Teen charged with molesting 3-year-old

Wednesday, December 10. 2008
A 16-year-old has been charged by the Jefferson Police Department with child molestation of a 3-year-old.
The teenager is being charged as an adult and is currently being held at the Gainesville Youth Detention Center.

OTHER INCIDENTS
Two people who wrecked on I-85 near Commerce last week got into a dispute following the accident.

The driver of one vehicle said she got out of her car and the other driver began yelling at her, according to an incident report filed at the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.

The other driver said that a passenger in the woman’s car came toward him with a knife.
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#1 Libservative on 12/11/08 at 07:45 AM [Reply]
temper temper...
#2 sick of it on 12/11/08 at 07:18 PM [Reply]
What the heck no comments about a teen molesting a three year old but you all can judge and tear apart a foster mom who loved and cared for a child and had a horrible acccident. This teen willing hurt a three year old who can not defend its self.
Where are all the high and might people in this county at on this one. It must be ok sense no of you are here tearing this teen apart. Should this teen see no time in jail?
#2.1 Lee David on 12/12/08 at 12:32 AM [Reply]
I believe that the teen molesting a three-year-old AND the foster mom incident are both AWFUL! And, neither one of the incidents are what I would consider "a horrible accident". Both of these incidents are HORRIBLE, but neither of them is an ACCIDENT. The teen is old enough to know better and should be judged as an adult. And the foster mom should have known exactly how many children she had in her care. Neither of these people deserve to be excused for their actions!
#2.1.1 Christy on 05/20/11 at 06:20 AM [Reply]
Now that’s stuble! Great to hear from you.
#2.2 Libservative on 12/12/08 at 04:50 AM [Reply]
16 year old boys are biologically changing rapidly with hormones no woman could understand. He's presumed innocent until proved otherwise by a jury of his peers. Give the system a chance to work. Why bring attention to a young person like this? We don't know the circumstances. I'm sure the criminal justice system will treat everyone fairly. We have special protections for young people for a reason. Their brains aren't even completely developed yet.

