The 15-year-old son shows how his father would have his sisters attach a dog training shock color to their legs. The son said their father would then shock their sisters.
Posted on 11/13/2007 6:34:38 PM PST by SmithL
TAZEWELL - A child abuse case that one investigator called the worst he's seen in a 35-year career was sent to a Claiborne County grand jury today, charging a man with using electric shock dog collars to control his two teenage daughters and with raping both girls.
The man is being held on $1 million bond on charges of aggravated child abuse and two counts of rape.
The Claiborne County Sheriff's Department began investigating in September when one of the man's 18-year-old daughters reported abuse to a school official. His wife is charged with aggravated child neglect failing to report child abuse. She is free on bond.
The man, who is a dog trainer, is accused of repeatedly using shock collars on his teenage daughters' legs to control them. The collars were activated by a push-button radio controller. It's the type of collar used to train hunting dogs and is generally more powerful than anti-bark collars or perimeter shock collars.
The family has five children ranging in age from 11 to 19, and a 15-year-old brother testified that his sisters would scream, lay on the floor and repeatedly plead with their father to stop activating the collars. The family kept about 30 bird-hunting dogs, which it trained using the same collars.
The 18-year-old wept during her testimony, explaining that her father had been raping her since was 12 or 13 years old.
She said she decided to report it to a school officer on Sept. 10, after her father used the collar on her neck for the first time.
The girl testified she was afraid that her father would kill her. She said he pantomimed shooting her and himself if she told anyone about the abuse.
A state prosecutor said authorities have been unable to locate her 19-year-old sister.
Claiborne County Sheriff's Capt. Sam Nelson, who investigated the case, testified that he told the older girl that she could go to prison if she had been witness to the events while she was an adult.
Nelson called it the worst case of child abuse he'd seen in 35 years in law enforcement.
Today's hearing began at 9 a.m. and ended after noon.
The case is being prosecuted by assistant district attorneys general Amanda Sammons and Jared Effler of the 8th Judicial District.
The family's children, except for the missing 19-year-old, are in foster care.
The family is not being identified because the charges involve allegations of rape.
The 15-year-old son shows how his father would have his sisters attach a dog training shock color to their legs. The son said their father would then shock their sisters.
This is a terrible story...
BTW, am I the only one who noticed the “shock collar” story is out of Tazewell?
Dear Lord God......PLEASE, somehow, protect these children....please keep the missing girl safe....heal their wounds, inside & out...
They should name this horrible monster so the whole town knows who he is and what he’s been doing to his daughters.
Then do to him what needs to be done.
Yep.
A state prosecutor said authorities have been unable to locate her 19-year-old sister.
Claiborne County Sheriff’s Capt. Sam Nelson, who investigated the case, testified that he told the older girl that she could go to prison if she had been witness to the events while she was an adult.
Way to go Sam......idiot.
my daughter and son-in-law lived there for about 2 years. my grandson was born when they lived there. visited them a few times, very small town.
“They should name this horrible monster so the whole town knows who he is and what he’s been doing to his daughters.”
Tazewell is just south of the KY/VA border and has a population of 2100. I’m sure everyone in town knows who the perp is.
And now the girl is missing. God, no wonder.
Capt. Sam is a dipstick. Well that’s the best you can say about him on this forum. He should be submitting his retirement papers or his employment application to Burger king after this.
No, I was considering making a tacky comment about that very thing.
Good Lord! You want this idiot handling food???
Wayne Burkhart
Get
A
Rope
Thank you TornadoAlley3 for the link.
http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=7074168&nav=menu374_2
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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Wayne+Burkhart%22&btnG=Search
Strap him in the electric chair. Several times a day.
Amen,in Jesus name.
What’s up with guys called Wayne?
Agreed you tie him up while I break a couple of beer bottle for the operation.
I suggest a slow strangulation style hanging (as opposed to snap hanging a-la Saddam) - while a shock collar is attached to the appropriately sensitive areas.
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