nursebeeme
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Good morning folks! Just FYI: please don't post twitter rumors. Please and thank you kindly
I am so freakin sick of mothers moving these twisted predators into their bedrooms, and giving them access to their innocent children. It is way out of control.
RIP Sweet Alexandria. We all failed you, sweet girl. :rose:
The mother and her whole family knew about it. I don't know what laws are on the statute regarding the knowledge of sexual assault of a minor and not reporting it. There must be something for hiding a crime. JMO
The family_knew_ there was abuse? I am choked.
Prosecutors have upgraded the charges against Sanel Saint Simon, the boyfriend of Chery's mother, in connection with the case.
New documents obtained by Channel 9's Kenneth Craig show authorities are currently processing blood found in Saint Simon's car to see if it matches that of Chery...
On Monday, prosecutors filed a motion to increase Saint Simon's bond from $7,500 to $500,000.
Charges against a man arrested after his girlfriend's daughter disappeared were upgraded Monday to a felony as the state seeks for him to have no bond...
The judge decided on Tuesday to grant a temporary $500,000 bond until a 3 p.m. hearing on Tuesday, where the bond on the new charges will be considered.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...chery-investigation-20140804,0,4987535.story#
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I have heard a lot of rumors around this case which I won't get into specifically but I have seen nothing in MSM that indicates the mother knew something was amiss. I have seen reports that Alex confided to her close cousin that the accused creeped her out. I find it telling that most days she opted to go to work with her mother rather than be home alone I hold mothers accountable for watching for signs of problems with their children and that going to work with mom business should have been a big red flag. But I cannot find anything which confirms the mother KNEW that this man was a threat to her daughter.
Should she have known? IMO yes. DID she know? Jury is still out on that for me.
The cousin that Alex confided in only told the uncle her concerns AFTER Alex went missing from what I am reading so far.
"I never trusted him to begin with," said Joseph, who added that SaintSimon had touched Alexandria sexually about a year ago and no one ever reported it to authorities.
Joseph said SaintSimon was allowed to stay in the house but wasn't supposed to ever be alone with Alexandria.
"I'm wishing she did take the proper precaution and take it to authorities, but now it's kind of too late," Joseph said. "Our niece is out there, her daughter is out there, and no where to be found."
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...chery-investigation-20140804,0,4987535.story#
"I think she was a sweet girl that masked a lot of pain"
Fundraising is happening within the community. The funds are being raised for funeral costs etc.
I have heard a lot of rumors around this case which I won't get into specifically but I have seen nothing in MSM that indicates the mother knew something was amiss. I have seen reports that Alex confided to her close cousin that the accused creeped her out. I find it telling that most days she opted to go to work with her mother rather than be home alone I hold mothers accountable for watching for signs of problems with their children and that going to work with mom business should have been a big red flag. But I cannot find anything which confirms the mother KNEW that this man was a threat to her daughter.
Should she have known? IMO yes. DID she know? Jury is still out on that for me.
The cousin that Alex confided in only told the uncle her concerns AFTER Alex went missing from what I am reading so far.
I don't know all the details of what her mother knew about this boyfriend. Nor do I know or assume anything about their personal life, finances, etc. But I do know that many single mothers are just a paycheck away from being homeless. In fact, a good 5-10 percent of all Orange County students are homeless. Unfortunately, women in this country still tend to earn less than men. And they often are left to care for children with limited or nonexistent parental support. And the financial stress is difficult. And they can become lonely. It causes some women to tolerate bad things simply because they rely on the boyfriend for companionship and/or financial support. And they sometimes are in situations where they do not kick out bad boyfriends simply because they fear for their own well being, if not their very lives. It is infuriating that a parent would find out things about a boyfriend and allow them to stay in the home. But I hope folks can put themselves into the shoes of some of these ladies. I know a guy whose dad was pretty violent when he was a kid. His mom stayed with his dad for longer than she should have. She felt trapped. She feared what he might do if she left. She feared how she would feed her kids. Finally, her 13-year-old boy sat down with her and told her that it would all be okay if she just walked away from 17 years of a bad marriage. That same little boy had been kidnapped by his dad from his maternal grandparents' house 12 years earlier, but he didn't know it. His mom never reported it. Not because she was a bad mother; but because her husband kept a gun in his pocket as he drove the car back to their house and because she knew he'd try to kill her if she ever left. For years, she never told anyone about how she almost ran into a gas station to call police but didn't because she was sure he would shoot her right there at the register and drive off with their baby. I only learned about that terrible night when my mom told me the story herself and about how grateful she was to be free. Sadly, not every child is as lucky as me. RIP to this sweet girl.