How to Get Away With Rape in Oklahoma: The Stillwater Nexus

Where The Rust Protects Its Own, and Justice Rots from Within

We’ve been tracking a sickening event out of Payne County, Oklahoma. You may have seen the headlines: an 18-year-old, charged with 10 violent felonies including rape and strangulation, given no prison time.

This isn’t a “failure of the justice system.”

This is the justice system working exactly as designed for the protected class. It is a textbook operation by The Rust 🦠, and today we are going to deconstruct the entire machine—the actors, the weapon, and the motive.

This is a case study in how they manufacture Layer 3: Learned Helplessness ⛓️. They are showing you, in the open, that the rules do not apply to them.

We are showing you the receipts.

The Indictment:

➟ The Crime vs. The “Punishment”

First, let’s establish the facts of the case. This is not a case of “he said, she said.” This is a case of documented, predatory violence.

• 💥 TRUTH BULLET: The defendant, Jesse Butler (18), was charged as an adult with 10 violent felonies, including Rape by Instrumentation, Sexual Battery, and Domestic Assault by Strangulation. He faced a potential cumulative sentence of 78 years in prison.

• 💥 TRUTH BULLET (THE PROOF): This was not a minor assault. Court documents allege Butler strangled one victim “to unconsciousness.” A victim impact statement confirmed this was “nearly attempted murder,” and a medical assessment stated she was “seconds from death.” The arrest warrant also notes Butler “told her he wanted to strangle her so he could film it on his phone,” proving premeditation.

• 💥 TRUTH BULLET (THE “PUNISHMENT”): Despite the 78-year potential sentence, Judge Susan C. Worthington approved a plea deal for zero prison time. His final sentence is 150 hours of community service and mandatory counseling.

• 💥 TRUTH BULLET (THE INSULT): This entire “rehabilitation plan” is set to expire in less than one year, when Butler turns 19.

A 78-year case. 150 hours of service. How does this happen? It happens because of who the players are.

The Architects:

➟ The “Stillwater Nexus” 🦠

This outcome seems insane until you map the power structure of this “company town.” The key players aren’t strangers; they are a closed loop of interconnected power.

• 💥 THE NEXUS - THE FATHER: The defendant’s father is Mack Butler. He is not a simple citizen. He is the “Hall of Fame” Director of Football Operations at Oklahoma State University (OSU), the most powerful economic and cultural engine in the city of Stillwater.

• 💥 THE NEXUS - THE PROSECUTOR: The District Attorney who offered this “no jail time” plea deal is Laura Austin Thomas. She is a 30-year veteran prosecutor and, critically, an alumna of Oklahoma State University.

• 💥 THE NEXUS - THE JUDGE: The judge who approved this plea deal is Susan C. Worthington. She is the heir to a multi-generational judicial dynasty in the exact same district. Her father was a District Judge there for over 20 years before she took the bench.

This is the Stillwater Nexus: A “Hall of Fame” father from the town’s power hub. An OSU-alumna prosecutor. A legacy Judge from a local dynasty.

This wasn’t a trial. It was a bureaucracy protecting its own.

The Weapon:

➟ The “Legal Backdoor”

To protect their asset, the Nexus needed a legal weapon. Our investigation confirms they had only one to choose from.

• They couldn’t use Drug Court (it statutorily bars violent offenders).

• They couldn’t use Mental Health Court (it also bars violent offenders).

• They couldn’t use a standard Adult Deferred Sentence. Why? Because Oklahoma law explicitly and “non-waivably” PROHIBITS this for any crime that requires sex offender registration, which Butler would have.

So, how did they do it?

• 💥 THE SMOKING GUN: The DA’s office and the Judge used a specific, obscure loophole: Oklahoma’s Youthful Offender Act (YO Act).

• 💥 THE PERFECT CRIME: This is the one law in Oklahoma that explicitly lists “Rape by Instrumentation” and “Domestic abuse by strangulation” as eligible for a non-custodial, “rehabilitative” track. It is the perfect, custom-built legal backdoor.

The True Heist:

➟ Erasing the Crime

This wasn’t just about avoiding jail. It was about erasing the crime itself.

• 💥 THE FINAL INSULT: By using the YO Act, upon completion of his <1 year “punishment,” the case against Jesse Butler will be dismissed without a judgment of guilt.

This legally erases the conviction. This means Jesse Butler will permanently evade being on the Sex Offender Registry.

This is the true objective. The Nexus didn’t just get him out of jail; they are using a loophole to erase his record, protecting the family name and the university’s reputation, while leaving a monster to walk free among the very victims he brutalized.

This is the system functioning flawlessly. This is The Rust 🦠.

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