JLM: What Do We Know About Him? - #3

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jrporter said:
I understand but C'ville is a small town, and it would be conceivable that acceptance in either position might include informal as well as formal channels. In anticipation to hiring somebody for a job in transportation at UVa hospital, it would make sense to check his DMV record which would seem to include lots of contraindications. On the other hand, prior to working with kids in a high-profile private Christian school, I would think that the sheer number of his misdemeanors in Charlottesville and Albemarle County would raise eyebrows and red flags, even for a volunteer position...
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His position included transporting patients on stretchers within the hospital, not in vehicles on the road.
 
Fwiw, in the past 24 hours I've received (as a UVA alum) two email letters regarding the RS mag article. One from the Alumni Association president, and one today from the President of the University Theresa Sullivan. Both of them very much taking this article and the allegations extremely seriously- to the point President Sullivan has suspended all grounds fraternity social events until at least Jan 9th. University has also launched a comprehensive investigation including the local police. Phi Psi has also voluntarily withdrawn from the Fraternity Council temporarily. There is a related article with a statement from Phi Psi as well. I'll come back in a bit to try to link up.... Not in a place I can easily do so right now.

I've posted in the Hannah's Journey thread as well- I think both threads are discussing the article and I'm not sure where to put this.

eta: alumni letter:

Dear Fellow Alumni,

By now, most of you have been made aware of an article in the Rolling Stone titled, "A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA." The article tells the story of a current student and her horrendous experiences at a fraternity party.

We are, as are all alumni, extremely concerned and distressed about the information presented in this article. The behavior described in this article is abhorrent and not to be tolerated anywhere, and particularly not on the Grounds.

We have heard from many of you through direct email, posts, phone calls and tweets. You have expressed shock, anger, extreme disappointment and disbelief. While the article was sickening to read, it has highlighted this issue and has ignited a critical and much-needed conversation about the dangerous behavior occurring here and elsewhere in the country.

President Sullivan has asked the Charlottesville Police to fully investigate the allegations in the article. Last night, the Rector of the Board of Visitors George Martin, issued a statement announcing that the University, in coordination with Virginia's Attorney General, will appoint an independent counsel to review all aspects of the University's policies with regard to sexual misconduct. Both the President's and the Rector's statements can be found here, along with other related information.

The Alumni Association would like to provide you a means to express your concerns, thoughts and recommendations. We have set up an online portal for you to communicate with the University. We will take your comments and ensure that they are delivered to the right people here at the University. You may register your comments here. You may also participate in an online conversation using the Alumni Forum.

We realize that this is a difficult and painful subject, but we also know that through your ideas and debate, a stronger University will emerge.

Tom Faulders, College '71
President & CEO
University of Virginia Alumni Association
 
Here is the letter from President Sullivan:

Dear members of the University Community,

Over the past week many of you have reached out to me directly to offer your opinions, reactions, and suggestions related to combatting sexual violence on Grounds. I want you to know that I have heard you, and that your words have enkindled this message.

At UVa we speak in idealistic terms: honor and tradition inform our thinking, and balance our daily actions. And it is easy here, where success is demanded as much as it is sought, to let our idealism outweigh our reality.

Jefferson, as he always does, provides a compelling backdrop:

It is more honorable to repair a wrong than to persist in it.

The wrongs described in Rolling Stone are appalling and have caused all of us to reexamine our responsibility to this community. Rape is an abhorrent crime that has no place in the world, let alone on the campuses and grounds of our nation’s colleges and universities. We know, and have felt very powerfully this week, that we are better than we have been described, and that we have a responsibility to live our tradition of honor every day, and as importantly every night.

As you are aware, I have asked the Charlottesville Police Department to investigate the 2012 assault that is described in Rolling Stone. There are individuals in our community who know what happened that night, and I am calling on them to come forward to the police to report the facts. Only you can shed light on the truth, and it is your responsibility to do so. Alongside this investigation, we as a community must also do a systematic evaluation of our culture to ensure that one of our founding principles– the pursuit of truth – remains a pillar on which we can stand. There is no greater threat to honor than secrecy and indifference.

I write you today in solidarity. I write you in great sorrow, great rage, but most importantly, with great determination. Meaningful change is necessary, and we can lead that change for all universities. We can demand that incidents like those described in Rolling Stone never happen and that if they do, the responsible are held accountable to the law. This will require institutional change, cultural change, and legislative change, and it will not be easy. We are making those changes.

This morning the Inter-Fraternity Council announced that all University fraternities have voluntarily suspended social activities this weekend. This is an important first step, but our challenges will extend beyond this weekend. Beginning immediately, I am suspending all fraternal organizations and associated social activities until January 9th, ahead of the beginning of our spring semester. In the intervening period we will assemble groups of students, faculty, alumni, and other concerned parties to discuss our next steps in preventing sexual assault and sexual violence on Grounds. On Tuesday, the Board of Visitors will meet to discuss the University’s policies and procedures regarding sexual assault as well as the specific, recent allegations.

