GernBlansten Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Uh oh, Got one in my area. Vigilance! http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_12901006?source=rss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickP412 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 sounds like he got what was coming to him. i hope he hasn't hurt any other boys. the bad thing is that the news will get a hold of this and play it over and over again making the scouts seem corrupt and full of pedophiles. but they dont play story's about scouts doing good things, and when they do its not near as much as these story's get played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizon Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Comments on the Denver site indicate that he has not been involved in Scouting for 15+ years, and was not a registered leader in the local Council. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeptic Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Here is a more responsible story from the Durango Herald. It does not sensationalize the story, nor mislead people with an erroneous headline. http://www.durangoherald.com/sections/News/2009/07/24/Suspect_in_court_for_child_sex_sting/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Boyce Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Vigiliance is right! I've never understood this kind of perversity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evmori Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal_Crawford Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Yep. Married man, pillar of the church, the last one anyone would suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acco40 Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 The affidavit said Helm arrived at the meeting with condoms, chocolate syrup and beer in his possession. New meaning to the motto "Be Prepared?" Gern - his Boy Scout service may have been more in evmori's area than yours.(This message has been edited by acco40) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evmori Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 I'm in the northeast, acco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGreyEagle Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 The news story says Lancaster, PA. which is more eastern PA, not all that far from me in the Lehigh Valley, while Ed is in the Pittsburgh area. But still 2 hours from me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evmori Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Lancaster is about 3-4 hours from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle92 Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Lookls like he said he was active in scouting. But no one seems to know him in the district. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GernBlansten Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 The original story and headline indicated he was a local scout leader. but subsequent stories have downplayed his current role in scouting and focused on his being a church youth leader. Seems he was active 20 years go, but wasn't an current Scouter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeBob Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 I first thought that Youth Protection training was bunk. Then I was confronted by the fact that you would NEVER be suspicious of the one child molestor that I personally know. High ranking (LTC), decorated military officer, from a good family, with a good family, beautiful wife, and deeply religious. Now communing with God in Leavenworth after molesting two of his three daughters. He was working as the top cop (IG) at an overseas military base when he was caught. You just can't tell from appearances, and so you have to be a little bit wary of everyone. Sad, isn't it? JoeBob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Boyce Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Good point Joe. I have a story to tell as well about a twisted leader. I hate the obstacles the youth protection seems to make, but the context of everything is so open to problems that YP makes good sense. I wonder if there's MORE molestation in this world, in 2009, than there was a generation or two ago. In terms of quantity, likely there's more simply because there are more people. But is the percentage relatively higher? I don't know. I do think we're more aware of what goes on in "kidnapping" cases. I dislike the suspicion and mistrust the whole issue generates. You know, this kind of stuff (and rape cases) makes me wish we had old fashioned posses of guys who would just rough up offenders out in the alley, knock them senseless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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