The Children's Advocacy Center in Rossville continues to take heat after the Tonya Craft verdict, but those in charge of the center say they had no vendetta against Craft.Ladies and gentlemen, I hate to say it, but that dog just won't hunt. If the CAC continues to insist that leading questions, failure to document, and outright perjury is the standard procedure for the CAC "interviewers and therapists," then she and the organization are in a lot of trouble.
Craft's defense claimed there were sloppy interviews and terrible therapy.
C-A-C Director Ione Sells says her employees did their job. She says the center doesn't decide which cases to take to court.
Sells says they expected the heat, and she stands behind her interviewers and therapists.
CAC Director, Ione Sells says, "I don't think it hurts what we do. What worries me is that it hurts the kids, the kids that have been here, the kids that will be here. No parent wants publicity when something like this happens."
Sells says their clients haven't expressed any concern about their services.
One important rule in life is that when one is in a hole of one's own making, the first thing to do is to stop digging. Enjoy the fundraiser tonight, folks!
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As I continue to dig and research the "justice" system of the Lookout Mountain Judicial District, I must admit that it is like peeling back a really nasty, putrid onion, and as one comes closer to the center, the more rancid it becomes. This is a system in which one lie after another is pyramided upon a base of greed and dishonesty, and because there is no accountability in the system, the players have become so accustomed to having everything go their way.
That is why the Tonya Craft verdict Tuesday was so shocking. Given the prosecution's "evidence" and the outright stunning behavior by prosecutors Chris Arnt and Len Gregor, and "judge" Brian House, a normal, logical person would not be surprised at all that a jury would vote not guilty. However, this IS the LMJD, and when prosecutors in that district have a 98-percent conviction rate, well, a loss is something quite rare. Furthermore, after seeing these monsters in action, I believe I must say the following: They ain't that good, certainly not 98 percent good.
Yet, the prosecutors and the judge were surprised they had lost and in large part, that was because of the role the Children's Advocacy Centers of Fort Oglethorpe and Dalton. Since the community is going to "celebrate" the role of the CAC by having a fundraiser at Willow Tree Farms, I figure this is as good a time as any to commemorate all of those people in the LMJD who have been wrongfully convicted because of testimony from CAC "interviewers."
During the trial, we saw just how "professional" the CAC witnesses really were. When questioned by the defense, they rolled their eyes, shrugged their shoulders, giggled and looked at the prosecutors for help. Not only did they admit to not having read any relevant literature regarding their chosen professions, but they actually reveled in their ignorance.
When someone clearly is ignorant of the basics of their line of work, and that ignorance is exposed, that person usually is embarrassed. However, when Dr. Demosthenes Lorandos demonstrated to the jury and the court that these CAC witnesses were ignorant of the very things for which the prosecution claimed they were "experts," the CAC staffers were proud of themselves.
Yes, self-esteem is not lacking at the Children's Advocacy Centers of Fort Oglethorpe and Dalton. However, veracity, competence, and humility are not found within those walls.
Another thing that is missing with those CAC chapters is honesty. In fact, as I point out in the title, I believe that we should rename the CAC Perjury, Incorporated, or just Perjury, Inc.
Yes, think of the possibilities. They could use Laurie Evans and Suzi Thorne as their poster children, given that both women clearly lied on the witness stand, something that used to be called perjury, but now is called "testimony" by LMJD prosecutors.
Granted, there is a big, big problem with having a strategy of telling lies in court, and it is this: You had better win every time. In the Tonya Craft trial, however, the CAC associates ran over the cliff with the prosecution, but the problem is that the CAC does not have prosecutorial immunity. (To be frank, I don't think prosecutors should have immunity, either, but I don't want to get into that here.)
That is where the fundraiser comes in. I expect to see Buzz Franklin, Chris Arnt, Len Gregor, Brian House, and the Usual Suspects at that "fundraiser" losing money at the craps tables, ogling the "showgirls" in their thongs (or maybe pink leotards), and opening their wallets to support Perjury, Inc.
