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LDS seminary principal is arrested in sexual abuse
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Anyone working in a position of trust should be dealt with harshly within the law.
The charges this person is facing should suffice. I'm disgusted by this. I live in the north end of the valley and am a father. This should NEVER happen.
I don't know what to think. I know this is totally opposite of what the gospel teaches. I have no pity for this man. I do have pity for the victim and both families.
How tragic. How sad. The atonement is greatly need here for all.
My sympathies go out to all involved - the girl and her family especially, and this teacher if he's innocent, and his own family regardless of his guilt.
What is this, a Dana Carvey SNL skit? Please!
Only in this state do I ever hear of Satan being the cause of all things evil. Drop the bible thumping and BLAME THE PERP, not Satan!
Satan is the go to guy to blame for everything, that way we can offer forgiveness to whomever did the deed. It is an excuse to NOT punish the perp, instead offering kindness to those that deserve it not.
It is this foolishness that for years made rape victims the cause of rape, not the rapist, because the rape victim "must have deserved it" by the way they would walk, talk, dress, and so on. It was Satan that told the victim to be that way, and Satan told the rapist to rape them for it.
Lets get this foolish and silly Satan talk out of crime, and start punishing the perp.
If you want to get into biblical philosophy, I can beat you over the head with Satan and still be the one who beat you and for some reason, Satan never ends up in prison. WEIRD!
Very Weird indeed.
Unfortunately, if this is not true, Mr. Pratt is in a terrible spot and will have to leave the area to ever recover. Regardless of his conviction status, his life here is ruined because of people like the above posters who jump to conviction.
Don't get me wrong, what he has ALLEGEDLY done is horrible. IF he has done them, he will pay a price that you and I cannot comprehend.
For the record, Pratt made my non-LDS son feel welcome and he enjoyed his class for the 1 semester he chose to attend LDS semenary.
i believe the article but await further information as well.
Of course the girl is a victim. It doesn't matter how willing she was. She is under 18 and that makes the teacher (if guilty) a felon. Add that to the fact that he is (was) in a position of trust. I feel for the girl, her family and the teacher's family.
I am sorry for this girl, because either way, if it happened or didn't, she is messed!
"Pratt was booked into the Utah County Jail for investigation of aggravated kidnapping, unlawful sexual conduct with a 16- or 17-year-old, aggravated forcible sex abuse, forcible sodomy, object rape, lewdness, burglary, criminal trespassing, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and enticing a minor."
I think that with Aggravated kidnapping, Forcible sex abuse, Forcible Sodomy, and Object rape, there is more to the story than we are getting. Otherwise wouldn't it be just sodomy and why would they have kidnapping on there. Am I reading that wrong? It seems to be more to it than we are getting at the moment.
As a teacher, I've heard details from similar stories that aren't always publicized. In most cases, as I suspect in this case, the offender didn't have some plan to seduce a teenager and throw away his (or her) life, family, and career. The offender isn't always some pedophile waiting for the right person or moment, and in fact, there is often very little risk of a repeat offense.
Generally, what happens is they talk a bit (about the school subject or a related problem), more talking leads to comfort and an inappropriate level of familiarity. That in turn leads to more and more until the two parties find themselves involved in something that both would have shuddered at in the beginning.
It is a really easy path to start down and that is why people in positions of trust, such as this, need to be extra careful to make sure established boundaries and rules are observed.
Again, more likely than not... good guy slips up real bad.
Outside of Utah, Seminary teachers are "called" to teach early morning seminary, and they have other jobs the rest of the time.
Why are you trying to stir people up, be a contentious spirit?
What is wrong with you?
Anyone can allege anything they want. Let the sytem work and find out if any of this is true.
Whst is odd is not too long ago people 15 or 16 were considerd adult and mature enough to get married.
What changed in the last century that made these young men and women more immature and less adult?
AS a side question to ponder, IF only Christ has the power to Judge, then they why do we have judges in our courts?
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