Chesterfield board chairman arrested for sexual battery (Virginia Democrat)

Richmond Times-Dispatch ^ | December 30, 2005 | Julian Walker

[LdSentinal]

Chesterfield County Supervisor Edward B. Barber is spending this weekend in jail after being charged with two sex crimes against a minor.

Barber, who was arrested late Thursday night, faces one count each of aggravated sexual battery and object sexual penetration.

He is being held without bond in Hopewell's Riverside Regional Jail until his Jan. 3 preliminary hearing in Chesterfield's Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.

"Of course, with allegations like this, people automatically assume guilt so it's devastating to the whole family," said Barber's wife, Theresa, during a phone interview from her Bon Air home today. "I absolutely don't believe that it's true. Ed is a loving father and has never, ever done anything to have people question his integrity when it comes to kids."

She said the allegations are linked to a domestic dispute between her 16-year-old daughter, the girl's biological father and his wife, and the Barbers. The girl does not live with the Barbers, Theresa Barber said.

[frankjr]

'Culture of Perversion'

[YOUGOTIT]

If the story of the disputes are true then I would wait before I make any judgment. These cases can produce a lot of lies like a divorce when the father is charged with child molestation a lot of times to try and gain complete custody of the children.

[icwhatudo]

How far down did they bury the fact he's a dem?

[dljordan]

"If the story of the disputes are true then I would wait before I make any judgment. These cases can produce a lot of lies like a divorce when the father is charged with child molestation a lot of times to try and gain complete custody of the children."

You got it.

[LdSentinal]

They never mentioned it. I had to dig that up.

[icwhatudo]

Figures. At first I thought this was a report of the story a few days ago about aanother official in hot water. They buried his (D) in the last paragraph.

BTW-Anyone got a link to that one? Just so we can keep these examples together.

[Gabz]

Exactly my first thought.

[parthian shot]

Hey, you know that if you don't read Republican in the first sentence of a criminal inference that it is bound to be a dem.

[Bon mots]

Why isn't that funny.

The article doesn't mention his party affiliation.
If you hadn't posted it in your comment, we would never know.

When it's a Republican, it's in the first paragraph. When it's a Democrat, they somehow always forget.