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Published Thursday, March 26, 2009 | 9:14 p.m.
Updated Friday, March 27, 2009 | 3:33 p.m.
Charles Richard "Rick" Rogers
Garrett Junior High School
UPDATED STORY: Teacher charged with possessing child porn to be placed on house arrest
A Garrett Junior High School science teacher and youth soccer coach was arrested Thursday on felony charges of possession of child pornography, Boulder City Police said.
Based on an anonymous tip, police picked up Charles Richard “Rick” Rogers, 46, as he was about to leave school, police said.
About 2 p.m. Thursday, police obtained warrants and searched Rogers’ car, classroom and home in Boulder City. They confiscated computers, photographs, VHS cassette tapes, cameras and digital storage devices from the home and the classroom, according to an arrest report.
Rogers was arrested about 4:30 p.m. He was being held at the Clark County Detention Center on $192,000 bail on 64 counts of possession of child pornography.
Rogers is scheduled to appear in Boulder City Justice Court at 7:30 a.m. on March 28. He has worked for the School District since Jan. 6, 1992.
Boulder City Police Chief Thomas Finn said the Henderson Police Department on Wednesday received an anonymous letter claiming Rogers had sexual images of minors. Included with the letter was a thumb drive and two digital memory cards containing pornographic videos and images of young boys in sexual acts with men, according to the arrest report.
The letter claimed the digital storage devices came from Rogers’ home, the report said. The storage devices also included photographs of Rogers, his vehicles, children in soccer uniforms, and Rogers’ school lesson plans, the report said.
The Henderson Police Department’s Cyber Crimes Unit will examine the items, Finn said.
Leslie Iwinski, whose daughter is a sixth grader at Garrett but was not in Rogers’ class, said the arrest was scary.
“You want to be able to give your child freedom — what are you supposed to do, keep her locked up? But this is a wake-up call.” Iwinski said she thinks Clark County School District should perform stricter background checks on people who work with children.
“The reality is, this is everywhere,” she said. “Thank goodness we keep a close eye on our kids and we know a lot of people here.”
Rogers has been placed on paid administrative leave from his teaching job while the case is investigated, Clark County School District spokeswoman Penny Ramos-Bennett said. All teachers are required to undergo an FBI background check before they are hired, she said.
Jamey Hood, principal at Garrett Junior High, refused to comment.
Rogers was also a part-time soccer coach for the Boulder City Department of Parks and Recreation. Rogers, who worked for the city for 24 years, will no longer coach a city soccer team, Roger Hall, director of parks and recreation said.
The city does background checks on anyone who works with children, City Manager Vicki Mayes said. She didn’t know if Rogers had undergone such a check 24 years ago when he started working with the city.
Davis Bonk, 16, a Boulder City High School student, said Rogers coached him in soccer for six years.
“He was a mentor,” Bonk said. “He was a good guy and a father figure.” Bonk said he never saw any signs in Rogers of any inappropriate behavior.
Carrie Stevens said Rogers coached her children in soccer years ago and was shocked by his arrest.
“He’s a great guy. I’m totally floored,” said Stevens, who owns the Coffee Cup Cafe.
Toby Frye, who lives a few houses down from Rogers on Dorothy Drive, said the arrest was strange. Rogers is also Frye’s daughter’s science teacher, he said.
“He’s a great teacher; he was well-liked,” he said. Frye said Rogers fostered children and took in kids whose families were having problems. An ATV and BMX bicycles were chained in Rogers’ front yard Friday.
This is happening all over the country. Go to www.schoolteachernews.com and click on the Scandal page. This year they have documented over 125 of these types of incidents. In 2008 they found 479 of these kinds of cases.
Insects that feed off child porn are everywhere. It is especially upsetting when a teacher is charged - as they have special access to young children. Maybe intense, FBI-like background checks could help erase this seemingly growing problem. Let's hope that none of the "images" on this guy's computer is of any of his students.
You mean the police can get an anonymous tip from Joe Six pack or Sally Lunch pail and a judge will write out a search warrent? I know they found child porn and thats good. But what if they had found nothing? Hmmmm, sounds like you or I could suffer the humiliation/embarrasment of something like this just by someone wanting to screw you over.
Nevada5 -- not so fast!
