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Christians, Your Children’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Scores are WAY too High!

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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) preformed a comprehensive study to examine the relationship between childhood trauma and disease later in life.  It is known as the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study.  It is one of the largest studies to date which examined child abuse, neglect or maltreatment  to assess and later in life health well-being. Well over 17,000 cases were examined.

The results  were astounding.

The researchers questioned people to gather information about a number of adverse childhood experience including physical, sexual or emotional abuse; having a parent abandon the family; having a parent who was a substance abuser; having a parent who went to prison or was institutionalized for mental illness; and witnessing domestic violence against their mother. (See graph at end of this post.)
From this information, the researchers determined an ACEs score for each patient by allotting one point for each type of reported experience. Then, the medical records of those subjects were examined and compared to their ACEs score.Almost two-thirds of the subjects reported at least one ACEs factor, while one in five had a score of three or more. Researchers determined that as the ACEs score increased, so did the risk of developing serious diseases such as heart and lung disease, liver disease, diabetes, sexually transmitted diseases, chronic depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and the list goes on.  (See graph at end of this post.)These outcomes coincide with an increase in high risk behaviors such as smoking, alcohol or drug abuse, and promiscuity. Those with higher ACEs scores are at increased risk of obesity, adolescent pregnancy, suicide, fetal death, intimate partner violence and sexual assault.  (See graph at end of this post.)In addition, scientists have also examined the effect of childhood stress and trauma on brain development with similarly remarkable results.  (See graph at end of this post.)It is now widely accepted that recurring childhood trauma can significantly change brain chemistry and inhibit brain development thereby increasing the rate of a variety of mental illnesses and learning disabilities.

(See graph at end of this post.)

Unfortunately, Christians also abuse their own children and other people’s children.  We here at Chucklestravels have heard some horrendous accounts from survivors.  Lamentably, when Christians discover abuse, instead of holding the abusive individual accountable, Christians are usually the first to blame the victim.  Most of the time, it doesn’t stop with victim blaming but then proceeds on to attempt to confuse, inveigle and obfuscate investigations of law enforcement and social service organizations.

As we see it here at Chucklestravels, it is well past time for Christians to put an end to making light of abuse.  It’s time to protect the innocent.  It’s well past time to stop the victim blaming.  It shouldn’t matter who he or she is.  Let’s begin holding abusers accountable whether he be your pastor, Christian College professor, pew warmer or the addict on the corner.

(By the way, lest you think that the ACE Study was yet another involving inner-city poor people of color, take note: The study’s participants were 17,000 mostly white, middle and upper-middle class college-educated San Diegans with good jobs and great health care – they all belonged to the Kaiser Permanente health maintenance organization.)

If you’re interested in checking your own ACE Score here is the short questionnaire. or the  long questionnaire (200+ questions).

Unto the Least of These…..Part One

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Mack Ford Shoots when sex abuse mentioned

“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.”

Mechille Searles is the last known New Bethany Survivor to leave us – and she did so far too soon.  

As a small group of New Bethany survivors went to lay a wreath outside New Bethany’s gate in remembrance of Mechille (and others who passed away too soon), Maxine Ford, Mack and Thelma Ford’s daughter, came out to the gate. They had police-type dogs and proceeded to verbally harass these brave, grieving survivors.  Maxine, apparently in such a hurry to join this “defense team”, even forgot to put on a bra.  We can only imagine they were not at all pleased with this display of compassion and intended to make sure these ladies didn’t get the opportunity to talk too much about the abuse they all suffered at New Bethany.

As if the verbal assault and presence of the “guard dogs” wasn’t enough, Mack Ford landed an exclamation  point on his position by firing three shots.  In the video linked below, you can listen for the shots right after the subject of “sexual abuse” is mentioned.  It would appear Mack Ford was neither amused nor grieved at what was being said by the survivors.

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Chuckles spoke on the phone with Simone Jones shortly after Ms. Jones returned home after her trip to Arcadia, Louisiana. Ms. Jones related that the plans were to remember their friend in a dignified way and then leave.  Their intent was never to rant or protest.  None of these ladies where trying to be hero’s nor do any of them wish to be called a hero. They merely felt that Mechille Searles (and others) deserved to be recognized for what they endured and what that lead to in their lives.

This is one of the hardest posts we have tried to write.  It has been written, tweaked, deleted completely, re-written – all over and over.  Mere words just cannot express or explain the horrors that surround Michelle’s story and those of so many like her.  We have received 1000’s of pages of legal documents regarding New Bethany and Mack Ford, including legal depositions from Mack and Thelma Ford.  Affidavit after affidavit given by former New Bethany residents tell of physical and sexual abuse while at that horrible place.  Frankly, I’m growing sick of people talking about  Jerry Sandusky when Mack Ford still sits in his compound.

