Jim Russell Last Fall
Posted on 12/17/2004 8:31:51 AM PST by DBeers
Big Brothers-Big Sisters chapter director pleads guilty to sex crime
NEWARK, Ohio An Ohio man who headed up a chapter of Big Brothers-Big Sisters has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing one of the children he worked with.
James Russell has pleaded guilty to 25 sex-abuse charges involving a boy he'd mentored. Russell is now the second person in two years who worked for the central Ohio organization to be convicted of a sex crime.
His victim is now 19 years old and tells police that his mentor abused him for seven years.
Yes. They always bury pedophile stories.
Pedophiles go where the kids are.
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It seems homosexual pedophile stories get buried the deepest...
This is most disgusting...
I'm sure this is just the tip of the iceberg. Many more victims will probably come forward. To ruin, absolutely ruin a young child's life for some twisted selfish pleasure. Jeeez.
PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE OF FAITH APPLAUD BIG BROTHERS Mentoring program includes gay men
"EPF applauds the courage of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America for standing up to the religious right and including gay big brothers in their program," said EPF Director Dr. Sylvia Rhue.
"Young boys benefit from good role models, and a persons sexual orientation has no bearing on whether or not they will indeed be a good role model," said Rhue
The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), a conservative Christian law firm, has issued a warning to school districts across the country regarding the mentoring program (see news story below).
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What if that last sentence were something like, "His victim is now 19 years old and she tells police that her mentor abused her for seven years." (I'm assuming the abuse occurred from age 13 to age 19)
Would that change your reaction to the story?
It is covered up because it is same-sex.
Jim Russell Last Fall
He did it "For The Children."
Then the Media would cover it.
I remember a few years ago when BB/BS was fighting for the right to have gay big brothers/sisters. The gays won. What makes me vomit is that these are the least little children. If they are in this organization, they already have problems. Gays just wanted a ready/easy source of victims. By the way, I would oppose it just as strong if they wanted to pair up a hetero big brother with a young girl.
Yes it would (a little) -as Big Brothers and Big Sisters have a policy of male to male mentors and female to female mentors. However, with their acceptance of homosexuals they allow homosexuals to mentor males -I find this to be at minimum quite unsavory and absurd to place children in such a dangerous situation...
My ex-sister-in-law work for Big Brother's in Florida for about a year. Eventually, she got tired of turning down questionable applicants. Apparently, a lot applicants for the program are looking for kids to molest. So many had already been turned down in other parts of the country and simply moved and tried to become a "big brother" elsewhere. The program is a perv magnet.
But I find it absolutely incredible that a teen would put up with this "abuse" for seven frickin' years without uttering a word to anyone, or trying to remove themselves from the situation.
IF the child were 4, 6, 8, 10, even 12-years-old, yes, I can understand where they're confused and conflicted. But a post-pubescent teen? Something's not right.
It seems that organizations that serve youths always attract these pedophiles. I wonder if there isn't a better way to screen applicants.
Sure there's a better way to screen the applicants. Here's a clue: it doesn't sound anything like "Don't ask, Don't tell"
NAMBLA uses a portion of your same well thought out logical yet flawed argument to pursue their prey:
"NAMBLA's goal is to end the oppression of men and boys who have mutually consensual relationships".
At a minimum, one thing that's not right is homosexuality -the other is to consider consent with a minor morally possible.
"Sure there's a better way to screen the applicants. Here's a clue: it doesn't sound anything like "Don't ask, Don't tell"
About pedophilia? I don't think homosexual men should be in positions of trust with boys. Or lesbians with girls. That's simple. However, not all pedophiles have exhibited their tendencies. Yes, some homosexuals prey on kids. No question. But there's another group that has no identifiable adult homosexual relationships. There's also a heckuva lot of heterosexual pedophilia out there, with men molesting young girls and women molesting young boys.
I'm saying that I wish there was a better way to screen all youth workers and volunteers that would catch all these pedophiles, homosexual and heterosexual.
