of that nonsense.
More specifically, he was named Most Eligible Bachelor by the folks in charge of the Braille edition.
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If so then it would insult those who read braille
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Toto, I don't think we're in Canton anymore.
It’s easy to see why he was still a bachelor.
Justice....so few rape charges end in a convictions. Thank you🎉
If, according to the defendant's attorney, he was raised in a way that made him incapable of following the law and understanding that rape is wrong and illegal, maybe he's too damaged to be an attorney.
Tragic childhood? The reader of this comment was raised by hyenas, bitten by wolves, slapped by bears, and yet they turned out okay.
@@KohalaLover, do you mean to say that you did not turn out okay :)
@@KohalaLoverTalking about themselves, I suspect.
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@@gingerbee98, my original comment is meant to be a joke, just for levity.
Always one who doesn't get the simple joke.
This lawyer makes me sick....when I was 15 years old....sexually assaulted by a 22 year old man! Police investigated....barely....nothing done! And it was my first sexual experience.....traumatizing.....and worse....impregnated... and had to go through birth....and had to give up child! This was 1968/1969😢😢😢😢
SO sorry you went through this patricia. Have you been able to find your child now in your later years and reconnect?
The defence is his father's son and worse. He snuck into his victims home and assaulted her while she could not protect herself. Lock him up and throw away the key. We all have tough lives but don't use his childhood as an excuse. He is a danger to women.
Finally your crimes have caught up with you. Karma
I will say he was guilty of the other times he had rape charges filed against him back in 2006-07 and also in 2016 where he was acquitted for the other rapes. When he got away with the previous charges he was going to keep committing the crime. It’s funny he was such an ADVOCATE against RAPE…..hiding the truth from everyone else of the monster he truly is! He will be out of jail in 3 years!
Boy bye
What an the hell is a 49 year old man doing hanging out with a 21 year old? I dealt with childhood trauma and open my own business out of high school! I also was raised by all women and taught to cherish them and treat them with respect.
They must all want to be in prison because they put themselves there.
Lots of people have rough childhoods and don’t commit rape , murder and other crimes . This guy should have gotten 20 years plus. Smh
Wonder what the judge would want issued if it was her relative.
wow he got off easy, unbelielvable
If he would have stayed in jail while awaiting trial he would be getting out with time served.
Ireland is bringing in a law about character reference letters, the letters will only be added to the trial if the writer comes in to court and reads it into the record. We all got sick and tired of priessts and politicians writing letters about the defendant's good character and how its unfair to ruin their lives over an aberration 🤮
Ridiculous he will do it again
Boo effin hoo. Things are tough all over. You don’t get to be a rapist.
Really....he wants his childhood trauma to minimize sentence! This lawyer is GROSS.....he is trying to diminish his responsibility! Gross.....yuck....disgusting!!!!!!
Is this judge super angry!? lol
Most eligible bachelor? He's not even attractive.
1st I heard of this -he’s was peoples most eligible bachelor ? And I can’t get a girlfriend-somethings wrong w this world
Another one bites the dust! Another one who felt he is above the law bites the dust!
I was seriously abused by my blood relatives. And for the life of me I can't understand why an abused person will abuse anyone knowing how it felt. I used to have a lot of hate towards my abusers. I counseled myself. And one day I realized how much easier it is to love than hate. So, as the late Mandela told Bill Clinton he wasn't going to give his oppressors that last bit of power, I decided to turn to love. I did that.
But f*(&! I'm not forgetting.
Kudos to this judge!
Dude got a light sentence..He will most likely be released in 3 years..
I dnt know anything about this case, so please don't come down on me for asking how does the court and prosecutor know that the victim while drunk invited him up was intoxicated and down to do whatever with the defendant at that time. They started she fell asleep during (this does happen)then she came to woke sobered up a bit and was no longer interested..but it was too late?...and again im just asking how we know this didn't happen? Was it proven during trial? And if that was the case..would that be grape? Does the defendant have any past similar discretions? Again I'm not victim blaming. Just trying to find out more details and what proof there was to find him guilty..
Your theories may have been brought up during the trial, however, he was found guilty.
@@Oceena I know that, I was asking what the proof was that convicted him bc I'm not familiar with this case and just by watching this video it seems like it was he said she said, so I was curious what proof was revealed that made the jury convict him? Giving that he has no priors, clean record 100 letters of support and both of them were on drugs and drunk seems like it be a difficult case to prove with out shadow of doubt either way.
@@jenya723he seems to have had many passed trails for similar or related offences ! Not charged but .. really ??
From what I understand they were at the same bar? They didn’t know each other before, he bought & plied her with drinks, (who knows their drink limit at 21?) she got sick and he dropped her off at her home, she went to bed. Then he came back, climbed in through a window and graped her in her bed.
@@VelvetPanther oh wow! I did not know that! I assumed hecwas invited and came home with her. This is definitely fd up and he obviously meant to get her while she was sleeping and alone. That's absolutely DISGUSTING...he should of got burglary charges of a occupied dwelling as well!!!!!! Thank you for the info, made the comment to get more insight. This guy seems be be a absolute shady grapiest. Im glad karma got his @$$.
