Comments on: Girl, 10, Arrested; All Charges Dropped Against Teacher In Abuse Case

By: MQ

MQ — Thu, 12 May 2011 20:24:17 +0000

This poor man may have had charges dropped, but his life IS ruined. And it will always be in the back of some person’s mind the thought of “did he really do it”.
VERY sad. This girl probably wanted attention, well she sure has got it now at the expense of someone else. Once again, Very sad.

By: Crystal

Crystal — Thu, 12 May 2011 19:06:25 +0000

Let this girl have it. Do not spare her on account of her age! She must learn there are consequences for her actions. The media and public was ready to drive him out on a rail over a disgruntled child’s false allegation. Kids think they are entitled to everything without doing anything. She probably got mad and wanted to make the teacher pay. She, of course, entitled to everything! She was determined to get her way no matter whose life she ruined. After all, she is entitled to whatever she wants. Throw the book at her!

By: Mr. Lenard

Mr. Lenard — Thu, 12 May 2011 18:46:07 +0000

Being a male teacher in Escambia County, this is a constant concern of mine. I ensure that I am never alone with any female student at any time or at least in the viewing area of a camera. I truly sympathize for Mr. Campbell and any other teacher that is unjustly accused of a crime of this nature.

As for the student involved, she (her family) should be required to pay ALL legal fees to include loss of wages to this gentleman. These should be the CONSEQUENCES of her ACTIONS!

By: JIM W

JIM W — Thu, 12 May 2011 18:26:19 +0000

I will continue to follow this one. I want to see what kind of punishment they will hand down to this child. I also think that the accused should be reimbursed for his expenses for this. In other words made whole again after being found not guilty. It actually goes on further than that because of the time and effort that was put in by all concerned.
I’m sure the parents will get naile with the expenses as a result of this little girls irresponsibility. Sad!

By: Devastating Dave

Devastating Dave — Thu, 12 May 2011 16:45:12 +0000

Poor man. He will probably be in debt for many years to pay off the lawyer.

Deuteronomy 19:15 says: “One witness is not enough to convict anyone accused of any crime or offense they may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. ”

If we would return to this biblical principle we’d worry less about false convictions.

I knew a man who was falsely accused of a terrible crime by one person. The accuser confessed the lie, but not before he went $10,000 in debt to a lawyer. What did the lawyer do? Basically just paperwork. He filed this document and that document. The accuser got off scot-free.

By: interesting

interesting — Thu, 12 May 2011 16:44:02 +0000

This 10 yr old is thinking and acting like an adult, then try her as an adult!! She shouldn’t get off the hook because of her age. She nearly destroyed this gentlemens life.

By: brad

brad — Thu, 12 May 2011 14:45:46 +0000

i’ve been told by coaches and teachers that they are constantly reminded to never meet with a female student one on one alone for anything. always have other students or an adult present. teenagers get jelous that someone is getting too much attention and spread rumors. teaching is a very tough and stressful job. no wonder the burn out rate is so high, not to mention the pay.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 12 May 2011 14:02:23 +0000

Another case solved. Maybe another life tremendously affected. Not too long ago another case of child abuse by a man and his wife who was a school teacher. Their lives were greatly interrupted by the same such thing. In the end all have been exonerated but they can barely hold their heads up in public because they have been labeled as such. All the comments made on this post from people jumping to conclusions are just as guilty of sin as as any person involved on either side. The scripture clearly reads”Judge not lest ye be not judged”. Next time you put your fingers in motion make sure your life is beyond reproach.

By: terri sanders

terri sanders — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:58:14 +0000

If I recall correctly Century School had an incident like this several years back when a child accused an adult at the school of physical abuse over a cell phone incident.The accused had to hire and attorney(none are cheap,no matter how innocent you are)and go through hours of testimoney and questioning all the while trying to hold her head up because she knew as did most of the rest of the north end that she was innocent.I seem to remember a cast appearing out of no where on the child’s arm because of the incident.In the end it was found that nothing close to what the child and her parents said happened.Still the attorney fees were paid and the chil and her family walked away. I don’t recall any charges being brought against them.
of course they were out nada since the state represented them,our judicial system is neither just nor fair most of the time.I know you all get tired of me saying that. I have been there with my fammily,hired an attorneyu all because false accusations were made.Neither time did anything come out except we were not guilty,still attorney fees,heartache and confusion abounded.Today,years later,the perpertrators are reaping their rewards and it is not pretty.

By: Bill Sherman

Bill Sherman — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:47:46 +0000

This is not the first "witch hunt" regarding childrens allegations about sexual abuse ... merely the most recent. Read some of the following and your hair will curl if not fall out entirely. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMartin_preschool_trial http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_care_sex_abuse_hysteria