I was in complete shock to read that a filmmaker visiting Durango was released on a personal recognizance bond after not denying that he had a girl in his hotel room, and that he tried to have sex with her after she told him “no.”
Call me crazy, but an excerpt of the article (Herald, March 5) says the girl and Mr. Dayish had similar stories. According to police records, Dayish “provided a very similar story.” Dayish was also arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment in addition to a felony sexual assault charge, according to police records. It also said, “Based on the statements made by both subjects, the interaction did not appear to be consensual.”
So, a man can be released because he’s “a filmmaker” and “easily recognizable”? I hate to remind Dayish’s Public Defender Justin Bogan of all the sexual assault charges that have been flying about Hollywood. Mr. Dayish has been charged before for battery and domestic violence. And now, he tried forcing himself on a woman, took away her phone and kept her in the bathroom, but gets to be free?
What kind of message is that sending to women? How can we ever feel safe if we cannot be protected from people like Mr. Dayish who thinks he can do whatever he wants?
Shame on you Judge Osborne for letting a predator free to claim another victim.
Elizabeth Potter
Durango