This is a big case.  Mack Ford admitted (in his own deposition) that he got the “burden” to start the girls home while on a mission furlough from Australia.  His account tells how he met two “blonde-headed” 12 year-old little girls who were “pregnant by their own daddy.”  He tells of how he got the “burden” to help little girls like these who were in deep trouble.  Missing from the record is Ford saying when/how he or the pastor he worked with at the beginning ever reported their “daddy” to the authorities. Ford’s own words still make my blood run cold.  He saw a huge issue, true, but rather than move to protect the girls, he launched his own “empire” working outside the laws designed to protect and punish in these cases.  Do girls in that situation need spiritual guidance?  Absolutely!  But “daddies” like that need to punished to the fullest extent of the law.  

Mack Ford’s deposition goes downhill from that point (if you can believe it).  When he isn’t claiming “selective amnesia” it just heartbreaking to realize what Mack Ford has done and never been punished for.  Reading through all the legal documents, we cannot for the life of us understand why Mack Ford isn’t rotting in prison?  And it brings up other questions still unanswered:

                 
                                                                                         
                                                          












  • Bienville County Sheriff Department what’s the deal?
  • Bienville County 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?

Mack Ford is far more prolific than Jerry Sandusky.
Numerous newspaper reports from Louisiana and Waterboro, South Carolina tell of Ford-owned New Bethany homes.  Olin King ran the one in Waterboro, SC.  King was arrested and convicted of crimes against children.   

And Ford’s “legacy” spread …
After Olin King’s arrest for beating boys, locking a 9 year old boy in a dark cell wearing only underwear, providing only a dirty blanket for “warmth,” treating them like dogs (Literally forming a chain gang by using dog leashes snapped through the boys belt loops) at the New Bethany boys home of Waterboro SC Olin King moved to North Carolina where King opened Second Chance Ranch.  Olin King’s son, Doug King married one of his bosses daughters. Penny (Ford) King sent a series of unsolicited emails to a New Bethany survivor who didn’t even make the memorial trip to New Bethany.  Penny’s messages, among other things, dammed the recipient to hell.

The attorney of record for King and New Bethany was at the time Bob Jones University board member.  Which brings up an interesting (if not completely maddening side question) …
Why does Bob Jones University’s name keep popping up on the wrong side of these cases?

At the Memorial the survivors planned to remember all the survivors of New Bethany that have passed away:

  • Doug Gilmore (Note that Mack Ford claimed he had adopted Doug in his deposition.  Doug Gilmore wasn’t legally adopted by Mack and Thelma, making Ford’s claim perjury.   Doug Gilmore was found dead days before the Mother Jones article was released)
  • Angela Williams
  • Theresa Trahan
  • Joann Coltrain
  • Michael (Guy) Richardson
  • Mechille Evans Searles             

Mechille Evans Searles Memorial Wreath

        

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.  

Forgetting the Here and Now

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Easter weekend, April 5th, 6th, and 7th  Bob Jones University’s Living Gallery production is scheduled to take place.

Let's forget about the nasty here and now...yeah too messy

Here’s the quote from the webpage:

You’re invited to attend the fifteenth annual Living Gallery. This year’s 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 find peace. A 20-something who wants to break away from his past. When conversations in a local coffee shop turn 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 that they will all live somewhere forever?

“An abuse victim unable to find peace?”

BJU, how about dealing with helping those who have been abused find justice?  How about Bob Jones III live up to what he said in  this chapel message Bob Jones III answered.

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.

Please open your eyes and ears that God created.  Look and listen to the 100′s of survivors pain with stories very similar to a anonymous survivor quoted at the end of this post.  Just one who went to Jim Berg for help.  Jim Berg who teaches others how to counsel those who have been abused in a video series. Churches buy this series.

Here’s how one church advertised Jim Bergs video course,

Bob Jones University offers the Biblical Counseling series to help pastors and Christian workers deal with the problems confronting Christians. Many feel unprepared and inadequate to deal with the problems of life that they face and that are faced by those to whom they minister. Consequently, the “cure of souls,” which used to be the domain of the pastor, has increasingly been delegated to “professional” counselors, psychologists, and psychiatrists. BJU’s Biblical Counseling series consists of six video courses designed to help prepare the Christian worker to handle such problems as anger, depression, addiction, immorality, child abuse, and many more.

I’ve watched this video.  He spends a lot of time, talking about how many he has counseled.  The homes they came from–missionary homes, pastors homes, christian school teachers homes, even deacons homes from his own church–but he never once teaches these people how to walk through someone with reporting abuse to law enforcement.  Not ONE time, while teaching this series does Berg ever mention reporting.  NOT ONCE.

