FL - Day care owner commits suicide

[mellie89]

https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-169395168.html

This is unfortunately behind a pay wall but basically to sum it up, one of the children he abused (a 7-year-old girl) told her dad that Jan had shown her the gun before and threatened if she told anyone about the abuse he would shoot himself. That poor poor girl. I hope she hasn't grown up thinking that it was all her fault also her 10-month-old and 2-year-old siblings were abused too. They did receive some of the pay out mentioned in my post above.

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[beachbum1234]

http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200770928006
All this child abuse is making me sick!!!!:banghead: What is going on in the world today!!

My daughter attended the daycare. She left two months before Jan shot himself in the head. I still have the letter I received saying Patti knew nothing. Yeah right she knew. I started getting weird feelings after some comments were made. The conversation with all the parents at CPT was enlightening. Apparently Jan carried a gun around all the time though I never saw it. I had a long conversation with the dad that started this. He talked about how Jan tried touching his daugher in the car after school pick up. One parent talked about how their baby ended up with an STD. I also talked to Jan's bio son (who was my age at the time. We knew each other. He was in a local band. I forget the name) and he said that Jan was grooming his granddaughter. He also said Jan was alive for 30 mins. I hope he has a special place in hell.

 

[beachbum1234]

https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-169395168.html

This is unfortunately behind a pay wall but basically to sum it up, one of the children he abused (a 7-year-old girl) told her dad that Jan had shown her the gun before and threatened if she told anyone about the abuse he would shoot himself. That poor poor girl. I hope she hasn't grown up thinking that it was all her fault also her 10-month-old and 2-year-old siblings were abused too. They did receive some of the pay out mentioned in my post above.

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Idk about the payout but all true

 

[beachbum1234]

Found this while looking for some more updates:

http://www.leagle.com/decision/In FDCO 20100921661/LANTANA INSURANCE, LTD. v. RITCHIE#

It was an interesting read. Basically he took out an extra clause in his insurance policy for abuse (yeah.. Pretty sickening really) and the insurance company were trying to only pay $50,000 instead of $250,000 to the victims. There were 5 victims in total. Long story short the insurance company lost and had to pay the full amount.

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Wow I never knew this.

 

[beachbum1234]

From what I saw on the news, the daycare was located in the rear of a residence (probably adjoined to the owners home) which explains the gun being around.
There was a spokesperson for the family speaking and what appeared to be the wife on the news; they denied any wrongdoing but I agree with Calikid....I don't want to judge, but his actions scream guilt!

The daycare was a room in the back of their house. He was totally guilty definitely of grooming his granddaughter daughter.

 

[Ritchieunfortunately]

The daycare was a room in the back of their house. He was totally guilty definitely of grooming his granddaughter daughter.

I am the granddaughter. He was in fact grooming me. And sexually abusing me. I was 8 when he finally took his life. I had no idea he was doing this to the other kids. I have no idea when the abuse even started from him. Ive blocked most of it out. I found this thread from chat gbt after I was laying here thinking about the fact that I never knew the outcome of the case. I was left in the dark. After his suicide, I was FINALLY able to tell someone what was going on. Why? Because he told me that he would take his life and everyone would be mad at me because of it. I WAS A CHILD….& that side of my family, proceeded to shun me and call me attention seeking. To see my family on the news saying how all of this wasnt true, etc. was horrible. I begged him to stop abusing me. He never did. Until he finally took his life. I finally felt free. But to this day? I still dont have a cordial relationship with that side of the family. I do with my dad though. I love my dad, and seeing him break down after hearing what i went through will never leave my mind. I’m 27 now. A mom. To an 8 yearold little girl. I do not look at men normally now. I see them as monsters until proven otherwise… unfortunately.

I remember vividly being abused in the daycare room at bed time while kids were sleeping and praying that someone would wake up and help me. I was abused in every room of that house. Even the cars. Even parked on the side of the road. No one ever noticed. No one ever helped. My grandmother- i dont have definitive proof that she knew. But I dont know how someone could be so oblivious- either. I do remember her screaming at me to “stop stealing my husband” as a child. Like I said, ive blocked most of it out though. These days it’s never brought up between anyone. However, my brother was born in October of 2007…Thankfully after he shot himself otherwise he wouldve been victimized too. Now that hes 18 this year, he has started asking questions. & I tell him my story. Not whatever bs that side of the family has fed him. I hope this somehow helps those of you still following the case… 18 years later. Im open to questions.

Thank all of you for caring about the voices of those who werent heard. Much love