Hazing suspect can attend classes
Anne Warfield
Hazing suspect can attend classes
Monday, September 08, 2003
By KEVIN CASTLE
Times-News
RYE COVE - A Scott County teenager accused of participating in a
hazing incident at Rye Cove High School has been granted permission to
attend classes until his court date.
Scott County Commonwealth's Attorney Marcus McClung said Robert
Benjamin "Benny" Elliott, 18, of Clinchport, received that ruling from
Circuit Judge William Fugate at a hearing last week.
The ruling stems from an appeal made by Elliott's attorney, Daisy
Compton, after Judge Michael Shull denied Elliott bond in a hearing
held in Scott County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.
This type of bond is to ensure the adult's good behavior in this type
of arrangement,'' said McClung. "We are not at liberty to say which
institution he will be instructed at, but we can say that he will be
under strict supervision and there will be strict restrictions on his
access.''
Elliott and three other teens are accused of hazing two 13-year-old
fellow football players in the weight room area of the varsity high
school football locker room at War Eagle Stadium on June 13.
Reports from the Scott County Sheriff's Department state that the two
victims were penetrated during the incident with a wooden handle
smeared with an antiseptic cream.
Rye Cove High principal Marjorie Blalock recommended to the Scott
County School Board that the four teenagers be barred from the high
school campus permanently and that they be placed in alternative
education.
The four players were dismissed from the football team by varsity head
coach Tom Calloway following a meeting with the families of the
alleged victims on July 21, the same day the boys came forward with
their allegations.
Blalock's recommendation to Scott County School Superintendent Jim
Scott for out-of-school suspension and alternative placement also
stated that her rulings were subject to change following the outcome
of the students' cases in court.
Elliott was taken into custody on Aug. 11 and charged with one count
each of inanimate object penetration, conspiracy to commit a felony
and hazing, and three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a
minor.
Two of the three juveniles are charged with one count each of
inanimate object penetration, conspiracy and hazing.
Another juvenile is charged with the same conspiracy and hazing
charges along with two counts of inanimate object penetration.
Under the guidelines set by Fugate, Elliott has to abide by a certain
timetable to arrive on school grounds to take his classes and to
arrive back at the Scott County Jail in Gate City to be placed back
into custody.
The judge did state that if (Elliott) was one minute late at the
school or getting back to the jail, the bail would be revoked,'' said
McClung.
Darryl Johnson, Scott County Schools' director of central office
affairs, said Elliott will be able to start attending the classes
ruled eligible by the judge once the school system receives the signed
court order from the judge.
The juveniles are still detained in a regional juvenile correctional
facility and are scheduled to face trial on their charges Sept. 29.
Elliott is scheduled to have a preliminary hearing Sept. 3.
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stargazer
"Anne Warfield" <indi...@aolxxx.com> wrote in message
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> From the Kingsport [TN] Times-News--
>
> Hazing suspect can attend classes
> Monday, September 08, 2003
>
> By KEVIN CASTLE
> Times-News
>
> RYE COVE - A Scott County teenager accused of participating in a
> hazing incident at Rye Cove High School has been granted permission to
> attend classes until his court date.
Your kidding! Wasn't he one of the rapists?
sg
Anne Warfield
<tinyd...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>"Anne Warfield" <indi...@aolxxx.com> wrote in message
>news:3f5ccf38....@news.prodigy.net...
>> From the Kingsport [TN] Times-News--
>>
>> Hazing suspect can attend classes
>> Monday, September 08, 2003
>>
>> By KEVIN CASTLE
>> Times-News
>>
>> RYE COVE - A Scott County teenager accused of participating in a
>> hazing incident at Rye Cove High School has been granted permission to
>> attend classes until his court date.
>
>
>Your kidding! Wasn't he one of the rapists?
He was sentenced for participating, yes, and the only explanation I
have for why he's not in jail fulfilling this sentence is that he
apparently faces another trial. He isn't going back to the same
school, though--
<<
This type of bond is to ensure the adult's good behavior in this type
of arrangement,'' said McClung. "We are not at liberty to say which
institution he will be instructed at, but we can say that he will be
under strict supervision and there will be strict restrictions on his
access.''
>>
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Robert Lee
(Anne Warfield) wrote:
> He isn't going back to the same
> school, though--
So, basically, this is the Catholic Church solution for
boy-rapists--send them somewhere else for fresh meat.
--Robert
--
We're not here to get bored
We are here to disrupt
Anne Warfield
<cranch...@youknowwhattodo.earthlink.net> wrote:
>In article <3f5f33de...@news.prodigy.net>, indi...@aolxxx.com
>(Anne Warfield) wrote:
>
>> He isn't going back to the same
>> school, though--
>
>So, basically, this is the Catholic Church solution for
>boy-rapists--send them somewhere else for fresh meat.
>
>--Robert
From the way "under strict supervision" was emphasized in the article,
I don't think they're putting him in an ordinary school.
Robert Lee
(Anne Warfield) wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 04:45:44 GMT, Robert Lee
> <cranch...@youknowwhattodo.earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> >In article <3f5f33de...@news.prodigy.net>, indi...@aolxxx.com
> >(Anne Warfield) wrote:
> >
> >> He isn't going back to the same
> >> school, though--
> >
> >So, basically, this is the Catholic Church solution for
> >boy-rapists--send them somewhere else for fresh meat.
> >
> >--Robert
>
> From the way "under strict supervision" was emphasized in the article,
> I don't think they're putting him in an ordinary school.
I honestly don't know why he's in any school, anywhere. You can get
expelled, now, for pointing your fingers at somebody and going "Bang,
bang." Why should somebody who raped another student get to attend
public school at all?
I have a kid in junior high--if something like this happened at his
school, I'd be at the gates, leading a torch-wielding mob and calling
for the head of the mad doctor in charge.
stargazer
"Robert Lee" <cranch...@youknowwhattodo.earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:cranchingwire-E09...@news.west.earthlink.net...
I agree with you Robert. Hell, I remember reading of instances where girls
were expelled for a year for giving a friend a midol, and a little boy who
was expelled for having a plastic knife to spread peanut butter on his
crackers in his lunch box. But rapists have a right to attend classes? Oh,
forgive me, they are referring to this as a 'hazing'.
sg
kitty
Sounds like RAPE to me......regardless of the "object" used for the
assault..
Kitty