It's easy to exclude the homosexuals who are in gay relationships. It's not so easy to exclude those who are exclusively pedophiles, heterosexual or homosexual. Lacking any criminal record, I don't know how you'd screen them, but some sort of screening is needed.
This particular case involved a man and a boy. But there are lots that involve opposite sexes. I want to find a way to eliminate all such cases. I'm afraid there isn't a good way, though.
I hate to say it, but this could be the beginning of the end of these worthy organizations.
To lump together all "child" molesters is to elevate some offenses beyond what they are. For example, I used to know what heterosexual "rape" meant. I don't anymore. To apply that word to some dating behavior is an insult to women who have been raped.
Similarly, applying the term "sexual abuser" to one who has consensual sex with a teen over a seven year period seems to have the intent of inflaming public opinion rather than truthfully describing the action.
"Similarly, applying the term "sexual abuser" to one who has consensual sex with a teen over a seven year period"
Gee, you know, you just can't get around that pesky old age of consent thing.
Remember statutory rape? Sixteen will get you 20?
As a society, we have decided to protect young people from sexual predators. Public opinion *should* be inflamed over this. It's an atrocity.
I would support capital punishment for this sort of offense.
Sure. Although almost nothing will "get you twenty" nowadays.
But this was a case of thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, and nineteen. You're calling that stautory rape?
Fine. Technically, you may be right. But that doesn't really describe what when on in this case.
Me? I'd save capital punishment for the real child abusers.
Start administering .45 to the back of the head of ALL child molesters, soon attrition will weed them from the herd.
"Start administering .45 to the back of the head of ALL child molesters, soon attrition will weed them from the herd.
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You'll have to get that through the legislative bodies. I don't think that's going to work.
Maybe that is where is should start.
In Scouting, the adult application has a release form giving permission to have a criminal check done by local LE, at least that is something. I think it makes them think twice at least.
You are probably going to disagree with me, but I consider all sexual relations involving an superior/inferior to be taboo, and possibly abuse. This includes a teacher taking advantage of a student; boss, employee; clergy, parishioner; doctor, patient; guard, prisoner; and president, intern. There is too much chance of one taking advantage of another, mental coersion. Especially when the inferior person looks up to/idolizes the other person. This is a situation where the superior can really take advantage for nefarious reasons.
"It seems that organizations that serve youths always attract these pedophiles. I wonder if there isn't a better way to screen applicants."
It's sad that the animal welfare groups do a more thorough job screeing possible dog owners than these groups do sceening people to "adopt" kids. You also will get more media coverage killing a kitten than a kid (and probably a
harsher sentence, at least here in MN)
Although quite a few relationships and marriages do develop under these circumstances (more co-worker than superior/inferior, but still).
Homosexual Agenda ping.
This is what happens when homosexuals are allowed to be "mentors". It's like putting a wolf in charge of the sheepfold.
Not that EVERY homosexual is interested in young boys (or girls, as the case may be). But the facts are that a higher percentage of homosexuals molest children and adolescents than heterosexuals. And molesting includes seduction. It is also a fact that a higher percentage of homosexuals were similarly molested when young.
Let me know if anyone wants on/off this pinglist.
BB/BS has been flooded with chickenhawks for decades now. the sodomites want to get at your children for sexual abuse and "recruitment".
SSAD suferers are a danger to children.
There is no other reason for it. Add to that the fact that the original "gay" rights platform called for elimination of all age of consent laws. And when you look up "childrens' rights" groups (such as the Childrens' Defense fund or group that Hitlery Clinton was heavily involved in), they really want children to have rights to "sexual expression" as well as to be free from parental influence.
It is sick and dangerous.
Generally speaking, the biggest predictor of sexual abuse is apparently unsupervised unaccountable access to unrelated children, especially unsupervised access by males. The best way of preventing abuse would simply would be a buddy system. And it would protect the BB against false claims as well.
I absolutely guarantee it would work if a pervert did this to someone in my family.
"Fine. Technically, you may be right. But that doesn't really describe what when on in this case."
It certainly does. Sex with a person who is younger than the age of consent constitutes statutory rape, regardless of what the participants may think about it.