To be honest (since someone around these parts needs to tell the truth), the CAC is going to need the money to pay some serious bucks to Tonya Craft. Time to pay the piper.
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PitOwner & dmk,that was the only post I have read today saying the families name.Why are you going after this person?This person seems just as upset as you & everyone else posting.Many have said things about Sandra Lamb & even the Boyd's today. So what gives?
I'm not going to the trouble of checking back to see exactly how many times those last names have actually been used today, but I will say ARE YOU FREAKIN' KIDDING ME? that you are really concerned about their names being mentioned at this point. You do realize that the actual subject of my post was commenting on her interview on one of the area's major TV stations where she was named and more than happy to show her face? I'll grant you, a lot more people are reading this blog now than when it first started, but I don't think we've got WRCB beat yet for number of viewers so I probably won't lose too much sleep tonight over using Sandra Lamb's actual name.
Immediately after the verdict, I was more than happy to leave the accusing families alone to lick their wounds and wallow in their self-pity. But, when you are going to go on TV and start flapping your gums instead of leaving well enough alone, then you are still a player and consequently are fair game.
Horse face Miriam must be scared,we have not saw her in a whole day.Maybe she is back chassing her husbands girlfriends.
lookout spy said,
"98% conviction rates smell like a one way train ticket to me, when the national average is less than 50 percent."
Is that avg for child molestation cases - or a general average for all trials (including plea bargains)?
I do live in LMJC, but I don't know any of the people involved personally. I do know however, that nobody becomes a child molester overnight. If Tonya were molesting children, then why didn't more children come forward. If she is truely a child molester, surely there are more than 3 victims! You don't need any kind of formal education to come this conclusion. What has happened to Tonya is shocking and it scares me to think anyone in this LMJC could be the next victim of this corrupt "legal system"!!!
Lame, its ok to say "the south end of a north bound mule" Kittle I know that name would it be the same name from the Crow valley area Hmmm. Popular Spring Baptist church. Sorry but its easy to do your job, just take the police report. Interview the mother and write a report for the DA wahla, the fed money come pouring in after the conviction. Next case
dmk i only said the four families name one time today.Yes many have said thing about Sandra.Why are you doing this I am not the only one talking,so are you.Many people are anon.You seem to be upset about something,I just don't know what.Look back the four families have only been mentioned once today.
The 98% conviction rate is for cases in Catoosa county that are presented for prosecution. That number was reported by the Sheriff's Department
The national conviction rate is harder to pin down, but this article from outside the US says it ranges between 65% and 80%.
A 98% conviction rate is very high.
dmk,what is the deal?Most of the time I like what you say,why are you acting mental like Sandra?
Could someone tell me if Sarah Bass Henkes family are the ones that own Colony 13 at Northgate Mall?
maybe everyone should take a breath and go donate to Tonyas fund! the Lambs and party..have aleady made asses out of themselves..they know it! they wont be home to see any of the posts until the CAC thong party is over.
I think that there is a misunderstanding here.
@dmk - The comment that you just quoted was calling us out for the reply to Anon 5:54 regarding the overposts about the families.
@Anon 9:02 - You'd have to look at the comments under "The Local Media and the Tonya Craft Coverage" in order to understand the intent of my/dmk's original, earlier comments.
dmk,you do sound a little odd.
You're all sick! Get a life........
dmk,only one time today I read anything saying the four families.Over many days I have read alot more about them.So what is bothering you tonight?
Gosh, everyone. I had no idea that I kept "the state from receiving a fair trial." This is most interesting, since the state is supposed to PUT ON a fair trial, not RECEIVE one.
I had no idea that I had such power, and that Facebook and The Man were so pushed around and made so, so afraid of my blog.
Hey, Buzz, grow up. Get a life.
I wish people would stop the rumors and lible about the families here. The only ones who clearly broke the law are the prosecutors & judge, & maybe Deal if he really did falsify that report. The interviewers and examiners are incompetent, but not criminal.
As for the Lambs and Boys out there, I have this to say: Ignorance is when you have not been informed of the truth. Stupidity is when you have been informed but continue on in error despite it. Sure, they may be stupid, but stupidity isn't a crime. If it was, everyone who ever actually paid money to see a Michael Bay film deserves to go to jail.
