Posted on 05/18/2005 4:05:48 PM PDT by Ellesu
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's office has broken up what they call a "child sex abuse cult." Three members of a Ponchatoula church have been arrested for allegedly raping children, and in some cases, having sex with animals. Some of the kids are as young as two years old.
The Tangipahoa Sheriff's office says the alleged abuse occurred two years ago. Sheriff Daniel Edwards says his office began investigating the Hosanna Church more than a month ago, after getting information from a mother of an alleged victim. The big break in the case came Monday when the church's minister turned himself in to the Livingston Parish Sheriff's office, and allegedly named names, one of whom was a Sheriff's deputy.
Sheriff's officials say certain church members allegedly raped children and animals in a cult-like fashion at the Hosanna Church. A nieghbor says when he found out about it, "It surprised me. But I wouldn't put it pass them. They were weird looking people to begin with."
Livingston Sheriff's Detective Stan Carpenter says church minister Louis Lamonica turned himself in on Monday and admitted to having oral and anal sex with kids for years... and that's not all.
"He was basically showing the kids how to have sexual relations at a very young age. That is just something children at that age, they shouldn't have to know anything about that," says Carpenter.
Lamonica also allegedly named other church members in the child sex ring. They include Austin Bernard and Chris Labat. Labat is a patrol deputy with the Tangipahoa Sheriff's office.
Livingston Sheriff Daniel Edwards says, "It certainly doesn't make me happy to be a human being to have fellow human beings that are capable of doing what is alleged to be done here. To have a member of this Sheriff's department involved in any way is disheartening."
How many others were allegedly abused at the church? No one knows. But investigators have faith more arrests will be made as they uncover what really happened inside the church..
All three men are in prison on aggravated rape charges, and Deputy Labat has been fired. The Tangipahoa Sheriff's office is asking anyone who is a victim to come forward. Call the Sheriff's office at 985-345-6150. You will remain anonoymous.
Sheriff Edwards says the death penalty could apply in this case because of the alleged victims' ages. Edwards says it will be up to the District Attorney's office if they want to pursue that end.
Three more member for the Howard Dean staff.
ACLU to the rescue!
How sad for the children.
Gee, ya think...?
Ping
These sound like the allegations made in Washington State's Wenatchee Witch Hunt.
Wenatchee Witch Hunt: Child Sex Abuse Trials In Douglas and Chelan Counties
I would advise not jumping to any conclusions.
ping
>>>>"He was basically showing the kids how to have sexual relations at a very young age. That is just something children at that age, they shouldn't have to know anything about that," says Carpenter.<<<<<
Sounds like the homo agenda that the public schools are forcing into the curriculum.
ping
http://www.2theadvocate.com
Sex-crime allegations lead to arrest
By DEBRA LEMOINE
dlemoine@theadvocate.com
Advocate staff writer
LIVINGSTON -- Deputies arrested a man for having sex with children and animals Monday after he stopped by the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office to implicate others in similar crimes, Detective Supervisor Stan Carpenter said Tuesday.
The arrest of Louis Lamonica, 45, of Tickfaw is part of a larger investigation of other adults having sex with children in Livingston and Tangipahoa parishes. Livingston Parish deputies could provide no further details about the ongoing investigation and have made no additional arrests so far, Carpenter said.
Officials with the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office acknowledged investigating sexual crimes that they believe Lamonica and others committed and said they anticipate arresting Lamonica soon for crimes in their jurisdiction as well, Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's spokesman Chuck Reed said.
On Monday, Lamonica talked to Livingston Parish detectives about the sex crimes and gave them information on his own sexual activities involving sex with children and a dog, Carpenter said.
Lamonica told Livingston Parish detectives that he educated the children on how to perform sexual acts with each other and with animals, Carpenter said.
At this point, detectives don't know how many potential victims are involved but said they could range in age from toddlers to teens, Carpenter said.
Lamonica was booked into the parish jail on two counts of aggravated rape and one count of crime against nature. No bail had been set.
Whenever I see these insane reports I always take a step back and think McMartin Preschool hysteria, and hope that competent and ethical police investigators get to the bottom of what's really going on. That said, there's enough of this ritual abuse in the collective consciousness for me to believe that it has to be going on somewhere.
This thread was just posted and certainly makes me wonder. The ACLU is active in the area.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1405997/posts
The minister admitted it, but I'm not supposed to jump to any conclusions. Okaaaaay...
Since the Minister has already admitted it, I hardly think this can be called a witch hunt.
Well, not until James Lee Burke writes a story about it!
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