Let's start off with defining what child porn is. Under U.S. law looking at an internet picture of a Page 3 Girl -- a topless 16 year old English schoolgirl -- qualifies as child porn while millions of Brits can open their Sunday Daily Star and see the original in print. Sam Fox got her jumpstart to fame that way -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Fo...
Parents have been prosecuted for child porn when taking in film of their naked kids in bathtubs, etc., developed. Our own federal Ninth Circuit had to deal with that utterly absurd prosecution a few years ago in _U.S. v. McCoy_
LV4LIFE makes some excellent points. How would you like the police to show up and just start looking around in your stuff until they found something incriminating? That's what it's coming to everywhere -- airport and courthouse screening are good examples -- as if the Fourth Amendment didn't exist.
What one does in private never has been and never was the government's or anyone else's business. And unless you endorse thoughtcrime as a valid public concern you can begin to see how severely our basic liberties have been eroded.
What's very suspicious here is the "anonymous tip" included digital evidence. Looks like the guy was framed. Even if found innocent his career as a teacher is over.
correction -- The Sun, not The Daily Star.
Sorry but child porn is illegal as it should be. If you are seriously for child porn being legal, join NAMBLA, or do the world a favor and move to Mars.
People who get off on child porn are sick, demented individuals who should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Or if I may, if you think child porn is OK, would you let your own 8 year old pose for their magazines/go to their "conventions".
This is plain and simply the exploitation of the weak and vulnerable. Those who would do so should be in jail with the general population wearing jumpsuits proclaiming their status. Again that is if they are found guilty in court.
this guy lives like 5 or 6 houses down from me
Bad laws propagate injustices.
"Bad laws propagate injustices."
What kind of crap is this?
The perv was caught red-handed scheming repeatedly on hosing kiddos, and he's being paid by the taxpayers to be a role model.
How is his capture reflective of bad laws?
Go back home, Harley.
Child porn is a bane on society and should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, against all offenders.
this is ridiculous.he was my 6th grade science teacher last year and i knew his foster child very well before he moved.i never found anything wrong or inappropriate with mr.rogers.he has helped kids and is like my second dad and he is nothing like this.
im sorry i cant believe any of this that im hearing.
he is not that kind of person.
i really hope the police truly investigate on this because this is the first day anyone has heard this at my school and we are all schocked and sad.we all love mr.rogers.
The Police would need solid evidence to arrest someone while they leave work (a school in this case)
Whatever was provided by the anony tip must have been pretty incriminating like him saying something, doing something, ect. The cops won't just arrest someone without evidence and then go through his house illegally. That would jeopardize the entire case and be in the defenses favor.
i can tell he's a sicko form a mile away just look at the picture its always an old white guy who couldnt get a girl if his life depended on it.... really you know if some one was abuse when they were young they have 75% chance of doing that to some one else.... really there is public freak out about this stuff but i tell you its as old as time.....God i hope he dont have kids thats would be f'ed up to have dad in jail for that stuff
"He was a mentor," Bonk said. "He was a good guy and a father figure." Bonk said he never saw any signs in Rogers of any inappropriate behavior."
Oh, really? It's shocking that a pedophile wouldn't tell everybody he knows and keep it a secret?
The fact that so many people are unaware of who pedophiles actually are and who is most likely to abuse your children is appalling. That is why so much abuse happens, uninformed parents. Despite what you think, the most likely person to abuse your child ISN'T that creepy guy wearing the trench coat at the park.
I don't believe child porn is a good thing, but this guy is going to be labeled as a child molester even if he has never touched a child inappropriately. I don't want to speculate too much, but perhaps he had the images to subdue any urges he had to prevent himself from abusing any children?
It doesn't matter in the end, child porn IS illegal. I just don't like seeing the discrimination, stereotyping, and misconceptions about pedophiles that is prevalent in our society; that is even against pedophiles who do not have child porn or abuse children.
ok, i go to BC middle school.
i had Mr. Rogers as a science teacher in 6th grade. (i'm in 8th now) and when i had him, he was an amazing teacher. I couldn't believe this when i saw it on the news. he was my favorite teacher for a long time, and this really was VERY UNLIKE HIM. I honestly don't think this was him. framing kinda seems out of the question tho, cuz he was a cool guy. i don't think anyone hated him...?? so i don't know what to think. but something about that "anonomys tip" makes me think they had no right to arrest him. if some child porn was sent in a letter to the cops, it seems pretty skeptical. The only people who really could have access to his home computer to get that pornography to send to the cops, was a student who was living with him, his step son, or his wife. (idk if he's still married, but mr rogers was helping a student who was living with him)
I had Mr. Rogers for my 8th grade science teacher a couple years ago.
