Sussex Principal Charged With Rape

Kid Lester · #1 05-03-2008, 11:40 AM

What a difference a year makes.

From WDEL.online

H.S. principal charged with raping student
By Carl Kanefsky

The principal of Sussex Central High School is behind bars, charged with raping a seventeen year old student.

State Police arrested Mr. Dana Goodman Friday, after interviews with detectives.

They say the contact, which was consensual, began in January, and lasted through last week.

Doctor Susan Bunting, Superintendent of the Indian River School District says the district will move ahead with its procedures, putting Goodman on administrative leave, while the courts and police move on with their own.

Police charged Goodman with thirty counts of rape, endangering the welfare of a child, and continual sexual abuse of a child.

Here's an article on Goodman from the Sussex Countian printed just last year.

http://www.sussexcountian.com/CountA...s_goodman.html

That "continual sexual abuse of a child" charge is an anvil. This guy is looking at a shitload of time.

Edit: Sorry for the tiny text. It didn't do that until I posted it, and I can't seem to edit it and make it larger.

Rusty · #2 05-03-2008, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Kid Lester

That "continual sexual abuse of a child" charge is an anvil. This guy is looking at a shitload of time.

Taking advantage of children because he has "the power" - unforgivable and no amount of rehabilitation will work on this sicko. I vote for the death penalty.

Panama Girl · #3 05-03-2008, 02:16 PM

Poltergeist · #4 05-03-2008, 03:27 PM

While I am sure this type of behavior is not typical of leadership in education, it certainly appears that the frequency has to call into question the type of folks we put in charge of our kids. In an era where accountability puts educational leaders in the spotlight how do school boards and Superintendants not thoroughly investigate a potential Principal's background?

I think one factor that must be considered is the political nature of a "Principal" position. Leaders lead. They don't commit crimes. Hiring practices for these types of positions must be carefully examined when this type of crap happens!!

Joe Cass · #5 05-12-2008, 04:16 PM

never mind

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Roogle · #6 05-14-2008, 10:00 PM

I don't think background is a major contributor to rape cases. A lot of men use rape as a power tool. But many of them come from middle class homes. They have regular jobs and lifestyles. It all comes to the person you can't have, so you use force to get what you couldn't have.

He needs to be tried and put to jail with the other rapists. (If he gets jail time)

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Decent · #7 05-14-2008, 11:32 PM

I gotta put my two cents in here. I know a lot... A LOT.... of people won't agree, but, just try and see this the way I'm looking at it.

YES, he was wrong for abusing his position of authority, he was a pig for not being able to keep his hand off a student, for allowing himself to be ruled by hormones, and not taking into consideration not just his own reputation and future, but hers as well.

However.....I just dont feel that he should shoulder all the blame. It just doesnt seem fair that all the punishment should go to him. Some might say she's been punished enough, her 'innocence' was stolen, etc, etc. BUT, the girl is 17. She knows what she's doing, and if she's like the majority of teenage girls these days, her 'innocence' has been long gone for awhile. It was 'consentual', she wasnt forced into anything, and at 17, she's more than old enough to consent. 'Continued sexual abuse of a child' sounds like he was boffing a fourth grader. She'll be 18 in less than a year, and then it wouldnt have been considered 'rape', so how can a few months affect her presence of mind, wouldnt it be pretty much the same then as now? She knew what the consequences would be, just as well as he did. She had to have known, because things like this are on the news, in news papers, on the radio, etc, everyday.

For those who say "What if it was YOUR daughter??", oh yes, I'd be PISSED off, but it would be just as much at her as at him. I would press charges against him, for abusing his authority and breaking the trust we should have been able to have in his actions and thoughts, but the only way I'd press rape charges was if she told me he had forced her or blackmailed her into it, or if she'd been younger. I'd ALSO give her a VERY hefty punishment for ruining this man's life. Although I'm not sure how much it would matter at that point, not much I could do to her would carry as much meaning as what he's going through.

Although a lot of men have sexual thoughts about teenage girls, (it would difficult not to have those thoughts these days the way the girls have developed), but it takes a real PIG to act on it. So, YES, I do think he was a pig, I just have a little difficulty with the whole 'rape' issue here.

TomS70 · #8 05-15-2008, 06:39 AM

Decent,

That was a very honest and fair answer. Thank you.

I must say that I'd agree. At 17, though legally not an adult, the girl is sure to have developed enough mentally to be responsible for her own actions in this. A lot of girls go for the "older guy" because of the immaturity of the boys that are in their own age bracket.

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Mark Cowherd · #9 05-15-2008, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Decent

I gotta put my two cents in here. I know a lot... A LOT.... of people won't agree, but, just try and see this the way I'm looking at it.

YES, he was wrong for abusing his position of authority, he was a pig for not being able to keep his hand off a student, for allowing himself to be ruled by hormones, and not taking into consideration not just his own reputation and future, but hers as well.

However.....I just dont feel that he should shoulder all the blame. It just doesnt seem fair that all the punishment should go to him. Some might say she's been punished enough, her 'innocence' was stolen, etc, etc. BUT, the girl is 17. She knows what she's doing, and if she's like the majority of teenage girls these days, her 'innocence' has been long gone for awhile. It was 'consentual', she wasnt forced into anything, and at 17, she's more than old enough to consent. 'Continued sexual abuse of a child' sounds like he was boffing a fourth grader. She'll be 18 in less than a year, and then it wouldnt have been considered 'rape', so how can a few months affect her presence of mind, wouldnt it be pretty much the same then as now? She knew what the consequences would be, just as well as he did. She had to have known, because things like this are on the news, in news papers, on the radio, etc, everyday.

For those who say "What if it was YOUR daughter??", oh yes, I'd be PISSED off, but it would be just as much at her as at him. I would press charges against him, for abusing his authority and breaking the trust we should have been able to have in his actions and thoughts, but the only way I'd press rape charges was if she told me he had forced her or blackmailed her into it, or if she'd been younger. I'd ALSO give her a VERY hefty punishment for ruining this man's life. Although I'm not sure how much it would matter at that point, not much I could do to her would carry as much meaning as what he's going through.

Although a lot of men have sexual thoughts about teenage girls, (it would difficult not to have those thoughts these days the way the girls have developed), but it takes a real PIG to act on it. So, YES, I do think he was a pig, I just have a little difficulty with the whole 'rape' issue here.

I agree Decent. He has lost his entire career already and his name is blackened beyond measure, so enough is enough. Also I think it wrong that the age of consent goes between 16-18 depending on the state.

See link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_North_America

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Pythoness · #10 05-15-2008, 11:56 AM

Decent.. You've just posted what I think.

I don't know about anyone else, but shit I'll admit it. I presented myself outrageously to much older men when I was a teen. There's a myriad of reasons for it but the #1 reason is because playing games with a grown man when you're 17 makes you feel powerful at a time when you feel like you don't have a whole lot of control over jack shit.

I wasn't about to sleep with any of them, but it's still a dangerous game to play (and that's part of what makes it so fun).

But, how do you decide in a situation like this if the girl was firmly in control of the events the entire way, or if she has self-esteem issues and was easily manipulated and taken advantage of? It's a hard call to make.

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