First Watch: Oklahoma’s Youthful Offender Controversy: The Jesse Butler Case

In Oklahoma, Katie examines how teenage offender Jesse Butler went from facing nearly a lifetime in prison for brutal attacks on two girls to serving only counseling and community service under youthful offender status, a decision that has neighbors, lawmakers, and classmates calling the system corrupt. Then the focus shifts to Halifax, where Mike Smith, best known as Bubbles on “Trailer Park Boys,” is now under a sexual assault charge for an incident prosecutors say happened in 2017, while production companies, fans, and the alleged victim all await the next move in court. If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Crime House Daily to never miss a case! For Ad-free listening and early access to episodes, subscribe to Crime House+ on Apple Podcasts. Crime House Daily is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios 🎧 Need More to Binge? Listen to other Crime House Originals Clues, Crime House Daily, Killer Minds, Murder True Crime Stories and more wherever you get your podcasts! Follow me on Social Instagram: @Crimehouse | @crimehouse247 TikTok: @Crimehouse | @crimehouse247 Facebook: @crimehousestudios X: @crimehousemedia YouTube: @crimehousedaily Crime House Daily is hosted by Katie Ring Instagram: @the.self.defense.girl TikTok: @the.self.defense.girl Episode Sponsor: Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/CRIMEHOUSE . Promo Code CRIMEHOUSE To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices