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Unto the Least of These~Part 3

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“Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”

Larry and Dee Rapier were employed by Mack and Thelma Ford at New Bethany Home for Boys in Longstreet, Louisiana.

The following is the text of a report concerning Larry and Dee Rapier from 1981.

May 28, 1981

Desota Parish Sheriff’s Office                                                                                                              P.O. Box 271                                                                                                                               Mansfield, La. 71052

Attn: Billy Lynch                                                                                                                                     Re: Larry D. Rapier

Dear Sir:

A report was received in this office at 3:00 PM February 2, 1981 regarding the above named individual and his wife, Haidee Rapier. The report stated that Mr. Rapier is a minister and operates a facility named Liberty Baptist Home for Boys in a rural area of the county. The report stated that Mr. Rapier slaps the boys on the face and has beaten them with his fist. Report also states that Ms. Rapier will punish the boys by scratching them on the face and back with her rings.

An investigation began to determine the validity of the report. The investigation determined that the boys in the care and custody of Mr. Rapier were forced to work in chicken houses of a neighbor with pay being made to Mr. Rapier, D.B.A., Liberty Baptist Church. They attended school in El Dorado at a private church school.

One individual had first hand knowledge of abusive behavior. Other individuals have hear-say knowledge of abuse but have observed marks and bruises on the boys. The information is limited due to Mr. & Mrs. Rapier’s continual refusal to allow anyone outside the Church talk with the boys.

After reported refusal to allow the boys to be seen or interviewed a petition was filed with the Juvenile Court of Ouachita County on February 18, 1981, requesting the assistance of the court and Sheriff’s Department in conducting the investigation.That petition was granted.

Mr. Rapier again refused to allow access to the children on February 18th. He was assisted by an individual who kept the children hidden. Mr. Rapier requested that he be allowed to contact his attorney prior to answering any questions. Mr. Rapier was given until 9:00 A.M. the following morning to obtain legal counsel and provide the boys for an interview and examination.

Subsequently a motion for contempt of court was filed and a Juvenile Court order was made to have a show-cause hearing. Mr. Rapier fled the jurisdiction at that time.

It is my opinion that the reports of abuse in this County are probably true. Contact ewill be made with the individuals here for their permission to release their names and addresses to you.

If I can be of assistance let me know.

Sincerely,

Albert Marlar                                                                                                                                     Ouachita County Social Services                                                                                                         P.O. Box 718, 701 Viser Rd.                                                                                                        Camden, AR  71701

Phone # 836-8166

Thelma Ford admitted in her deposition the fact that Larry Rapier was convicted of abusing boys while he was employed at New Bethany.

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In May 2008, Dee Rapier appeared on Multiply Survivors of New Bethany

Here’s a  screenshot.  Dee Rapier, posting under msn-dormmother apologized to one of the young men she abused at that time.

According to Mother Jones,  ”Dee Rapier confirmed the atmosphere of physical and psychological torment at the facility she ran with her former husband.”

Here are a few more screenshots by msn-dormmother

But in July of 2012, Dee Rapier suddenly began claiming that it was the boys who had committed “very bad crimes.”

Well we here at Chucklestravels think that jcw1966 and tbird67 are on to something. It looks to us here at Chucklestravels, that someone indeed did commit some “very bad crimes,” but it wasn’t the boys, it was Larry Rapier and Mack Ford, and old Dee Rapier.  Not only did Dee Rapier abuse these boys herself, she admitted to fact that she helped her former husband, Larry Rapier and Mack Ford cover up their crimes.

Those who allege abuse at the hands of those who worked for New Bethany Homes are numerous. Mack and Thelma Ford allegedly abused 100′s of boys and girls while they were under his care.

Generations of women–at that time, but girls at New Bethany, allege that they were sexually abused by Mack Ford–himself.  These girls, now women, claim that Mack Ford sexually abused some of them while he was traveling with them across the country to present the “ministry” of New Bethany to its supporting churches.  These were known as the “trip girls.” 

We here on Chucklestravels are going to keep calling out Bienville Parish and Federal officials until someone hears.

Mack Ford is far more prolific than Jerry Sandusky.

  • Bienville Parish Sheriff Department what’s the deal?
  • Bienville Parish District Attorney WHY didn’t you prosecute?
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation why didn’t you follow-up when it was reported that Mack Ford raped girls across state lines?

Big HMMM!

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On Friday March 25, 2012, “Findings of the Committee that Reviewed BJU’sSexual Abuse Policy and Its Application” was posted on the Bob Jones University website.

The policy looks pretty good at first glance.  If this policy would be implemented the way it claims, there is no doubt this would be a giant leap forward.  However, one of the main reasons for the giant, HMMM from Chuckles and many alumni is the fact that BJU has quite the long history of saying one thing, then turning around and doing the exact opposite.

Let’s just look at this policy as it is written for a few moments.

First of all, before this statement was live on the schools website for an entire day, it changed the wording to one of the most important parts of the statement.

The original policy read:

“Clarifying that the University will provide reasonable assistance to someone over 18 in making a report to authorities.”

When Bob Jones University’s web page was last checked the same portion now reads:


Why change the wording?  Words do matter, you know.

It appears that they just moved from taking a proactive role (assisting) in helping survivors to sitting in a office chair on campus and telling (encouraging) a survivor that the survivor can report if they want.  How does that play out when the survivor is 100’s of miles away from home? Has no idea where Greenville Memorial Hospital is? (Where rape kits are performed in Greenville.)  Where the Greenville County Sheriff Department is … where the local rape-crisis center is?

A confused sex assault victims who doesn’t know a soul off of BJU campus and most likely doesn’t own a car.  How is this “encouragement” going to flesh out in a real life scenario?  What if this person who is over the age of 18, reports that they were victims at home?  From another state, but have minor siblings at home who are at risk?

Big HMMM!  HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Now, a few other things that we here at Chuckles Travels find “hmm worthy.”

“Underserved” makes it sound as if Bob Jones University and people like Jim Berg, Tony Miller, Jon Daulton, Miss Baker, other members of the Dean of Men, Dean of Womens office, members of the administrations and Bible Faculty members such as Mark Minnick offered this service but it was not sufficient to address the needs.  This is not what happened.  In reality, BJU, these people listed above (and others) added to the abuse by blaming the victims and many times encouraging victims to not report these crimes. “Underserved” also tends to put the blame back on the victims, because BJU meant well, but the student victim was “Underserved.”   Until Bob Jones University owns that they have failed and not use some nice sounding word such as “Underserved” how can they be expected to be taken seriously?

Who is this “mature counselor” going to be?  Why the choice of the word mature, instead of licensed and/or competent?  Mature as opposed to immature? Mature and Nouthetic Counselor? Mature and Licensed?  Just one?  Why not both male and female licensed counselors?  There are too many questions that leave us wondering….

HMMMM!

(If you think we’re just nitpicking, I assure you this wording has been used in the past by these people to mean nothing but a retired pastor who had read a book or two by Jay Adams and took a short course that made him say he was a “Licensed Nouthetic Counselor.”  Nevermind that no one is ever licensed as a Nouthetic Counselor in any state after a Nouthetic Counseling Course.)

Most importantly, however, who is the ‘independent ombudsman?’  Unless this ombudsman is Godly Response to Abuse in a Christian Environment (G.R.A.C.E) an organization which has successfully investigated other organizations that have failed in this area. Why should those of us who have been victimized by them, trust them to call anyone the University may appoint?


“Take a proactive role by hosting a Bob Jones University Seminary-sponsored conference for pastors and church leaders addressing the proper biblical and legal response to instances of abuse.”

Really, Bob Jones University?  Your seminary is sponsoring such a conference?  The same seminary where Jim Berg teaches this in his counseling courses?