Now for that one survivors statement.  This is what Berg’s counseling did.

I just cannot keep silent. I am one of those “abuse victims” who “cannot find peace”, but the greatest part of my struggle is that when I went to BJU for help, they covered up the crime, shamed me and rewarded a sexual predator. I have now heard this story from so many others that it makes me physically ill. From all that I have seen and heard, BJU does not condemn rape. They do not condemn the rapists. They condemn only the victims. There are faculty members there who tell rape victims that it is their own fault, not the fault of the rapist. No matter the age of the victim or the circumstances, they state that it is solely due to the victim’s status as someone who is impure and their impurity “caused” the assault. The rapist bears no responsibility. He is to be forgiven. From BJU’s perspective, that means that the perpetrator should face no consequences – no legal consequences, no publicity, no shame. They can continue in their roles as teachers, pastors, etc. They are free to find more victims. The victims, on the other hand, have to endure BJU’s “counseling” which consists of forcing the victim to repeatedly recall every detail of the assault again and again while the “counselor” points out areas where the victim should have done something differently, in other words, they must carry the blame for any abuse endured. The victim is repeatedly shamed and humiliated. This is all done in God’s name, ensuring the victim will never see God as a possible source of hope, comfort, or refuge. As more and more find they aren’t alone and begin sharing their stories, it is shocking to find that our experiences seem almost common. How many are there of us? How many more were sexually assaulted because our abusers’ crimes were covered up? How many victims are there who know that someone could have helped, but refused to do so? Why is this?? BJU, if you read any of this, can you PLEASE explain why you didn’t help? HOW can you hear the pleas of victims begging for help and turn your back on them? How could you hear them beg you to help younger siblings and just ignore it? Is your heart that hard? that cold? that filled with hatred that you truly have no room for compassion? You have absolutely no right to put on a drama about abuse. You have turned your back on the abused. Your kindness has been reserved for the rapists and sex offenders. How can you now pretend that you care? You have dealt with us as if you enjoyed our shame. 

Lest you assume this is written out of anger, bitterness or hatred, let me assure you that it is not. I do not hate you, but the hurt from the decisions you made is intense. No matter how hard I try, I just cannot comprehend why you turned your back on so many. I want it to end to spare future students from hurt, but I also want an explanation. Why? Is it disgust because we are no longer “pure”? Do you see us as damaged, defiled and worthless now so it just doesn’t matter how much further we are hurt?

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: Tommy Gene Daniels

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Tommy Gene Daniels is the latest to be added to this blogs growing list of Sick Puppies.

Tommy Gene Daniels as of this writing is still listed as the pastor on the website of the First Baptist Church of Rio Linda, Sacramento County, California.

On December 8, 2011 Pastor Tommy Gene Daniels was convicted by a jury of his peers of 11 counts of 12 charges associated with molesting girls five different girls, as young as five years old in his home.

Pastor Tommy Gene Daniels was arrested December 9, 2010 by Citrus Heights police.  He was originally charged with six felony counts of child molestation and held on 6 million dollar bail.

On January 1, 2011 the church issued the following statement:

“Until such time as the courts prove Pastor Tom Daniels guilty, we have an obligation to support him and his family.”

This statement also went on to say that accusations such as to what Pastor Daniels was facing needed to be tried in the court and not the media.  This statement did not mention one word of prayer or Christian concern for the potential victims.

By the time his trial began, Daniels was charged with a total of 12 counts as mentioned above.

Brenda Daniels had lost her daycare license in 2003 due to substandard care, violations of California state regulations, misappropriation of funds.  According to state records, the Daniels foster care license was revoked in 2005, when foster care employees reported Tommy Daniels threatened them with a gun during an attempt to remove a boy placed in their home.  After these incidents occurred, Pastor Tommy Daniels and his wife Brenda Daniels ran a daycare/respite care in their home for adoptive children.  Children who suffered from Reactive Attachment Disorder.

It was these children, troubled children who had suffered much, whom Tommy Daniels with his 400 pound, 6 foot frame chose to prey upon.

The four girls Tommy Daniels was convicted of molesting all had something else in common.  All four girls shared the same therapist, a certain Mell La Valley.  La Valley was the one who placed the girls in the Daniels home.  La Valley was told by Brenda Daniels about the allegations by one of the girls, she along with Mrs. Daniels dismissed the allegation as lies.  Neither La Valley nor Brenda Daniels reported the allegation to police as required under California Mandatory Reporting Statutes.

It is clear the therapist, Mell La Valley has some severe boundary issues.  I hope her license is revoked, and perhaps she is brought up on failure to report charges.  Mrs. Daniels too.

