Do they allow beheadings?
Another day, another JW child rapist bust - Jeffrey Buzzard
by zed is dead 35 Replies latest watchtower child-abuse
-
-
zed is dead
OTWO,
Maybe in the general population in prison after he is sentenced.
zed
-
truthseekeriam
Sadly, these creeps usually end up in protective custody. I really wish they would put them in with the general population.
-
zed is dead
I know truthseeker,
Alas, this is one of those "local problems" that happens everywhere. I knew her mother when she and I were growing up. She was abused by her father, as were all of the other children in the household. I actually saved her mother from drowning when she was a child. I owe it her mother to make this public, and shame the evil bastards in the GB and legal department. I hope she can sue the bastards.
zed
-
DATA-DOG
Any transcripts available?
DD
-
zed is dead
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20140221/LOCAL03/140229800&template=printart
Last updated: February 21, 2014 5:55 p.m.
Child molester, seducer sentenced to 126 years
Defendant not a victim, judge says
Rebecca S. Green
The Journal Gazette
Buzzard
FORT WAYNE -- Physical pain and emotional anguish, suicidal thoughts, nightmares, panic and trouble with relationships.
The young woman with long dark hair wept as she told Allen Superior Judge John Surbeck about what she endured for years at the hands of 44-year-old Jeffrey Buzzard.
What he did to her resulted in a 126-year prison sentence.
In January, based largely on her word alone, an Allen Superior Court jury convicted Buzzard of 10 charges – five counts of child molesting and five counts of child seduction.
Each of the child molesting charges applied to a different type of behavior Buzzard subjected the then-child to – intercourse and a variety of forced sex acts – during a period of years. The child seduction charges also outlined the same behavior, but applied to when the girl became a teenager.
She described how Buzzard used her mother's terminal illness to manipulate the relationship and to trap and isolate her.
"You have to have control over somebody," she said. "You knew what you were doing."
The case came to light two years ago when the now-young woman was voluntarily admitted to a hospital for treatment for mental health issues. During treatment, she disclosed that Buzzard had molested her from the time she was in the fourth grade and continued until she was 18 in June 2011.
Prosecutors charged Buzzard with the abuse in March, a year after he met with police and denied the allegations. He claimed to suffer from erectile dysfunction that started back in his first marriage. It was a statement not corroborated by his ex-wife, according to court documents.
As the young woman spoke Friday, taking back pieces of her life with each statement, Buzzard sat stone still.
"I am not as weak as you thought," the woman said. "I will not let you, Jeff, take my life away. I am not a victim anymore.… I still have my courage and my strength.
Buzzard offered no apology, continuing to assert his innocence.
"I did not abuse (her)," he said. "And she knows I didn't."
Buzzard said he was "shocked" at the whole event, claiming to have put so much into the woman's family and having it undone by a "concerted effort" on the part of others, comparing himself to a victim of the Salem Witch Trials.
When Surbeck spoke, he made clear who the wronged party in the case was, calling the victim's testimony "very credible."
"I saw nothing that remotely suggests the defendant is some kind of victim," Surbeck said.
He crafted the sentence in a way that allowed some terms to be served at the same time as others, but others in consecutive order. The total number of years was 126.
When he was asked whether he intended to appeal his conviction, Buzzard said quickly, "Absolutely."
-
valkyrie
In January, based largely on her word alone, an Allen Superior Court jury convicted Buzzard of 10 charges – five counts of child molesting and five counts of child seduction.
Wow! I would be very interested to read the trial transcripts!
-
LisaRose
Good. I hope that by the time he ever gets out he won't be able to get it up with a boatload of Viagra.
-
zed is dead
Lisa, yeah, using ED as a defense seems pretty limp to me.
valkyrie, I would love to read the transcripts too. She must have been quite convincing considering he was convicted on all counts, and got 126 years.
-
smiddy
The case came to light two years ago when the now-young woman was voluntarily admitted to a hospital for treatment for mental health issues. During treatment, she disclosed that Buzzard had molested her from the time she was in the fourth grade and continued until she was 18 in June 2011.
I know this subject brings out a lot of emotional responses from readers , however in this case , I personally will reserve my judgement .
I would need to know a lot more facts before I would pass judgement on either the accused or the victim . Just my 2 cents worth.
smiddy
