Missionary doctor won't face sex assault trial

woodtv ^ | July 30, 2018 | Ken Kolker

[Morgana]

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) — A former Baptist missionary doctor from Wyoming accused of molesting nearly two dozen girls and women in Bangladesh, along with a girl in Allendale, won't face trial.

An Ottawa County judge ruled that Donn Ketcham, now 87, is incompetent to stand trial because he suffers from dementia.

Prosecutors told 24 Hour News 8 they don't plan to appeal, which means the charge against him will be dismissed.

Ketcham's alleged victims from his decades in Bangladesh — known then as MKs, or missionary kids — said the local case was their only chance for justice.

[Morgana]

He reminds me of that Olympic doctor who was molesting those girls, only they were lucky he's in the big house now.

[Innovative]

Forget the trial, just shoot him.

[Jemian]

As the parent of MKs and also as a teacher of MKs, this absolutely breaks my heart. There is evil in this world and no matter how hard you try or how vigilant you think you are being, evil breaks through.

I am so very, very sorry for those victims.

[Reno89519]

Yes, just shoot him.

[Flaming Conservative]

He’s angling for a new trial because of subjective, negative remarks made by the judge at his sentencing. She should have just passed sentence, and kept her mouth shut, but she had to try for an academy award.

[af_vet_1981]

Once saved, always saved or fallen from grace?

[lurk]

He got away with it...in this life.

[the_daug]

Sounds like he is going to suffer in this life. It is just not going to be government that administers it. Parkinson and dementia.

[TangoLimaSierra]

He’s angling for a new trial because of subjective, negative remarks made by the judge at his sentencing.

Prosecutors told 24 Hour News 8 they don't plan to appeal, which means the charge against him will be dismissed.

[kosciusko51]

False dichotomy. There is the option of never saved.

[Campion]

Think that through. Why is someone who was never saved placed in ministry in ministry in the first place?

It would seem that either (a) he was placed there by other unsaved people, and those unsaved people can't be rooted out because they can't all be identified; or (b) the people who placed him there were saved themselves, and thought he was saved as well -- but they were mistaken.

Either way, you have to conclude that there is no infallible test for another's salvation. If there is no infallible test for another's salvation, why do you think you have an infallible test for your own? (see Jeremiah 17:9 and Proverbs 28:26)

But if there isn't such a test, isn't OSAS kind of a dead letter -- I'm "once saved always saved," but I can't know with infallible certainty that I'm "once saved" at all?

[kosciusko51]

Parable of the wheat and tares. Their nature can’t be visibly seen until the harvest.

If we cannot be assured of our salvation, why are there so many verses assuring believers of their salvation?

Romans 8

31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?

32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?

33 Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies;

34 who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.

35 Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

36 Just as it is written,
“FOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE BEING PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG;
WE WERE CONSIDERED AS SHEEP TO BE SLAUGHTERED.”

37 But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.

38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,

39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

[Flaming Conservative]

Oh, I was talking about the gymnastics coach.

[Yaelle]

While it is true that someone with dementia isn’t able to stand trial, for egregious crimes, they should have a quick trial in absentia and give these guys a lethal injection.

And if he had dementia when touching girls, then his family member who was responsible for him should take the shot. (People with Alzheimer’s do not have the mental capacity to know what they are doing, like toddlers don’t. But this guy was raping for decades so he knew damn well.)

[af_vet_1981]

False dichotomy. There is the option of never saved.

God will render to every man according to his deeds.



Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things. And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; Who will render to every man according to his deeds: To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: For there is no respect of persons with God.

Romans, Catholic chapter two, Protestant verses one to eleven,
as authorized, but not authored, by King James

[kosciusko51]

Doesn’t negate my point.

[af_vet_1981]

Doesn’t negate my point.

One could know whether the Baptist missionary was demonstrating the works of the flesh or the fruit of the Spirit.

How would one know that Baptist missionary was never saved?

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Galatians, Catholic chapter five, Protestant verses nineteen to twenty three,
as authorized, but not authored, by King James

[kosciusko51]

Did not the other apostles not see the works of the flesh that Judas did? No, they were surprised that Judas betrayed Jesus.

People can do things that look good to the world, but they can be deceptive. I think there are many who act saved in public, but they are not regenerated.

[af_vet_1981]

Did not the other apostles not see the works of the flesh that Judas did? No, they were surprised that Judas betrayed Jesus.

People can do things that look good to the world, but they can be deceptive. I think there are many who act saved in public, but they are not regenerated.

One may claim one is saved no matter what one does, however ...

Blessed be the Righteous Judge, Who will render to every man according to his deeds:.

From the Gospel accounts we have, it is not apparent that Judas was one who did by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality.

From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

Matthew, Catholic chapter sixteen, Protestant verses twenty one to twenty seven ,
as authorized, but not authored, by King James