I can't believe it, i simply just can't.
I mean how do we know that someone who didn't like him very much, or did gave their kid a bad grade in class didn't just create the flash drives themself.
He has all the lesson plans posted online, was a soccer coach so of course he had picture of kids in soccer uniforms, and we don't even know what the tapes, and cameras held.
I just hope it's not true.
And Mr. or Mrs. Rocco, you can't judge a book by it's cover.
If this man has porn or has been involved with porn in any way he should not be around children! People who look at child porn are just sickos waiting to pounce on their prey. As soon as the opportunity arises they will molest children. Why else would a grown man look at pics of young children having sex or being sexual? I find this whole situation very disturbing on so many levels.
As adults our jobs are to protect our youth from pedophiles. When a child is involved in pornography they are exploited and objectified and become objects of pedophiles sick, disgusting fantasies.
It makes me want to hurl thinking about a man looking at pics of young children and getting aroused. We need a special camp for sexually disturbed people. We need to keep them far, far, away from mainstream society and we need to keep them far away from our children.
Remember: Someone's beloved child was put in that disgusting picture. There are no innocents involved with child porn. Just a lot of child molesters and freaks that need to kept away from the children.
The fact that this man is a teacher and has Assimilated into society should serve as a warning to parents everywhere. Don't leave your children alone with anyone that you don't know very well, even if they are a teacher, doctor, lawyer or priest.
Just don't do it.
Ok I Had Mr. Rogers Two Years Ago For Science And Mr. Storesved For Broadcast Journalism. Storesved Was Convicted For a Simuilar Crime That Happend. He Gets Fired And Some Students Get Off Clean For Framing Him Over A Test.
Strange, It's Happened Again Only This Time, We Have "Images Sent In A Photo By An Anonymous Tip", Very Fishy. If He Is Guilty (Which I Don't Think He Is) However, I Will Take Back What I Said Above.
To The BCPD And LVPD He Is A Soccer Coach And He Has Photos Of Soccer Players. Guess What, My Wrestling Coach Is 68 Years Old And He Has Pictures Of Wrestlers In Our Singlets. Do You Know Why Because It Is Our Team's Photos.
To Mrs. Rocco, Do Not Take This The Wrong Way, But Have You Ever Met The Man?, Look I Know The Pedophile Type When I See Them And Have You Ever Seen A Person Other Than Mel Gibson Smile For A Mug Shot?
-Douglas Aidan Powers
To My Comment Above I Ment To Put I Had Mr. Rogers Between Ago And For, Sorry I Was Typing Fast.
Let me tell you, it is so easy to download child porn on someones computer. (or anything else for that matter) In fact you dont even have to be in the household to do it, it can be done remotely by a Trojan Horse Virus. Boulder City Police and the gun hole princible already framed the best teacher in the school a few years ago. The kids that helped frame him got off scott free and he was ruined. The princible is still there and so is the police cheif. Go figure . Sorry but they have no credibility. Makes you wonder why its hard to get teachers these days,no pay, piss off the wrong kid and you go to jail.
"People who look at child porn are just sickos waiting to pounce on their prey. As soon as the opportunity arises they will molest children....Just a lot of child molesters and freaks that need to kept away from the children.
The fact that this man is a teacher and has Assimilated into society should serve as a warning to parents everywhere. Don't leave your children alone with anyone that you don't know very well, even if they are a teacher, doctor, lawyer or priest."
Pedophiles aren't human and deserve to have all rights taken away from them, right? They don't have feelings or struggle with their attractions everyday of their lives. I find it disturbing that you think all pedophiles would jump at the chance to molest a child.
This man hasn't even been proven guilty yet and you are saying some very harsh things about him.
I think you would be surprised at how many child pornographers have no sexual interest in children. Money makes ALL people do some very horrible things. Many people have no problem aiding in the abuse of a child if they can profit from it. Hell, there are people who do that and aren't child pornographers. How often do you think parents use their children as tools and treat them like property in divorces?
Finally, before anyone makes an irrational attack against me. I am not a pedophile (I know several though) and I believe child pornography is a horrible thing.