As far as Tommy Daniels goes.  Gladly it is quite likely he won’t be filling a pulpit or providing daycare or respite care for vulnerable children ever again.  His sentencing is scheduled for January 13, 2012.  He faces 15 years to life on each count.  Daniels could be sentenced to 165 years in prison.

After Daniels was found guilty, his defense attorney said the following as part of his statement,

 ”…[He]took it like a man.”

I can just hear his cell mate saying the same thing after Daniels is taught some prison justice.

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It appears that Tommy Daniels may have molested a 2 1/2 year old girl back in 1988.  There wasn’t enough evidence back then, and when the above allegations came out the statute of limitations had already expired.  Here’s a statement from a woman claiming to be the mother of that child.

Tom he molested my daughter in 1988.  I then immediately called them to report what he had done to my daughter back in 1988….my daughter was not 3 years old….I took her to the doctor, the only evidence was vaginal redness.  She told me, “Tom did this.”  He put his finger inside of her….she was too young and not enough evidence… then [I heard] again with the first police reported one not occurring until July 5th of 2005…By the 5-year-old daycare girl…Keeping in mind that the respite girls with problem behaviors didn’t come forward with the exception of one of them telling Brenda what Tom did to her…It is no surprise to me now why Brenda seemed to shrug off YET again.   I then immediately called them again to report what he had done to my daughter back in 1988..The amount of years between my daughters molestation by Tom and these girls was passed for my daughter.  It begs of two questions….How many more victims are out there…? and how long did he go in between molestation’s? He needs to be kept away from children period.

Anyone who is interested in getting Mell LaValley’s therapy license revoked can email the Board of Behavioral Sciences, the licensing board for Marriage and Family Therapists (MFT), etc. If enough people contact the Board, they will have to do something. 
Executive Director of Board of Behavioral Sciences is Kim Madsen.  She the person to inundate with emails about Mell LaValley.  Please join me in requesting the revocation of Mell La Valley’s license.

The email address is:
BBS.EnforcementUnit@dca.ca.gov

Sick Puppy: Charles “Chipper” Snow, IV

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Charles "Chipper" Snow, IV Booking Photo Greenville County SC Sheriff Department

According to Greenville County South Carolina Charles Henry Snow, IV (aka Charles “Chipper” Snow, IV) was arrested on September 14, 2010 for Criminal Sexual Contact with a minor.  According to arrest reports, the victim was fifteen at the time of Snow’s arrest.  The offenses took place from April until August while the victim was fourteen.

When he was committing these crimes, he was a Graduate (Teaching) Assistant at Bob Jones University.

A few months later Southwest Licking Community Baptist Church, ordained him. The pastor claimed to not know of Chippers arrest and pending trial from South Carolina. It was posted elsewhere that if Chipper were to be found guilty, the church would revoke his ordination.

I hope the pastor didn’t know of Chippers allegations before the church ordained him.

What I do know, is Chipper is from this area.  He graduated from Licking County Christian Academy in 2004.  

 

According to Google the driving distance between Southwest Licking Community Baptist Church and Licking County Christian Academy is only about a 15 mile drive.

On September 20, 2011 with Judge Edward W. Miller presiding, Charles Henry Snow, IV plead guilty to Second Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct with a minor under the age of 16.  A Class C Felony.  Snow was sentenced to 7 years suspended sentence and 3 years probation.

The Honorable Edward W. Miller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chipper Snow appears to have gotten off pretty easy because he was sentenced to not to serve any jail time for this offence.  South Carolina sentencing guidelines for a first offense are:

 

CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A MINOR – SECOND DEGREE

Class C Felony

Code §16-3-655

CDR Code 396, 397

Elements Of The Offense:

1. That the accused engaged in sexual battery with the victim who is fourteen (14) years of age or less, but who is at least eleven (11) years of age; or

2. The accused engages in sexual battery with a victim who is at least fourteen (14) years of age, but who is less than sixteen (16) years of age, and the accused is in a position of familial, custodial, or official authority to coerce the victim to submit or is older than the victim.  However, a person may not be convicted of a violation of the provisions of this item if he is eighteen (18) years of age or less when he engages in illicit, but consensual, sexual conduct with another person who is at least fourteen (14) years of age.

Penalty:

Imprisonment for not more than 20 years at the discretion of the court.

Chipper better behave himself.  Chipper better remember he should have spent his young adult life in a South Carolina prison. We hope the statistics for recidivism for sex offenders doesn’t turn out to be true for Charles “Chipper” Snow, IV.

The leadership of Southwest Licking Community Baptist Church has been mum to requests from Chuckles as to whether the church did indeed revoke Snow’s ordination since he plead guilty.  Not only are the leaders mum, the churches website has been disabled.