One such case is the Brady Smith Case, concerning child molestation of African-American boys at a local middle school. Piland assigned a friend of Smith’s to handle the case, and Smith was subsequently allowed to plea bargain out of the most serious charges against him, and out of prison time, despite audiotape evidence of the crime. Piland then sat on evidence of probation violation for over six months, during which time Smith was continuing to have contact with minors at his house.

http://www.TheBradySmithCase.com is now on-line and documents what happened, how it was handled by John Piland, and also provides a forum for community discussion regarding Brady Smith and/or John Piland.