Wait a minute. There's a burglary in there too. How crazy is this guy? I mean it sounds like he has money so why does he need to steal from her beyond assaulting which is crazy enough?!
What was the sentence?
5years? Or 10yrs?
Crazy system...
@petewoodroffemusic 5 to 10 means he is eligible to get out in 5 years. Would be up to a parole board. Light sentence. 😬
Attorney Krowski was brilliant !
Adults regardless of childhood trauma, have a pre frontal cortex and that means rational thinking. No excuses. The worst violation.
Judge has full control of her court room...
That is a pathetic sentence.
Poor guy will have to deal with the consequences of his crime and will probably have a rough time in prison because of his status--should have thought of that before assaulting someone and I imagine he did but risked everything anyway. Time to face the music and I don’t feel bad for him at all.
That courtroom needs some renovations asap.
if "drab" was a picture, it would be that courtroom lol and that door!
Who's going to pay for it.
How is this thing the most eligible. Whats wrong with people
Not surprised: People Magazine, one my favourite guilty-reading pleasures, has declined into a superficial amalgam of paid-for puffpieces for the likes of Alec Baldwn and the Sussexes, and vapid D-list celebrities. A TMZ-level cornucopia of sycophants.
Got over his childhood issues enough to be successful, now he's a victim from them?
Lousy excuse
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The defence attorney is the same one that represented Colin Albert.
Really ?
@@Petals532 yes. He’s was always on CourtTV with Vinnie Politan.
@@selmeb1291 what’s his name please, can’t seem to find it.
@@Petals532 the attorney’s name is Joseph Krowski
Why does this prosecutor sound like Adam Lolly or whatever his name is?
Who, if anyone, teaches these prosecutors to speak and suck in the air ?
Hos long will he lean on the podium like Lally?
42:54 And the most horrible camera work.
DIFFERENT KIND OF RAPE ?WHAT THAT MEAN HE SHOULD GET ATLEAST 50 YRS
“Mounting” 😖😖😖
Most slimey bachelor 😢
Is that the same attorney that represented Colin Albert?
not familiar with this case, did she willingly go to his apartment and did not know even his name?
Ironic
Maybe this case will eliminate "most eligible bachelor!"
(Obviously, they really didn't know him.)
Why does this sound so… scripted? It’s like a movie!
No longer eligible 🤣😂🤣 who wants a hail bird
On the bright side, there are some people who will vote for him for president.
Defense atty: Mr zarolla was a good person. He had a bad childhood. I guess that makes up for drugging, B&E, and violently raping a woman he knows? Wtaf?
Oh no, you don't 😢 😞 😕 his background is sad, but it in no way makes me feel more sympathetic towards zerola. In fact, seeing how his father abused his mother and his family, should have driven him to be a better person. Not be worse! I was s*xually abused and grew up in a violent, toxic, dysfunctional, and abusive environment. Irrespective of my past, I am not a destructive force in my home or in society. Okkk so i got to the end and the judge was fair according to my opinion! Kudos to thhis court. Respect
I am not here to cast judgment as the Jury did. I am here to say that Attorney Gary Zerola is one hell of an Attorney. My husband and I previously owned some rental property and we retained Attorney Gary Zerola on several different matters throughout those years. He won all my matters. Attorney Gary Zerola had the potential to have been one of America's top Lawyers. I also would like to add on one of my matters he represented me when I went to pay the bill he waived his fee and represented me on that case completely free of charge and refused to take payment.
Unfortunately, Gary Zerola was not on trial for being “one hell of an attorney”.
@@user-on2vf2it6jjust hell
You are a cheerleader for a depraved man. Pathetic.
So what!! He is a sexual predator.
Am I the only one who noticed this judge's bizarre tongue movements?
Jeffrey Epstein
This guy is the most eligible bachelor?😂
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😮5 - 10 years....he will be disbarred (that would happen with guilty sentence).....and he is given his choice of prison (eye condition)😮😮😮
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR SAFETY. DON'T DRINK. LOCK YOUR WINDOWS.
@@January. What an absolutely RIDICULOUS VICTIM BLAMING INCEL thing to comment.
Are you blaming the VICTIM????
@@shirleyroth3450 I live in REALITY and do whatever I can not to get robbed, scammed, raped, or murdered. Get over yourself.
@@January. THIS IS THE MOST DISGUSTING VICTIM BLAMING COMMENT. ONLY A INCEL POS PERSON OR TROLL WOULD MAKE FOR ATTENTION. GET A LIFE.
@@January. Stop REPORTING MY COMMENTS JUST BC U CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH YOU ARE A TROLL AND GET ZERO ATTENTION UNLESS U MAKE DUMB OUT OF REALITY COMMENTS. DRINKING AND LOCKING WINDOWS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING. STFU IDK WTF U THINK U R BUT I CAN TELL YOUR A BASEMENT DWELLING INCELL
Harsh sentence IMO
what does 5-10 mean? when do they tell us exactly how many years it is??
It means he must serve minimal 5 after that parole decides if he stays in longer. @@SueP-jg9vx
Harsh? For rape?
@@udhehfhehcuw9169 he trollin
Five to ten years for R is harsh?! Amazing comment; amazing is not a compliment.
Literally dozing off listening to that defense attorney go on and on🙄🥱
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