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Thursday, October 11, 2018

Father blames 'loophole' in Maryland law for allowing alleged (Montgomery Co.) molester to walk free




A Bethesda father believes a loophole in Maryland's criminal statute allowed an alleged molester to wiggle his way out of criminal charges.
The father, who spoke on condition of anonymity, explains his only daughter wanted to learn how to play the electric bass guitar. It was 2006. His daughter, now 29, was 17-years-old at the time. The father found a highly-rated music instructor in Wheaton. The male instructor was in his 50s and appeared kind, gracious and dedicated to his craft.
Nearly every Saturday for two years, the father drove his daughter to the instructor's modest one-story brick home. The instructor, who ABC7 is not naming, took the teen to a spare bedroom, which he had turned into a soundproof music studio. Each lesson went for one hour.
The father would relax on the sofa in the adjacent living room, reading magazines, watching television and occasionally napping. Not once did he suspect a sliver of impropriety.
"This was a man I welcomed into my home, we fed him, we went to his concerts at area restaurants and the zoo," the father told ABC7 during a concealed identity interview. "I paid him $50 for 80 lessons, that's $4,000, and he was doing terrible things behind my back."
In August 2008, the girl, then 18, stopped taking the private music lessons and enrolled at Montgomery College. The separation wasn't hostile or unfriendly; the arrangement had simply run its course...
https://wjla.com/news/local/father-poses-loophole-in-maryland-sex-abuse-law

110 comments:

  1. Articulate Obfuscations:
    ". . .The circumstances do not fit elements required to bring charges in the laws as they are written at this time," spokesman Ramon Korionoff said by email.

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    1. I would like to see Mr. Korionoff stare the victim straight in the eyes and then make the statement!

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    2. "Elementary, said he. ‘It is one of those instances where the reasoner can produce an effect which seems remarkable to his neighbor, because the latter has missed the one little point which is the basis of the deduction." Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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    3. "There's nothing so absurd that if you repeat it often enough, people will believe it." -William James

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    4. Is this a lame excuse to dodge their oath of office or are they working feverishly until they find a way to correct the misjustice?

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    5. 1. Was the alleged molester interviewed by the police?
      2. Was his computer checked for any inappropriate images?
      3. Was his home searched for any illegal substances?

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    6. As these crimes are increasing so are the innocent victims. And for such crimes there is usually cuddly, if any, punishment in a justice system that protects the perpetrator instead of the victim.

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    7. Answers:
      1. No
      2. No
      3. No

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    8. https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/courts/former-child-care-worker-mcps-employee-sentenced-to-six-months-for-sexually-abusing-child/
      “We have to accept the judge’s decision in the matter,” said Ramon Korionoff, Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office spokesman. “At least this defendant is held accountable and will be on the sex offenders registry for life.”

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    9. Not if he can get his record expunged like other MCPS employees. He will be off the Sex Offender Registry in a few years.

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    10. https://wjla.com/news/local/md-tennis-instructor-charged-for-alleged-sexual-relationship-with-teen-girl
      " . . . allegedly had sex with the girl 30+ times. The encounters took place before, during and after practice."
      It would be helpful Mr. Korionoff articulated the subtle differences, if any, between these two cases.

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    11. If one denies any wrongdoing, then he gets arrested:
      "My client denies in as strong of words as he can that he committed no crime."
      If one does admit wrongdoing, then he goes scot-free:
      "I am ashamed of my actions to you and your family for you deserve so much better."

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    12. https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/2019/07/29/metro-police-inform-another-woman-that-men-masturbating-metro-is-legal/?utm_term=.ae0484c9ba09
      “Even if the alleged conduct falls outside the legal requirements of indecent exposure, it could fall within another criminal offense, such as disorderly conduct, said Ramon Korionoff, spokesman for the Montgomery County state’s attorney’s office."
      We're in good hands with our legal luminaries and masters of ambiguity.

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    13. So spokesman Ramon
      Master of obfuscations
      Invokes fuzzy reason
      To dismiss allegations.

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    14. "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." -Plato

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    15. Springboarding Spokesperson:
      https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/406854/Ramon_V_Korionoff.html

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  2. Stringmaster's alleged string of sexual misconduct:
    https://www.npr.org/2018/10/24/660248392/cleveland-orchestra-fires-two-leading-musicians-after-sexual-misconduct-investig

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    1. Another Stringmaster:
      https://www.inquirer.com/news/a/lara-st-john-sexual-abuse-jascha-brodsky-curtis-institute-philadelphia-20190725.html

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  3. “Everybody's talkin' at me
    I don't hear a word they're sayin'
    Only the echoes in my mind
    I can't see their faces
    Only the darkness in their eyes”

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  4. The long, narrow and winding road to justice is paved with loopholes.

