Ichabod, The Glory Has Departed: Pastor Steve Wall

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Saturday, February 13, 2016

Have Guenther, Mark Schroeder, and Steinbrenner Read This News Item?
From Virtue Online

SEXUAL SCANDAL continues to break out in The Episcopal Church. St. George's School, an elite Episcopal prep school in Middletown, Rhode Island is under investigation for the alleged sexual abuse of dozens of former students.

Three boys came to administrators at the prestigious Rhode Island prep school St. George's in 2004 with disturbing allegations: their dorm master had touched them inappropriately. Timothy Richards, then dean of students at the Episcopal school in Middletown, said he and the headmaster, Eric Peterson, interviewed the students.

The accused staffer left the school abruptly, and students were told he had taken a personal leave of absence. But a former school official says the school never reported the allegations to child welfare officials, as is required for credible accusations of abuse.

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Lawless WELS Legalists Should Look at how a Catholic Principal Handled a Situation Worse Than their Love Letter Pastor's Situation.
Some Principals Have Principles

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2016/feb/02/substitute-teacher/

A former substitute teacher at Catholic High School for Boys surrendered to authorities Tuesday on a charge of sexual assault in the first degree, prosecutors said.

Erica Suskie appeared in North Little Rock District Court on Tuesday morning and entered a plea of not guilty, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter Scott Carroll said on Twitter.

Suskie was with her husband, former Arkansas Public Service Commission chairman Paul Suskie, at the brief hearing.

The Suskies were friends with the family of the alleged victim, who went to school at Catholic High in Little Rock, Pulaski County Chief Deputy Prosecutor John Johnson said.

Catholic High principal Steve Straessle said he reported the misconduct to a hotline, as required by law, when rumors about it developed in October. He declined to offer details about what the rumors suggested had occurred.

He said he made three calls within a three-day period as the rumors evolved, adding he also notified students' parents and banned Suskie from school.

The North Little Rock Police Department issued the warrant.

See Wednesday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.

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GJ - Note that WELS decides nothing happened because it is in their favor to whitewash the whole matter and reverse a firing. But, as this example shows, someone with a "duty to report" must report it to the authorities - to let them handle the investigation. To do otherwise invites a cover-up.