Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: Police: Man charged with rape of 12-year-old girl in Wheaton

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Police: Man charged with rape of 12-year-old girl in Wheaton

A man is facing rape and sex offense charges after police said he drove a 12-year-old girl to her Wheaton, Maryland, home and assaulted her in his car last week.

James Allen Booker, 59, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was charged with one count each of second-degree rape and third-degree sex offense, Montgomery County police said Tuesday. He was charged in connection to the sex assault that happened May 23.

Police said on that day, the 12-year-old girl was walking home from school during a thunderstorm when Booker pulled up in a car alongside her and asked her if she wanted a ride home. They did not know each other, police added.

The girl accepted the offer, got into his car and gave him her home address. Booker then drove her to her home, but when he parked in front of her residence, police said he sexually assaulted the girl...

https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2019/05/police-man-charged-with-rape-of-12-year-old-girl-in-wheaton/

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AnonymousDecember 6, 2019 at 2:16 PM
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Our esteemed elected politicians
Double up as skillful statisticians
Speaking using eloquent generalities
While sugarcoating the stark realities.

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Formed in 2002, the Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland seeks to achieve the goals of coherent, content-rich curriculum standards; high expectations combined with timely remediation and acceleration; a wider range of educational options for parents and children; greater transparency and accountability; and meaningful community input.

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What The Washington Post said about the Parents' Coalition

The coalition might be the best-known parent advocacy group in the region. Its members represent several constituencies, including parents of special education and gifted education students and fiscal watchdogs. The group's defining victory came this school year when the school system scaled back the fees charged to families for course materials.

Coalition leaders have drawn attention to the misuse of funds collected from students for activities, the broadcast of a commercial radio service on school buses and, with their "Weast Watch" blog, the travel habits of Weast and his lieutenants.

The Washington Post, June 4, 2009

Jerry Weast on the Parents' Coalition

"Along the way, you’ve had a challenging relationship with the Parents’ Coalition, the network of citizen activists who use the political process and other means to hold MCPS accountable.

The thing people accuse me of is listening, but not hearing. I hear, but I do not always agree. I am sorry that the world is faster than it was 10 years ago. I did not do that. [But] if we do not keep up, then our kids will be behind. We have to stop whining and get real."

Bethesda Magazine, March-April 2011