Quote From: laurieI am a disabled parent of a child who was coerced to runaway at age fifteen, drop out of school, etc. by a perverted child molester who was more than twice my childs' age. My child aborted one pregnancy created by this pervert, and again ran away from home. Child Protective Services elects not to investigate. I had filed a runaway report with the police, and they said , as must be standard response, that my runaway will return home. A second pregnancy was caused by this coercive sexually addicted pervert, and it was aborted. Ten years later, my child has stolen my identity, caused more than $50,000.00 of fraud, including of my monies for a vehicle. Still, NOTHING has been done by the legal system that shows to be enabling of crimes (s) by not arresting this perverted child molester when I filed the initial complaint in 1995, along with his identity. Child Protective Services would not investigate. I have yet to obtain a response from the FBI. I recently filed a complaint with my local police department less than three weeks ago, regarding being awakened of a sound sleep by a phone call made by this pervert, inquiring if I would have sex with him. The police department responded that it is not a crime for one to be awoken out of a sleep, nor is it a crime for one to be asked of a sexual act. I told them that the sexually addicted pevert is a child molester, and I will greatly disfigure his anatomy if he appears at my residence. He has said that he would break a window to obtain entry for his intent. My oversleeping after a phone call that rudely awoke me out of sound sleep, resulted in a $10,000.00 warrant for my arrest of a failure to appear the day of the phone call (that is a crime). It was suspended as I did appear ten days ago. My child was detailed by the judge of the fraud expenses that she will have to repay, told she is facing a three year prison sentence followed by four years parole. When I found a chance to state what I had intended to say for nearly three years of time I did. There were six court room employees witness to my commentary, the judge, bailiff, stenogapher, & three attorneys. I did say to my child that she is nothing other than a piece of white trash. It will be a long, possibly very long time IF I re-connect with my child, as she has caused rental evictions (3), excessive debts, lied to the police twice, lied under oath to the non-investigative courts claiming I abandoned her at seventeen years of age, and the judge then (1998) would not view proof that indicates otherwise. My child has caused endless heartburn/heartache not excluding the grey hairs I now have. My adult age child may have had removal of her seven year child as I did not see my grandchild or her molesting father in court ten days ago. Sadly, it will be my innocent grandchild who will be long-term victim of her parents' choices of crimes. Child molesters/ rapists should be detained in non-protective custody.
This guy Michael needs to be PROSECUTED and convicted to the fullest extent of the law for his involvment in this child's life. He took her from her mother, forget that she "agreed" to go with him, she is a CHILD. This guy has to be a COLOSSAL PERVERT!!!! No child of 12,13, 14, 15 or 16 years of age is capable of knowing the impact of a choice like that. Anyone who really thinks so is WRONG. And, I believe I can talk about this. Because I KNOW. I lived it.
I am a forty three year old woman who lived with her "boyfriend" who was seven years older than I when I was fourteen. I was in the ninth grade, when he moved in with my Mother and I, and within the first six months I got pregnant. We got married when I was fifteen years old. We had to go to court to get married, and to show proof that I was pregnant to the judge. My mother had to sign papers allowing it.
Now, the child we had together is grown up, and we also have a fourteen year old daughter. I can tell you all right now, and please forgive the seeming hypocrisy, I just couldn't allow my own daughter to live in the way that I did. I loved my husband dearly, who I was married to for seventeen years, but he completely agrees with me that our own daughter must be held to a higher standard of behavior than I did personally. At fourteen, I wasn't raped, and we were married, but I will be the first to tell you that I HAD NO BUSINESS BEING INVOLVED IN A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP AT FOURTEEN YEARS OLD!!! I was too young to be where I was, PERIOD.
In today's world, we can't afford to take chances with all the dangers and threats that exist to perpetuate children and young adults. The times were simpler thirty years ago. I can't justify what WE did, it was irresponsible and wrong, without question. At least I can say that we made the best of our life together. Today, I honestly think my daughter's father would shoot any man who tried to instigate himself in our daughter's life, the way he got involved in mine. There is no way on earth that we could tolerate it. We care too much about her, her whole life, and her future. We both want her to go to college, and to have a chance to grow up before she gets involved in something that is too complicated for most adults, let alone a child.
Your story is incredible, and it really bothers me that protective services didn't intervene more. I sure hope that everything works out for you. It also scares me a little bit. I can't bear the thought of my daughter ending up like that, or, even like I did. She accuses me of being paranoid sometimes. I'd rather have her think I am than be too lax and possibly lose her. Though, I must say, even when you are on top of things with kids, sometimes they still stray. All we can do is be strong, consistent, and let them know we love them. I will pray for you. I hope you are able to reconcile with your child, and to see your grandchild. That swine that she hooked up with needs to be locked up. Good luck to you.
Predators, BEWARE. There are a lot of parents out here who are learning from the unfortunate experiences of these stories: and the law is against those of you who think you can justify what you do. I don't care if that fourteen or sixteen year old girl (or BOY) wants to get involved. I don't care if you believe that they know what they want. THEY CANNOT, AND DO NOT KNOW!! At that age, it is impossible to completely understand. Don't tell me that these children aren't victims. They are, and anyone who violates a child needs to be in prison. PERIOD!!!!!!
(Original Air Date: 10/16/06) Imagine your pregnant teen daughter running away to be with her baby's father -- an older man whom she met online. For Heidi, this became reality when her 15-year-old daughter, Brittney, went missing for five weeks. Dr. Phil put private investigator and former FBI agent Harold Copus on the case to find the missing teen. See the confrontation when Harold finally locates her and her 34-year-old boyfriend. Then, find out why Brittney becomes even more upset when she learns what is in store for her. Two months have passed. Has Brittney's relationship with her mother improved? Next Kim, 15, has run away six times in the last year, most recently making it halfway across the country to be with her married boyfriend. Why didn't her parents look for her, and why does she say she'll do anything to get away from them? Can this family learn to get their relationship back on track? Share your thoughts here.
