Comments on: Alabama Child Molester Gets New Trial Because North Escambia Resident Lied About Address

By: faith

faith — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 03:18:22 +0000

i was in court also ! i know this man on a personal basis. i think he is guilty and if he does get out of this mess it will be the political connections that are in his family. and i agree with everyone else who cares where this juror lives. the only import matter in this whole thing is the child !!!!!!. only one judge matters in this and that is GOD and all the political friends want matter.

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:40:14 +0000

I am a dear friend of Mr. Chavers and know for a fact there is no way on earth that he did this to this child or any child. He loves my kids with all his heart and as a matter of fact when they were little gave me money to make sure they had christmas when I didn’t have the money to give them a nice Christmas. I don’t know why or who but someone is out to get him and I will fight for him til the day I die.

By: Mom against sexual preditors!

Mom against sexual preditors! — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:48:41 +0000

For you to assume that because a juror lied about his address that this monster must be innocent is sickening!! What would this child have to gain by lieing?? NOTHING!! The authorities don’t just say.. “oh.. ok .. we will go arrest this man, because of what you said” The authorities question the victims on what happen to them in DETAIL.. not just once.. but many times.. Now imagine when you were 7 and had to talk about sexual acts… if you were never abused, you probably wouldn’t even know how to describe them.. regardless it would be a humiliating thing to have to do. And just imagine having to relive this everytime you were questioned and then to have to relive it again in a courtroom… it is no picnic and you gain nothing!! Not only that.. when there is penitration.. there is medical evidence.. so quit acting like an idiot and feeling sorry for this bastard!!

By: Yvonne

Yvonne — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:46:16 +0000

I hope that if the crime was not committed, and the child is in fact lying for whatever reason, that Mr. Chavers is set free. If he did do the crime, I hope he is kept where he is behind bars. Like someone said earlier no one really knows the truth but 3 people, God, Mr. Chavers, and the little girl.

I hope he gets all new jurors, and gets a fair trial. No one has thought about what if a innoncent man has spent 3 yrs. of his life in prison for a crime he didnt commit? What about that??? I keep reading about the poor child, —- What about a man with no previous record, losing his job, being labeled as a sexual offender, the embarrassment of his parents as flyers were passed around there neighborhood, about there son being a sexual offender—– being moved from prison to prison…..not getting to be with his own son that is like 2 or 3 yrs. old???

Ya’ll think on these thoughts………….

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:14:55 +0000

REGARDING:
“2. Are you telling me that you wouldn’t know if an address less than a mile away from you was out of state? Surely you and the judge would be smart enough to figure that out.”

I am ashamed to admit I know people who once lived in Bluff Springs and now live in Flomaton and I wasn’t nosy, errr, I mean caring enough to know when they moved.

Judges are surely smarter than I am, though, so perhaps all judges know such things.

By: Curious Citizen

Curious Citizen — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:30:29 +0000

1. I happen to know the juror and I know for a fact they do in fact know Judge Brogden.

2. Are you telling me that you wouldn’t know if an address less than a mile away from you was out of state? Surely you and the judge would be smart enough to figure that out.

By: NW Escambia FL Resident (for real)

NW Escambia FL Resident (for real) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:12:52 +0000

I have lived in the same home for several years, and there are neighbors of mine that I have never met or spoke to. those folks are only yards away and I don’t know them. it is silly to think someone would know a person because they live a mile or less away.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:05:18 +0000

REGARDING:
“Judge Brogden lives about a mile away from the juror in question…..no doubt he knows said Juror. Why did the judge sit back and allow the lies to continue from the juror when he himself knew this juror was not a resident of Alabama?”

Maybe judges know everybody who lives within a mile of them, but I know I don’t.

By: Curious Citizen

Curious Citizen — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:25:36 +0000

This has not been brought up yet, but has anyone else noticed that the judge hearing this case was Judge Brogden, who has since retired? Judge Brogden lives about a mile away from the juror in question…..no doubt he knows said Juror. Why did the judge sit back and allow the lies to continue from the juror when he himself knew this juror was not a resident of Alabama?

The greatest tragedy of the whole mess is that a victim, a child no less, has to relive a horrific crime because of something so stupid as someone telling a lie. Sad.

Not only should the juror be held responsible, someone should look into the judge and why he allowed this to continue.

By: judy c masek

judy c masek — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:59:16 +0000

ive read all of the comments from so many folks!…i certainly can agree w/many points in “most” of them….and, ive learned alot, as well….i believe that the “juror” was and is a good man, father and husband….he errored in not being COMPLETELY honest, as im sure that he would agree, as well…..true enough, the whole case is very disturbing… at this point, personally, im going to focus on the possibility of what good could now come from this….hopefully, new judge, new jury….same witnesses (or more), same (and, or) new evidence…well see what happens….if chavers is found guilty again, then….who can complain that justice wasnt done, that the integrity of our judicial system was not upheld, and most importantly, that the defendant did not get a fair trial….also, it would be of interest (for me, at least) in knowing whether chavers 2 sentences were to have been “consecutive or concurrent”..that DOES make a difference…