Comments on: Prison Time For McDavid Man For Sexual Battery Of Runaway, 14 http://www.northescambia.com/2011/01/prison-time-for-mcdavid-man-for-sexual-battery-of-runaway-14 Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:21:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Just An Old Soldier http://www.northescambia.com/2011/01/prison-time-for-mcdavid-man-for-sexual-battery-of-runaway-14/comment-page-1#comment-70472 Just An Old Soldier Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:22:04 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=42151#comment-70472 Looks like he's going to be "restrained" for at least 36 months. Mental illness and mental disability does not absolve individual criminal conduct. It's not an excuse, it's not a legal defense. The criminal conduct of this young man with this young girl will get him into the system, and I hope get him the attention he needs to improve his condition. Hopefully the parents of the girl are getting her the attention she needs to improve her condition as well. At the very least, he is now a known felon, and can be recognized as such in the future. Let us hope that he does not continue the conduct that earned him a stay behind bars. Lord, have mercy on us all. Looks like he’s going to be “restrained” for at least 36 months.

Mental illness and mental disability does not absolve individual criminal conduct. It’s not an excuse, it’s not a legal defense.

The criminal conduct of this young man with this young girl will get him into the system, and I hope get him the attention he needs to improve his condition. Hopefully the parents of the girl are getting her the attention she needs to improve her condition as well.

At the very least, he is now a known felon, and can be recognized as such in the future. Let us hope that he does not continue the conduct that earned him a stay behind bars.

Lord, have mercy on us all.

]]> By: PolythenePam http://www.northescambia.com/2011/01/prison-time-for-mcdavid-man-for-sexual-battery-of-runaway-14/comment-page-1#comment-70340 PolythenePam Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:29:12 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=42151#comment-70340 Oh no ya'll just made it more complicated. If the young man is mentally disabled then he can't be responsible for his actions. He doesn't belong in jail but a facility to watch over his actions for the rest of his life as he is mentally not capable of understanding the repercussions of his actions. I still say .... our children are our only monuments to our lives. Now you say this girl has been raised to think so little of herself that she would engage in sexual activity with someonewho is mentally deficient. And yes it IS the parents fault, was she raised by wolves? Why does she want to get away from them so bad. There's alot more going on here than anyone knows........ Oh no ya’ll just made it more complicated. If the young man is mentally disabled then he can’t be responsible for his actions. He doesn’t belong in jail but a facility to watch over his actions for the rest of his life as he is mentally not capable of understanding the repercussions of his actions. I still say …. our children are our only monuments to our lives. Now you say this girl has been raised to think so little of herself that she would engage in sexual activity with someonewho is mentally deficient. And yes it IS the parents fault, was she raised by wolves? Why does she want to get away from them so bad. There’s alot more going on here than anyone knows……..

]]> By: FED UP http://www.northescambia.com/2011/01/prison-time-for-mcdavid-man-for-sexual-battery-of-runaway-14/comment-page-1#comment-70291 FED UP Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:08:17 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=42151#comment-70291 I agree David Green and will add: A mentally ill, unrestrained man who takes advantage of a child by hiding and molesting her. I'm a much relieved. I agree David Green and will add: A mentally ill, unrestrained man who
takes advantage of a child by hiding and molesting her.

I’m a much relieved.

]]> By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2011/01/prison-time-for-mcdavid-man-for-sexual-battery-of-runaway-14/comment-page-1#comment-70216 David Huie Green Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:07:02 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=42151#comment-70216 We feel relieved to learn an unrestrained mentally ill person is loose among us. Thank you. We feel relieved to learn an unrestrained mentally ill person is loose among us. Thank you.

]]> By: rolltidegirl http://www.northescambia.com/2011/01/prison-time-for-mcdavid-man-for-sexual-battery-of-runaway-14/comment-page-1#comment-70194 rolltidegirl Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:17:56 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=42151#comment-70194 I know this young man, he has a mental illness. In his mind he is no older than the girl. Everyone should know the facts before you judge. I know this young man, he has a mental illness. In his mind he is no older than the girl. Everyone should know the facts before you judge.

