Posted on 05/08/2010 11:05:33 AM PDT by csvset
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- A Greenville church administrator is accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl while the teen was a guest in his home last year.
Dantae Stukes, 29, is charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor. The arrest warrant states that between March 1 and May 30, 2009, Stukes convinced the victim to "allow him to engage in sexual intercourse with her in an effort for him to show her what to expect from her boyfriend in the future."
Sgt. Jason Rampey with the Greenville Police Department said the teenager was staying with the Stukes family while her parents were out of town.
"At the time that this happened, she was 14 years of age and that is not the age of consent," Rampey said.
Rampey said the teenager waited nearly a year to report what happened to police.
"In many cases, as in this case, when something like this happens, the victim thinks that they've done something wrong and they are afraid to speak to their parents or teachers or guardian about that," he said.
Last month, on April 13, the teen was at the emergency room for an unrelated incident. That's when police say she reported the sexual assault involving Stukes.
"It's very serious when you think of a person who is a custodian, a person of authority that you entrust your child to stay with in their home," Rampey told WYFF. "It's very concerning that this person would take advantage of this victim."
Greenville attorney Karl Allen is representing Stukes. Allen issued this statement to WYFF:
"Mr. Stukes is an upstanding citizen. The allegations, in our opinion, are not credible and are very old. He looks forward to demonstrating his innocence in a court of law."
He's not a preacher. He doesn't have a ministry. The article mentions he's a church "administrator", i.e. probably clerical staff. The headline exaggerates further, calling him a church "leader". However, the article makes no mention of of what church/organization he's an administrator/leader in, or even how either vocation relates to the accusation. The alleged crimes took place in his home!
The whole church angle seems put there purely for sensationalism, because fewer people get excited about hearing how a used car salesman seduced an underage girl.
I wonder how much news pickup this would get if it were a Catholic priest as the perp...
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Most problem priests preferred teenage boys.
“Clinton didnt have sex either:)”
I think if he’d realized there was a “practice” defense,he might have resorted to that explanation instead. To all appearances, the man had a great deal of practice sex outside of his marriage. Maybe it was all in the interests of being ready in case Hillary ever expressed an interest.
I think you are full of s***.
Do you kiss your priest with that mouth? Check my posting history for the comment(s) in question, if you dare.
I know your posting history and know that you are full of it.
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