Posted on 07/28/2010 7:29:14 AM PDT by Colofornian
Edited on 07/30/2010 3:24:48 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
PROVO — The former BYU student accused of attacking a woman with a stun gun pleaded guilty Tuesday to a lessened degree of aggravated assault.
Stetson Geo Hallam, 20, had been charged with aggravated kidnapping, a first-degree felony, following an April 6 incident that he claimed was an April Fool's joke, according to a police affidavit filed in 4th District Court.
Charges say Hallam, the victim's home teacher in their LDS Church ward, pressured the 19-year-old woman to meet him so he could "give her a gift."
The woman told police Hallam waited outside her Provo apartment for her to return, then asked her to go to a basement laundry room as part of a scavenger hunt.
Once in the room, Hallam attacked her with a Taser-like weapon, pinned her to the ground and tried to handcuff her, the affidavit states. Despite the electric shock, the woman began screaming and fighting back, and at one point bit Hallam's finger, according to court documents. She later told police she thought Hallam was trying to rape her.
After being bitten, Hallam released the woman, apologized, and said it was just an April Fool's joke, the affidavit states. Police found burn marks on the woman's arm from the weapon and a bite mark on Hallam's hand.
Hallam pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and obstruction of justice, second-degree felonies. He is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 9 and faces up to 15 years in prison.
— Lana Groves
Ca-ching!
How much time are we HATERs to devote to PROVING ourselves innocent of your scurrilous charges?
Me; I'll take ZERO minutes.
We report;
You decide.
The Lurking jury can make up their OWN minds without any help from me.
Zero minutes in effect.
You hateful BIGOT!!!
I also have enough Mormon friends to know...
--MormonDude(Got yer back, man!)
This thread is not posted in the Religion Forum.
Well, Cut-N-Paste, maybe because it’s local Utah news in a local Utah paper and that’s journalism 101 ?
[Oh, you mean, V, like how the Lds church handled ex-Sunday School teacher & ex-Lds bishop Kevin Garn re: this matter that came out below? You sound just like this story excerpted quote from an Lds official...stern stance..."zero tolerance for sexual abuse of any kind, especially instances involving minors" but you or your "Mormon friends" want to tell us when this key (now former) Lds legislator, who began 2010 as a top leader in his legislative body, was ex-communicated?]
Excerpt: But, Trotter said, Maher's 2008 letter was referred to local leaders, who handle disciplinary matters. "The Church will continue to follow this matter to determine if any further action is appropriate," Trotter said. "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has zero tolerance for sexual abuse of any kind, especially instances involving minors," Trotter said. "It takes such allegations very seriously. When allegations of abuse surface, it is a tragedy for all involved. Maher said Garn was her LDS Sunday School teacher when she was in the fourth grade, several years before the hot tub incident.
Source: LDS Church says local leaders handled claims against Garn
So all because of your lack of knowledge of a specific instance (hmmm...there's a word for that), you're quick to label another a "liar" -- which is a form of judging intent?
I just proved you wrong. You need to apologize to R.
Apologize. That is a joke C. lds and their defenders can’t even admit Truth.
>>”The point is Colofornian is that you wouldn’t have posted it if something similar was done by a member of another church but since he was a Mormon Church it fit your agenda of trying to post anything that would make the Mormon Church look bad.”<<
>>”FR would be a very boring place if it was used by everyone who had an agenda against any specific religion.”<<
YOU NAILED IT, SKYMAN!!
GOOD JOB!
Colofornian wakes up every morning and scans the news in hopes of finding an article where a Mormon got a parking ticket or jay-walked and then posts it as relevant news.
What a lonely and hate-filled existence she must lead.....
>>”It does get a bit tiring seeing colofornian piggy-backing on the FR as his personal blog to carry out his psychotic hate campaign.”<<
Indeed it does. Her frothing-at-the-mouth hatred is starting to become scary.
If the Mormons had a ‘no-fly’ list, colofornian would surely be at the top. Fanatical hatred this deeply rooted in an individual is often the prelude to a terrorist act.
How’s this?
I said: “He did wrong and should be punished for his ill deeds, just like people of other religions should.”
Coloform said: “What “religious” people are you referencing here?”
There is a difference between “religious people” and “people of other religions”.
Now, just shut up.
“This thread is not posted in the Religion Forum.”
Thank you.
That’s really funny, thank you.
It’s exactly what I pictured when your gang of Mormon-haters went whining to the Religion Moderator only to find out you are not protected in the open forum.
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No need to now that you proved my point.
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