In the words of one student who wrote to me this week, “Policy is needed, but people make change.” We need the collective strength of the members of our community to ensure that we have the best policies. So as you prepare for what I hope is a restful Thanksgiving holiday, I hope that you will take time to review and respond to the recently posted Student Sexual Misconduct Policy, which is currently open for public comment. You may find that policy at this link. Providing candid feedback to this policy is a practical step that you can take to help and I hope that you will.

To our fourth-year students: as you prepare to celebrate your last home football game today, I hope that you will embrace your role as leaders and demonstrate a renewed sense of responsibility to our community, and a renewed commitment to make that community better. It starts today.

Finally, I want to express my grief at hearing the news of the death of second-year student Peter D'Agostino, whose passing adds overwhelming emotion to what has been a difficult semester for all of us.

We are united in our compassion, resolve, and determination: Compassion for survivors of assault; resolve to make our community better; determination to begin to solve this problem here and now.

I hope that you will join me.

Teresa A. Sullivan
President
 
Go figure, Coy Barefoot reporting today ,that JM's Dec 4th hearing in C'ville postponed till after Fairfax .
 
ILOKAL said:
Thank you for sharing this. It was a blessing that she won't have the added stress the trials against her grandson will bring. Better she passed not "knowing" the outcome. May she rest in peace.
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Sad :(. JM will not be able to go to her funeral, I presume. This is the grandmother who raised him, yes?
 
4 Free Speech said:
Whoa - Didn't she also go to the police station before he bolted to TX? Does anyone know the cause of death? Just curious.
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Not sure if she was with him when he went to the police station; but she was interviewed/quoted by the Daily Mail about JM being with HG.
 
Evie Ivy Over said:
Saw this today...

http://www.dailyprogress.com/obitua...cle_7bcf9172-4439-5e1a-9cef-28dfe6ae3635.html
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One line really stood out to me in her obituary: "She exhibited in life examples of what unconditional love and commitment really are all about." Publicly, she definitely stood by her grandson. Maybe JLM at least feels a bit of remorse over his grandmother's passing, as the stress he placed on his family certainly couldn't have helped the health of the 82-year-old lady who helped raise him.
 
Concerned Mama said:
One line really stood out to me in her obituary: "She exhibited in life examples of what unconditional love and commitment really are all about." Publicly, she definitely stood by her grandson. Maybe JLM at least feels a bit of remorse over his grandmother's passing, as the stress he placed on his family certainly couldn't have helped the health of the 82-year-old lady who helped raise him.
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I imagine the stress of this was burdening her. I feel for Debra Carr...her son is in jail on multiple rape and murder charges, and her mom just died :(
Big family. She had 10 kids herself.
 
Based on what we know from the media, as well as her recent obituary - she sounds like an exemplary woman and community member. Mother of TEN at that!? Wow. What a shame to have passed at a time when her family likely needs her strength more than ever.

Can't help but wonder if her spirit will 'meet' HG's, MH's. May they all rest peacefully.
 
According to Charlottesville Police Sergeant D.J. Harris, a female UVA student reported a sexual assault that allegedly occurred in the early morning hours of Saturday, September 13, near Wertland Street. Harris declined to offer specific details about the alleged assault other than the time and general location but said the assailant is described as a white male. More........

A third assault also occurred in the early morning hours of Saturday, September 13, at the intersection of 13th and Wertland streets. According to Harris, the male victim was beaten and suffered serious injuries.

I think I read the young man that committed suicide lived on Wertland and JM
 
grammy56 said:
According to Charlottesville Police Sergeant D.J. Harris, a female UVA student reported a sexual assault that allegedly occurred in the early morning hours of Saturday, September 13, near Wertland Street. Harris declined to offer specific details about the alleged assault other than the time and general location but said the assailant is described as a white male. More........

A third assault also occurred in the early morning hours of Saturday, September 13, at the intersection of 13th and Wertland streets. According to Harris, the male victim was beaten and suffered serious injuries.

I think I read the young man that committed suicide lived on Wertland and JM
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I'm glad you brought this up, amd so succinctly. I've been curious about these connections. I always found it odd that HG texted that she was at that intersection in the early morning hours, when she actually wasn't, but other nefarious activity was happening....strange.
 
I wouldn't put much stock in the wresting thing. I have 3 boys all played sports and they never miss a chance get the advantage on the other one. Just men!
 
From your article, could LJ put this there? We are back to 15th street near Wertland St and Hannahs last text. I believe this is student housing also.

I feel like, if it really had something to do with the case, it wouldn’t have been thrown on a bush,” he said at the time, suggesting it could also be a "crazy person who just wants attention."

Eichner says the shirt was spread flat and facing up on the bushes about six feet from the 15th Street and within reach of the road's gravel shoulder. He says he didn't see it on his way to class that morning, but he doesn't believe that the shirt could have gone unnoticed for long as he and other students walk past by the bush numerous times each day on their way to and from class. "There's no way," he says, expressing his belief that the shirt was placed there deliberately and well after Harrington's disappearance.
 
yes!

That means LE and the DA have proof that he killed her. (blood in the car, dna under her fingernails, something significant. Dealth penalty all the way
 
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