GA - *ACQUITTED* Tonya Craft, teacher, faced 22 false counts of child molestation

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Linda7NJ said:
Tonya's version of putting medicine on one UNRELATED alleged victims genitals ...HUGE RED FLAG to me. Who in their right mind does that?
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See, that's where the whole thing got really confusing. because most reports were coming via twitter, or in articles updated minute by minute, and were short sentences using the word 'witness' instead of clearly identifying each witness by A,B,C,D,E ect, I think it caused a lot of confusion.

I thought it was an unrelated child that she used the cream on, then read another article where it stated it was her own daughter. Then another article says it was a student. :banghead::banghead:

I'm sure it was made clearer for the jury. And they got to actually see the victims, which would have made a BIG difference.

Kinda OT: I had a friend who was sexually abused as a small baby under her mothers watch. When my friend reached her 20's her mother finally admitted that the Dad would lock himself in the room with the baby for hours, and he was without a doubt abusing her.
When she had her baby, she was absolutely TERRIFIED of using any diaper rash cream on her own child, because she felt like she was sexually abusing her.
I even felt weird about using the cream on my DD's, even though I knew I was doing it to help them, not hurt them.

If an eight year old, related, or unrelated asked me to put cream on them down there, I'd likely tell them to do it themselves. If they're old enough to wipe themselves in the bathroom- they can apply cream by themselves.

I say this because I wouldn't ever want it to be misconstrued as something abusive.

Back on topic now, even though we have a not guilty verdict, we still don't really have the truth. I hope it comes out someday.

It would be interesting to know which 'abusive movie' one of the victims starred in and what the plot was.

ALL JMO
 
thank god!!!! this poor woman and her kids!!! those poor kids who had to endure this nightmare....I hope their is some possible way for her to sue, where is she going to work??? no one will ever hire her with children????I hope some good can come out of this...ugh!!!!
 
Interview with Tonya on WRCB tonight-she states the fight has just begun, her goal is to regain custody of her children and then fight to make sure no other children/adults have to go through this ordeal (false accusations).

They also commented that when her own daughter testified in the courtroom it was the first time Tonya had seen her in almost 2 years.

I feel she was innocent but those little girls were certainly victimized by the system
 
Oh thank goodness. I have been following this and was praying the jury would do the right thing. The judge needs to be removed from the bench and he and the prosecutors should face charges. And the parents of the accusers. They all need to pay Ms. Craft financial restitution.
 
My friend KBL just said, "Thank God!" I'm pretty happy, too.
 
Great news. I'm hoping Tonya will write a book and hopefully regain some of the money to repay her parents. There was no evidence against her and she was railroaded by the corrupt Catoosa County judicial system. Her lawyers have called in the FBI for misconduct in the case. The jurors saw through a case that never should have gone to trial. I hope her ex-husband feels guilty as he seems to have started most of this. And I hope those two evil ex-friends of hers are run out of town on a rail.
 
Prayers for Tonya and her family - that they can move past this awful event and find some sense of normalcy again. Prayers that Tonya continue to receive the love and support of her family and friends as she tries to rebuild a life. Prayers that her daughter can grow into a happy, well adjusted adult and not blame herself for this chapter in her mother's life. May she realize that she did nothing wrong and that she was manipulated by adults who were running their own agendas.
 
i.b.nora said:
I think Tonya is going to be on Larry King Live tonight.
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Thanks i.b.nora. Are you (or any other sleuths) planning to watch? I would greatly appreciate a play by play of anything significant from you or anyone who is able to do so.

OT We had our satellite service disconnected last week in order to save $$$$ for a trip to visit our families this summer. :waitasec: I really miss my cable channels at times like this. LOL! It will be worth it in order to visit our dear relatives tho!:woohoo:

Thanks for the update.

wm
 
I can't promise you that I am going to watch it at the early hour because it conflicts with another couple of shows. I might watch it at the later hour, but it depends. In any case, a transcript will be available later in the evening. Transcripts usually appear at CNN at about 10 PM Pacific time
 
i.b.nora said:
I can't promise you that I am going to watch it at the early hour because it conflicts with another couple of shows. I might watch it at the later hour, but it depends. In any case, a transcript will be available later in the evening. Transcripts usually appear at CNN at about 10 PM Pacific time
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Thanks so much for the info I.b.nora! I will check the CNN site for the transcript. You Rock!

wm
 
Will someone please clarify something for me? I noticed in an earlier post Linda mentioned Tonya putting medicine on a child other than her own. However, in the Today Show interview, Tonya stated she applied medicine to her own daughter.
 
To my knowledge there aren't any exact 'transcripts' but if you go to:

http://www.chattanoogan.com/

In the little box at the top, under the date, enter Tonya Craft and click.

It will take you to a Google listing where you can find the Chattanoogan articles day by day of the trial. There are brief descriptions on the Google page that will help you find what you are looking for. The Chattanoogan seemed to have the best most straight forward coverage of the trial day by day without alot of editorializing in the article.
 
I peeked in on Larry King a couple of times, and I don't think Tonya herself was on the program, it was her mother, father, a friend, and maybe a couple of others. Also, it was not on for the full hour. I really don't think we missed anything.
 
i.b.nora said:
I peeked in on Larry King a couple of times, and I don't think Tonya herself was on the program, it was her mother, father, a friend, and maybe a couple of others. Also, it was not on for the full hour. I really don't think we missed anything.
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And her attorneys, although not the lead one. Bits and piece were interesting - Tonya's parents do see both kids, that was something I wasn't clear on.

What good came of Larry King's show was more publicity about this what was wrong about this case. And I think the more publicity about the judge and prosecutors, the better.
 
I really hope that Tonya can get her kids back now. It would be such a great injustice if she were denied custody after all she has been through to prove her innocence. I am waiting anxiously to see what happens with that. I am afraid they will still hold it against her, even though she was acquitted.
 
I also pray Tonya custody issue be revisited in light of recent events. Unfortunately, Tonya did not prove her innocence, just her lack of guilt by a reasonable doubt. So the custody issue may still be an uphill battle.

Once an accusation and trial have taken place on a something like this, her name is forever attached to this ugliness. I wish her well, but I fear her struggles are not over in the forseeable future.
 
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