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The Worthy Adversary
Posted by Joelle Casteix on May 30, 2014
It’s been an interesting week:
Ricardo “Richard” Aldana is goin’ to the pokey
Former JSerra High School teacher Richard Aldana was convicted on three felony counts of lewd acts upon a child. The victim was a 14-year-old student. Aldana faces up to eight years in jail.
JSerra is an independent (not owned by the Diocese of Orange) Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, CA.
When allegations against Aldana became public in 2011, students rallied around the former Spanish teacher, wearing “Free Aldana” t-shirts, setting up a Facebook page demanding school officials reinstate him, and harassing the victim.
They disguised themselves as supporters, but were instead uninformed, attack mobs trying to silence victims. Fortunately, the police aren’t intimidated by a bunch of affluent high school punks.
Which leads us to our next story:
Adrian, Michigan: Taking victim harassment to a whole new level
My May 15 post about admitted child sex offender Thomas Hodgman went viral. The post was viewed more than 10,000 times, shared on almost 1700 Facebook pages, and generated 82 comments.
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