Pantagraph.com | News | Boys, 9 and 11, charged in sex assault

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Nellie wrote on Jan 12, 2008 8:17 PM:

" This is unheard of, I can't even begin to describe how I feel right now!!!!! My son is seven now and if this was to happen to him OMG, I can't even think about it!!!! Someone should be riding on the bus with these kids other than the bus driver, he has to pay attention to the road, I mean, c;mon, this is disgusting!!!!! Not only should these kids be charged and they should also have counseling and their parents should pay for the victims counseling as well!!! How dare they!!!!!!!!!!!!! "

flamewar wrote on Sep 20, 2007 1:22 PM:

" Definitely State Farm's fault. Everyone knows that. "

2 cents wrote on Sep 20, 2007 12:27 PM:

" I feel so bad for that little 7 year old. I hope his parent's get him some help. I have a 6 year old son and just the thought of someone forcing him to something so disgusting makes me want to cry. "

Just wondering wrote on Sep 20, 2007 11:14 AM:

" Where was the bus driver during this incident? I agree that the parents are not always to blame because no matter how much we try the kids will still do what they want but some adult should have been around to monitor these kids on the school bus. "

Steve wrote on Sep 20, 2007 10:40 AM:

" Wow! This is just bizarre! "

Parenting wrote on Sep 20, 2007 10:21 AM:

" I'm am so sick of parents not taking responcibility for their children. Yes, this is the fault of parenting. Parents should be teaching their children, at a very early age, that no one should touch their private parts and they should not touch any other persons privates. So many parents are so scare to talk to their kids about these things that they just don't say anything and then if it does happen, kids are scared and confussed and don't say anything to their parents because they have never been taught what to do. Parents, talk to your kids about these things. It's your job!!!! "

math man wrote on Sep 20, 2007 6:09 AM:

" For you folks that blame Bill Clinton, remember he finished his term in 2000. These boys would have been 2 and 4. They must have gotten the idea from Bush because he has been doing it to the American people since he was elected. "

I'm curious wrote on Sep 19, 2007 9:04 PM:

" Why is it' every time you read something like this in the paper, it's always parenting? You can be the most perfect parents in the world and still have something like this happen. Kids are seeing this in movies, on T.V., in magazines and yes, sexual acts on cartoons. They can watch or see this at friends houses and even at the babysitters house. It's not always the parents. What do you think the parents do, do it in front of there kids? Maybe it was experimentation like it was stated in the article or possible they had it done to them by a molester. Did you ever think of that? Of course you'll never know because there will be no follow up to this story. So quit blaming the parents all the time. Remember the Catholic church scandel? Think about it. Did the parents know? I personally know one preacher who should be rotting in prison. "

to just wondering...from i didn't even.. wrote on Sep 19, 2007 4:31 PM:

" From what I have heard from teenage girls....remember the rubber bracelets there were popular in the 80's? They came in all colors and madonna and others wore them. For fashion mind you...Today...teenage girls earn them by performing oral on boys. Hence...rainbow club. So everytime I see a girl wearing one I wonder how they got them by buying them or "earning" them. Nice huh?? So if any of your daughter have one....ask her how she got them and see what she says. "

Just Wondering wrote on Sep 19, 2007 3:48 PM:

" What on earth is a Rainbow Club? I don't have a teenager to ask. "

They are going to have wrote on Sep 19, 2007 2:21 PM:

" to start hiring security guards for the buses. Most schools already have them and now I think it's time they get them for the buses. Our kids have to go to school and once they are on that bus they are in the care of the school. I have three small grandchildren in school and this behavior is just unexceptable. We all should be concerned. The bus driver can only do so much, and it's not alot when you are driving and tring to keep the bus on the road and unrulely kids know this. I find it just crazy that your child isn't even safe on the school bus. It's all out of control. The parents of the 9 and 11 year old should face the judge as well because it's their crime as well. They are responsible for their own children's misbehavior. "

Sad Situation wrote on Sep 19, 2007 1:43 PM:

" My first thought reading this is the two boys charged are probably victims of sexual assault themselves. What a terrible situation, I hope the victim and his brother will receive counseling. "

To: "Another word...or wrote on Sep 19, 2007 1:27 PM:

" two" You are EXACTLY RIGHT!! "

I drove a bus~~ wrote on Sep 19, 2007 1:25 PM:

" here in Bloomington for 6 months, and that was enough for me!! These kids are out of control on these buses. The bus driver has enough going on trying not to get into an accident let alone monitor these out of control brats. They have no respect for authority, nor for the driver. Some drivers have no respect for the kids either. I've heard drivers swear at the kids and the kids back. Pathetic!! If you try to decipline a child on the bus, the driver get taken down and the kid smiles. Most of the good kids are taken to school by their parents and never see the inside of a bus. I know I would take mine if I still had kids at home. All buses need a monitor on the bus to make the kids sit down and behave if only for safety of every student on the bus. "

One thought wrote on Sep 19, 2007 1:14 PM:

" It could be that this is a result of an experience they had and if the boys who did this had some sort of sexual abuse in their history than it is possible that this is the result. "

Just me wrote on Sep 19, 2007 12:10 PM:

" Not only is this totally discusting but it is very scary as well. Kids that age should be worried about their dolls and bikes, not getting their rocks off. What kind of parents do they have that something like that would even cross their mind? What is this world coming too? "

i didn't even.. wrote on Sep 19, 2007 11:52 AM:

" think boys could be sexually mature at the age of 9 to beable to do sexual stuff or want that?? Oh god!! Does it start that early b/c my son is 7? One thing I agree with too is i am not my children's friend but their mother. But I teach my children to come to with me anything. I want them to know that I have to be their mother now and their friend later but I want them to feel like they can tell me stuff and not get into trouble either. It is too bad that our society has turned so sexual. I mean you cant even watch a show, movie or tv ad with out some sexual content in it. I know when I was a child I was still playing with dolls at the age of 13. Now girls are involved in rainbow clubs (dont know what that is just ask your child) and dating. Terrible!!! "

Meh wrote on Sep 19, 2007 11:46 AM:

" Why didn't the 7 year old cause a scene when someone attempted to assault him? Surely some of the other kids would notify the driver of the problem. Just another reason to enroll your kid in Taekwondo. "

cheney wrote on Sep 19, 2007 11:32 AM:

" It's bad parenting and Bill Clinton. "

To Mom wrote on Sep 19, 2007 11:32 AM:

" When is the last time you were on a bus? an adult can barely see over the top of the seat in front of you. I doubt the bus driver can even see the top of a seven year old's head over the seats. "

To One Word wrote on Sep 19, 2007 11:30 AM:

" Bad Parenting!!! That's where. Bad Parenting also includes not monitoring who your children associate with. Allowing your children to associate with other children that lack morals is also bad parenting. People need to wake up and pay attention!!! It's too bad the 7 year old didn't tell the first time it happened. Let your children know they can come to you people!!! I'm sick of parents who think hey need to be a buddy rather than a parent! "

To one word wrote on Sep 19, 2007 11:25 AM:

" The learned it from Bill Clinton. "

Mom wrote on Sep 19, 2007 10:53 AM:

" What I'd like to know is how things like this happen on a bus. Isnt the bus driver aware of what goes on? "

Meg wrote on Sep 19, 2007 10:34 AM:

" This is completely screwed up. Yeah, "disgusting" is about right. "

Another word...or two wrote on Sep 19, 2007 10:34 AM:

" ...TV, parents, movies, older siblings/relatives, Internet...I agree...disgusting. "

one word wrote on Sep 19, 2007 10:25 AM:

" disgusting. where in the name of God would they get an idea like that from?! "

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