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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=3>Here's where Crabtree and I might
agree:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=3>There ought be a website in the county (perhaps,
pages in the county or city website) showing a map pinpointing all the locations
where <STRONG><FONT size=4>all</FONT></STRONG> convicted child sex offenders
live. By clicking on each noted point, those interested could pull up the
exact address, a photo, a catalog of there offenses (omitting victim
names).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=3>The <EM>DN</EM> and <EM>LMT</EM> could run
similar information each time an offender moves into the area or changes
location within the county.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=3>Do such seems like a simple, inexpensive way to
help give parents information so that they can protect their
children.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=3>On the other hand I am sure that Crabtree knows
why Sitler and Wilson are getting extra attention. If not, he can start
here:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=3><A
href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/CR_2005_02027/">http://www.tomandrodna.com/CR_2005_02027/</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=3>by reading the letter from the Cultmaster and
then the plea agreement.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=3>And then consider:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>I am glad that the <EM>Daily News</EM> has finally decided to pay some
attention to the Sitler case other than their previously published whines
of Douglas Wilson and Roy Atwood about the harm to NSA and other facets of the
Christless Church Cult without a word of the effect on the real victims, the
children who were the psychically mutilated objects of Sitler's
debauchery.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>It is too bad, however, that the <EM>Daily News</EM> did not publish
legitimate, timely, and relevant news about Sitler's case while it was
under adjudication. Public opinion may have changed the outcome and may
have made further tragedies more unlikely.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The article in last weekend's edition contained some excellent information
about the effects of lax sentencing in cases of pedophilia. I cite it
below my signature for your renewed consideration.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The was another piece of information that was disturbing and angering in
the news article:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff>'<FONT color=#000000>[Prosecutor William]</FONT>
Thompson said every sentence is unique, but "the majority (of sex offenders) go
into probation right off the bat."'</FONT>
<P>Citizens of Latah County have a legitimate expectation that the
locally elected prosecutor and other public officials be a little more concerned
about the community and its children than doing what others do. Thompson's
statement attempting to justify his role in the Sitler case is of the
"Monkey see, monkey do" mentality. Justifying just behavior because
little Johnny does it is simply not acceptable. </P>
<P>I am greatly saddened, angered, and disturbed that, <FONT
color=#0000ff><STRONG>if true</STRONG></FONT>, the majority of serial
pedophiles go into probation right off the bat. However, Latah
County citizens do not want such to happen <FONT color=#ff0000
size=4><STRONG>here</STRONG><FONT color=#000000>,</FONT></FONT> where
as taxpayers and voters we have a small voice in the conduct of the
criminal justice system, and, more importantly, have a real concern for the
children of our community.</P>
<P>In the Sitler case, we are not dealing with a one-time offender or even one
of lesser impact:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">From:<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>Case No. Cr-2005-02027, RULE 11 PLEA AGREEMENT</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">2.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>The State agrees that it will not recommend a sentence greater than a
judgment of conviction with the court retaining jurisdiction. The prosecuting
attorney has been made aware by counsel for the defendant that <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: red">the volume and
extent of acts by the defendant are greater than the investigator's
documentation.</SPAN></B> The prosecuting attorney has also been made aware by
counsel for the defendant that <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: red">similar acts occurred in connection with minor</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">s</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: red"> now residing in other
state</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">s</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: red">.</SPAN></B> The State agrees that it will not charge Steven
James Sitler with <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">any </SPAN>other
crimes of a similar nature to Lewd Conduct with a Minor Under Sixteen Years of
Age based on facts he discloses in connection with this
case.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Dear Mr.
Thompson:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">I have reviewed the Rule II
Plea Agreement in State v. Steven Sitler, Cause [sic] No. CR-2005-02027,
specifically paragraphs <?xml:namespace prefix = st2 ns = "QV10"
/><st2:bcv_smarttag w:st="on">2 and 3</st2:bcv_smarttag>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I find that both paragraphs
accurately stale my position in this matter, wherein no charges will be pursued
concerning disclosed <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Stevens</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: red">victim</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">s</SPAN></B> for <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: red">crime</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">s</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: red"> </SPAN></B>similar to Lewd
Conduct with a Minor Under Sixteen Years of Age.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">/s/<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">John G.
