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MV man arrested on molestation charges

Original post made on Oct 12, 2015

A Mountain View man is in custody after he was arrested last week for allegedly molesting a 12-year-old boy, according to police.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, October 12, 2015, 11:32 AM

Comments (6)

Posted by alex
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Oct 12, 2015 at 2:35 pm

Who in the heck interviews these foster pedophiles? Other pedophiles?


Posted by ME
a resident of North Whisman
on Oct 12, 2015 at 3:51 pm

This is sickening! But until he's proven guilty, read this scary article from Web Link

False Accusations of "Lewd Acts with a Child"
are Common

False accusations of child sexual abuse are not uncommon. Evidence suggests that many innocent adults have been arrested, prosecuted…and sadly, convicted…for alleged child molestation that never happened.18 Moreover, a wrongful conviction for a sex offense can:

land an innocent person in the California State Prison,
force him/her to become a registered sex offender for life, and
ruin his/her career and reputation.

When a child makes an allegation of acts of lewd or lascivious conduct, police and prosecutors have a tendency to accept the child's word uncritically. The focus goes to building a criminal case against the accused, rather than scrutinizing the credibility of the accuser. The allegation itself generates so much outrage, that all attention turns to "getting the bad guy" rather than stopping to evaluate whether the accusation is even true.

People have a tendency to ask:

Why would the child make up such an allegation of lewd acts unless it was true?
How would the minor even know how to describe these sexual things?

The fact is children make up false sexual abuse accusations based on a variety of motives. Some common reasons include:

trying to get a step-parent or unwelcome adult out of the home.
taking revenge on a parent or relative who the child feels is ignoring or neglecting or belittling him/her.
seeking attention and comfort from the parents by alleging abuse by another adult.
seeking to avoid ever again being left with a babysitter by making allegations of lewd acts against an adult at the babysitter's home.
reacting to one parent's subtle suggestions that the other parent has been sexually inappropriate with the child, especially when a divorce or custody battle is pending.19

But where do children get the knowledge about sexual activity with which to come up with false allegations?

The fact is children today are very sophisticated when it comes to knowing about and understanding sexual matters.

This knowledge derives from:

movies,
magazines,
TV,
social media,
popular culture, and
from friends at school and in the neighborhood.

As a rule, kids today know significantly more about sex, and at vastly younger ages, than in any previous generation.

Sadly, this knowledge about sex can be used to form false allegations of lewd acts with a child.


Posted by Bob
a resident of North Whisman
on Oct 12, 2015 at 4:53 pm

Look at the smirk on his face I say guilty!!!


Posted by Maher
a resident of Martens-Carmelita
on Oct 12, 2015 at 4:53 pm

Re ME comment: Protesting TOO MUCH is a red flag that generates the question of your dealings with children. Your adamant defense of accused molesters at the cost of denigrating a child's claims is not very convincing.

What is your record vav sexual molestation of children.
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Putting ME's words aside. The statistics on sexual molestation of children in the foster care are sickeningly high, conservative est 28% but could be as high as 80% with most events never reported. These kids do not feel safe speaking up about any problems for fear of retaliation. They are easy targets.
Foster care is not a soul enhancing experience... I think that is safe to say.


Posted by ellespeth
a resident of another community
on Oct 12, 2015 at 6:14 pm

ellespeth is a registered user.

@ ME - oh please, get over yourself. Yes! Child molestation is taking place - every day in Mountain View. Regardless of emotional input from lovers and child protective services wanting to keep families together...children know when they are touched inappropriately. So stop that trying to make children defend themselves.


Posted by Former Foster
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Oct 13, 2015 at 5:37 am

Former Foster is a registered user.

@Maher
grew up in foster care, its really bad. half the foster dads are dirty old men. Most don't rape you, just find excuses to see you naked or grope you. of course, if you complain, social workers go nuclear, but you are the one who gets hurt. I complained once... token to group home in new school district. foster parents were respected in community, 'alllegations could not be substantiated'... saw my case file when I turned 18, said history of false alllegations, basicly meant if i complained I was making it up


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