News: employee at Walter Johnson HS arrested

[Anonymous]

I literally found out about this from a SUPER VAGUE Will Jawando social media post. Like, could not be more vague.

Name this stuff ppl. Please. It's the only way to address anything. Denial and DARVO (look it up) does harm, at best

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The letter sent to parents was very vague (no, I will not copy it here).
As the parent of a junior, I want to know how long he has worked there and if any other videos are recovered. My child recognized him immediately.

Why not?

It’s avail online through a Google search. It’s just conveying the facts and providing a link to the police public statement. The letter is fine. It sounds like the principal phoned the police immediately upon reviewing the video. The linked statement says that electronics were removed from the school and from his house. But you’re right, it does not say how long he worked there.

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Anonymous wrote:If you look at the comments on the WJ Pitch Instagram page, there is discussion of him being reported to admin well before this incident. Nothing was done.

I feel really bad for the wife and kid.

When reported to admin?

Supposedly back during COVID.

Prior Admin, pre-COVID 2017/2018 ish.

[Anonymous]

For anyone concerned about videos floating around online, there is a relatively recent federal law that may be helpful to get posters to take things down: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/146/text

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you look at the comments on the WJ Pitch Instagram page, there is discussion of him being reported to admin well before this incident. Nothing was done.

I feel really bad for the wife and kid.

When reported to admin?

Supposedly back during COVID.

Prior Admin, pre-COVID 2017/2018 ish.

According to a WJ Discussion group, there were camera's found but there was not enough evidence. I'm not ready to lay this at the feet of MCPS but school systems have to be better about taking risks and firing people who they suspect of wrongdoing. Let's the unions fight, take the risk of a lawsuit or simply remove them from direct interaction with kids.

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Anonymous wrote:If you look at the comments on the WJ Pitch Instagram page, there is discussion of him being reported to admin well before this incident. Nothing was done.

I feel really bad for the wife and kid.

When reported to admin?

Supposedly back during COVID.

Prior Admin, pre-COVID 2017/2018 ish.

According to a WJ Discussion group, there were camera's found but there was not enough evidence. I'm not ready to lay this at the feet of MCPS but school systems have to be better about taking risks and firing people who they suspect of wrongdoing. Let's the unions fight, take the risk of a lawsuit or simply remove them from direct interaction with kids.

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Anonymous wrote:If you look at the comments on the WJ Pitch Instagram page, there is discussion of him being reported to admin well before this incident. Nothing was done.

I feel really bad for the wife and kid.

When reported to admin?

Supposedly back during COVID.

Prior Admin, pre-COVID 2017/2018 ish.

According to a WJ Discussion group, there were camera's found but there was not enough evidence. I'm not ready to lay this at the feet of MCPS but school systems have to be better about taking risks and firing people who they suspect of wrongdoing. Let's the unions fight, take the risk of a lawsuit or simply remove them from direct interaction with kids.

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Seriously, there seem to be plenty of jobs in central office. Why couldn’t he have been moved to central office after a number of complaints were raised?

[Anonymous]

The guard who raped a student at RM got 18 months … this guy will be walking the streets in 6

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Anonymous wrote:If you look at the comments on the WJ Pitch Instagram page, there is discussion of him being reported to admin well before this incident. Nothing was done.

I feel really bad for the wife and kid.

When reported to admin?

Supposedly back during COVID.

Prior Admin, pre-COVID 2017/2018 ish.

According to a WJ Discussion group, there were camera's found but there was not enough evidence. I'm not ready to lay this at the feet of MCPS but school systems have to be better about taking risks and firing people who they suspect of wrongdoing. Let's the unions fight, take the risk of a lawsuit or simply remove them from direct interaction with kids.

"Not enough evidence" What? Not enough evidence to arrest or fire someone, ok sure I guess. But if cameras were found, why did they not start regularly inspecting lockers and bathrooms for hidden cameras? It sounds like they should start doing that anyway, but the first time a camera was found? Start checking for cameras. It's not hard to do your job.

[Anonymous]

This guy was a known creep and WJ admin looked the other way. It’s gross.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you look at the comments on the WJ Pitch Instagram page, there is discussion of him being reported to admin well before this incident. Nothing was done.

I feel really bad for the wife and kid.

When reported to admin?

Supposedly back during COVID.

Prior Admin, pre-COVID 2017/2018 ish.

According to a WJ Discussion group, there were camera's found but there was not enough evidence. I'm not ready to lay this at the feet of MCPS but school systems have to be better about taking risks and firing people who they suspect of wrongdoing. Let's the unions fight, take the risk of a lawsuit or simply remove them from direct interaction with kids.

This employee was the elected SEIU rep for his school. Given the offense, even with his position in the union, I don't see the union fighting this. The vast majority of SEIU members are decent people, and work hard to support students.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you look at the comments on the WJ Pitch Instagram page, there is discussion of him being reported to admin well before this incident. Nothing was done.

I feel really bad for the wife and kid.

When reported to admin?

Supposedly back during COVID.

Prior Admin, pre-COVID 2017/2018 ish.

According to a WJ Discussion group, there were camera's found but there was not enough evidence. I'm not ready to lay this at the feet of MCPS but school systems have to be better about taking risks and firing people who they suspect of wrongdoing. Let's the unions fight, take the risk of a lawsuit or simply remove them from direct interaction with kids.

This employee was the elected SEIU rep for his school. Given the offense, even with his position in the union, I don't see the union fighting this. The vast majority of SEIU members are decent people and work hard to support students.

I work in leadership in a company with a tiny union and their posture has always been to rush to the aid of the employee, regardless of the offense. Because we are a private company we will often lead with a severance agreement to get the person out the door. I'm guessing that big unions want to feel like they are earning their dues.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow! Unbelievable. The investigation on who knew what and when will be very telling.

I’m sure no one at the school knew anything. They wouldn’t protect this guy.
I’m more worried about whether there are now videos of my daughter circulating on the dark web. Hopefully he wasn’t selling the videos or posting them.

I would not be so confident about that.

Enough with the conspiracy theories. Kids reported it, and it was dealt with. The play is going on now, so it must have been fairly recent. I'm wondering where the abuse charge comes from. Wouldn't it normally be an exploitation charge if all he had were videos of kids changing?

I’m not aware of any Maryland law that defines or prohibits “exploitation” separately from abuse. There is a MD published appellate case saying that filming a minor changing after getting out of the shower is sex abuse of a minor even if there’s were no contact sex offenses. Very similar situation.

I think the PP was talking about a child pornography charge. Maryland does have a statute criminalizing possession of these materials, but I’m skeptical about its application here.

Yeah, I’m not sure that videos of kids changing clothes would be considered pornography. No sex acts and possibly not even nudity of private parts. It’s a violation for sure. It’s creepy/icky. But it’s not necessarily pornography.

The sex abuse of a minor case with the filming of a child changing after showering is pretty on point though. And sex abuse of a minor is a very serious felony.

Posting pictures of naked/changing kids is porn. You want your kids pictures online for ever?

I’m not defending the conduct, but as a Maryland prosecutor I’m telling you that nudity alone does not equal CP.

Which means that there is evidence of something worse

How do you figure? He was not charged with CP.

These are initial charges. There are possibly more to come after reviewing all of the evidence they removed.

[Anonymous]

Why do they all look so similar?

https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail_Pol.aspx?Item_ID=30712

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/rowing-coach-shipley-abuse-charges/2021/08/24/1ac67bca-0504-11ec-8c3f-3526f81b233b_story.html

[Anonymous]

Woodward seems like a better choice for families right now.