Prosecutor Opposes Pardon For Mark Wahlberg

The prosecutor who put a teenage Mark Wahlberg behind bars for two brutal assaults doesn't think the reformed Hollywood star should be pardoned for his crimes.

Wahlberg has asked the state of Massachusetts to strike his record from the books citing the changes he has made in his life since he was a troubled teen.

But in an op-ed piece for "The Boston Globe," attorney Judith Beals says she sees no reason why that history should be erased from the public record through a pardon.

Beals says while she's glad Wahlberg has turned his life around she's not sold on claims that he has demonstrated "extraordinary contributions to society" that would make him deserving of such an "extraordinary public act" in the form of a pardon.

She specifically points out the fact that Wahlberg has never acknowledged the racial nature of his crimes, which involved the brutal beating of two men.

She also doesn't think his status as a "role model to troubled youth" would be helped by a public pardon. Wahlberg served 45 days in jail for assaults he committed in 1988.  (Metro Networks Inc)