Horrible video of physical abuse....I first saw it on Huffington Post this morning and then the Youtube....besides the fact of any beating like this being atrocious for any reason, what is most appalling to me is that Hilary was a DISABLED child...she states she has had ataxic cerebral palsy from birth. Not knowing much about cerebral palsy, I looked this up:
http://www.brainandspinalcord.org/cerebral-palsy/types/ataxic-cerebral-palsy.html
"Ataxic cerebral palsy is one of the rarer forms of cerebral palsy (CP); fewer than one in ten people with CP have the ataxic form.
The term ataxic comes ataxia, a medical term referring to
loss of muscle coordination, particularly in the limb. Ataxic cerebral palsy is less disabling than some of the other forms of cerebral palsy, but it has a significant impact on patients lives......
Depth perception and balance are affected by ataxic cerebral palsy.
People with ataxic CP have difficulty with coordination; some must walk by planting their feet an unusual distance apart. Quick movements are difficult. So are activities which require precision movements, such as putting a coin in a slot.
Some people with ataxic cerebral palsy experience a symptom called an intention tremor. This means that when they are deliberately reaching for something their hand or hands begin to tremble. The tremble worsens the nearer they come to the object they are reaching for."
So here you have a 'father' deliberately beating his limb disabled daughter mainly on her legs!
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From HP again, Hilary has now made this statement:
HuffPost contacted Hillary Adams over Twitter but has not heard back. In a tweet to a CNN employee, she wrote, "I'm not sure how much I should say, except that above all we need to help my father instead of condemning him."
Her father's video and statement also there:
KRIS-TV spoke to the judge on Wednesday (video below) where he admitted that he was the man in the video beating the teenager.
"I really don't want to get into this right now because as you can see my life's been made very difficult over this child," he said. "In my mind I have not done anything wrong other than discipline my child when she was caught stealing. I did lose my temper, I've apologized."
Hillary Adams claims that she secretly taped the assault in 2004. She made it publicly available because of a telephone argument she had with her father recently.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/02/hillary-adams-judge-beats-daughter_n_1072350.html
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This link about the investigation:
http://www.caller.com/news/2011/nov/02/da-investigating-video-claim-aransas-county-judge/
"Rockport Police Chief Tim Jayroe said he was made aware of the video Tuesday night after the department was notified by Rockport residents who had seen the video.
Investigators are still trying to determine the authenticity of the video and have not had a chance to interview the judge or his daughter, Jayroe said.
Weve asked for assistance from (Texas Department of Public Safety) investigators because of the need for getting the case properly investigated soon and not having our personnel taken off other cases.
If its determined that a crime occurred, investigators would have to determine whether the statute of limitations applies.
Jayroe said that in child abuse cases, the statute runs 10 years past the victims 18th birthday.
I dont know that this situation will meet that criteria, Jayroe said. We have talked with the district attorneys office about it.
According to the above, and if Hilary is 23 now, the case would meet the requirement to be prosecuted.
I hope he is prosecuted to the fullest and is never in charge of cases for children and families again. His arrogance and nonchalance about the situation is unbelievable...exactly the way most child abusers usually react.
To them it is always 'this child's' fault.