"But this was a case of thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, and nineteen. You're calling that stautory rape?"
I would call it "homoseual seduction or molestation" and levy the death penalty.
"Me? I'd save capital punishment for the real child abusers."
Anybody who commits a homosexual act with a 13-year-old boy is abusing a minor in a particularly atrocious way.
"Not that EVERY homosexual is interested in young boys (or girls, as the case may be)."
I'd quibble just a bit, there. Not every SSAD patient is *exclusively* interested in the young.
"But the facts are that a higher percentage of homosexuals molest children and adolescents than heterosexuals."
Yes, it's extremely disproportionate.
"It is also a fact that a higher percentage of homosexuals were similarly molested when young."
Some may object that there are no "scientific studies" to show it, but I regard it as substantially demonstrated that SSAD is caused by, is a maladaptive reaction to, a rape, molestation, or seduction in the pre-adult years.
(little jeremiah, you can ping the rest of the list to this post if you feel it would be worthwhile)
RP. Let me clear something up for you by sharing a little of my history.
My father had no clue as to how to raise children. As a result neither myself nor my older brother had a good relationship with him. Because of the way he treated my brother, my brother wanted nothing to do with dad. He didn't want to be like him in any way. Even to the point of getting trapped in Same-sex Attraction disorder (SAD). (yes, my brother is a faggot and hates my dad to this day). Boys need adult male attention. If they don't get it in a healthy way from their fathers then they'll be more vulnerable to getting it in an abusive way from someone else.
I was in this same exact circumstance as the boy from the article when I was 13. My parents had gotten a divorce and while dad was still around we had never had a good relationship. He was interested in bowling and golf and dartball and doing what he wanted to do and I was just someone to do work around the house and be beaten if I got out of line.
One day my brother brought home one of his older friends who was supposedly a psychologist doing studies on SADs. (In reality he was a SAD himself looking for fresh meat). This guy recognized the need in me for adult attention and took advantage of it. (Don't kid yourself people, the signs of emotionally neglected children are very easy to detect and very easy to take advantage of. That's why every SAD must be considered, and treated as a molester when it comes to being around kids)
Over a period of a couple months he 'seduced' and molested me. The first step was to give me that male attention that every boy needs. He was very affirming (you're a great young man. etc) and attentive. He took me places and we did things together. (exactly what Big Brothers are supposed to be doing).
But then things changed. He molested me one night and I was left very confused. It was not a violent thing at all (and I'd guess for most victims it is never violent. Why scare off the fresh meat). Physically it felt good. (the genitals have a mind of their own and don't really care how they are made to feel good). Mentally, I knew that it was wrong. But I liked this guy and trusted him, he had become a father figure to me. So I didn't turn him in.
Life would have been much better for me if I had put a bullet in his head that same day.
So over the course of several years the abuse continued. While the mental anguish was always there he was giving me the attention that I so desperately needed. What do I choose, give up the adult attention that I wasn't getting from my dad or turn the guy in for being a pervert? I wasn't strong enough to do without the attention. (Cut me some slack here I was just a kid) The only thing that stopped the abuse was when he moved to a different state. Of course I never (except once) heard from him again. In hindsight his whole plan is perfectly clear.
While my family was suspicious. (Mothers and Fathers: NEVER let your kids stay over night at any single man's house. NEVER! No matter what they tell you.) They thought everything was OK because I told them it was OK. I was a pretty bright, apparently strong kid and they knew I'd not let myself get into trouble.
What they didn't know was that inside I had this huge hole that only a dad could fill and I was trying to fill it another way. That only left me wallowing in shame and guilt.
There are three characteristics shared by almost all SADs. Being sexual or mentally abused, Having a poor relationship with one's father and being relentlessly teased by one's peers during the formative years. I unfortunately suffered under all of these.
After several years struggling with my sexual identity, God blessed me and saved me. I can look back now and see that He kept me from falling off the deep end so many times and He kept me from doing permanent damage to myself or others.