No, Bob Jones it is time that you be the learner!  It comes across as ultimate-out-of-touch as you can be for Bob Jones University to sponsor such a conference when you have failed so miserably in this area. We remember, Dr. Bob III’s chapel message when Chuck Phelps was still on the Board.

“Sexual molestation–it will not be swept under the rug, it never has been. It’s not the way we operate. It’s always reported to the authorities…Nobody would be kept on the Board or on the faculty who did things like that, who swept things under the rug.”


It’s time BJU invite those who are proven victims advocates, both locally and nationally, and ask those groups to lead such a conference. BJU, you be the student and just listen.

Bob Jones University you have a long way to go before you earned the right to sponsor such a conference!

Bob Jones University, if you think that these questions and many other hard questions are only being asked on this blog, you couldn’t be more mistaken.  You have hurt people, over decades.  You have smashed our trust time and time again.  Trust from someone who has been abused is not a easy thing to get in the first place, then you have turned around and squashed that trust over and over with half-lies and outright lies.  It it going to take a lot to regain the trust YOU, BJU have trampled under foot all these years.  We will not stand for you patronizing us.  We are survivors now.  Not your victims who you can push around.  

This is NOT Playing!

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Imagine three young boys – two extended family members and a friend of theirs – staying on a farm for a weekend.  The prospects are endless!  It brings back some fond memories of my own time growing up (even some of them spent with my brother).  Boys growing up can create and take on adventures of epic proportions.  As I write this, I recall how a friend and I used to pretend we were some sort of government operatives dropped in the jungle.  A tree platform served as our home base and the creek was the territory we explored.  Summers just weren’t long enough to contain everything we did.

Now, imagine the youngest one of the three boys, comes down from the bedroom area and sits silently on the sofa next to his adult relative.  The boy, after some open-ended questions, lets on that there had been talk of “raping”, plenty of laughing by the others boys, and a whole lot of tears.  And, as the adult presses for further information, a bigger story unfolds.  Threats of “rape” against a girl at their Independent Fundamental Baptist Christian School, and against another boy in their class as well.  The adult relative explained, in no uncertain terms, that “rape” is nothing to joke about.  It’s a violent act of aggression.  There is no element of “play” in it at all.  And then, the parents were informed … that’s where I really wish this were just a work of fiction.  

One set of parents were appalled at this whole thing.  The other father said (about the threat to rape the older girl at school), “She needs to learn to let things roll off her back.”  And, as you might expect, another source uttered those golden words, “Boys will be boys.”  That person, however, is a youth pastor who really should be as concerned as anybody else – even more so where kids under his direct care are involved.

As if all this weren’t bad enough, one of the boys was forensically examined a short time later.  That’s where it really hit the fan.  The boy admitted to being “play raped” multiple times in the shower after gym class.  The perpetrator of such “fun” had, as it was discovered, learned it from his own father.  I’ll stop with the details here as I know my own head is spinning so fast I’m about to fall off my chair.  The thoughts such as, “This is the formula for making a sociopath” just won’t stop, so I will.

The bottom line in telling this is to bring an actual example to the table and exhort us all to be extremely conscious of what goes on around us.  Had the adult relative in this story not taken the initiative to ask the questions asked, who knows when or if the deeper details would be discovered.  And, as for the youth pastor and the father who pass this off as nothing of any account, I can only hope they realize these are the symptoms of something far more serious.  Evil only needs a minor toe-hold to gain traction.  Boys certainly can have some great times with creative play.  But letting stuff like this go as “Boys will be boys” doesn’t cut it at all for this Dad of two girls.  Were one of mine the girl threatened, I’m not sure there are enough restraints to keep me from placing my hands around the necks of the father and youth pastor who exude such ambivalence.  And I’m pretty sure most of you feel the same way.

