Post by newsfeeder on Jul 7, 2006 7:58:00 GMT -5
Former Oswego Mayor John Gosek has a personality disorder that makes him think of himself as important to every woman he meets when he drinks alcohol, according to a psychologist who examined him.
The opinion of Alan Andrews was included in a document filed by Gosek’s lawyer Wednesday in federal court, asking a judge for leniency when Gosek is sentenced July 18 for soliciting sex from what he thought were two underage girls in September.
"Mr. Gosek suffers from a personality disorder that, coupled with alcohol, results in a complete lack of adult boundary identity," according to Andrews’ evaluation. Gosek’s lawyer, Emil Rossi, included an excerpt in his sentencing memorandum to U.S. District Judge Thomas McAvoy.
"The alcohol fuels his ego and at the same time reduces his morality," Andrews wrote. "He was able to risk everything for the concept of sexual conversation."
Gosek sought sexual fulfillment through alcohol and conversation, but never had sex with a minor in his adult life, Andrews wrote. Gosek has been sober since his arrest in September, and repented his life with alcohol in every session with Andrews, the psychologist wrote.
Gosek, 60, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison, but Rossi wrote he expects federal prosecutors to ask the judge to depart from federal sentencing guidelines and give Gosek less time behind bars.
Gosek was mayor of Oswego for five years, until his arrest by FBI agents in September. Agents caught him in a sting operation. A woman, working as an FBI informant, told Gosek she arranged for a sexual tryst with two girls at a Salina motel. There were no girls waiting when he was arrested at the motel.
Rossi argued that because the victims in the case were fictitious, Gosek should not be punished too severely. Under the law, Gosek committed a crime because he thought the girls were real when he tried to arrange for sex. He pleaded guilty in March to using a cell phone to entice someone under 18 to have sex with him.
Assistant U.S. Attorney John Katko refused to comment on Gosek’s sentencing memorandum. Prosecutors were to file their own memorandum by today, but it would be sealed from public view, Katko said.
Gosek’s sentencing memorandum cites 19 letters of support from his friends and family and people in Oswego. Gosek owned his own electrical company.
John Dudley, who has known Gosek for 20 years as a friend and businessman, wrote that Gosek "never hesitated to offer benevolent pricing and terms to those who had difficulty in paying, especially the elderly of his community."
Rossi cited other letters that showed Gosek’s "unannounced generosity to friends, relatives and even strangers throughout the community in which he lives."
Gosek’s wife, Connie, wrote that she "remains unyielding in her love and loyalty to John, as he does to her," according to the court document. Connie Gosek has a medical condition that is not detailed in the document. She asked McAvoy to consider the impact that a long prison sentence for her husband would have on her and her two adult sons.
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The opinion of Alan Andrews was included in a document filed by Gosek’s lawyer Wednesday in federal court, asking a judge for leniency when Gosek is sentenced July 18 for soliciting sex from what he thought were two underage girls in September.
"Mr. Gosek suffers from a personality disorder that, coupled with alcohol, results in a complete lack of adult boundary identity," according to Andrews’ evaluation. Gosek’s lawyer, Emil Rossi, included an excerpt in his sentencing memorandum to U.S. District Judge Thomas McAvoy.
"The alcohol fuels his ego and at the same time reduces his morality," Andrews wrote. "He was able to risk everything for the concept of sexual conversation."
Gosek sought sexual fulfillment through alcohol and conversation, but never had sex with a minor in his adult life, Andrews wrote. Gosek has been sober since his arrest in September, and repented his life with alcohol in every session with Andrews, the psychologist wrote.
Gosek, 60, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison, but Rossi wrote he expects federal prosecutors to ask the judge to depart from federal sentencing guidelines and give Gosek less time behind bars.
Gosek was mayor of Oswego for five years, until his arrest by FBI agents in September. Agents caught him in a sting operation. A woman, working as an FBI informant, told Gosek she arranged for a sexual tryst with two girls at a Salina motel. There were no girls waiting when he was arrested at the motel.
Rossi argued that because the victims in the case were fictitious, Gosek should not be punished too severely. Under the law, Gosek committed a crime because he thought the girls were real when he tried to arrange for sex. He pleaded guilty in March to using a cell phone to entice someone under 18 to have sex with him.
Assistant U.S. Attorney John Katko refused to comment on Gosek’s sentencing memorandum. Prosecutors were to file their own memorandum by today, but it would be sealed from public view, Katko said.
Gosek’s sentencing memorandum cites 19 letters of support from his friends and family and people in Oswego. Gosek owned his own electrical company.
John Dudley, who has known Gosek for 20 years as a friend and businessman, wrote that Gosek "never hesitated to offer benevolent pricing and terms to those who had difficulty in paying, especially the elderly of his community."
Rossi cited other letters that showed Gosek’s "unannounced generosity to friends, relatives and even strangers throughout the community in which he lives."
Gosek’s wife, Connie, wrote that she "remains unyielding in her love and loyalty to John, as he does to her," according to the court document. Connie Gosek has a medical condition that is not detailed in the document. She asked McAvoy to consider the impact that a long prison sentence for her husband would have on her and her two adult sons.
from www.syracuse.com