I don't want to try this guy online but Myself and friends that I grew up with in boulder city new there was something wrong with rick years ago (20). I am actually surprised it took this long for the BCPD to act on any tip. I was young but I thought something happened before with him. Friends of mine have called me and said "I thought this happened twenty years ago." It was not common to keep stuff on computers, disks, ect. back then.
Steve:Pedophiles aren't human and deserve to have all rights taken away from them, right?
PEDOPHILES are human, however, they NEED TO be locked up and kept away from innocent children! They can be sexual degenerates behind locked doors.Child molesters and Peds are never cured of their disease, and while I am sure they struggle everyday with whatever sickness motivates their behavior, I have no sympathy for people that crave children. Gross
And if this teacher is innocent, then, hey by all means the police were just trying to do their job.
If he is innocent then an investigation will prove that as well.
ACLU believes it is constitutional protected free speech to have child porn in your possession.
Those leftist are nuts!!!!!!!!!
When I was 10, I thought 16 year old girls were hot. I turned 14 and became hopeful these hot girls would notice me.
At 16, I was happy cause these hot girls were in my class.
AT 18, They became illegal. But I still thought they were hot.
At 24, Wow... 16 year old girls are still hot.
The age of the person observing does not change the fact that 16 year old girls are hot. They are by the very nature of nature itself.
The crime occurs when a person acts upon that fact.
A pedophile materializes when the age is reduced to a person no 14 year old would think is hot.
8 year olds have never been *hot*.
Hi to all my name is Jim my son Ray was a in foster care with Rick for 3 years I got my son from rick in june of 2008 and just found out today what happened did not know what to think about thois charge but time will tell I am thankfull for rick for taking care of my son when I was in prison Rick seems like a good person but time will tell about these charges.
I am afraid all of us BC residents and students really need to wake up and face reality. We all knew something wasn't right about this guy for a long time. Take a minute and think of all the warning signs.....hmmmm....red flags everywhere...and we all trusted him! Those of saying he was a nice guy and that he was framed...Really??? I think in the coming days we are only going to discover how sick he really was. It is another wake up call for the community. Sorry but no matter how much we want to deny it and believe it couldn't happen in our community the fact remains it has.
My name is brandon i know mr rogers very well and i know that he is not that kind of person and ya people can download the porn on his stuff and probroly framing him. I met him in henderson in 2004 at his old school he tought at then he moved to boulder city. I know during 04 he had ray his foster son and tought him well like a good adult. Mr rogers is a very nice guy once you meet him and i hope he doesnt get thrown is jail. Hopefully he is inocent.
This makes me wonder, how hard can it be to download a couple of nasty illegal photos, put them on a thumb drive along with some easily obtainable personal files of a person, and send it in to the cops as an "anonymous tip" to totally ruin someones life. Even if the full investigation and trail finds this guy not guilty, its going to be pretty impossible for him to recover from this.
Also, I'd bet most child pornography doesn't have anything to do with money or profit, anyone with interests like that have to be obsessed beyond a motive of personal gain.
By SuperTrainStationH
"Also, I'd bet most child pornography doesn't have anything to do with money or profit, anyone with interests like that have to be obsessed beyond a motive of personal gain."
Like I said several comments above, many professional (i.e. they get payed) child pornographers are not actual pedophiles. Just twisted individuals willing to exploit other people's sickness and desires. They don't often star in what they produce.
The majority of child pornography actually comes from parents sexually abusing their children and filming it. They share them, for free, to other pedophiles to gain a reputation in child molester communities.
Framing someone for possessing child pornography is incredibly easy. The accusation alone is enough to ruin someone's career or reputation in a community. The public hysteria against pedophiles is so great no one cares if they are innocent or not.
Stevejibs -- and you know all this about the finer points of the child porn business because .....?
This man was my soccer coach for 5 and a half years. He never acted inapropriate, EVER. He was like a father to all of us. He was a great coach and coached us to play great soccer and with respect of the other players. He was a good guy, as far as i know, he would never do something like this. I will be looking out for results on the investigation
One more thing, of coarse he has pictures of soccer players on his computer. He is a soccer coach. Also he was the broadcasting teacher at the school, which means he produces photos for yearbook,and the weekly school tv program. So obvioulsly he is going to have cameras and video tapes. Also, Rocco, what is wrong with you. if you knew him you would not be saying that. Because of his picture he is a sicko? Because he is white he is a sicko?
