Article Date 2014

WILMINGTON, Del. — Superior Court Judge Jan Jurden's decision to order probation instead of prison for a du Pont family heir who raped his young daughter has led to threats against her and calls for her removal from the bench.

But allies in the legal community have rallied to her defense.

In a letter to the News Journal, ''Attorney General Beau Biden'' said Thursday the case against Robert H. Richards IV was weak and prosecutors offered an appropriate plea bargain that spared him prison while convicting him of a felony sex crime.

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