C.P. Traveler

Editors Note:  Due to the age of those involved and the fact that Child Services and the Law Enforcement Officials are involved there are quite a few details to this, that should not, and cannot be revealed. The reason the Editorial Board is sharing this at all, is to show that there is a dangerous ambivalence concerning situations like this in the IFB school and church involved cannot be ignored.  The girl had been hounded for weeks before the evening when the little boy told his adult family member.  Both the pastor, the principal, and at least two teachers had been informed.  Yet the situation was not dealt with, but instead allowed to continue.  

Cases of Injustices Piled on Injustices

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Back in the 1980′s, a female teacher volunteered to help one of her male high school students who was home sick for an extended period of time.  I believe he was recovering from “Mono.”  She promised this 16-year-old student and his parents she would keep bring him his assignments and was willing to tutor him in his home to avoid the chance of him falling behind in his studies.  His name was Scott Bicknell.

What she was doing, in reality, was grooming the young boy sexually in the same way a male predator grooms his victims.  This young boy was very naive and innocent when it came to sexual matters as his family were good IFB parents.  He had grown up sheltered.  You can imagine the effect of an older woman on the confused, raging hormones of a 16-year-old boy … from a physical standpoint, it would be extraordinarily difficult for a boy that age to resist, let alone one who was sheltered to the extent this boy was.  I’ll leave the resulting encounters to your imagination based on that scenario.

When the situation was finally exposed the young boy was made to stand before his church congregation and apologize. The letter was read by his pastor but the teachers name was never mentioned.

His adult teacher …

His married, adult teacher!

The married, adult teacher lost her job as a teacher – but was never reported to the police.  The principal of the school rolled his eyes when the subject was broached – reporting  this to the authorities was clearly not on his agenda.  This was simply a “consenting relationship” rather than a predatory one.  The same teacher later went on and taught in public school in Wisconsin since she didn’t have a record of sexual contact with her one of her male students.

But, the young boy’s punishment wasn’t over.  The principal told his parents the boy had to come to school, but not sit in a classroom with his friends.  He was to be locked in the church basement – alone.  The father taught at the school too.  He and his wife relented and agreed to this arrangement as it seemed it was a better choice than what the pastor of the church and principal of the church associated school’s other suggestion – ship their son to a Roloff Home for “wayward” boys.  However, the boy soon found himself in trouble for some other infraction.  This time, the principal of school, expelled the boy forbidding him from ever returning to school.  Furthermore, the father was fired from his teaching position for not being “capable of controlling his son.” My question is, why wasn’t the principal and pastor fired for their inability to manage one of their teachers and report a crime against one of their minor students?

Another son of Nancy Bicknell, who is 2 years younger than Scott was horrifically abused.  The younger son was the recipient of a “special spanking” by one Marvin Munyan.  Marvin decided to do what he demonstrated for others .  Marvin Munyan was the “designated spanker” for the school.  Munyan is also touted as “quite the expert” where it came to corporal punishment …

Eau Claire, Wisconsin parents worried they may not have mastered the proper

TERRY LABAN

technique for beating their children got a refresher course at a recent spanking seminar held at the Eau Claire Gospel Center. About 50 people showed up for the event, which featured a demonstration of spanking skills by Marvin Munyon and a teen-age assistant, according to a report in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. ”You spank them right here on the gluteus maximus, which God made for that purpose,” the Bible-quoting Munyon told the crowd.

According to Munyon, good parents will use paddles or switches instead of their hands–lest the children come to associate their parents’ hands with pain. And they should start spanking early–preferably at the age of two or so. “If you wait too long to begin physical discipline,” he explained, “it may be too late.” 

Nancy Bicknell and her two son’s Scott and Doug Bicknell recently appeared on a segment of CNN’s Ungodly Discipline.  

Munyan is now a lobbyist for “defending family values” .

The other day, Mrs. Bicknell received the following anonymous letter via the United States Postal Service.