Everyone in jail/prison is innocent, all you need to do is ask them. It's a shame that we lock up so many innocent people and destroy their reputation.
"Stevejibs -- and you know all this about the finer points of the child porn business because .....?"
Because I would rather not be uninformed about something that I commonly talk about? I mentioned above that I know a few pedophiles. Besides their sexual attractions to prepubescent children, they are normal people. There is definitely scum out there, child pornographers and molesters, but there is scum in any set of people. I guess I don't feel it's right to ostracize people because of an attraction they can't control, as long as they can control acting on it.
I don't know if I should laugh or feel disgusted by how many people have joined the crusades against pedophiles without knowing anything about them.
DLaker:
Pay Rocco no mind. Just wait for the results of the investigation.
No, no, no!! We are GUILTY until proven INNOCENT! Pedophila will never end. It is urgent that we teach our children - graphic, if necessary - about these people who can not "control" their urges. But, no, no, no ... Most parents never see stuff like this happening to their children. Denial. Many parents refuse sex ed in public schools. Denial. Children should be taught from first grade about sex. Parents, wake up! Your little one is an easy target if uneducated. The police can only do so much - and it is normally well after the crimes have been committed. Like some posters here I also think this "focus" on child porn is not a "learned" trait. They are born like this. Early (first grade and up) sex education programs can help eliminate child abuse for both the abused and the abuser. I wish I had the exact program to offer, I don't. I do know that looking (as a hobby or a lifestyle) at child porn perpetuates additional criminal activity against mostly helpless children. We are outraged and sickened. Killing pedophiles is not going to stop them - because it is part of their nature. We can stop them if we start teaching our children about what is acceptable and what is criminal.
Stevejiblet: Umm You know a few pedophiles and besides their sexual attractions to prepubescent children, they are normal people? What?
Charles Mansion was a normal person too, except that he killed innocent people and cut a baby out of a woman's womb and watched it die! Give me a break!
Anyone that is attracted to children can not control their impulses forever, it is only a matter of time, place and access.
Never, ever, in my life will I understand how anyone can become aroused thinking about children, preteens, or even teens for that matter.
I believe in the fallen, I believe that people can make mistakes and redeem themselves. My mother was in jail and she spent most of her adult life trying to prove she was a good person. People make mistakes. But, defiling children is not a mistake, or a one time bad judgment call, it is a sickness.
Even if pedophiles opt for chemical castration they still go on to assault children in different ways.
This man was a teacher, alone with children for the better part of his work-week and if he was looking at child porn and or thinking sexual thoughts about children then I am deeply saddened. He should have opted out of teaching and worked with adults.
We spend our lives looking for connections, emotional love or otherwise and if an adult connects only to children, then that is a power trip. A one ticket to child abuse. We are supposed to be children's mentors and guide them through the universe, not sexually exploit them.
Nevadafive: Good post! You are so right about teaching our children the dark side of humanity. Children are eager to please and they want to be loved, so they are easily manipulated to engage in sexual activities because they do not know they are wrong. Why would a child know that it is wrong to let someone touch you if you have never been taught what is right and what is wrong? I taught my son about "good" and "bad" touches when he was very young and one day we were in Taco Bell with a friend on mine and she patted him on the butt and told him to sit down. He turned around and yelled as loud as he could, "How dare you touch my private butt!" It was funny, but I knew that I had taught him right from wrong. Even if it was someone we both knew very well, if someone touches your private body, you scream!
To "Rocco" if we judged people by the way they looked or I don't know the way their name sounds.... then I would say Rocco your name makes you sound STUPID!!! Im sure that you are not. DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER. Anyway back to the important issue. I have known Rick for a long time and he is a wonderful person. He was my childs soccer coach for many years and he was never inappropriate. From the articles that I have read they state that he admitted that he had child pornography. Well Im sure he has a attorney even if he didn't he would never admit that to the media. The anonymous letters and memory cards sent to the police CLAIMING they got them from Ricks home --- how do we know if thats true-- we don't. The letter claimed that the storage device had porn,cars,soccer pics and his lesson plan. I find that odd because if he does have child pornography (NOT SAYING HE DOES) wouldn't he want to keep it seperate from other things such as lesson plans, soccer pics because you wouldn't want to risk getting caught. I think these pics were added and then sent to the police saying they came from Ricks home. Boulder City is a small town and news travels fast and Rick has been coaching and teaching children for about 20 years -- a pedophile is going to do something inappropriate and more than once. In a small town gossip like that travels fast and I have never heard any such accusations or comments about him being inappropriate. The truth will come out it always does.