Let our emotions rest and think clearly concerning our young folks. They do deserve special handling.
#2.2.1 sick of it on 12/12/08 at 09:40 AM [Reply]
First how do you know that it was a boy that did this? The report says that it is a 16year old that is it no sex is included in the statement. Second I did not say that the 16 year old molesting a three year old was an accident. I said that this person willing hurt a child who could not defend its self.
Third just because this molester is a teen does not mean that they should be showed special treatment. If the foster mom had molested the baby in her care you would want to hang her. 16 or 100 people know right from wrong and blaming hormones on it is wrong. The foster mom could not be sick because she had children to take care of so the teen can not use hormones to excuse what happened.
#2.2.2 AM on 12/12/08 at 09:57 AM [Reply]
Biologically changing?? No woman can understand?? I don't think doing things to a three year old should be considered a normal change in teenagers. No one should feel it's normal that a child makes a boy feel sexual things no matter what changes are taking place. Something did happen or he would not have been arrested and charged as an adult. I have no understanding for anyone when it comes to these things. However, I do beleive his past needs to be looked into. People who commit these crimes usually are victims themselves. Still....no excuse for harming another human being.
#2.2.3 Jollyrancher on 12/12/08 at 11:32 AM [Reply]
I don't believe it stated that the teen was a male or a female. Either way, they are currently being held at the Gainesville Youth Detention Center. Sometimes, the system doesn't work. I don't care how rapidly any teenage boys are changing...it shouldn't include 3 year olds. Would you say the same, if it happened to one of your children? I didn't think so. Or, anyone in your family for that matter. Yes, he is innocent until proven guilty, but that is a memory that the 3 year old will have, and it's unfair...to the 3 year old, and his/her family. I'm not judging, I'm just speaking my mind.
#2.2.4 jackson on 12/17/08 at 06:12 PM [Reply]
In response to your comment about the 16 year being accused of molestation. Yes, teens do have hormonal surges, but I repeat it is not normal for a teen, or adult to molest a three year old child. I work in the healthcare field and I have seen children be the victim of sexual abuse and I can tell you these children are affected for life. When someone molest a child they are sick in the head.
#2.2.5 Concerned Parent on 12/22/08 at 12:24 AM [Reply]
I am very concerned as to your defense of a sixteen year old's ability to control their hormones and immature brains. I assure you if this was your three year old child, even if both were your children, you would believe that his immature brain didn't molest anyone - but it does need some extreme help and discipline to make sure that the parts of his body that did molest a child don't repeat such actions.
#2.3 JUNE80 on 12/12/08 at 12:00 PM [Reply]
I think you may need to choose your argument and words a little better next time. The comment about a helpless three year old, si tru but what about the helpless 9 month old child Wendy killed by neglect. I am sorry but this is a truly different scenerio altogether, but if the eveidence shows the teen was molesting this child I personally think he should tried as adult and suffer all the consequences that go along with that. Frankly anyone sick enough to hurt a child that way should be castrated. You get off your high horse and stop telling all of us that the foster mother is innocent, because she admitted her mistake and should pay the price for taking the life of helpless, defensless, innocent 9 month little girl.
#2.4 70mph on 12/15/08 at 12:16 PM [Reply]
After reading your comments on the foster mom story and your comments on this stroy I have come to the conclusion that you apparently think everyone else here is a idiot. Please people go back and read her last comment on the foster mom. she thinks we don't have enough sense to think that the 9 month old baby who died of a heat stroke suffered at all. This chick or guy is off thier rocker.
#2.4.1 sick of it on 12/15/08 at 01:36 PM [Reply]
No I am not off of my rocker. I believe that God felt that it was Jessica's day to go home to Heaven and regaurdless of where she was or should have been it was her day to go home. I do not feel that God let the little girl suffer but if you need to believe that so that you can sleep at night you go right ahead and believe that she suffered.
#2.4.1.1 70mph on 12/15/08 at 04:07 PM [Reply]
Really you think that is what I need to tell myself at night to sleep. First of all that child suffered. Anyone with common sense knows that. You have lead yourself into believeing God called this baby home and that she sleapt thru it to make your self feel better. I am sorry but you make your self sound more ignorant every time you write some thing. The next time we have a hot day go sit in your car and see how long it takes for you to be uncomfortable. Take a thermomter and check your temparature after one hour. See then if she suffered. There is no way that child did not suffer. You really are a ignorant person to believe other wise. Please stop plying the good Christian card, because God does let people suffer, and if they still beleive in him then they are blessed. Maybe you have never prayed for some close to yoy to die because they were suffering so much but I have. Stop useing God's name like you do, it makes me sick to see you refernce him and wendy int he same sentence as if you are setting her for sainthood. idoit.
#2.4.1.1.1 sick of it on 12/16/08 at 06:37 AM [Reply]
No I have never prayed that God let someone close to me die. I have prayed that God take their pain away, yes. I didn't say that God did not let people suffer. If that was true we would have no need for the news. Yes people suffer but God gets to choice how and when he brings us home. I believe that he let little Jessica sleep, no I don't just believe this so I can sleep at night. I know that the devil has to ask God's permission beore you can bring harm to us(read it it's in the Bible)and I don't feel that God would have given permission for Jessica to suffer.
I am a christain and proud to be. As for being an idiot that I am not but you sure are making yourself sound like one. I never said that the foster mom was a saint. Not one person on this earth is a saint, myself and yours included. You should realy listen to what you are reading so that you can hear what people are saying.
We feel very different about this and the thing is that it has little effect on etheir one of use if your honest. My whole point is why tear people apart and put them down. We don't know the whole story becuase we were not there. It is not our place to pass judgement on people and as I have said what goes around comes around. It could be you that they are blogging about in next weeks paper. Again, I am not saying that no wrong has been done. This is a horriable event but why trash talk about people and make it an even bigger event. Yes the foster mom should get punishment but she does not need to be put away(nor do I feel that the teen needs to be put away for life. I feel that he/she needs to get major counseling as well as time away but not the rest of their life. Nor would I wish that they bring harm to their self as some have with the foster mom) like some of the people on here has suggested. She will carry this around for the rest of her life. That is hell in it's self.
I am a christain and I believe in God. I believe that all things happen because God lets them happen. It is not up to us to judge his decisions. We just have to deal and move on.
Thanks to the paper for allowing me to us Gods name in their paper. I am thankful that I live in a place where I am free to worship and say God when I please. Merry Christmas to all and let us remember why we have this holiday.
#2.4.2 sick of it on 12/15/08 at 07:04 PM [Reply]
As for your comment about me feeling that everyone on here are idiots at no time have I said that. If you were listening to what you were reading you would have heard that what I was saying is that ever one should not be so quick to talk trash about others. What goes around comes around. No one can say what they would have done or that no thing like that would ever happen to them. Unless you are God you do not know what the next 30seconds holds for you. Your whole life can change in just a second. There are a lot of people who sound like their perfect and would never do anything wrong and are ready to hang anyone who does do wrong. I have never said that people should not be punished for what they have done. I just feel that people are going a little over board with some of the things that they are saying. I never excused what the foster mom did. I only said that I don't feel that she did it on purpose. She was sick and it happened. It can not be changed but should her children have to be raised for ten years without her. She is not the only person involved in this. Why shouldn't the doctor get some of the blame for giving her the meds and then letting her drive home by herself with three kids?
#2.4.2.1 asl on 12/16/08 at 09:16 AM [Reply]
why should the docotor be charged in this case?? the toxic report came back negative..there wasn't anything in her system that would cause her to sleep like she said!!!!! so she decided to take a little nap maybe??? and a docotor will not give you a shot if she was driving anyway...they always ask you first if you are driving..also a doctor would give you a precription to take to the pharmacy to get filled then you have that cool little slip of paper that gives info on your meds so she could have looked at that first to make sure it would not make her tired before taking the meds...when your a parent you are responsible for your CHILDREN all the time sick or well..i'm not trying to sound hateful but come on stop making excuses for this woman..even the DA found enough evidence to charge her...come on!!!!!enough already!!!!!!!
#2.4.2.2 Rachel on 12/20/08 at 12:37 AM [Reply]
I feel like people should not spread rumors if you don't k
know what you are talking about keep your opinion to your
self. God in control of the problem so get out of the way and let him do his work. I totally agree with some of you people
but God is in control of everything and he knows how to
handle every situation no matter how large or how small.
I beleive in my heart that God will not put more on you
can handle so people need to just say apray and put it in Gg
God's hands. The murderers and other crimals will not get away
away with things they do as the old saying is GOD WILL
GET YOU FOR THAT!!!!
#3 Observer on 12/12/08 at 12:52 PM [Reply]
I think the picture the paper used for this article is extremely tacky.
#3.1 Mike Buffington on 12/12/08 at 01:39 PM [Reply]
Why?
#4 asl on 12/12/08 at 12:57 PM [Reply]
people need to stop defending all these people who have performed HORRIBLE crimes!!!how do you justify there crimes and behaviors? we need to look up the definition of accident and read it..on both the child being left in car and this 16 yr.old molestation charge neither one fall up under accident to me..you are held accountable for you actions and i'm sorry to say a boy's hormones caused him to do this is just another sad and pathetic excuse for what is wrong with the world..we keep making excuses for people when the screw up, when will they learn..as far as the woman who left the child in the car. ok the child was 9 months old she could not defend herself and needed someone to care for her so that's where adults come into the picture who care for kids..i have three kids have been sick and never left a child in a hot car to bake to death....i've lost my keys,my phone but come on people stop making excuse's for these people they need to stand up and take the blame for the crime the commited...when the world can say they are good people it's a mistake . jails and prisions are full of people who make mistakes..they have to learn from there mistakes regardless if they are good or bad people...thank god that there is a DA with common sense that see's there is enough information to charge these people with there crimes and make them accountable to someone...............other wise we will have half of north georgia running around feeling pity on every person who leaves a child in a vechile or who is charged with child molestation letting them just run free and do as they please ...
#5 Against all child abuse on 12/13/08 at 08:00 AM [Reply]
I feel very strongly against any form of child abuse. Any harm to a child should be dealt with to the max of the law. " WE " the people should stand up and realize that we must stand up for ALL children, and do what we have to do to protect them.

