Mom Arrested After Sexually Oriented Party

St. Petersburg Times ^ | 4/18/02 | Carrie Johnson

[marshmallow]

HERNANDO -- A 27-year-old Hernando mother is facing criminal charges after authorities said she hosted a sexually oriented birthday party for her daughter and six other young girls from a local dance school.

Melissa Balkcom was arrested Friday evening on two charges of lewd and lascivious exhibition after she was accused of performing nude jumping jacks in front of the girls and daring a 13-year-old to demonstrate oral sex on a soda bottle, said Citrus County Sheriff's Detective Portia Guinn.

Lewd and lascivious exhibition is a second-degree felony that carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Guinn was scheduled to meet Balkcom at the Citrus County jail Friday, where Balkcom was expected to be released without bail.

According to a Department of Children and Families report, the incident was reported to authorities April 30.

The report said seven girls ages 9 to 13 who knew one another from the Debbie Cole School of Dance in Homosassa Springs attended the birthday party at Balkcom's Hernando residence.

The names of the girls were not released by authorities due to their ages and the nature of the crimes. Balkcom could not be reached for comment Friday evening.

Guinn said Balkcom dared a 13-year-old to do 10 nude jumping jacks, then did 10 nude jumping jacks herself.

Two girls were told to "French kiss" objects, including a television set, Guinn said. Another was told to do a "lap dance" on a chair, and one girl was dared to perform a "lap wiggle" on another girl, according to the Department of Children and Families report.

Balkcom also dared a 13-year-old to use a bottle to demonstrate how oral sex is performed, Guinn said. When some of the younger girls appeared to be confused, Balkcom explained the meaning of oral sex to them, Guinn said.

"Most of the girls at the party didn't even know what a lot of these things were," Guinn added.

Several of them described the party to their mothers, who contacted the Sheriff's Office. Guinn said she has interviewed the seven girls who attended the party, as well as Balkcom.

Guinn said Balkcom admitted to initiating the questionable party game.

"She advised that she knew she had made a big mistake," Guinn said. "She's been very cooperative. She just made some poor decisions."

While the girls knew each other from dance classes, the Debbie Cole School of Dance was not connected to the party, Guinn said. Hal Cole, co-owner of the school, said he did not want to comment on the arrest.

[Phantom Lord]

Actually the flat bellies in site of my home are in their early 20's.

And this asian lady 5 doors down...

[Exit148]

I'd forgotten that she was retired. I wonder if she is aware of his responses. That "You might learn something" can be taken a couple of ways. One could be telling the Mother to 'get with it' and if so, then things are worse than I thought -----especially since he didn't thinkanything was wrong with nude parties.

[Exit148]

""She advised that she knew she had made a big mistake," Guinn said. "She's been very cooperative. She just made some poor decisions."

Sounds like this 'mother' knows just what to say when she is held by the police, and it sounds as tho Officer Guinn fell for it.

[gcruse]

At least Balkcom didn't teach those girls how to put a condom on a banana,

Well, if it is possible to perform oral
sex on a coke bottle, wrong to put
condoms on bananas, and if virtual
pornography is as bad as the real thing,
this country's definitions of moral and
criminal are whimsical at best.

[shaggy eel]

,,, the way things go these days is that this woman will end up with her own TV show or maybe even co-hosting with Rosie.

[DallasDeb]

none of them were ever invited (nor attended) anything approaching a clothing optional sleepover.

Slumber parties were typically "pajamas optional," but that meant that you kept your clothes on if you didn't bring pajamas.

[moyden]

Every liberal is a pedophile.

[Nov3]

I am not quite sure what your statement means

[Nov3]

You know I was using the self search feature and did not even realize I was on a different thread.

Your analogy between this thread and the previous does not add up.

[Eagle Eye]

Forget about it. I was just tweaking you a little by drawing some comparisons.

[ppaul]

She just made some poor decisions

Yeah.
That's all.

[ppaul]

Mother knows best, eh?

[ncpastor]

Let's introduce her to "stripper mom." She can then instruct "sex party mom" how she can still love Jesus and follow the Bible while still engaging in sexually immoral activity - for the children, of COURSE.

[a history buff]

Eventually the trial lawyers will make porn come with warning labels, much like smokes. But it will still be legal.

[2sheep]

Yes.  Look who fell and where he landed.  So sad.

Isaiah 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

[SkyPilot]

Let's introduce her to "stripper mom." She can then instruct "sex party mom"

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Whoever said that if she had taken the 13 year olds for abortions, she would be a heroine was exactly correct.

[stands2reason]

Thanks for finishing that post. :-)

[stands2reason]

(Urp!) That quote was from the sheriff's representative, not the defense lawyer. (Retch...)

[hellinahandcart]

Well, if sheriff's reps are spouting that tired "mistake" crap now, we are DOOMED.

By the way, all, Macaw posted JumpingJackMom's photo over here, if you want to see how well she and StripperMom match up (hint: they don't).

Macaw, since your thread was locked, why don't you post the picture & links over here?

Phantom Lord, since I couldn't reply to your comment over there--yes, I scare myself sometimes...

[Movemout]

She is a sick puppy for sure. I wonder how one french kisses a TV set.