Suspect arrested in connection with child molestation

Wow a teen. Thats very scary. Any child could be picked up by a childs older brother/sister easily. Plus they'd easily blend into Carl Miller Park. I live right there (its my back yard) and there are teens all the time.

Such a sad story. We recently moved from Mtn Home to another state and I remember well the chaos at dismissal time at the elementary school. At my childrens new school they have a great system and believe Mtn. Home could benefit from same. All parents are given a laminated card at the beginning of the year w/child's name, grade, and teacher. They are to be either displayed in car window or carried if you prefer to walk. Dismissal is on a tiered system with bus riders/daycare bus riders released first, kindergarteners and children who carpool w/kindergartners second, and the rest of the kids last. Kinder kids are held inside the school until their names are called. Parents remain in car and display given sign. Staff uses headsets and bullhorn to relay kid's names as parents drive through separate driveways. Kinder and buses in back of school, rest of kids in front. Each child is put in car by a school staff member. Walk-up parents must display sign and make visual contact w/child's teacher. Sometime it takes a while if its raining, etc. but when I read stories like this...I am thankful. Mtn. Home I hope you wise up before something worse happens...small towns sometimes give false sense of security.

Well done, Mountain Home Police Department!

If we get a conviction, I'll bring the rope.

I agree with BruceGibson!!

What lmt describes at her children's school sounds really good. And I definitely agree that there must be better communication in Mtn Home! Yes, good work, Mtn Home Police Dept!

Luise House, the Mtn Home Librarian, mentioned at a recent council meeting I saw on CAM-8 that new library exterior security cameras could even help discourage or identify criminals harming our children at East Elementary or on library grounds. Could all of our schools also have security cameras?

What lmt described is what I said on the previous article. Every other school district I know of does it that way or very similar. That's what I meant by if everyone else is doing it, why are we any different? Why is it expecting too much when it comes to children's safety?

Bring the rope? How about fair justice and not the wild west stuff going over the top! Be a gentlemen holding to the rule of law Mr.Gibson.

twestall,

Please note the introductory, "If we get a conviction." Thereafter, the rope applies.

if someone harms children , really a rope is too nice .... and he did say

"if we get a conviction"

First of all, I want to say that my heart goes out to this little girl and her family. I have a six year old little girl too and I can't even begin to imagine the rage that I would feel if someone hurt her like that. To twestall- I would like to ask, where was the "fair justice" for that little girl? Was that sicko a gentleman to her? How about we stand up for this little girl and think about what she is going to have to live with and remember for the rest of her life. What happened to her should NEVER have to happen to anybody. At my daughers' school, the teachers wait outside with the kids until every child is with who they are supposed to be with. It sickens me that nobody was outside with her. I talk to my daughter every day about stangers and I always ask her "what would you do if..." These Stranger Danger talks should of been happening in the schools way before something like this happened. Let's all fight for what is really important here- that little girl and the safety of all of our children. Not how "fairly" this "person" should be treated. Everytime I think about this, it makes me cry. My heart breaks for that little girl.

That is really unnerving that it was a teen because East is full of Teens and kids from Hacker who hang out there after school waiting to pick up siblings. There is staff there and I have seen the secretary try and chase kids off but how is one to know who is who? I think the laminate cards is a good idea.

LMT,

Ya you said it right. Wise up mtn home! This town is disgusting. If you think you are safe here, you are sadly mistaken. I have never seen so much crime and degenerate people in my life, and in such a small area too. LMT, you are lucky you moved out of here. I can't wait to.

Is there a need for improved safety IN Carl Miller Park.

Are cameras installed to highlight all those hiding spots, Is there a resource teacher down there at that end of the school during rush hours?

And also something else....is there still an influx of gay sex in the restrooms?

I will tell you that stuff like this scares a child for life so I would have to agree that rope is way too nice. In fact that would be very Gentlemen like of Bruce to hang 'em. I am fairly new to the area and the attraction wasn't just family that lived here but the fact that it was a small town. Parents we need to step it up and make sure our children know not to go with anyone they don't know that's important, but the school needs to be accountable also!!! If my son can get in trouble for an altercation at his bus stop with the bus driver stating "The bus stop is considered school property and suspention is possible" Why can't a school be held responsible? Our children are their responsibilities from the time they leave the safety of their parents ie: their house, thier parents car, or their parents sight; until them come back to us. Thats what I was told going through school, so why is it that the teachers aren't getting more familiar with their students? K-4 the elementary kids? Why aren't they making sure, or better yet the Principal? I'm just curious......I'm not trying to put off blame here because ultamately it's Mom and Dad's responsibility to make sure that kids know things. Schools are only interested in taking responsibility when it's absolutely not their fault......

Sex abuse is out of control. The worst of all crimes. We must let justice take it's course. The penalty should be severe and final. I am not soft on crime but if we all take up the law in our own hands there would be anarchy in the streets. We need to have confidence in our legal system. I have four children! I am a past law enforcement officer.

It's a bit unfair to call this town disgusting because of this incident. If you don't like it here, feel free to move away at any time. You won't find a town in any state that doesn't have crime and you'll find a lot worse in most areas.

While I do agree there is a false sense of security, since we are a small town, I believe you are being a bit harsh about it.

Ok Idaho, wake up. There is a law called Jessica's Law that does protect our children from preditors. It would not be "If Convicted", it would be a mandatory sentence of 1,2 or more years. However, our Representatives have voted this down and we need to write or call our Representatives and demand that they pass this law. I have done this and it is your turn to help. Our children need protecting and if our Representatives won't do it then we as parents need to get this law passed. So write your Representative now and get the ball rolling.