tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post7439755969166365909..comments2024-03-29T08:35:26.225-07:00Comments on The Turner Report: Crime Scene blog: Pete Newman sentencing postponedRandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760019501046060231noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-68409091359611113192012-10-10T05:16:52.611-07:002012-10-10T05:16:52.611-07:00I'm saddened and repulsed by all of the sick c...I'm saddened and repulsed by all of the sick crimes that have come to light at Kanakuk. I was a camper there for nine years. Then, went on to be a counselor for five years. When I read the comments I can tell the ones who were written by the Kanakuk "in crowd". I loved going to Kamp, but looking back I know without a doubt they were very hypocritical as far as their views. Female Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-73203541891452911902010-06-07T23:09:16.449-07:002010-06-07T23:09:16.449-07:00It's just all so unbelievable and sad. I just...It's just all so unbelievable and sad. I just wanted to tell the victim's and their families that I am praying for the Lord to redeem all of this in your lives. That your faith in Him will grow strong despite the awful pain caused by this wolf in sheep's clothing, that your son's will grow into mighty men of God with pure hearts and the strength to stand up and protect those whoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-82293983191418545972010-05-24T13:04:10.063-07:002010-05-24T13:04:10.063-07:006:14 Thank you for your comments!!! You took the...6:14 Thank you for your comments!!! You took the words right out of my mouth. I agree with you 100% in all your comments. I would just add one thing. In addition to the parents who are still in denial, the leadership at Kanakuk also needs to WAKE UP accept the degree of damage that has been done here and see it for what it is so they can acknowledge the truth and LEARN from it so they will Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-64990386808386367542010-05-23T04:58:10.693-07:002010-05-23T04:58:10.693-07:00It seems as if most of the media attention is conf...It seems as if most of the media attention is confined to the Branson area and Denver. I have not noticed worldwide media coverage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-10178389623065034222010-05-22T09:05:22.699-07:002010-05-22T09:05:22.699-07:00The eyes of concerned citizens all across this nat...The eyes of concerned citizens all across this nation, and in fact the world, are watching this judge to see if he will act on behalf of the innocent children he's harmed and will harm, if ever let out. Pete's influence, Kanakuk's influence, and the Newman's influence is far-reaching...world-wide....so there are people watching this case from all over the world. Just not the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-27293123163755914512010-05-22T06:46:22.034-07:002010-05-22T06:46:22.034-07:00Pedophiles have a high rate of recidivism (the fre...Pedophiles have a high rate of recidivism (the frequency of additional sexual crimes committed after being caught. .) The typical child sex offender molests an average of 117 children, more if the pedophile has positioned himself in a job or volunteer positions where many children are present, most of who do not report the offence. [Source: National Institute of Mental Health, 1988]<br />*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-75484654811139960002010-05-22T06:14:43.964-07:002010-05-22T06:14:43.964-07:0010:04: When you say that you can't believe the...10:04: When you say that you can't believe the no. of his victims reaches the 100-mark and that you can't believe that "90%" would remain silent..............<br />Are you suggesing that the mere no. of his victims is in the area of 10 ????????????????<br /><br />Come on. In the Sept. charges, there are 16 victims. More in the Nov. charges. SCORES have called in since then. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-12317656130358198342010-05-21T18:26:50.462-07:002010-05-21T18:26:50.462-07:0010:04, people very close to the prosecution know s...10:04, people very close to the prosecution know shocking numbers. What "the public knows" from the charges is only a small fraction of all the info. that has come into the prosecutor's office in Branson, as well as other jurisdictions and states. This guy has spent 10 years AT LEAST charming and grooming and befriending boys....He always had several in tow. Scores of them came Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-15350602560609849452010-05-21T14:15:24.401-07:002010-05-21T14:15:24.401-07:00Just playing percentages...there is a reason so fe...Just playing percentages...there is a reason so few pedophiles are actually caught...they are great at deception and manipulating their victims not to tell. Would you tell if your life became a living hell? Think about it. Pete was a SERIAL PEDOPHILE that traveled a lot and had easy access to so many. Plus he had everyone fooled and so many things/people enabled him to get away with it for sooo Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-34562539380871249412010-05-21T11:46:22.095-07:002010-05-21T11:46:22.095-07:00If you understood the level of manipulation and th...If you understood the level of manipulation and the length he went to to keep his victims from coming forward you would not doubt the numbers of kids that could have been victimized. Remember that has been going on for nearly 10 years! He has had access to THOUSANDS of kids during that time. And also remember that these kids did not start coming forward until the investigation started after Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-83076475082121241542010-05-21T10:04:16.146-07:002010-05-21T10:04:16.146-07:00why are people so certain there are 100s of victim...why are people so certain there are 100s of victims? <br /><br />We are all victims in a sense of his lies, but by victims I mean those seriously violated. I understand not all victims have or will come forward, but just playing percentages...If there were 100's of victims, then we would have to agree that less than 10% have come forward...I just dont think that could be true. These young Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-36155308099445311332010-05-21T06:05:20.754-07:002010-05-21T06:05:20.754-07:00Andrew Vachss wrote: “Sickness is a condition. Evi...Andrew Vachss wrote: “Sickness is a condition. Evil is a behavior. Evil is always a matter of choice. Evil is not thought; it is