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    1. Maryland's legal loopholes
      Prove the sum of the parts
      Is greater than the whole
      Where the logic of legal arts
      Is a square peg in a round hole
      A blessing for clerical scholars
      Doing less work for more dollars.

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    2. There is enough apathy, blame and indifference to go around:
      Law to close sexual offense loophole introduced – Baltimore Sun
      “On March 20, 2006, the House passed it 136-0. But several days before the General Assembly ended, the Senate Judiciary Committee added in the words "full-time, permanent employee." State Sen. Brian Frosh, D-Montgomery County, who chaired the committee since 2003, told the Times in July that he did not recall the amendment and didn't know why it was added.”
      Prosecutors, legislators criticize 'gap' in school sex laws – Baltimore Sun
      Sen. Brian E. Frosh, chairman of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, called making changes in the law "a very complex difficult problem" due largely to the difficulty of crafting a law to cover only the people intended to be included. "We have the problem of folks who are in a position of authority that are hard to define," he said.

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  5. FY18 Montgomery College Operating Fund Revenue Sources
    Total $262,009,376
    53% County Contribution
    31% Tuition and Fees
    14% State Aid
    2% Miscellaneous

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    1. https://www.facebook.com/MontgomeryCollegeMusic

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    2. A hard day's night.
      https://www.facebook.com/MontgomeryCollegeMusic/photos/a.504077629636369/912843538759774/?type=3&theater

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  6. http://www.gazette.net/gazette_archive/2004/200448/bethesda/news/246936-1.html
    “Parents must be able to trust tutors, coaches, and musical instructors.
    Fritts clearly violated that trust to satisfy some twisted impulse,"
    State's Attorney Douglas F. Gansler said in a statement.

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    1. https://www.fredericknewspost.com/archives/guitar-teacher-accused-of-abuse-pictures-found-during-search/article_31008b3d-bc41-5c01-a4ea-d12474ab21a7.html

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  7. http://www.mymcpnews.com/2015/03/13/silver-spring-man-arrested-for-sexl-abuse-of-a-minor/
    “The inappropriate sexual contact occurred both at the suspect’s residence as well as at the victim’s home.”

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    1. Sound Discretion or Double Standard?

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    2. https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2019/04/police-fairfax-co-music-teacher-arrested-for-sexually-assaulting-2-students/
      "The sex abuse happened during music lessons and other times when the children were in his home, according to detectives from the Major Crimes Bureau’s Child Abuse Squad, which headed the investigation."

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    3. https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2020/01/private-music-teacher-in-fairfax-county-accused-of-sexual-battery/
      "A private music teacher in Fairfax County, Virginia, is out on bond after being accused of inappropriately touching a student."

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    4. These headlines have a tendency of disappearing:
      https://wjla.com/news/local/md-guitar-instructor-accused-of-sexually-abusing-12-year-old-boy-for-years-112288

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  8. http://musiciansdc.org/files/2018/06/TEACHERedited06202018-1.pdf

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    1. http://musiciansdc.org/teachers/

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    2. https://monkeysee.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/msl_Picture_11-26.jpg

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    3. https://tl-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/document/366916_dkvz5gm8bxwjbvpm68z8.jpg

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  9. “All that glisters is not gold." -William Shakespeare

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  10. For the record.
    Rape: A criminal offense defined in most states as forcible sexual relations with a person against that person's will.

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    1. https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/courts/trial-begins-in-sex-assault-case-where-liaisons-were-arranged-via-dating-app/
      “No means no,” prosecutor Mary Herdman told the jury of nine men and five women during opening arguments.
      “You can consent to hundreds of different things sexually with someone, but when someone says ‘no’ to a particular thing, no means no.”

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    2. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Maryland-Man-Sexually-Assaulted-Women-He-Met-on-Tinder-512543991.html
      "It's important to realize that no always means no," Ramon Korionoff, spokesman for the Montgomery County State's Attorney said.”
      Really! Mr. Korionoff?

