Re: Re: Autistic boy claims sexual assault

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Subject: Re: Autistic boy claims sexual assaultTo: FAMSecretSociety Received: Monday, February 21, 2011, 12:53 AM

This story brings back a lot of memories for us. My daughter came home fromplaying with some of her friends in tears. When I asked her what was wrong shetold me that this boy kept trying to kiss her. I talked to her more and told herif she felt uncomfortable with it I would talk to his parents and that she couldtalk more about it with her psychologist. She was 11 at the time. She went in totalk to her doctor and after a few minutes he had me come into the room. Thatwas when I learned more happened then what she said. I took my daughter to herdoctor, he stayed late just for her and the nurse and doctor examined her. Icould hear her screaming during this. They said they didn't see any signs ofrape but they needed to call the police. I wanted them to call the police. Sheis autistic ( at a time when autism wasn't very well known) because she didn'tact like a normal child acted if they were raped the Hillsboro

police departmentfirst dismissed the case. They didn't even bother filing the report. They boywho did this was 14. I kept calling the police and finally after getting nowheretalked to the chief. He took it serious. He sent her over to CARES unit where wefound out a lot more happened then we first thought. They used dolls to actthings out. Because language wasn't her strong suit she had trouble putting intowords what happened, especially since she didn't understand any of if. All sheknew was she felt uncomfortable, didn't like it and didn't understand why hetried to hurt her. We found out that there was penetration with his fingersvaginally and anally. We also found out that he kept trying to have Marcy touchhim. The police decided to do something after this however the boy moved and thepolice couldn't find him. We were lucky that some of Marcy's friends knew wherehe was going to school so we told the

police. Turned out that he was 14 and wasmentally challeged. However this kid was a mile away from his house by himself,he found our house on his own when he asked for Marcy to go roller skating withhim, and after he raped her he went to our neighbor to give Marcy a message,which was if anyone asked it was his twin brother who did it. Not what you wouldexpect from a kid with a supposedly 40 IQ. The trial was a joke. They wouldn'tpress charges and send him to jail. Instead all they did was to say that heshouldn't be unsupervised with children under 10. Instead of the DA handling ourcase, his caseworker did. They were sitting around laughter and joking and nevercame over to see how my kids were. (My 8 year old son witnessed his sisters rapeand was terrified and didn't know what to do) Then this boy, told hislawyer that because he was going through all this his parents were going to takehim to Disneyland

for a vacation. My kids in the meantime were having nightmaresabout this and he got to go to Disneyland. We always felt (Marcy as well and sheis 28 now)that because of her autism they just overlooked the case andconsidered her not important enough to do something about it. This still affectsher and we don't know if she has PTSD from it or not. Besides being autistic nowshe is schizoeffective bipolar type. Her doctors think she might be PTSD becauseshe still has dreams about being attacked and raped.To finish this story years later and his family went into a car dealershipwhere Marcy's friend worked. They were going to buy him a car for his 21stbirthday. It is as we always thought that somehow they tricked the court intobelieving his IQ was only 40 and they got away with everything.>> http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/crime/autistic-boy-claims-sexual-assault> > Autistic boy claims sexual assault> > Boy told mom four classmates touched, bullied him> > Updated: Saturday, 19 Feb 2011, 11:28 PM CST> Published : Saturday, 19 Feb 2011, 9:40 PM CST> > Ingles > > CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) - Stay at home mom Loe told KXAN her 10-year-old autistic son was bullied for years and was even sexually assaulted by some of his classmates at C.C. Mason Elementary School in Cedar Park .> > She said her son was touched by four classmates several times over the past year in

school bathrooms and the cafeteria.> > The boy suffers from Asperger's syndrome and other developmental disorders. He is going blind in his left eye.> > "I think because he is special ed, he was an easy target," said Loe.> > Loe pulled her son out of the elementary school in December.> > "It started with kids calling him names. It progressed into kids hitting him, touching him," Loe added.> > Loe told KXAN her son started acting strange and she noticed a shift in his attitude.> > "He was sitting in his room shredding a pair of his clean underwear with his hands," Loe explained.> > She said he also tried to 'negotiate deals' with her to stay home from school.> > "He would say things like, 'Mommy, I will smile all day tomorrow if you will let me stay home from school,'" Loe said.> > Loe said after she picked up her son from school

on December 15, 2010, she decided to ask him what was wrong. They were on their way to a speech pathology appointment when the boy claimed he was sexually assaulted.> > "Is anyone touching you in your private areas? That is what he calls that area. And, in a very matter of fact way he said, 'Yes,'" Loe recalled of the conversation with her son.> > Loe claims four classmates followed her son into the bathroom, pulled him out of the stall with his pants down and threatened to hurt him if he didn't touch his privates in front of them.> > "One boy even touched him and told him he would show him how to do it," Loe said while choking back tears.> > Loe called the school and the police. > > Her son's therapist got the same story from the boy and submitted a statement to police and principal.> > The school sent her a letter saying they were investigating.> >

Officials would not tell Loe how the kids were punished, stating school code prohibits giving out that information.> > All four boys are back in school.> > "I feel like I have been dismissed," Loe added.> > Charges have not been filed against the four boys either.> > "We definitely acknowledge that the child was subject to intimidation, inappropriate behavior and bullying, but that behavior did not rise to the level to substantiate the indecency allegation [or a crime]," Captain with the Cedar Park Police Department told reporters.> > Loe believes it is her son that is being punished. He hasn't been to school in almost two months. She fears if school district officials do not meet with her to discuss transferring her son to a different elementary school he will have to repeat the fourth grade.> > The school said it has a zero-tolerance policy for

bullying.> > Loe wants to know why they have not acted on this policy and expelled the students> > KXAN's calls to the school were not immediately returned for comment.> > The police investigation into this case is now on 'inactive status' and will only be reopened if more evidence turns up.>