Posted on 04/02/2022 12:58:59 PM PDT by Mount Athos
According to a public statement made by the city of Redmond, Washington, on Friday, March 26th, Andrew Bert Hammond, 50, was arrested by police in Redmond as part of an undercover operation where they used decoy profiles on location-based social networking/dating apps. He is charged with four counts of communication with a minor for immoral purposes, second-degree attempted rape of a child, and third-degree attempted rape of a child. Hammond currently is detained at King County Correctional Facility and held on a $100,000 bail. According to the report Andrew Hammond is employed as a fourth grade elementary school teacher at Newby Elementary by the McMinnville School District.
According to the report, police in Redmond began interacting with Hammond in October while detectives posed as teenage girls. On March 26th Hammond checked himself into a hotel in Redmond for the purposes of meeting the girls. Police stated they obtained evidence indicating he intended to engage in sexual activity with the girls he believed he was communicating with, such as condoms and lubricant. Police stated they also recovered handcuffs and rolls of duck tape.
“I’m proud of our officers and detectives for their dedication to such an important initiative in keeping our children safe,” Police Chief Darrell Lowe said. “Any time we can take child predators off the streets for such egregious crimes against children is a win for our community. The important message for parents is to monitor your children’s activities on their phones and computers.”
According to reporting by Fox 12, the McMinnville School District responded to their inquiry about the arrest stating, “McMinnville School District has been informed by law enforcement that one of our employees was arrested in Washington State. At this time, we have no information about any illegal activity in McMinnville… We are cooperating fully with law enforcement in the investigation. [Hammond] has been placed on administrative leave.”
He can work at Disney.
The arrest earned him a free lifetime passport to any Disney park.
“held on a $100,000 bail”
Chances are he’s only gotta post 1/10th of that.
He’s probly already out of jail.
I have no interest in defending predators like this, but how can someone get charged with crimes like “attempted rape of a child” and “communication with a minor for unlawful purposes” when there were no real children involved?
Exactly....sounds like entrapment.
Washington state.....figures
On the other hand, if someone falls into a trap like this, one has to wonder how often he’s done this kind of thing before without any help.
And maybe they suspected something to start with.
Porn addicted pedo freak should have his twig and berries removed.
It’s like charging someone with murder when the alleged victim is still alive and well.
“It’s like charging someone with murder when the alleged victim is still alive and well.”
No. It’s like charging someone with ATTEMPTED murder when the alleged victim is still alive and well.
SPJNK
Is that even a crime anymore? I thought kids belong to the school/teachers. Schools do not seem to care about how the child feels about being raped and groped or photographed. It is all about the teacher and how he/she/it FEELS. How are the kids to know if they are trans or pan or whatever unless they feel what it is like no matter what age. (sounds gross but that is where we are today). If you cannot talk about it then DO NOT DO IT.
There was a time in America when the bail would be set at $1 and the perp released so the people could solve the recidivism possibilities.
Looks like the kind of person who hates Republicans.
If it goes to trial, a smart defense attorney is going to order the prosecutor to put the “victim” on the witness stand. When the “child” turns out to be a 35+ year old adult police officer, the case falls apart.
To put it another way …
Suppose the accused criminal takes the stand in his own defense. If he’s asked about the encounter with the alleged “child victim” and he responds by saying, “I didn’t go to meet a child; I knew it was an adult and I went to make a fool out of him” … then how the hell does the prosecutor prove otherwise?
It is inherently dangerous to let prosecutors charge people with crimes based on what they allegedly “thought.” I would have thought that would be obvious here on FR.
Is that what you will plead when you get caught?
LOL. No, but you can be sure I’d have it in mind if I’m ever on a jury in a case like this.
Parents need to sue sue sue. Get class action lawsuits going. It’s not enough to protest these domestic enemies at school boards, get the lawsuits flying constantly.
Yeah, we’re all just like that here in WA State /s
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