(AP) – Jackson County prosecutors are dropping charges against
a man already in prison for a series of rapes that frightened the Kansas City
area in the 1980s.
Bernard Jackson is serving 18 consecutive life sentences for those crimes.
Jackson, who is 58, was convicted of crimes committed against five women in
1983 and 1984. He was paroled in 2008 and became a suspect when similar crimes
were reported soon after his release.
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said Tuesday her office decided to
drop 22 charges in crimes in 2009 and 2010 that Jackson allegedly committed.
Peters Baker says the charges were dropped because Jackson likely will spend
the rest of his life in prison. She says the victims of the later crimes agreed
with the decision.
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