Note: "MM" stands for Marv Munyan

Few outside of the Bicknell family were aware that Doug Bicknell was not only spanked but allegedly sodomized when he was spanked as a teenage boy. As a matter of fact, Nancy Bicknell did not know these details until just a few years ago.  ” Fewer knew that Marvin Munyan was the person who did this.  Neither Mrs. Bicknell, nor her sons never used the word sodomy. Doug Bicknell further alleges that he saw Munyan masturbating outside of his clothes when Munyan told young Doug to ‘clean up’ after his “special spanking.”  If you watch the CNN interview the reason why for the spanking was never specified, and there is no mention of sodomy.

Nancy has written that Doug was bare bottom spanked because Munyan made Doug “drop his drawers” since he wanted to insure Doug had not placed magazines inside of his pants.
What is very disturbing, is that someone who was familiar with a medical procedure Doug had last year to repair rectal tearing in which he alleged he had been sodomized said something.  Doug had told this to his surgeon.  A nurse who cared for him before, during or after the procedure leaked this information that was then used  to further victimize Doug Bicknell and the Bicknell family.  What was done here, by leaking this protected health information is not only is a breach of ethical standards, it is a criminal offense punishable by loss of her nursing license, fine up t0 $25, 000 and imprisonment for up to 10 years for knowingly divulging protected health information in order to malign and damage the person from whom it was about.

Now, because of this action on the part of the nurse,  people know that Doug Bicknell’s abuse was not limited only to being whipped more than 50 times, but then he was allegedly sodomized as he was stuck 53 times with a paddle (with holes in it, no less).  It was bad enough that Doug Bicknell was punished in a way such as this, but now to send this letter to his mother (which naturally found its way to the Internet) there is no way the writer can claim she didn’t do this willfully and knowingly.  The information about rectal bleeding, rectal tearing, and removal of scar tissue was discussed in Doug Bicknell’s medical record.  In the same medical record it was also discussed that he may have a permanent colostomy as a result of his injury, the time lapse since the original injury, etc.

The “pocket-poo” portion of the letter was a cruel reference to the fact that a 41 year old man went into the procedure knowing he may wake up with a permanent colostomy.  Thankfully, this didn’t become a reality.  How DARE this person write in the first sentence about how Nancy is a “precious soul in God’s sight” but then turn around and show such callous brutality.

To the “lady” who wrote this letter, you don’t know God.  Stop taking His name in  vain!

Doug Bicknell has suffered from the effects of this “special spanking” for 25 or more years.  He has suffered the effects of the secondary wounding and the result of being a male rape survivor.  Men rarely speak about these issues, and face myths and stereotypes when they do tell of being raped.  Doug has done what many men do.  They attempt to dull the pain of the aftereffects of being abused with alcohol and drug addiction.

May God have Mercy on Marvin Munyan!  May God have Mercy on the person who wrote and published the above letter.

Meanwhile, hopefully both Scott and Doug may receive some peace and know that others are out here, mourn, and pray with him.  Hopefully, we will also find a way to bring to justice the writer of the above letter.  Someone who has such loose venomous lips doesn’t deserve to remain a nursing professional.  She deserves at the very least, to lose her nursing job.  She needs to have her nursing license revoked by the State of Wisconsin.  May she also be tried and  sentenced to the fullest extent under HIPPA and any other privacy laws as well.

Note:  A forensic document examiner shed their insights concerning this letter with the Bicknells, and can be read here with Nancy’s permission. (The examiner was not aware of that the initials ’MM’ referred to Marvin Muyan and appears to not have any knowledge of who Munyan is, or his relationship to this case.)

Nancy Bicknell has written and recently published her book, “A Mother’s Memoirs of Two Brothers.” It is the story of great pain, the journey to spiritual healing, and hope.  A added treat is all of the illustrations in the book are original artwork by Nancy.  Please purchase your copy today.

Tedd Butler Sentenced to 12 Months

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Yesterday, Tedd Butler received a sentence of 12 months for sexually molesting a boy who was a member of his church more than 20 years ago.  Tedd Butler’s victim was five years old at the time Butler chose to molest this boy.