The innocents of our children can never be safe enough in the company of strangers.
Randomly conducting searches of CCSD employee possessions by law enforcement should be continuous safety protocol, not a practice relying upon 'anonymous tips'.
LOL
The anonymous tip is really fishy.
The documents that would point to him could have been obtained by anybody, as previously pointed out. Although it is possible to tell where they came from.
And, please...
Saying that anyone who possesses child porn is a potential child molester is just like saying that anyone who has porn is a potential rapist.
And I find it completely ridiculous that people seem to think someone is a monster because he is aroused by teenagers, while everyone is completely tolerant of someone who is aroused by members of the same sex. They're hardly different in my eyes. People have different tastes, and to assume that nobody has any self control is ridiculous.
Everyone attracted to young boys or girls is a child molester. That's like saying everyone attracted to men or women is a rapist. It's just absurd.
And I would not be surprised in the least if it turns out he was framed.
Oh, and Redpen... that actually makes sense. That's an interesting way to look at it.
46 comments so far on this *hot* subject. Some actually claim to know the man and say he's a great guy and wonderful teacher.
Most can't seem to wrap their minds around the concept of what a person does in private is nobody else's business. The same have largely speculated on everything going on in the man's head, what his motives and morality are, then pronounced him guilty of not even being "human." Without examining either the evidence or its source. Just like a lynch mob.
Although my first post raised the important threshold question about defining what child porn is, mostly this thread is shouts of "pedophile!" and what a danger he is to "children" and so on. All while ignoring the literal definition of "pedophile" is just someone who loves children. Most of you qualify for that.
The end result of this little demonstration of public opinion shows it's a touchy subject, and a lot of posters endorse the notion police go after thought criminals.
"Ignorance is strength" - Party slogan from George Orwell's "1984"
We try everyone in in the media, so why should this case be any different, but I can't help but but hope some of you are right and that someone unfairly framed him -- as disturbing as that is, it would at least offer a logical explanation to those of us who know him and trusted him with our children.
starrynite7: actually, charles manson never killed anybody -- he directed his minions to kill for him and manson was convicted of conspiracy in the murders. if you presented the facts correctly, your argument would be stronger.
OurLinn: Maybe if you capitalized names people would take you more seriously. Charles Manson, notice the capital letters at the beginning of his first and last name.
to rocco: you are ridiculous.if you see someone with a bandanna what do you think their a killer or something?? and to ilmcr i agree with you 100%. i know mr.rogers very well and he is nothing like this.it is really fishy that an "anonomys tip" was sent in.it just doesnt sound right to me.i even know ray very very well.we are still good friends.mr.rogers has never done anything inappropriate for all the years ive know him.i go to BC middle school and he was my science teacher last year.and of course he'll have videos and cameras.he teaches a broadcasting class.i think he is innocent.so...just get the facts before you judge.
starrynite7, name calling and logical fallacies. Great way to discuss something with others.
"Umm You know a few pedophiles and besides their sexual attractions to prepubescent children, they are normal people? What?
Charles Mansion was a normal person too, except that he killed innocent people and cut a baby out of a woman's womb and watched it die! Give me a break!"
What do you think I meant? So all pedophiles are bad because of the actions of Manson? Besides the fact that him and pedophiles may appear normal, there is no relation past that. It is a false analogy.
"Anyone that is attracted to children can not control their impulses forever, it is only a matter of time, place and access."
This was brought up by another poster. I am attracted to adult woman. By your logic I will one day rape a woman given the opportunity. The majority of people are all rapists then too. I have urges, pedophiles have urges. What about being a pedophile means you can't control your desires to function normally in society?
"I believe in the fallen, I believe that people can make mistakes and redeem themselves. My mother was in jail and she spent most of her adult life trying to prove she was a good person. People make mistakes. But, defiling children is not a mistake, or a one time bad judgment call, it is a sickness.
Even if pedophiles opt for chemical castration they still go on to assault children in different ways."
You make it sound like pedophiles are subhuman. You are also saying that all pedophiles will molest children in that last line. Again, the rape example above. Are you aware that when I say pedophile I do not implicitly mean child molester?