Wetle<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Prosecuting Attorney for
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Stevens</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">From:<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>Letter to Judge Stegner from a victim's parents</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Steven has admitted to <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: red">several
incidents</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: red"> </SPAN>of sexual perversion. We
personally only know of the full details of his molestation of our daughter,
Elizabeth. <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: red">When
she was only two years old, Steven offered to take her downstairs and watch her
while the adults were talking upstairs. At that time he forced her to kiss his
erect penis.</SPAN></B> It was painful enough to be told of the perversion that
Steven committed against <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Elizabeth</st1:City></st1:place> yet now we have watched for the last
six months as an admitted child molester has been living in the comforts of his
parent's home, whiling away the days that should be spent in jail.</FONT></P>
<P>In addition to repeated defiling of very young children in their formative
years and most likely damaging them for life, Sitler kept a trophy photographic
website which included some of his victims. Pathological.</P>
<P>Repeat: With Sitler we are not dealing with a one-time offender or even
one of lesser impact!</P>
<P>Being repetitive even more:</P>
<P><FONT color=#0000ff>"<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT size=3>However, the
reality is that predicting whether a particular offender will re-offend or not
re-offend is very risky business. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It seems to me to be very, very risky
business when the offenses are numerous, over a long period of time, over wide
areas, and where the offender kept a photographic trophy website including some
of his victims."<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P>Hence, although the <EM>Daily News</EM> editorial was welcome, it was quite
milquetoast. The depravity and number of the offenses were not made
plain as neither were the names of local officials who produced the
sentencing decision nor the role that the extremely unqualified, hypocritical,
but persuasive Douglas Wilson played.</P>
<P> </P>
<P>Here is another problem not yet discussed on V 2020 as far as I remember:</P>
<P>By giving Sitler an early release and by allowing Sitler to avoid doing any
hard time, the court may have done Sitler himself a great disservice. </P>
<P>It is certainly not clear that his brief period of treatment has been
effective, and it is far from clear that the short, soft incarceration
has had a sufficient amount of deterrence value to prevent Sitler's
pedophilic urges from escaping control. In other words, it is very likely
that Sitler could have benefited from a longer and harder incarceration and
continued treatment while incarcerated.</P>
<P>At any rate, the community and its children would be at lesser risk.</P>
<P><BR>Wayne A. Fox<BR>1009 Karen Lane<BR>PO Box 9421<BR>Moscow, ID
83843</P>
<P>(208) 882-7975<BR><A href="mailto:waf@moscow.com">waf@moscow.com</A><BR></P>
<P> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Sue Fellon, executive director
of the Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence, said the time sex
offenders serve ultimately depends on the severity of the case and the sentence
that was handed down.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>"When someone gets a
life sentence and only does a little over a year, treatment certainly cannot be
monitored during that short of time," she said. "I think the jury's still out on
(whether) treatment helps everybody."<o:p></o:p></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>She said there is no
guarantee treatment will keep those convicted of sex offenses from
re-offending.<o:p></o:p></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><FONT face="Times New Roman">"Pedophiles choose a child and
are seeking power and control," Fellon said. "(They) made a choice, nobody makes
them do it."<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><FONT face="Times New Roman">She said pedophiles usually
aren't the type to cause problems in prison and generally are well-behaved,
which may help some get out early for good
behavior.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Fellon said there's a message
sent to victims when offenders are released early.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG><FONT
color=#ff0000>"Victims of sex abuse and assault often choose not to report and
go through all this," she said. "This is another threat on the pile. (Sitler)
gets a slap on the hand; you'd get more prison time if you got a couple of
DUIs."<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
color=#ff0000><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>She
said the system is there to help the victim, but offenders often are treated
with more compassion.<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
color=#ff0000><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#ff0000><STRONG>Fellon
said it's the victims who end up serving the life sentence because they must
live with the crime for the rest of their lives.</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=gussie443@hotmail.com href="mailto:gussie443@hotmail.com">Ellen
Roskovich</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=sslund@roadrunner.com
href="mailto:sslund@roadrunner.com">sslund@roadrunner.com</A> ; <A
title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 17, 2007 9:28 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] OUR VIEW: Time to revisit sex offender
sentencing</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>
<P><STRONG>Saundra, I read that yesterday evening and thought it wasn't enough
information, because nowhere does it mention exactly what you brought up. . .