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  11. Our scholarly lawmakers
    And expert dealmakers
    Sensed urgent necessity
    To reflect upon diversity
    And allow unspecified
    Leaving many stupefied
    For state identification
    Yet, displayed no reaction
    To take much needed action
    On the legal technicality
    Defying the stark reality.

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  12. https://bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/November-December-2017/Bethesda-Interview-John-McCarthy/
    Q: How does being a father and grandfather affect your work?
    A:"I think it helps tremendously. When you see someone, and someone they love is hurt or injured, you can imagine what they’re going through. I’ve had fathers who sat across from me and said, ‘I’m looking at you. I’m her father. I’m relying on you to bring us some justice in this case.’ Sometimes you don’t even have to speak. I just get a look." !!!

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    1. Q: Mr. McCarthy what would you do if a sexual predator raped your daughter?

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  13. https://wjla.com/news/local/former-school-nurse-charged-in-sex-crimes-involving-md-students-gets-6-months
    Apparently, the school nurse had 'permanent or temporary care or custody or responsibility for the supervision of a minor' in this case.

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    1. https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/02/13/school-nurse-arrested-sex-offense-crisfield-high/
      “According to charging documents, the victims were all 17-year-old students. They told police Marsh communicated with them on social media, primarily Snapchat. They said she would meet them at various places in Crisfield and perform sexual acts in her van. She told one of the victims not to tell anyone.”

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  14. "I did not know if the perpetrator 'had permanent or temporary care or custody or responsibility for the supervision of a minor,' because your father was present outside the room at all of your lessons..." According to their absurd and twisted logic, the father should have been arrested and charged for not manhandling the alleged molester!

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    1. Posing a dubious legal technicality to dodge responsibility is a lame and loathsome excuse.
      http://parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com/search?q=+martial+arts

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    2. Reference: https://www.mdcourts.gov/data/opinions/coa/2016/46a14.pdf
      “Therefore, the only possibility is that he was an “other person who has … temporary care or custody or responsibility for supervision of Ms. K. It appears to be undisputed that he did have temporary responsibility for the supervision of Ms. K. during the time that she was in his martial arts class.”
      Yet the ever doubting Debbie
      And the random justice John
      Let the culprit get off Scot-free
      Noting that nothing could be done!

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    3. Is this a classic case of:
      a. arbitrary justice
      b. dubious justice
      c. random justice
      d. selective justice

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    4. https://www.fox5dc.com/news/fourth-fairfax-county-music-teacher-accused-of-sexually-abusing-students-in-recent-months
      “Police say parents should determine on a case by case basis if they should not leave their child alone during music lessons.”

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    5. Yet, another local area 'music teacher' charged for sexual crimes:
      https://wjla.com/news/local/virginia-man-charged-in-sex-crimes-dating-back-20-years

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  15. If one denies any wrongdoing, then he gets arrested:
    "My client denies in as strong of words as he can that he committed no crime."
    If one does admit wrongdoing, then he goes scot-free:
    "I am ashamed of my actions to you and your family for you deserve so much better."
    “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm

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  16. https://wtop.com/maryland/2020/02/lawmakers-look-to-close-loopholes-in-marylands-marital-rape-laws/
    “Debbie Feinstein, chief of the Special Victim’s Division of the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, told the committee about a case that her office struggled to prosecute.”
    I cannot believe my ears!

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    1. "He was eventually prosecuted on a different charge, Feinstein said, but the man should have faced charges for raping his wife on numerous occasions.”
      In other words, she can be aggressive and resourceful if she choses to be.

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  17. http://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-ga-abuse-lawsuits-20200220-qxjpjk7s7zfi7nwhqirclkmcfu-story.html
    “The effort in Maryland comes amid growing understanding nationally about the scope and lasting effects of child sexual abuse at the hands of priests, pastors, coaches, teachers and other adults.”

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  18. In the summer of 2006, we made an appointment and visited the Montgomery College Music Department, Rockville Campus where we met with a full time music professor. He explained the music program and as a result she decided to continue her study of electric bass with MC. Then, the music professor highly recommended and provided contact information for an MC adjunct professor of electric bass, who taught at his home studio in Wheaton, MD.

