If you’ve missed Claire St. Amant’s coverage of a family’s lawsuit against Episcopal School of Dallas, you’ve missed a lot. The following courtroom quotes have appeared in her posts:
- “I’m so [expletive] in love with you, my baby. I want you and that beautiful [expletive] in my bed each night, and I want to make babies with you.”
- “My boobies miss you.”
- “I’m having a hard time keeping my pants up. … My daughter says I shouldn’t say things like that.”
- “Father Swann, that is a lie, sir, is it not?”
Testimony from Stephen Swann, the school’s founder and headmaster, was scheduled to resume today.
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The saddest part of that whole case to me is that any of those parents or teachers could blame the victim in ANY WAY. I understand, although I disagree, their side that it isn’t the school’s fault that this predator preyed on a child, but that is what the court case is about: proving that the school had a responsibility to protect its students, and not only failed but actively made decisions to continue harming Jane Doe II.
I have to tell you that I think this is a really salacious and unnecessary post. You can easily direct those who are interested in the trial, to the appropriate blog, without these quotes. For what its worth, I don’t know the girl or her family (or even their names) – I have no “dog in this fight”. There seem to be plenty of bad actors in this whole drama, but at the end of the day, people’s lives and families are being torn apart by all this. There’s no need to use these salacious quotes to make them more of a gossip-topic than they already are.
Gotta admit, I agree with hp mom. I know it’s the kind of story that might sell newspapers, or even magazines. But it also can leave the readers with the sensation that they need to go wash their hands.
I think it’s great that you chose to highlight the story, and include the quotes. Only naive fools don’t want to face the facts that child predators live and work among us. They’re as bad as the catholic church,when they choose to stick their heads in the sand, and ignore the problem. I hope the victim’s parents clean the school’s clock for making her leave. Maybe Father Swann will be exposed for the crook he is too.
I don’t see this like the Catholic church at all. The Catholic Church knew it had predators on its hands. In the name of saving souls (the predators) it tried to redeem the erring priests by getting them away from the temptation. Problem is, it failed in too many cases. Here, as soon as ESD knew about the problem, they got rid of the teacher, even though they did not yet know the extent of what he had done wrong. Up to very end, the girl was still telling a lie to her parents and the school officials about waht was going on. You don’t fire a man because it is rumored that he is having an affair with a student. When both the man and the woman lie about the relationship, how do you know the truth?
guys just fyi, she was totally into him, she’s a home wrecker
What does a girl really know about relationships at 16 or 17? She is especially vulnerable to men whom she trusts, looks up to, and is understandably flattered by his attentions and affirmations. Reading this story, I put myself in the parent’s shoes. I would not only be sick about this awful life-changing event for my daughter, but I would be LIVID over the school’s atrocious handling of this situation! I agree with Sport. I hope the lawyers representing the family clean ESD’s clock!!!