]]> By: Just An Old Soldier http://www.northescambia.com/2011/01/prison-time-for-mcdavid-man-for-sexual-battery-of-runaway-14/comment-page-1#comment-69940 Just An Old Soldier Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:41:01 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=42151#comment-69940 Back to the point of the story - this is a young man, age of 19 - legal adult for almost two years, that aided in the delequency of a minor child, age 14, that was reported as a runaway by her legal guardians. Her willingness to engage in sexual activity is not the point - she is an unliberated minor and CANNOT give consent. I am reminded of a case of a High School Teacher (age 25), and his Student. They fell in love with each other. What did they do? The man refrained from sexual activity with the girl (she was 16 at the time). They went to the same Church. The girl graduated when she was 18. After that, they began to date with the consent of her parents. They married, and to my knowledge they are married still today. They knew the rules, and followed them. That was about 30 years ago. A very DIFFERENT story than this youngman and his underaged "lover". There's a reason why some young people are called "jail bait". Legal Consent figures into that. Back to the point of the story – this is a young man, age of 19 – legal adult for almost two years, that aided in the delequency of a minor child, age 14, that was reported as a runaway by her legal guardians.

Her willingness to engage in sexual activity is not the point – she is an unliberated minor and CANNOT give consent.

I am reminded of a case of a High School Teacher (age 25), and his Student. They fell in love with each other. What did they do? The man refrained from sexual activity with the girl (she was 16 at the time). They went to the same Church. The girl graduated when she was 18. After that, they began to date with the consent of her parents. They married, and to my knowledge they are married still today. They knew the rules, and followed them. That was about 30 years ago. A very DIFFERENT story than this youngman and his underaged “lover”.

There’s a reason why some young people are called “jail bait”. Legal Consent figures into that.

]]> By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2011/01/prison-time-for-mcdavid-man-for-sexual-battery-of-runaway-14/comment-page-1#comment-69927 David Huie Green Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:29:00 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=42151#comment-69927 REGARDING: “To David: You seem to be pretty knowledgeable about law. I heard of a law in Florida that if a sixteen year old has sex with a person up to the age of 23, there is nothing that can be done because no law is broken. Is this still true? “ It isn’t so much a matter of knowing the answer as knowing how to ask the question. This is much easier since Senator Gore invented the Internet. People store information there/here for their own convenience and it’s available to everybody. So, type in “age of consent Florida” in the search bar, and hit Enter. The first website is a wikipedia.org site. Click on it and it lists age of consent for lots of places, including Florida and cites Florida code, Title XLVI, Chapter 794 For its source (always check your sources). Click on that and you find yourself at a site titled http://www.flsenate.gov/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0794/SEC05.HTM&Title=-%3E2006-%3ECh0794-%3ESection%2005#0794.05 That’s good because you can see the flsenate.gov/statutes means it’s a government site. It offers STATUTES. Click on that and it offers among others CRIMES. Click. Chapter 794 says SEXUAL BATTERY. Click. 794.05 mentions MINORS Click on it and read: 794.05 Unlawful sexual activity with certain minors. — (1) A person 24 years of age or older who engages in sexual activity with a person 16 or 17 years of age commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided --- (2) The provisions of this section do not apply to a person 16 or 17 years of age who has had the disabilities of nonage removed under chapter 743. (and other stuff) Over 23, hands off if under age 18 unless declared legally adult. There’s more but remember sometimes irate fathers shoot people. David for the lead-free spirit of the law REGARDING:
“To David: You seem to be pretty knowledgeable about law. I heard of a law in Florida that if a sixteen year old has sex with a person up to the age of 23, there is nothing that can be done because no law is broken.
Is this still true? “

It isn’t so much a matter of knowing the answer as knowing how to ask the question. This is much easier since Senator Gore invented the Internet. People store information there/here for their own convenience and it’s available to everybody.