 Even though Tedd couldn’t conjure a small apology, Tedd will be serving his time in the local county jail instead of a Michigan Prison.  The accommodation’s are better at the county jail too.

I’m sure many of the members of Tedd’s flock will be coming to see him and pray for him and never practice church discipline on their pastor.

Oh we’ve heard it all before.  Members of Butler’s church don’t even bother to come on this blog and comment about how we don’t understand, how Butler is a different (sort of pervert) and how he was set-up, or part of a conspiracy by the “world”, a gay conspiracy and those “bitter” ex-members against “the man of God.”

Just save it.

Tedd had to allocute to sexually abusing another boy to be eligible for this plea.  The two “incidents” took place 20 years apart from each other!

No worries, the members of Gospel Light Baptist Church,  will likely have their pastor back pretty soon.  More than likely Tedd will serve a little over 6 months and then will be released on good behavior.

This is just a time out.  Never fear,  Tedd will be preying on another little boy real soon.  He may be choosing his next victim right now.

More Proof that BJU STILL Doesn’t Get It!

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Now that the Christmas Season holidays are past the next major Christian Holiday is Easter.  Easter; the reason for which Christ was born, and lived, died and rose again, is celebrated.

Those of you who are familiar with Bob Jones University know that at Easter for many years now the University does a program called “Living Gallery” in which the works of art come to life.

One may be wondering what this years production will be.

According to the brochure pictured above:

“The years new drama “Somewhere Forever” follows the story of three lives touched by the Gospel:  A man facing life as a widower at age 30.  An abuse victim unable to let go of her anger.  A 20 something who wants to break away from his past.  

When a conversation in a local coffee shop turns to matters of life and death, failure and hope, Tyler, Lizzie and Chris must decide what to do with the claims of Christ and His Resurrection.  How will each respond to the fact the all will live somewhere forever?”

This brochure was actually mailed out immediately prior to the Do Right BJU protest.  While I don’t know what the script of this production is, I do know what the script for those who give counseling at BJU has been for the last 30 plus years.  Have the rape victim repent of any anger and bitterness s/he may have toward God.  But it doesn’t stop there.  They are even to ask their abuser forgiveness for anger against a man who molested or raped them.  Then everything is supposed to be fine. You can hear it here starting around 17:55 through 21:15.

Weeping softly.

BJU you still really don’t get it, do you?

Sick Puppy: Tedd Butler

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On Tuesday, August 24, 2011 Tedd Butler, Pastor of Gospel Light Baptist Church, near Warren Michigan surrendered himself to police. He was a 1988 graduate of Hyles-Anderson College, and Crown Bible College in 1998. He faced two separate charges in two separate counties.  Court documents say he molested two boys,  more than 20 years apart.  One of the boys was five years old at the time of the assaults.

As usual with these cases, we saw Tedd Butler’s faithful followers blame the lying boys, the media, a gay conspiracy, the vast left-wing conspiracy, a conspiracy between the police and all of the above, and a few other things I am sure I forgot.

Most of that stopped a few days ago.

On December 13, 2011, Former Pastor Tedd Butler accepted a plea that he had touched the buttocks of a minor in the case from more than 20 years ago.  He faces a maximum of two years imprisonment for this charge.  Sentencing for this case is scheduled to take place January 31, 2012.

To be eligible for this plea, Butler was required to allocute to the second charge. Sentencing for this second offense is scheduled for January 23, 2012.

Sadly, the church has not sought to reach out to victims. When I checked a news articles comment section, there are a few still a few who are blaming the police, the DA and victims who sue, despite Butler taking this plea.  The Koolaid is strong people, and that’s just sad.

The Editorial Board here at Chucklestravels pray for comfort and healing for all Butlers victims.  We pray for Butlers wife and children.  Lastly, we pray that Butler face the full horror of what he has done, and when he is released he never serve in a position of trust around young children again.