I understand that there is so many children out their with drug addicts and etc. as parents. These so called parents don't care about their children and will rarely straighten out their life to do what is right for their children. Even if in their heart and mind they know what they have been doing is wrong for their children, and should be turned over to a family member or CPS til they can do what is best for their child. Yet for their own selfish reasons will continue to do their drugs etc., and knowing that their actions is hurting their children. I know a couple like this. They have already lost several of their children to CPS and some how have managed to be able to keep their last child, even though their situation is no different than before ! Where is the justice for this little child. This child has been through so much, and needs the help from CPS. But we have been told nothing can be done about this situation. We have been stopped from seeing this child. There is people out there that knows who I am talking about or some one like this but they do nothing. Knowing the history of these so called parents.

Look at the little Flordia girl Caylee, she was murdered by her own mother ! Look at the case from Atlanta, an aunt was raising her niece for like 4 years but the child was turned back over to her mother and she too was murdered by her own mother. That little girl should have never been taken away from her aunt, whom loved and cared for her. COME ON PEOPLE STAND UP AND HELP THESE CHILDREN BE PROTECTED.
#6 mamamea on 12/24/08 at 11:07 AM [Reply]
HOW DID AN ARTICLE ABOUT CHILD MOLESTATION MAKE IT BACK TO THE FOSTER MOM???? GESH! I HOPE ALL OF YOU THAT ARE JUDGE AND JURY HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!! LET'S GIVE IT A BREAK.
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