So, type in “age of consent Florida” in the search bar, and hit Enter. The first website is a wikipedia.org site.
Click on it and it lists age of consent for lots of places, including Florida and cites Florida code, Title XLVI, Chapter 794
For its source (always check your sources).
Click on that and you find yourself at a site titled http://www.flsenate.gov/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0794/SEC05.HTM&Title=-%3E2006-%3ECh0794-%3ESection%2005#0794.05

That’s good because you can see the flsenate.gov/statutes means it’s a government site. It offers STATUTES.
Click on that and it offers among others CRIMES.
Click. Chapter 794 says SEXUAL BATTERY.
Click. 794.05 mentions MINORS
Click on it and read:

794.05
Unlawful sexual activity with certain minors.
—
(1) A person 24 years of age or older who engages in sexual activity with a person 16 or 17 years of age commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided —
(2) The provisions of this section do not apply to a person 16 or 17 years of age who has had the disabilities of nonage removed under chapter 743.

(and other stuff)

Over 23, hands off if under age 18 unless declared legally adult.

There’s more but remember sometimes irate fathers shoot people.

David for the lead-free spirit of the law

]]> By: From the old school http://www.northescambia.com/2011/01/prison-time-for-mcdavid-man-for-sexual-battery-of-runaway-14/comment-page-1#comment-69875 From the old school Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:55:16 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=42151#comment-69875 To David: You seem to be pretty knowledgeable about law. I heard of a law in Florida that if a sixteen year old has sex with a person up to the age of 23, there is nothing that can be done because no law is broken. Is this still true? I know it was about 8 years ago as I was involved in a case about a situation like this. I work out of State now and have been out of touch with some of the laws. A sixteen year old had consentual priviledges, however, a fifteen year did not. Which I thought was pretty sad. A sixteen year old could have sex with a fifteen year old and carry a sexual offender tag the rest of his life, but a sixteen year old had sex with a 23 year old and there was no law against it. Strange.... To David: You seem to be pretty knowledgeable about law. I heard of a law in Florida that if a sixteen year old has sex with a person up to the age of 23, there is nothing that can be done because no law is broken.

Is this still true? I know it was about 8 years ago as I was involved in a case about a situation like this. I work out of State now and have been out of touch with some of the laws. A sixteen year old had consentual priviledges, however, a fifteen year did not. Which I thought was pretty sad. A sixteen year old could have sex with a fifteen year old and carry a sexual offender tag the rest of his life, but a sixteen year old had sex with a 23 year old and there was no law against it.

Strange….

]]> By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2011/01/prison-time-for-mcdavid-man-for-sexual-battery-of-runaway-14/comment-page-1#comment-69870 David Huie Green Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:30:56 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=42151#comment-69870 well said well said

]]> By: Tru2d5 http://www.northescambia.com/2011/01/prison-time-for-mcdavid-man-for-sexual-battery-of-runaway-14/comment-page-1#comment-69864 Tru2d5 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:52:43 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=42151#comment-69864 It doesn't matter that she consented. My 5 year old would consent to driving my car down the street, but that doesn't make it legal. It is up to the ADULT to be RESPONSIBLE enough to make the right decision. Luckily, I am smart enough not to let my 5 year old chose to drive down the road... perhaps he should have been smart enough to call the girls mom and tell her to go pick up her daughter from the grocery store. It doesn’t matter that she consented. My 5 year old would consent to driving my car down the street, but that doesn’t make it legal. It is up to the ADULT to be RESPONSIBLE enough to make the right decision. Luckily, I am smart enough not to let my 5 year old chose to drive down the road… perhaps he should have been smart enough to call the girls mom and tell her to go pick up her daughter from the grocery store.

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