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    1. Fragile facade: https://glasscreations.weebly.com/gallery---portraits.html

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  19. The Molester's Studio Exposed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkcUB6EaSHk

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    1. Fingering Genius at work: https://monkeysee.com/one-finger-major-scales-on-the-bass/

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    2. https://www.alignable.com/wheaton-md/new-door-productions-2

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  20. Black & White Justice in Montgomery County
    Case A: https://wjla.com/news/local/md-tennis-instructor-charged-for-alleged-sexual-relationship-with-teen-girl
    “The victim recounted that the unexpected courtside kiss eventually led to a consensual sexual relationship that went on for two years.”
    Timeframe: 2009-2011
    Age of victim: 16-18
    Age of alleged offender: 29-31
    Race of alleged offender: Black
    Occupation of alleged offender: Montgomery Tennis Instructor
    Authorities statement: Arrested and charged with sex abuse of a minor: Article Section CR 3-602

    Case B: https://wjla.com/news/local/father-poses-loophole-in-maryland-sex-abuse-law
    “While the conduct you described certainly met the definition of exploitation/molestation as required in section 3-602,I did not know if the...”
    Timeframe: 2006-2008
    Age of victim: 17-19
    Age of alleged offender: 53-55
    Race of alleged offender: White
    Occupation of alleged offender: Montgomery College Instructor
    Authorities statement: The circumstances do not fit elements required to bring charges in the laws as they are written at this time.

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  21. Since we have settled for degenerate leaders
    "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
    -Edmund Burke

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    1. The leaders of our community
      Since they cannot attain unity
      Have provided the opportunity
      So molesters commit incivility
      And act so with full impunity.

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  22. https://mcasa.org/law-public-policy/legislative-agenda
    Person in Position of Authority – HB223 – Died in Committee, No Vote
    A bill to help close the remaining loophole in Maryland’s laws regarding persons in authority who sexually exploit children they have authority over. Statutory rape provisions protect younger children, child sexual abuse laws protect children during the time a child is actually in an adult’s care or supervision, certain school employees are always prohibited from having sex with their students, and new laws on sextortion provide the ability to prosecute those using threats of emotional distress to coerce sexual activity. However, the law still has gaps that fail to protect teenagers from sexual exploitation by extra-curricular activity instructors, scout masters, school volunteers, and other adults in authority. This bill closes these remaining gaps, so that all teens are protected. Lead sponsor: Delegate Sara Love.
    Q: By choosing No Vote as their decision, does the committee _____________ such behavior?
    a. Tolerate
    b. Accept
    c. Approve
    d. Condone
    e. Support

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    1. Based on the collective persuasive and pleading testimony presented, it's all of the above beyond a reasonable doubt.
      http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/WitnessSignup/HB0223?ys=2021RS

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    2. https://wjla.com/news/crime/falls-church-employee-arrested-sexual-relationship-student
      In sharp contrast, our Maryland Legislature has protected such predators for the past 25 years!

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  23. The Maryland Legislature wasted no time nixing the state song, but at the same time swept the sexual predator HB0223 Bill under the proverbial rug. https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/maryland-votes-nix-state-song-confederate-call-arms-76757105

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    1. Legal loopholes exist to minimize
      The tedious tasks of the attorneys
      To get their clients of the hook
      In order to maximize their moneys.

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    2. It would be helpful to know if the snag is attributed to peer pressure of constituent indifference.

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  24. Oh Maryland! my free state Maryland!
    Your leaders march to different drums
    They devote their hearts and souls
    To provide you with a steady supply
    Of perennial run of the mill loopholes.

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  25. Arbitrary technicalities
    In counterfeit societies
    Dismiss the improprieties
    Condoning immoralities.

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  26. https://wtop.com/crime/2021/07/former-fairfax-co-cop-indicted-on-sex-crimes/
    “Crimes of a sexual nature against minors are some of the most heinous crimes,” Descano said during the briefing. “And whenever we see these crimes, I can’t help but think of my daughter and how painful it would be if she were a victim of these types of crimes. So my heart does go out to the victim and her family.”
    In sharp contrast, our stewards of crime and punishment are well versed in legal technicalities.

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  27. https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/courts/mccarthy-files-for-re-election-as-montgomery-county-states-attorney/
    McCarthy said his experience helps the county “address some of the complex social issues that contribute to crime.”
    When did the highest legal officer position in the county change into the scholarly study of sociology?

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    1. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/montgomery-county-teacher-who-ran-for-congress-sentenced-for-sexual-abuse/2832751/
      "She was crushed and she continues to carry the burden of the results of this violation with her even today as a young woman trying to build a life for herself," Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy said.

