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Let's not confuse the Readettes
Please, let's not confuse the Readettes with the facts. Salzer is innocent because the school board says so, despite the emails, the Dispatch article, or the fact that there may be others as the Texas mother had to track him down to Pickerington North.
Just because it was never made public until recently is no excuse for other mothers not being aware that Salzer told a 14-year-old he loved her by email.
Also, let's not question the judgment of a teacher who falls in ''love'' with someone he has never met face-to-face but communicates with electronically.
The board did not make a mistake. The board never makes mistakes. (Repeat until unconscious)
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I have three
First of all I have three daughters. All are active in school. They also get their good looks from their mother. Which is fortunate for them.
If when they reach the age of 26 years old and they tell me they were fondled over a decade ago I would counsel them to NOT press charges, unless they had clear physical evidence like a video taped session of this teacher violating her or maybe some credibly witnesses. Have any of you ever taken the stand in a court room and took the abuse of a defense attorney? This is not going to be a ride in the park for this young woman making these charges once she reaches the court room without some real evidence.
What I am hearing here is you have already convicted this male teacher based solely on the charge coming from the young woman ten years after the fact.
Can you tell us all what evidence you have that any these charges have any validity? Just because he was arrested doesn't make him guilty.
I would encourage mothers and fathers to have open communications with their children if possible. I would look over the shoulder of the child as they are on the internet. If you do find emails not in line with your standards then take action then. Don't wait ten years. Ruining an innocent teacher's career is not American.
As I sit here and type this posting I recognize that I am not fully aware of what my children are doing when I am not around. I would hope NONE of them are having affairs with their teachers. I also know that parenting a teenager you are on an emotional roller coaster. If in fact, this 16 year old at the time was fondled and it was causing her distress at the time my stay at home wife would have normally picked up on it.
So lets turn this around and let's say you have a 26 year old son and he accused of fondling a 16 year old girl at his school? Will the standards be different? You bet they will.
By Wilbur
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Dear Wilbur
I think what happened 10 years ago, or at least what is claimed to have happened, is pertinent. If the accused is still teaching, perhaps he's still molesting today? The claim should be checked out. Perhaps this girl confided in friends back then who could collaborate her story. Perhaps she has letters from this teacher. Who knows. In any event, it should be investigated. If he was a predator 16 years ago, there's probably other cases of abuse. He's innocent until proven guilty, but at least the police should investigate and if there's enough evidence, he should be tried in court.
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Let's be honest here
Anonymous
What my concern is the fact that TEN years have passed before this young woman came forward with these charges. You are assuming that she is telling the truth. And you are also saying he is a sexual predator based on a claim from this young woman. He should have a chance to defend himself.
What would happen if one of my daughters came to me and said you have fondled her at the Football game last week and we went forward and filed charges with the police. Let's also assume that you work with children. The police come into your work place and drag you off in handcuffs in front of the other employees and other impressible kids? That image is then broadcasted onto the TV news and what is our first reaction to this man? ''He has probably been a predator for ten years now '' despite no new reports other than the ten year old report.
After ten years couldn't the police have gone to his home to serve this warrant? What was another day? Just because a judge issued a warrant doesn't mean the person is guilty.
What I am very concerned about is the emotional crap that many of these young mothers have about these so called sexual predators. Look at the law that Pickerington recently passed about not allowing sexual predators to live within 1000 feet of a park. Yet state law says they can work within 1000 feet of a park or even work at the schools. Wasn't there an incident at a Hilliard Elementary school last year where the father of a child was labeled a sexual offender and he regularly went to the school to pick up his daughter.
The problem here is that local prosecutors want the advantage of the public imagine for re-election purposes and they use and stage these events to bias the public against this individual. Maybe this guy is guilty but he may also be very innocent. Even if he can make bail in Wisconsin will he be able to return to teaching at Worthington Christian awaiting that trial? What happens if the woman recants or the jury finds him not guilty?
Don't we consider a person innocent until proven guilty? If this young woman is lying or vindictive what happens to her? NOTHING. This man has his picture plastered all over the Dispatch and people like you will ALWAYS look at him as a sexual predator.
The actual term or classification for this kind of person is a sexual offender. He is not a pedophile or a rapist. If he is proven guilty he will be convicted of the least forms of the sexual offender laws. More than likely this was consensual sex and she is now wanting to seek revenge because he married someone else.
Now for the teacher at North who I don't know. I also don't know under what context he stated in an email that he loved this 14 year old girl. The second point is did he follow through on those comments? Did he meet the 14 year old for the purpose of having a sexual affair with her? In other words, did he actually act on his feelings. Maybe he is just stupid and immature. Remember we have a basketball coach still teaching at North and he was drinking in front of the girls and joining them on the water slide. He is still coaching and teaching with supervision of female staff.
By Wilbur
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