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Originally Posted by redwitch
I'm with Tal on this one. Not enough facts to know if there were any predatory acts. The conversation could have been an innocuous question about how they liked visiting TV to something extremely lewd and obscene. We also have no idea what was said by the grandfather. He really could have come off extremely accusatory and threatening. We don't know.
What we do know is that the younger resident was charged with battery against a senior citizen and theft. According to a TOTVer who heard part of the altercation, it was very loud and obscenities were used. Maybe by the grandfather, maybe by the perpetrator, maybe by an observer, maybe by both or all? Again, we don't know.
To politely ask someone to not interact with a child is appropriate in today's world. To become immediately belligerent is not reasonable. And please remember that most sexual abuse is perpetrated by friends and family, not strangers.
In this case, I'd say that charging the perpetrator with assault, battery and theft is appropriate. How it will turn out is unknown but I wouldn't be surprised to hear self-defense being brought up and accepted. That would leave a charge of theft to be plea bargained to a misdemeanor.
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Thanks for pitching in with your view. It does sound to me that the grandfather was probably the hothead in this situation and the chatter got very mad when the grandfather started to imply that he had very despicable intentions towards the kids. The man then panicked from the implications of what might be in store for him.
I do not see this as a liberal (bleeding heart) interpretation of these facts but one than sees these in terms of common sense.
Maybe, the grandfather felt guilty for not paying more attention to his grandchild and her friends when she was at the pool and took this out on the man who did something rather stupid given the fear of child molestation and the like.
My assumptions are posted on what the cops actually did. I have more faith in their professional objectivity than some. I assume they talked to the witnesses and got a feel for what and when these events occurred and made no charges of a sexual deviance nature against the man who feared for his reputation and other things.