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  28. Parents, if you care for your children run, don't just walk way from this "self-taught natural" professor.
    https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/academics/departments/performing-arts-rockville/faculty-staff.html#cust-30-scottgiambusso-content-content

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    1. https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=2268495

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  29. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/02/23/marijuana-maryland-recreational-legal/
    Maryland takes major step toward legalizing marijuana, while all the efforts to close the perennial, gaping loophole regarding Persons in Position of Authority, HB223/SB49, goes up in smoke.

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  30. Another "person in position of authority" Bill that met an untimely death in the hands of the judiciary committee:
    https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0959F.pdf

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  31. Final Frenzy:
    https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/04/12/with-a-final-frenzy-the-444th-general-assembly-adjourns/
    Actual Accomplishments:
    https://mcasa.org/law-public-policy/legislative-agenda

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  32. https://www.fox5dc.com/news/new-animal-abuse-bill-in-maryland-would-boost-penalties
    MoCo is a dog haven
    Under the rule of law
    While student abuse
    Evades the law in awe.

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  33. Tried this move with the MAG only to be sent in a wild goose chase:
    https://wjla.com/news/local/serena-demille-loudoun-county-teen-virginia-ag-jason-miyares-sexual-assault-case-abduction-buta-biberaj

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  34. What I find a total disgrace
    Is looking you face to face
    And stating with stark pride
    They cannot prove the case.

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  35. Rage Against The Machine:
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/07/22/hotel-mandarin-shooting-dc/

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    1. A Clear and Present Danger to Child Molesters:
      https://wjla.com/news/local/shanteari-weems-mandarin-oriental-hotel-shooting-southwest-washington-dc-day-care-court-charge-husband-alleged-child-molester-police-baltimore-county-maryland-crime

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  36. Injustice in our community
    Is treated with impunity
    That will haunt humanity
    From now until eternity.

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  37. The self-proclaimed peripatetic protector and savior of our young people: https://bethesdamagazine.com/2022/09/24/after-first-week-of-gun-education-assemblies-mccarthy-hopes-students-will-be-proactive-in-reporting-incidents/ “My favorite number is zero. If I had no gun cases to prosecute, I’d be the best state’s attorney in America,” he said

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  38. Maryland's ignominious opinion has turned twenty-five, while the MAG's request that:
    "The General Assembly should reexamine the adequacy of current law" has fallen on deaf ears.
    https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Opinions%20Documents/1997/82oag58.PDF

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    1. https://www.myamericannurse.com/long-term-health-outcomes-of-childhood-sexual-abuse/ "Those who experienced childhood sexual abuse are one and a half times more likely to report serious health problems. Children who are sexually abused often have anxiety, poor self-esteem, dysfunctional relationships, eating disorders, and post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD)."

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  39. https://johnmccarthy.us/
    "State’s Attorney John McCarthy pledges to protect the reproductive rights of all women."
    And when powerless female teenage victims plead for help, he conjures up lame 'legal technicalities."

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    1. If the Wash Post said it, it must be true:
      https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/17/john-mccarthy-montgomery-county-maryland-states-attorney-primary-endorsement-2022/

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    2. The SAO replied rather cynically
      That they thought it was a civilly
      A clever indeed move politically
      To get out from under wittingly.

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  40. I CANNOT BELIEVE MY EARS! State's Attorney John McCarthy commended the victim's courage. “The bravery of the victim in coming forward initially and then participating in the trial, testifying before the jury, cannot be overstated," he said. "A predator in our community will now be held to account." https://wjla.com/news/local/rockville-maryland-montgomery-county-man-charged-with-second-degree-rape-sex-offender-james-mcclain-wheaton-metro-station-assault-attempted

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  41. https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/12/18/composers-open-letter-juilliard/
    "Private lessons are a Petri dish for sexual harassment. Locked studio. Unobservable.
    Teacher compliments the student endlessly and claims to be in love with their talent."

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  42. https://dc.eater.com/2022/12/20/23517977/maryland-restaurant-chef-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-raynold-mendizabal-urban-butcher
    “This was especially difficult for Ms. Doe, who was a minor and did not know how to respond or deflect sexual advances from an adult, 30+ years her senior, who was her supervisor,” the lawsuit says, noting Mendizábal’s actions in question were “unwelcome, unprivileged, uninvited, unwarranted, and illegal.”