Mrs.Bradley,do you really want someone like Sandra in your school?Look at her eyes nothing but pure evil.She scares me, just looking at her & hearing her speak.That women has 666 on her head.
Lame ,lets not forget these are the very pepole who went after Tonya.
Why did Tonya not her kids but someone like Sandra has her daughter?She threw her daughter under the bus so she could tv time.
Mrs. Lamb upsets me.I hope her ex gets the girl.She has brainwashed the poor kid.
kbp,
What media outlet do you work for?
Why did not Channel 9 ask Arnt about his facebook post? You know, the tough questions. Yeah Right.
I agree with anon.9:53,666 is on her head.
Mr. Franklin:
As a citizen of this county, I am disappointed at your letter to the media. I feel like I am really non-biased in this case but I can tell you that I am disppoinated with the LMJD. How can you say you were disappointed in the jury's verdict and turn around and blame the media and bloggers? You cannot - reason is because the jury didn't watch the media or the bloggers. I watched WRCB and CatoosaNews daily and they both only did a transcript of what was actually said in court - nothing more. The kids stories were inconsistent....period!!!!!!! I am not an attorney - but I am a professional - and it didn't take much to see how inconsistent they were. You had no evidence beyond a reasonable doubt!! - And because you did not have enough evidence, you attacked character and I am appalled at some of the stuff that the Judge let in. And for the record on House representing the ex, we all knew he just "stood" in - because that is what was reported on the blog or other media outlets. But in a profession, it is also a problem to have the apperance of a conflict- not just a true conflict. He had a problem with the appearance on this one. Please, I really do pray for you all that you will not accuse innocent people and ruin their lives. Don't just take the word of influential people and run with it without doing a more thorough investigation. Please......how would you feel if this happened to you or your family?
Sandra Lamb on inside edition may have been from WRCB,but would you want to be her kid?
Wow Bill, I didn't know you and channel 3 could win cases like this. I'd say the heck with the lawyers, got a case just call Bill and you'll walk out a free person.
The four families are not innocent, that is why we talk about them.
Anon 8:26. There is a rise in the arrest of child predators in this area over the last few years. But, I think, it has more to do with the embarrassment over the Bart Huskey case than a real rise in the crime. Authorities here missed his criminal acts completely and the information came from Australian police to the FBI and a crime tech in the Northeast actually tracked down the area where the crime was committed. In that case, a violent pedophile was incarcerated quickly and no one raised a word in his defense. The Craft case, however, always raised eyebrows. No one on the prosecutors side has explained how she worked with kids for so long without any of them ever accusing her of a thing. Given the time span, a few might be graduating high school within the next few years. Now, having a child ready to enter HS, I know they don't hold back on anything no matter how atrocious it is. That brings a question to bear. Why did none of them speak up during the prosecutor's very visible two year prelude to the trial? Could it be that there isn't anything that was considered criminal? Why didn't the judge allow the other kids at that party testify to the falseness of the stories? Could it be the prosecutor's case would have derailed much faster? The way the good old boys are covering their tracks since the verdict tells me we may never know the full truth of the matter. Thank goodness for the blogosphere. Without it, we may have never polarized into a group ready to stand up and stop hiding. These are terrible crimes but not everyone accused commits them. The problem around here is our elected officials and their employees have lost track of that. I don't know how many people actually looked at the indictments of the Craft case. Each is only seven lines and the wording varies little on each one. It's almost like a fill in the blanks form indictment. The dates and descriptions of the acts are not at all detailed, leaving one to believe the supposed crimes are far less serious than the prosecutors want us to believe. Something smells much like a skunk run over down on the highway on a cold morning. Stinky.
Did you see CAC on WRCB at 11:oo?What a joke they are.
Anon 9:23, yes her family owns Colony 13 at NG. I grew up with her, her twin, and the rest of her family. I hate that she's been dragged through this, but she needs to open her eyes and see the truth. I am even pulling my own daughter out of the school they attended because of the hypocrisy.