Sick Puppy: Michael Scheeler

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Michael Scheeler

Michael Scheeler appeared before the judge a few days ago to explain why he had secretly videotaped teen male foreign exchange students and their friends in his home Sheeler videotaped seven teenage boys, including three Korean foreign exchange students who were living in his home while they attended Faith Christian Academy, Sellersville, PA. Scheeler told blamed his diabetic daughter and his father in a part of his statement before Judge Benner he claimed,

“I was rebelling against God because of all the bad things going on in my life.  There’s no disputing the fact that I showed extremely poor judgment. You get a bunch of teenage guys together and you start drinking, stupid things happen.”

Michael Scheeler also blamed a 18 year old friend of the students, whom Scheeler also videotaped, claiming the 18 year old brought the sex toys into the house and that the boys were going to drink anyway, Sheeler wanted them to be ‘safe’ and drink in his home.

Right Michael!  We get it!  You’re the real victim here. You are guilty only of extremely poor judgement.  It’s not that you  provided alcohol to minors, gave you them a rubber penis, a blow-up doll, and then you wired video equipment in their bedrooms and the bathroom they used.

Senior Judge Lawrence J. Brenner saw right through Michael Scheeler,

“You blame it on your father, your diabetic daughter, an 18-year-old boy. Let’s look at you.  You took young boys who were in your trust. You were a father figure and you violated that trust.”

Scheeler was convicted on six felony counts of possession of child pornography and seven misdemeanor counts of invasion of privacy.  He was sentenced to 4 1/2-23 years in Pennsylvania State prison.  Judge Benner agreed with the findings of the Pennsylvania Sexual Offender Assessment Board.  Judge Benner ruled that Scheeler was a sexually violent predator.  Under Pennsylvania State Law Sheeler is required to register as a under Megan’s Law for the rest of his life.

Michael Scheeler, Pervert Extraoidinaire

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Michael Scott Scheeler

Chuckles has been following the case of Michael Scheeler (pictured left) since he was first arrested in January 2011 for videotaping three Korean foreign exchange students living in his home.  According to police reports, the three students were part of a Faith Christian Academy, Sellersville, PA, exchange program.  Faith Christian Academy is ministry of Faith Baptist Church, Sellersville, PA.  According to a statement from church officials at the time of Scheelers arrest, he was a “volunteer” at Faith Baptist Academy.

Scheeler has turned out to be a quite a pervert.  He had wired video cameras in bedrooms and bathrooms. Secretly videotaping the boys.

In May, after found to have actually been videotaping seven teen boys, he plead guilty.

However, in August, Scheeler asked to withdraw his guilty plea.  It appears, he may have a problem with the Pennsylvania Sexual Offenders Assessment Board decided that Scheeler met the qualifications of a violent sexual predator.

Predatory:  An act directed at a stranger or at a person with whom a relationship has been established or promoted for the primary purpose of victimization.

Sexually Violent Predator: A person who has been convicted of a sexually violent offense as set forth in section 9795.1 (relating to registration) and who is determined to be a sexually violent predator under section 9795.4 (relating to assessments) due to a mental abnormality or personality disorder that makes a person likely to engage in predatory sexually violent offenses.

On September 22, 2011, Scheeler changed his mind again.  He told Senior Judge Lawrence J. Brenner, that he wanted to plead guilty again.  He was originally supposed to begin his trial proceedings that day.  Judge Benner decided to revoke Scheelers $50,000.00 bail and put him back in the gray bar hotel.  Judge Brenner said, ”I do find that he is a serious threat.”  Scheeler is scheduled to appear before Senior Judge Lawrence J. Benner on October 20, 2011.  Scheeler could get a maximum of 44 years.

Yesterday, Chuckles spoke with officials close to this case.  Officials wonder if Scheeler may be planning to try to again change his plea to extend his case through the system. Guess, we’ll have to see until his next court appearance.

Are you dizzy trying to follow this?  So is Chuckles.