Chicagoist: HS Basketball Coach Accused of Sexually Abusing 15-Year-Olds

Stephen

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:19:23 -0600

Good advice when dealing with undergrads, as well, not just adolescents. You can add graduate students and postdocs to that list too :-)

joseph_dunphy_in_chicago

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:49:34 -0600

"NEVER be in a situation where you are alone with a student." Good advice when dealing with undergrads, as well, not just adolescents.

Spook

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:35:26 -0600

I interview high school who have applied to the university I graduated from. I set them up like a regular meeting in the conference room with the door open at all times, and never after 5:00pmm on weekdays only. Don't get me wrong as I think in 99% of the time the child is right, but yest you have to protect yourself because of the numerous sick child molestors.

boemelaar

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:09:11 -0600

The question is whether the two alleged victims resemble the alleged pedophile's own daughter?

royce76

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:02:58 -0600

As a fellow male teacher of adolescents who has seen this episode play out to be false in other instances (Jim Connelly at St. Ignatius two years ago), I try best to follow one simple rule: NEVER be in a situation where you are alone with a student. You may only know their motives 99.9999% of the time, which is in no way good enough. Ss should travel in pairs and make visits to teachers/coaches in pairs. No car rides, no off site meetings, NOTHING. Your career and reputation are not worth it. A disgruntled parent or administration need only plant a seed of doubt, and if you have no witnesses, where does that leave you?

Spook

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:15:27 -0600

I'm gonna start hearing the voice of the Sheriff from "No Country for Old Men" cause I just don't understand

annieF

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:02:00 -0600

i was witness to an similar incident when i was in hs (by the bball coach) and was also close friends with a girl who's dad (bball coach) was accused of same act. i also worked with a man (also a bball coach) that was accused & then acquitted of similar charges. all men were nice guys with nice families.

daizylove

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:10:21 -0600

really, you shouldn't comment on things like this until you hear the result. Just so happens that he was once MY basketball coach, and my family has been friends with him for over 10 years now. Nothing ever even KIND OF close to this occurred. He's a nice guy, with a nice family, who does a lot for his community. Not saying I'm sure it's not true, or that I'm sure it is. Simply saying that these stories are NOT one sided. And give up on talking about his picture. He wears glasses, so what? Not like a mug shot is supposed to be a nice, flattering picture.

Stephen

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:05:32 -0600

this guy's got a 15 year old of his own. what a creep Not only that but according to the news reports he lives just a few houses from the HC Andersen Community Academy in the East Ukrainian Village. Definitely a sketchy dude, assuming the allegations are true.

mike_thoms

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:01:29 -0600

is that a real photo of the guy or a photo of the guy from when he went as a child molester for Halloween a few years ago?

magilla gorilla

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:37:04 -0600

this guy's got a 15 year old of his own. what a creep