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  43. Our perennial prosecutor purposely omits the phrase "sexual abuse" from this pompous presentation:
    https://montgomerycountymd.gov/SAO/Resources/Files/Year_In_Review_2022.pdf

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  44. Actions speak louder than words:
    "The issue really concerns the person in a position of authority,"
    said Montgomery County State's Attorney John J. McCarthy,
    who is among those who want to expand the scope of the law.
    https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/anne-arundel/bs-md-ar-sex-offense-law-20121101-story.html

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    1. It was my terrible luck to wind up interacting with the same actors:
      https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/sex-offense-law-in-maryland-has-loophole/2012/06/16/gJQAWdoohV_story.html?tid=a_inl_manual
      "Anne Arundel took on the Spear case to avoid a conflict of interest; Montgomery State’s Attorney John J. McCarthy knows Spear, said Seth Zucker, a spokesman for McCarthy."
      "Steven VanGrack, Spear’s attorney, said prosecutors are certainly correct to say that the case was dropped due to a technicality, and nobody likes a loophole."

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  45. Our urban legal scholars
    Are busy splitting hairs
    And generating hot air
    Using excess tax dollars.
    https://mgahouse.maryland.gov/mga/play/66848c4b4ed94f5cb5c50d2df81f85f51d?catalog/03e481c7-8a42-4438-a7da-93ff74bdaa4c&playfrom=416128



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  46. The Person in Position of Authority
    Has now just turned twenty-five
    And our lugubrious lawmakers
    Acknowledged it with high fives.

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  47. A classic case of stealing someone's thunder:
    https://wjla.com/news/local/maryland-states-attorneys-offices-curb-sex-abuse-loophole-new-bill-general-assembly-victims-sb21-debbie-feinstein-special-victims-division-montgomery-county-states-attorneys-office-sex-trafficking

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    1. As long as you tolerate depraved people in power in our public institutions, this is merely lip service:
      “We need to do this for our community. We need to stand up for vulnerable victims, child victims of trafficking, children who are victimized by people in power. It makes our community safer.”

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  48. Photo Op Justice System:
    https://scontent-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/347101340_1567447364065642_1971960167211241384_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=2awxmQ9C7lQAX9WxijY&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.xx&oh=00_AfCDVn6RdDfqD4C1l78gHGGRb-Oaw-wABwEzYN9VwLMBxw&oe=647098BF

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  49. Random Justice Strikes Again!
    “The defendant abused his position as head of a church to gain the confidence of this parishioner, and then violated her trust, victimizing her,” said State’s Attorney John McCarthy.
    https://wjla.com/news/local/takoma-park-church-rape-pastor-montgomery-county-hyattsville-erick-odir-vidal-fuentes-second-degree-fourth-degree-sex-offense-iglesia-pentecostal-el-fin-viene-new-hampshire-ave-trial-verdict-crime#

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  50. Empty Vessels Make the Loudest Noises:
    https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=282373924365059&set=a.185135117422274
    Incredible bill-signing day in Annapolis yesterday—the General Assembly passed, and Governor Moore signed into law, multiple bills that protect sexual assault, child abuse, domestic violence, and human trafficking victims.

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  51. Fiddling while Rome burns?
    https://www.facebook.com/MCSAONews/videos/a-true-honor-to-receive-the-distinguished-service-to-public-education-award-from/778869183823067/

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  52. Predators went on unpunished
    Because our lawmakers failed
    To agree among themselves
    Hence they should be jailed!

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  53. The horrific irony is that I home schooled her in order to shield
    her from the trash that gathered daily at the "Middle School of Excellence" but I failed to save her from the garbage that had collected at "Maryland's Premier Community College."
    https://mcadvocate.com/1292/news/faculty-jazz-concert/

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  54. The perennial prosecutor
    Had a flash of brilliancy
    Treat the acts of a predator
    Like a casual case of civilly.

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  55. Adding insult to injury one sexual abuse victim at a time:
    https://wtop.com/maryland/2023/03/maryland-prosecutors-push-for-better-protections-for-child-sex-abuse-victims/ Right now, McCarthy said schoolteachers can be charged in these situations because they clearly have custody of children at a school. However, he cited a situation in which a music teacher was engaging in sexual activity with a girl at a home, but since her father was waiting in a nearby room, prosecutors could not show the music teacher had clear custody of the child at the time.

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    1. A situation of ultimate hypocrisy:
      https://www.coursicle.com/montgomerycollege/professors/John+McCarthy/
      https://www.coursicle.com/montgomerycollege/professors/Scott+Giambusso/

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