that the convicted molester was allowed out of jail unsupervised for
therapy for a year. The newspaper needs to make that point really clear to
the public because I'd be willing to bet most of Latah County doesn't have a
clue.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>Yesterday, on CNN, they were reporting about a little girl back
east who fought off an attacker after school. Family members held him down
until the authorities picked him up. It was reported as an attempted
kidnapping. He was out on the streets the next day.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>So, it looks like the way authorities/courts handle child
preditors is a problem in many communities across
America.</STRONG></P><STRONG></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV class=RTE><STRONG>Ellen Roskovich</STRONG> </DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=jampot@adelphia.net href="mailto:jampot@adelphia.net">g. crabtree</A>
</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=kjajmix1@msn.com href="mailto:kjajmix1@msn.com">keely
emerinemix</A> ; <A title=vpschwaller@gmail.com
href="mailto:vpschwaller@gmail.com">Glenn Schwaller</A> ; <A
title=bherodotus@yahoo.com href="mailto:bherodotus@yahoo.com">Bob Herodotus</A>
; <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 29, 2007 2:31 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] A personal invitation to Mr.
Schwaller</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>It's rather difficult to take all the indignation and self
righteousness expressed by a certain element on this list as seriously as one
might otherwise. Why is Sitler singled out for all the condemnation (not
that he doesn't deserve every ounce of it) when there has there
been nary a peep when it comes to others who have committed the very same (or
worse) crime in this county and also still reside here. Where is your
"legitimate fears" when it comes to Michael Ashcraft, Christopher Busting, and
Mike Brazington? Why are you not so vocally "concerned" about Robert Buckingham,
Frank Burkgart, and Harvey Hamilton? What about the likelihood of reoffense for
Michael Hardway, Dennis Hendrix, Wayne Jacobs, Knute Klingler, and Kevin
Osterberg? Could it be that they get no Vision 2020 scrutiny
and castigation because to do so would not further an agenda? I'm
afraid that the pious blather that comes from History Daddy and his little
band of likeminded friends would be far easier to stomach were it not
so blatantly just another cynical means to an end.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>g</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=kjajmix1@msn.com href="mailto:kjajmix1@msn.com">keely emerinemix</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vpschwaller@gmail.com
href="mailto:vpschwaller@gmail.com">Glenn Schwaller</A> ; <A
title=bherodotus@yahoo.com href="mailto:bherodotus@yahoo.com">Bob
Herodotus</A> ; <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 29, 2007 7:52 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] A personal
invitation to Mr. Schwaller</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Somewhere between five and 98 percent of all Visionaires who
read the post below detect an undercurrent of snarling, manly
arrogance. I'm guessing that the two percent were raising their Sabbath
glasses to him.<BR><BR>Either way, his attempts to mask his disdain for his
questioner by quoting the gamut of statistics that might address the Sitler
situation fell flat. I'm afraid indifference to the genuine concern
expressed by other Visionaires and disdain for them for expressing it leaked
out like a robust Syrah in cloudy, cracked stemware.<BR><BR>I'll try it the
simple, albeit shrill and insistent, manner Schwaller by now knows me
for:<BR><BR>Can you possibly grasp the anger this community has toward Sitler
and those who dealt with him, and can you understand the legitimate fears of
those concerned that he's out of jail? <BR><BR>keely<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<HR>
Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 14:18:47 -0700<BR>From: vpschwaller@gmail.com<BR>To:
bherodotus@yahoo.com; vision2020@moscow.com<BR>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] A
personal invitation to Mr. Schwaller<BR><BR>Visionaries and Mr
Herodotus,<BR><BR>Thank you for the invitation to "return" but I never
really left. I was simply a bit busy over the past few days taking
advantage of the weather break to plant the begonias, nasturtiums, and
geraniums.<BR><BR>I'll attempt to answer your questions, but I do so
assuming you are being genuine and not disingenuous in your query. I
mention this only because another visionary has questioned "the truth about
(your) opinions", that this individual "Doesn't believe I'll do that"
(accept the truth of my opinions), "thank you very much.", then proceeds to
demand the answer to 3 additional questions.<BR><BR>So, on to your
questions. These are important, timely questions that deserve
answers. However, I don't believe I can give you full nor adequate
