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School superintendent under fire for defending child molester at sentencing hearing (New York)
EAG News ^ | JANUARY 9, 2019 | VICTOR SKINNER

Posted on 01/11/2019 2:28:41 PM PST by george76

A New York school superintendent recently testified as a character witness for a neighbor who was convicted last year of fondling an 11-year-old boy.

Sweet Home schools superintendent Anthony Day testified at the sentencing hearing for Luiz Pereira in December to help his friend and neighbor avoid jail and defend his character. A jury convicted Pereira, a 54-year-old college administrator, of felony unlawful contact with a minor

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Despite some backlash, school board members have stood firmly behind the superintendent. Six board members signed a statement to district parents and staff defending Day’s testimony

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Judge Anthony Vardaro ultimately sentenced Pereira to a year of probation, with the requirement to register as a sex offender for the next 25 years. Vardaro described the case as the “most troubling” in his 27-year career, the Meadville Tribune reports.

“I think more happened than what came out at trial,” he said at the sentencing. “There’s got to be more to the story.”

The situation certainly isn’t the first time school employees have testified on the behalf of colleagues accused of sex crimes against children, or students.

In 2013, Rose City, Michigan teacher Neal Erickson was convicted of repeatedly raping a middle school student over the course of three years, and several teachers in the school district wrote letters of support to the court pleading for a lenient sentence. A school board member, Mike Eagan, also sat with the Erickson family at the pedophile’s sentencing, sparking public outrage.

A judge sentenced Erickson to 15 to 30 years in prison, and the community rallied with a petition calling on the school board to cut ties with the supporting teachers and remove Eagan. The board later voted to keep the teachers employed and protect Eagan, which prompted many families to move their children to different schools.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Michigan; US: New Hampshire; US: New York; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: michigan; michiganteacher; newyork; teacher

1 posted on 01/11/2019 2:28:41 PM PST by george76
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To: george76

This happened at a pretty famous Buffalo area HS.


2 posted on 01/11/2019 2:35:26 PM PST by robowombat (Orthodox)
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To: george76
I know, let's trust the pedophile's supporters to educate our children.
3 posted on 01/11/2019 2:44:01 PM PST by donna (Build that wall build that wall, yeah!!!)
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To: george76

When you are a school superintendent Don’t be a character witness for a child molester - neighbor or not. He showed total lack of judgement and should be forced to step down from his job! That is my take


4 posted on 01/11/2019 2:57:01 PM PST by blueyon (The U. S. Constitution - read it and weep)
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To: blueyon

Sad times.

It was a similar situation this summer in New Hampshire, when dozens of folks, including educators and guidance counselors, spoke out in court in support of Kristie Torbick, a counselor convicted of molesting a 14-year-old student,

A guidance counselor’s role is to foster the development of a child, not to defend an admitted child molester

http://eagnews.org/shock-educators-defend-colleague-convicted-of-molesting-student-ask-court-for-leniency/


5 posted on 01/11/2019 3:17:35 PM PST by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76

I bet the misguided superintendent merely wants a piece of the “action”. The bum should be fired for bad judgment.


6 posted on 01/12/2019 9:39:31 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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