conduct. And that conduct is always volitional. And just as evil is always a choice, sickness is always the absence of choice. Sickness happens. Evil is inflicted…sickness should be treated. Evil must be fought…if a person has desires or fantasies about sexually Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-69527590156328088442010-05-21T01:15:13.627-07:002010-05-21T01:15:13.627-07:00The poster may be suggesting that there are litera...The poster may be suggesting that there are literally hundreds of families out there with so much rage toward him, that if he's turned lose in 20, 30, 50 or even 75 years, that he'd be hunted and potentially harmed by either one of his victims or their loved ones. Listen, people HATE him. People HATE pedophiles period. But a serial pedophile, who is this pompous, who set up, and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-51695023816828261842010-05-20T12:13:29.936-07:002010-05-20T12:13:29.936-07:00I'm just saying that if your child committed a...I'm just saying that if your child committed a crime of whatever henious nature, that you would not be "begging the judge" to lock him up and throw away the key. <br /><br />I seriously doubt that if your child was given a slap on the wrist for a crime that most of society felt deserved more, that you would personally go to the judge and plead wth him to give him a stricter Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-47221564209493471322010-05-19T14:04:42.415-07:002010-05-19T14:04:42.415-07:00To 12:23
WHY wouldn't you? Please explain it ...To 12:23<br /><br />WHY wouldn't you? Please explain it to us. Is it much better to live knowing he is free and destroying the lives of countless children - in the name of our beloved Lord no less? Would you still be so blinded by his lies that you can not see the truth or would you be so self consumed that you are only worried about your own wants and not the path of destruction he will Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-46278157354066480692010-05-19T12:23:02.931-07:002010-05-19T12:23:02.931-07:00To 9:58AM:
"If I were his parents, I'd b...To 9:58AM:<br /><br />"If I were his parents, I'd be begging the judge to keep him locked up for his own safety, if not for all the future potential victims."<br /><br />No, you wouldn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-22413494472797179272010-05-18T21:50:45.728-07:002010-05-18T21:50:45.728-07:00Sure has been quiet here. I guess everyone's ...Sure has been quiet here. I guess everyone's just counting the days 'til June 9th. Can't come soon enough!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-27602989938294317122010-05-11T17:10:18.549-07:002010-05-11T17:10:18.549-07:00Where will he be sent when leaving Taney Co. Jail?...Where will he be sent when leaving Taney Co. Jail?<br />Does he have to go to CO to take care of those charges before going to prison?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-44408802028916672832010-05-11T13:59:46.324-07:002010-05-11T13:59:46.324-07:00June 9th can't come soon enough for the thousa...June 9th can't come soon enough for the thousands of us, all over the country, praying for justice. It is time for him to come to terms with what he's done. After he's sent away for good, then maybe, just maybe we'll believe he sincerely sees his wrong if he spends the rest of his days apologizing to his victims and their families...every last one. Until he comes clean and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-8155109278624562932010-05-11T09:58:18.054-07:002010-05-11T09:58:18.054-07:00To think that ANYone finds it reasonable to give h...To think that ANYone finds it reasonable to give him less than the 171 years, considering the harm he's done, is appalling. <br /><br />If I were his parents, I'd be begging the judge to keep him locked up for his own safety, if not for all the future potential victims.<br /><br />To the victims and their families: I PRAY that common sense and wisdom prevails here when he is sentenced, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-55068452314209735372010-05-11T07:17:36.472-07:002010-05-11T07:17:36.472-07:00And Buttons, I know you think that his relationshi...And Buttons, I know you think that his relationship with your kids was somehow more special or more sincere, or set-apart from all the rest, or that he somehow really loved yours' in a different way.....Well, we ALL thought that his rel. with our kids was "special" b/c that's what he convinced our kids and us to think.....That's how pedophiles work. You're duped like Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-58181346790241428552010-05-11T07:13:05.063-07:002010-05-11T07:13:05.063-07:001:45, you're right. If EVER there was cause a...1:45, you're right. If EVER there was cause and justification for giving the maximum sentence, it is this case. This is an opportunity to show Missouri and the rest of the country that if you think (just b/c you've never been arrested) that you can go out and commit 100's of acts of pedophilia against 100s of children and get away with a short sentence, then you are wrong. To hurt Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-12178595391231350542010-05-10T13:45:57.952-07:002010-05-10T13:45:57.952-07:00To 10:16...No problem. I just didn't want peop...To 10:16...No problem. I just didn't want people to think about Pete's brothers that way.<br /><br />I know part of the agony they are going through because of Pete, along with his parents. <br /><br />I think we all agree we can't wait for June 9th to arrive and justice to be served on behalf of the victims. <br /><br />I can't imagine Judge Orr handing down less than a tough Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-17266924712926679482010-05-10T10:25:44.085-07:002010-05-10T10:25:44.085-07:00Let's pray they're not. But, it is a logi...Let's pray they're not. But, it is a logical question and you shouldn't have been blasted for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-2807892453799590072010-05-10T10:16:55.422-07:002010-05-10T10:16:55.422-07:006:07, I stand corrected. I really didn't mean...6:07, I stand corrected. I really didn't mean to suggest anything. What I meant to say is that we just never know with anyone. And that we should examine people more closely. If they are never serious, there just might be a reason. If they are always "on stage" (figuratively speaking), they just might be acting to cover up the real person underneath. If they are outlandish, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com