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QUOTE(willy maze haze @ Sep 22 2007, 07:16 PM)

Another thing I can't quite figure out. I live in the same developement as the Dickinson did. They own a home on Putnum road that is huge!
From what I can tell now one has lived there for some time and yet I have not seen a for sale signs. I can't understand why they moved into this city home when they had that huge home to live in. I can't imagine that the living conditions at the Putnum road home where anything like they were at the city property.

From the one post defending Stephanie it seems they must be Catholic. But the person posting never really mentioned if any of these children and women in this couples care attenDed Sunday Mass or any of the church services. If they didn't attend usually Communion is brought by a deacon, or priest to visit the ill and house bound. If so why didn't someone notice this and report it. Or did they just turn their heads the other way. jUST TOO, TOO BIZARE. Also, what about the person who reported this. How long did it go on before she came forward. it seems either she was afraid to talk untill her and her ex-boyfriend broke it off or she just reported it out of revenge. And if all these charges are true let's see if this couple will be held acountable to the same legal treatment as the group of US service personel who shamed and mistreated the prisoners at Gittomo Prison

I'm not excusing anyone here but the person who reported this should have their hand shaken and big thank you given. I can not imaging anyone thinking evil of this magnitude was being committed in the basement.
As is the case of most abuses cases, the people that are on the fringe of the occurrence convince themselves that it "just can't be happening and it must be their imagination" and "no one would do that, they must be mistaken".
I can't see blaming the person who reported it but if there was anyone in the family or without who may have been aware of it and did nothing to stop it, then they should explain themselves and/or be held accountable.
My hunch is you won't here from them in this forum though.

QUOTE(flamingo613 @ Sep 22 2007, 08:52 PM)

From the one post defending Stephanie it seems they must be Catholic. But the person posting never really mentioned if any of these children and women in this couples care attenDed Sunday Mass or any of the church services. If they didn't attend usually Communion is brought by a deacon, or priest to visit the ill and house bound. If so why didn't someone notice this and report it. Or did they just turn their heads the other way. jUST TOO, TOO BIZARE. Also, what about the person who reported this. How long did it go on before she came forward. it seems either she was afraid to talk untill her and her ex-boyfriend broke it off or she just reported it out of revenge. And if all these charges are true let's see if this couple will be held acountable to the same legal treatment as the group of US service personel who shamed and mistreated the prisoners at Gittomo Prison

QUOTE(flamingo613 @ Sep 22 2007, 08:52 PM)

From the one post defending Stephanie it seems they must be Catholic. But the person posting never really mentioned if any of these children and women in this couples care attenDed Sunday Mass or any of the church services. If they didn't attend usually Communion is brought by a deacon, or priest to visit the ill and house bound. If so why didn't someone notice this and report it. Or did they just turn their heads the other way. jUST TOO, TOO BIZARE. Also, what about the person who reported this. How long did it go on before she came forward. it seems either she was afraid to talk untill her and her ex-boyfriend broke it off or she just reported it out of revenge. And if all these charges are true let's see if this couple will be held acountable to the same legal treatment as the group of US service personel who shamed and mistreated the prisoners at Gittomo Prison

Willy Maze Haze Don't get me wrong. I understand what you are saying about the person that rreported this. It was courageous thing to do. I hope there is consilation for them knowing they did the right thing. I've been there like most of us have just not sure what to do and in time I can figure it out. This must have been almost as horrific for the person who reported as the victims involved. I am just so totally taken back that this ever happened at all considering these victims were adopted. What did the state services always let them know when they were scheduled to visit. Speaks alot for our protective services, huh.

The person who reported this came later to testify on the Dickinsons behalf. Stating that they were "a wonderful family and great parents". But, that wasn't reported in the news, was it...

Newsguru,

Was there already a hearing about this? I thought this was the first time they were charged?

QUOTE(newsguru @ Sep 23 2007, 10:29 AM)

The person who reported this came later to testify on the Dickinsons behalf. Stating that they were "a wonderful family and great parents". But, that wasn't reported in the news, was it...