Went by Willow Tree Farms tonight and it was real slow for some reason.
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Guys, yes, these ladies have caused some havoc in your community. Still, as Tonya has said, it's not retribution she's looking for. It's peace.
When we get on here and go after the families, it makes us no better than the people we abhore. If you have REAL evidence of wrong-doing on the part of someone, then fine. But, if you're going to get on here and say, "We should run them out of town," that is not something that is OK by any means. We should focus on getting those girls the PROPER help they need (by having them see a REAL psychologist), and support Tonya as she seeks to be reunited with her children. We should not go off and do as Gregor said, "blow up a bridge." They may have burned their bridges, but it is up to us now to try to rebuild those bridges. Show them that we are not out to get them, but to help them. Remember what Christ said about this: if someone dos wrong, correct them. If they refuse to be corrected, take one or two others and tell them. If they still refuse, bring it up before the overseeing body (church, school board, et cetera). If they still refuse to see the light, then you can have nothing more to do with them. Don't just say, "Oh, she's a b--ch, she'll never listen." She might if approached the right way. Now, we can talk about things that have been established as fact, like how some people of these ladies have lied, such as Lamb in her interview when she said that the daughter first told her, when in testimony it was told to her by the interviewer. But, that lie may be one of remembering it wrongly. I've done that myself. And, regardless what she has done or said, her family members do not deserve the wrath of anyone unless you can prove that they did something wrong. Boycotts are pointless unless you know for a fact they did wrong. It's like the thing in Arizona. 99.99% of the people who think the immigration law in Arizona is an evil thing and want to boycott Arizona have no idea what's actually in the law.
Ms. Sells said, she wants to send them (employees) to training to be a better witness. MY GOSH WOMAN, YOU IDIOT!! You need to send them to training to be a better INTERVIEWER!! THIS IS FOR THE CHILDREN. NOT another mark in the win column for the DA. Where is your head in all this. You are the CAC, you don't work for the DA, well, maybe you do after all since you want to train them to be a better witness. You, Ms. Sells are unbelievable. If you are so "passionate" about child abuse, hire and get them the real training to help these poor kids!!!!
I have followed this case for the last couple weeks, and this will be the first time I have said anything. First, I need to clarify that I do not know anyone involved, the closest I've been to Georgia is Parrish, Alabama. I am so glad that the jury saw through the case that the prosecution put on and found Ms. Craft not guilty. I have to say that I have been a part of a child sexual abuse as 2 of my children were abused by a sexual predator who is now in jail. What these mothers and investagators did to these children was horrendous. I never once questioned my children, 5 years ago when the case was going on and I still don't quetion them to this day. If they want to talk I am here to listen and validate their feelings, pray with them and to let them know that they are now safe and have nothing to fear from the "monster in the closet". But other than that any conversation about what happened just serves to make the children feel that they were at fault and perhaps they could have stopped it from happening. What these parents and investigators have done to these children is nothing less than abuse themselves!
Someone please help me help my brother. He is still in prison by the hands of these same ppl. I have all the documents needed to show that my brother's trial was exactly like Tonya Crafts. Help us!!!!!
I was sad to learn that Ms. Crafty and the crew reside in Hamilton County, please move! William Anderson and the Crafty fans sound like a bunch of zealots. There are just as many that believe she did in fact sexually abuse the very young girls. A civil trial is warranted. I hope the families of the girls and Mr. Henke, iniate a civil trial. I would not send my child to be with a sexual abuser. God bless, Mr. Henke.
Anon 5:47 You are so completely wrong! A jury of 12 said she is not guilty and the evidence was not there. These children have been fed the information. God Bless Tonya Craft and God help her get her children back. Oh by the way, just what part of Sarah Henke taking showers with a child that is not hers, do you find appropriate???
Anon 5:47 is full of it. If a majority as many people think she is guilty as think she's innocent, why does the channel 12 poll show 918 people who vote that this is the right verdict versus 67 who think she was guilty? How do you explain a majority of more than 10-1 who think her innocent?
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