I eventually met a beautiful young lady and got married but still struggled with wrong thoughts and feelings of guilt and shame. God again blessed me and restored my innocence. But first I had to forgive my attacker and realize that he too was mentally ill and had been victimized.
For some reason you can't really forgive yourself (even though you've done nothing wrong) until you forgive your attacker.
No one is a 'homosexual' they are only mentally ill due to trauma. Some choose to get well and others choose to remain sick. God helped me choose to get well.
So cut the kid from the article some slack. Unless you've been in his shoes you can't really understand.
Any child is far more likely to be molested by a 'homosexual' than by a heterosexual. (That is, the odd's of being molested by any one 'homosexuals' far exceed the odd's of being molested by any one heterosexual.) See the database.
It's easy to exclude the homosexuals who are in gay relationships. It's not so easy to exclude those who are exclusively pedophiles, heterosexual or homosexual.
Since (according to the "gay report") 73% of 'homosexual' men have had sex with a minor we must consider all 'homosexuals' to be child molesters. The odds are so much greater that they will molest than that they will not. You can't take the risk with your kids
Is it more abusive to rape a child once or to seduce and mind rape the child for years?
A single rape is far easier to overcome than the damage inflicted by this situation.
In your situation (and I would guess in the above also), the adult was satisfying the emotional needs of the teen and was gratifying the teen in a sexual way. I would guess that those are the two main reasons why it went on so long.
I would no more put this in the "abuse" category than I would put "I changed my mind - date rape" in the "rape" category. Abuse (and rape), to me, is more one-sided than that.
Technically, yes, it was sexual abuse. The adult should be punished -- taken off the streets for good.
But when I hear "sexually abused", I think of an adult sodomizing some 8-year-old, not a mutual sexually and emotionally satisfying seven year co-dependency between an adult and a post-pubescent teen.
Call it "exploiting a minor" or something. I am objecting to the term "abuse", not condoning the act.
Most of those abused by "pedophile", actually homo priests were the same age. Teenagers looking for mentors are put in a precarious situation when those they are looking to for guidance, whether priests or "big brothers" abuse them.
Call it "exploiting a minor" or something. I am objecting to the term "abuse", not condoning the act.
This supposes that if the eight year old who is fondled or sodomized enjoys it in any way, this is not abuse.
Also, a teenager can not have a sexual relationship with an adult (regardless of gender, hetero, or same sex) and there not be some sort of power play involved. This is why we have laws in this country that assume that a minor cannot consent to having sex with an adult.
The term 'abuse' absolutely applies here. Unfortunately, it has been overused by liberals to the point that EVERYTHING constitutes abuse...so we are desensitized to the notion.
Even in physical abuse cases, a child or teen may start to equate those overtures/advances/beatings to love, and then almost feel as if those things are necessary to sustaining a loving relationship. On the outset, it may not appear one-sided, but in reality, there is an abuse of power and a decision on the part of the adult to redefine the concept of a loving, mutually satisfying, sexual relationship with the child. That is not consentual, for the child has no idea what s/he is consenting to. Ergo, abuse.
"His victim is now 19 years old and tells police that his mentor abused him for seven years."
This kids helped us find another Kerry voter caught being a democrat.
I would no more put this in the "abuse" category than I would put "I changed my mind - date rape" in the "rape" category. Abuse (and rape), to me, is more one-sided than that.
All that and you still missed the point. The abuse done is not just the physical molestation. It is the mind rape that goes along with it. For years this poor boy will suffer from this. It may likely destroy his entire life, depriving him of wife, children, and family (that is, a hope for the future) and sentencing him to a life of depravity, guilt and remorse over events that weren't really under his control.
His attacker didn't just damage the boy's body, he attacked his mind and soul and did severe damage to both.
Abuse is not just a physical event.
Progressive People of Faith: Episcopalians? All those belonging to the World Council of Churches, please stand up. Riverside Church? Yes, PROGRESSIVE, progressing into hell faster than you can say 'the devil made me do it!' I'm not saying that a gay man couldn't be a good role model. They aren't all pedophiles, but who wants to take that chance?
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