The whole basis of your argument to me seems to be, "Pedophilia is wrong because it is, and all pedophiles are child molesters." I'm not telling anyone that being a pedophile is socially acceptable or that you should try it. Just trying to give people another view of the situation, but as usual it is falling on deaf ears.
I've authored numerous publications on the subject of sexual offenses and was relieved to see so many constructive posts - I don't believe the tenor of the commentary would be as balanced if the Rogers case was here in Utah where I live.
"Normal" sexual behavior is a socially constructed reality that is continually adapting. Today, we have monsterized certain sexual practices that, not long ago, were deemed innocuous.
To judge Rogers a felon in the absence of any incriminating testimony would be worse than the crimes he is charged with.
Scott Senjo, Ph.D.
Weber State University
I am also a former student of Mr. Rogers. He was by far the best teacher I ever had. He was the type of teacher that every child dreamed of having. He made learning fun and interesting. He is responsible for one of the greatest learning experiences available to the students of Clark County, the McCaw School of Mines.
Even years after having Rogers as a teacher he continued to be a mentor in his students lives. He assisted in college admission and scholarship applications and has helped to make us the productive members of society we are today.
I was truly devastated to hear this story. This is not the teacher I knew. Nor the teacher I think any of his students knew. This is a teacher that had over one hundred students stand behind when he became ill with kidney failure. We stood up one by one and volunteered to give our own kidneys to keep him alive. We will stand behind him again as he fights this battle too.
I never had Rick as a teacher, but I've known him for about 20 years and this news comes as a total shock...sickening even. I have never known him to make any inappropriate remarks, gestures, comments, etc to anyone, especially children. He has always been dedicated to the kids of Boulder City, whether it was coaching, teaching, or mentoring. I don't know if there is truth behind what he is accused of; I certainly hope there isn't. It is sad that people look at his picture and say "oh, he looks like a pedophile", but what a lot of people don't know is that he battled kidney failure for years, and that amount of stress on the body doesn't exactly make one look younger or healthier. He was always good to our family, always a great friend, and always happy to help anyone he could. This story definitely isn't that of the man we all knew.
i'm sorry everyone, but i sitll cant' believe it, i went to his house once to hang with his foster kid Ray, and i did not see any kind of that stuff, i really hope that he is innocent.
Rocco, i am white, if i were to see a black or mexican guy and to say he is a gangster or a robber, i would be considered racist? Yet you can consider a "whitey" ,you don't even know, a pedophile?
Its ridiculas that you dont get considered a racist, but its horrable and outragous if i say a black guy, that i dont even know, is a violent digusting person.
OMG are you people blind??? i have known him for almost 20 years...he was creepy from begining. the red flags were all there...did you ever see him with a woman? he always had boys with him. preferably ones that didnt have the best home life...he would have pics of random boys on his fridge!! i could go on and on no wonder he got away with it for so long. all of this pity. just wait. he truth will come out and i bet the kids on the pics are local kids and it is them who will be scarred have pity for the kids not rick!
BCRES, of those who know Rick I am finding you to be in the minority. Please explain what you found to be so creepy about him. Just because you never saw him in the presense of a woman or that he had pictures of children of his fridge does not make him guilty of what he is accused of.
Rick was a soccer coach and teacher, of course he had pictures of children in his home. What coach does not have a picture of his team? Or the fact that he was a foster parent, he had pictures of his son and his friends.
Rick is a great man that has always made the greatest effort to help anyone and everyone.
hey krunvegas my husband is a coach and teacher we dont have kids on our fridge... i would be worried if i saw my sons photo on some one else's fridge... i worked at the rec on sports staff, he was my boss,and saw him be a little too friendly with the boys... when i started working there it was explained to never show favs to any of the kids or hug or touch them because it was inappropriate and thats what rick did all the time. hugged and touched.. how can 64: count them 64 counts be wrong, unless u r checking out kid porn too, so you think it's ok? wake up people! that shows you how GOOD he was...he had you fooled!
bcres. i dont think you know him very well for supposedly knowing him for 20 years. Maybe your husband doesnt care about his team or something, thats why he doesnt have pictures.
hey dlaker have you taken a look at the updated news on rick?!!!! and you idiots he admitted to it. it was on paper on channel 3...pay attention. he told them where to find more! stop being so naive.