answers to any of them. I don't know that definitive answers exist,
however one can find just about any answer one wants to fit one's
position. That being said:<BR><BR>"1. Can you please tell us the
recidivism rate for serial pedophiles?"<BR><BR>I don't believe a thorough
statistical study has been done for over 10 years. So keeping that in
mind, according to the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice
Statistics, within 3 years of release from incarceration, a little more than
5 percent of sex offenders were rearrested for another sex crime. If
one looks at ALL crimes committed, about 40 percent of sex offenders were
rearrested for other offenses.<BR><BR>Within this three year period, 3.5
percent of convicted sex offenders were convicted again for a sex crime, 24
percent convicted for new crimes, and about 40 percent are imprisoned again
because of a parole or probation violation.<BR><BR>However, if you're Joan
Opyr, in an article she published not quite a year ago, she quotes a 75%
recidivism rate.<BR><BR>The USDJ study also looked at the relationship
between offenders and victims and reported that overall, 46 percent of the
victims were a family member. A 2005 study by the National Crime
Victimization Survey reports that 73 percent of sexual assaults were known
by the victim: 38 percent were a friend or acquaintance, 28 percent were
involved in an "intimate" relationship, and 7 percent were another
relative. <BR><BR>An NPR story in 2005 offered a 98
percent recidivism rate over a 25 year period, with a 60 percent likelihood
of offending again within 5 years under the best treatment available., there
is a 60% occurrence of re-offence within five years. The story also mentions
that the offender in most sexual abuse cases is a family member or friend of
the family (97 percent for victims under the age of 6, and 95 percent
of those between the ages 6 and 12).<BR><BR>So, somewhere between 5 and 95
percent?<BR><BR>"2. Can you please share with us the average number of
children that repeat offenders violate before their
discovery?"<BR><BR>Again, I have no concrete statistics. There is
apparently some information on Mr Sitler's repeated violations before he was
discovered (I'm sure Mr Hansen can give you that number off the top of his
head). The numbers seem to run from one to dozens over decades for
catholic priests. And in Portugal, a driver and gardener was accused
of molesting children at the school where he was worked. After
questioning and examining more than 600 children, over 125 were reported to
have been victimized by this individual.<BR><BR>So, somewhere between 1 and
more than 125? <BR><BR>"3, Can you please describe for us a worst-case
scenario for the children of Moscow (number of victims, age of victims,
types of abuse, etc.), if Mr. Sitler resumes his pattern of serial
predation?"<BR><BR>Quite frankly, I sense an undercurrent of sarcasm in this
last question, but hey . . .<BR><BR>Maybe you can ask me how many polar
bears, perched on their ever-diminishing slab of ice, are going to starve
tonight?<BR><BR>Well, obviously I can't give you the answers you would like
to hear. I doubt even Mr Sitler himself would know, given the worst
possible case, what would be the answers to those questions. However,
if you refer back to the replies to Question 1, you may find some answers of
sorts in there.<BR><BR>I'd like to think I have the community's, but perhaps
not that of starving polar bear's, interests at
heart.<BR><BR>Schwaller<BR><BR>"You can always see it commin', but you can
never stop it."<BR> --Michael
Timmins<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=EC_gmail_quote>On 5/28/07, <B class=EC_gmail_sendername>Bob
Herodotus</B> <<A href="mailto:bherodotus@yahoo.com">bherodotus@yahoo.com
</A>> wrote:</SPAN>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=EC_gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex">Visionaries and
Mr. Schwaller,<BR><BR>I personally invite Mr. Schwaller to return to this
forum because I for one found his posts both provocative and enlightening.
Hard facts about serial pedophiles are difficult to ascertain and I
commend him for sharing his knowledge of this unseemly subject with us so
that we as a community can be better prepared to address a predator in our
midst.<BR><BR>With this in mind, I have a couple of questions for Mr.
Schwaller.<BR><BR>1. Can you please tell us the recidivism rate for serial
pedophiles?<BR><BR>2. Can you please share with us the average number of
children that repeat offenders violate before their discovery?<BR><BR>3.
Finally, given your familiarity with Steven Sitler's case file, can you
please describe for us a worst-case scenario for the children of Moscow
(number of victims, age of victims, types of abuse, etc.), if Mr. Sitler
resumes his pattern of serial predation?<BR><BR>I believe that these are
reasonable questions for a community to ask and I believe that you have
our community's best interests at heart.<BR><BR>Thank
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