Father accused of beating convicted sex offender (Excellent!)

Gainesville Sun ^ | 1.7.04 | KATHY CIOTOLA

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A Gainesville man was arrested Tuesday morning after authorities said he used an ax handle to beat up a convicted sexual offender who authorities said touched his son.

Roosevelt Henry Reed, 29, just moved into a halfway house at 1580 SE 33rd St. on Monday, Alachua County Sheriff's Lt. Jim Troiano said. Reed got out of prison in July after serving a five-year sentence for lewd and lascivious acts on a child under 16, according to Department of Corrections records.

An 11-year-old boy was staying at the halfway house, which is owned and operated by the boy's relatives.

The boy woke up at about 2 a.m. Tuesday to find a man rubbing his stomach and leg, Troiano said. He screamed and another man sleeping in the room woke up and yelled at the man, who fled. Relatives called the boy's father, who found Reed walking in the 2300 block of Hawthorne Road. The man hit Reed several times with an ax handle.

Reed was treated by paramedics and then arrested on charges of battery and burglary.

The boy's father, whose name The Sun is withholding to protect the identity of the victim, was arrested on charges of aggravated battery.

Troiano said that while the father's feelings are understandable, authorities can't allow that kind of vengeancef-z.

Reed won't be allowed to return to the halfway house or to go anywhere near the boy, Troiano said. And while some sexual offenders aren't allowed near children, Reed had no such prohibition, Troiano said. Reed has served two prison sentences for lewd and lascivious acts on children.

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Just damn.

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[Zipporah]

"An 11-year-old boy was staying at the halfway house, which is owned and operated by the boy's relatives".. why on earth would anyone let their child stay at a halfway house? Like parents letting their kids stay at Neverland.

[Lexington Green]

Hope he demands a jury tril and I am on the jury.

[baltodog]

I support the father's action 100%, but....

Who in the hell would let their kid stay at a halway house where a known sexual predator is boarding?

BTW, after we accept homosexuality, pedophilia is next on the agenda.

[Egon]

Don't get me wrong-- I think this is great.

A semi-related thought, though: Your kid is staying in a half-way house (owned by his relatives), why?

[TomServo]

Troiano said that while the father's feelings are understandable, authorities can't allow that kind of vengeance...

Not at all. We have to keep the revolving doors of the justice system on track lest the doormen lose their jobs...

[cyborg]

GOOD!!!! warms my heart with this 20F weather in NY

[BibChr]

My very question.

[GeronL]

1. Should be no children at a half-way house, PERIOD

Is this Florida or Texas?? If its Texas, this guy might just get a pass from a jury =o)

[explodingspleen]

Fine him a dollar, give him a commondation.

[kentuckyusa]

Troiano said that while the father's feelings are understandable, authorities can't allow that kind of vengeancef

why not? Seems like that's what a dad should do if anyone hurts one of his kids. But, I gotta wnder why he was letting his kid stay there in the first place.

[GeronL]

Its Florida... I NEVERT check the topics lists...rrrgg

[baltodog]

"And while some sexual offenders aren't allowed near children, Reed had no such prohibition, Troiano said. Reed has served two prison sentences for lewd and lascivious acts on children."

Also, you gotta admit that Florida has THE best laws when it comes to protecting kids. Just look at their record.

[BOBTHENAILER]

BTW, after we accept homosexuality, pedophilia is next on the agenda.

You nailed their true agenda. The only way to create more is to go after children.

[Huck]

A neighbor pointed me to a website that contains a registry of all New Jersey sex offenders, county by county, town by town. It includes a picture, their record, their address.

I looked at it and right away saw a familiar face. He works at the Citgo station. He's a big fat disgusting man. He's so fat you can see that it pains him to move his big load around. I told my wife about it. I think we're better off knowing. He was busted two times for some kind of sexual assault on a young girl. The only thing he assaults now is a box of Entemann's.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Sounds like dear old dad forgot the three B's

1. Bludgeon
2. Burn
3. Beat a hasty exit.BR>
Like the three S's, but more viscerally satisfying.

[Senormechanico]

Fine him a buck for not finishing the job.

SM

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Not that I would ever advocate violence against anyone.....