BAXLEY – In a race already full of contenders, Republican gubernatorial candidate Kandiss Taylor stands out by addressing the very real issues faced by many families in Peach State.
As a child advocate in a public school system for more than two decades, Taylor cares about finding justice for victims of sexual assault and is an integral part of her Morality Over Money campaign.
Taylor recently became aware of two crimes involving unjustified victims and said she plans, as governor, to repeal the statute that can protect offenders from prosecution.
In Hart County, a young girl, Jennifer Cobb, signed up to report years of sexual grooming and assault from her gym trainer. The case went to court, where officials practiced “victim humiliation” that could have pushed Cobb to commit suicide. There is still an active investigation into her death. However, although other young women reported that the same gym trainer displayed similar grooming behavior, the Georgia statutes of limitations protected the perpetrator.
“We don’t have a statute of limitations on murder, but we do have a time limit when a child is stolen from sexual innocence,” Taylor said. “This needs to be changed in Georgia to protect our children and get these perverts off our streets. The average predator has over 300 victims, which, because of these ridiculous statutes, correlates directly with accessibility. “
In Cobb’s case, a witness also came forward to confirm her testimony, but Taylor said that this report was never investigated. The family asked that all reports be investigated immediately. You can find support for this matter at the following link: https://justiceforjennifercobb.com/.
This case is not isolated. More than 30 years ago, another young Georgia girl was robbed of her life by a predator. Rhonda Sue Coleman was from a small town in South Georgia and was kidnapped and murdered. This rocked their community, but the renewed interest in Coleman’s case from Fox Hunter, an international podcast, sparked new hopes for justice. In this broadcast, interviews with people familiar with the cold case and new information emerge that could lead to the murderer.
The pursuit of justice has also encountered roadblocks in this case, as the family was denied access to the autopsy results and the exchange of information between the Georgia Bureau of Investigations and the district attorney charged with the case was blocked.
The family is getting signatures for Rhonda’s Law at https://www.change.org/p/promoting-victims-rights-in-georgia-through-rhonda-s-law?signed=true, and Taylor said they were be proud to add their support for the cause.
“I urge everyone to sign the petition to pass the Rhondas Bill at our Georgia legislature beginning in January,” said Taylor. “This shouldn’t happen to anyone, and the Colemans are over because they know what happened to their only child. No one on this planet should know more about Rhonda Sue than her parents. Let us pray together that this case will be resolved and that the killer will finally be brought to justice. “
Solving the pandemic of crimes against children takes more than “normal politics,” Taylor said.
“We lose sight of humanity and morality in the hustle and bustle of politics,” she said. “The rhetoric we hear joking back and forth between the established candidates is just that – words with no conviction behind them. The people of Georgia are well aware of the lies and false promises.
“The Lord has held my heart in Georgia in both cases, and I want to use my platform to contribute to righteousness. I have been a victim advocate for two decades and will use the same tenacity and knowledge that I acquired in public education to be a lawyer when I am elected as the governor of the highest seat in Georgia as the people’s official. “
