Jackson Jambalaya

They don't like kiddie touchers in prison and this kid doesn't look like a fighter. Better off killing himself if he did what he's accused of.

No one to answer my call after seeing the news. I want to throw-up.

I'm all for justice in this case, but isn't this guy a minor? And if so, why is he named and his photograph published here and elsewhere?

The burden of proof is on the City of Madison. Kids make shit up all the time and unless there is overwhelming evidence, this minor should have been kept out of the media. For shame publishing this.

Jackson Jambalaya you posted a picture of a minor. You have refrained from doing so, what changed in this circumstance?

The "minor" is charged as an adult.

10:12, people who depend on prisoners to disperse justice do not deserve justice. If a person is guilty of any crime send them to prison as soon as possible. Any prisoner attacking another prison should be put in isolation immediately.
If the judge and jury decide on a sentence the prisoners already in jail should have nothing to do with it.

Needless to say, as one who had children there this Summer, we need to know if this was widespread or limited to one child. I cannot imagine how this camp could allow any child to be alone with any "adult" or "almost adult person in charge". Child safety is taught everywhere now and one adult with one child is just not allowed. This is to protect the child and to protect the adult.

It is sort of hard to understand people who want prisoners to hurt other prisoners when a past president of the U.S. has a fondness for underage girls.
One past president took 25 trips on the Lolita Express. On 5 of these trips secret service personnel were not allowed on the plane.

Yes, I am sure you are real upset over Dylan Roof's ass kicking last week.

I'm not.

A lot of people jumping to conclusions.

This MINOR child has been "charged as an adult" ONLY because he's a guy. If this had been a 17 year old GIRL involved in an ongoing & 100% consensual relationship with her 18 year old boyfriend, these very same accusers would be crying their eyes out over the loss of HER "innocent childhood". There are literally HUNDREDS of registered sex offenders in MS who stand as proof of this hypocrisy. If the allegations can be proved beyond any reasonable doubt, he should be charged as the MINOR CHILD that he is. OR, we should accept the FACT that chronological age is not a reliable indicator of mental MATURITY and totally eliminate age-based sexual crimes, ESPECIALLY "statutory rape". It's either "rape" - which requires an unwillingness by one of the parties - or it is not.

But it's not. Nor is it a 17 year old boy and an 18 year old woman.

If it was a 17 year old woman and a 7 year old child, she would be charged as an adult.

Being charged as an adult does not remove the fact that the boy is a minor. Only court records enjoy seclusion in those cases. Whether or not a media outlet publishes the names and photos of minors, female victims of sex crimes or the names of tiddly-winks players who are busted for gambling is up to the media outlet. In such cases, this blog and all other media in the area have always NOT published same as a matter of ethical principle. Claiming 'charged as an adult' changes that standard is bullshit.

to "your opinion is stupid":

take a look up at the release.

This is a press release by Madison, The Police Department.

It says right there to contact:
Captain Kevin Newman
Phone: (601) 856-6111

@8:09 comments like yours really make me sick. Are you the same person that has accused children of "imagining" they were molested here before? @11:42 you do understand the victim in this case is SEVEN YEARS OLD. SEVEN. 7. One year older than 6 one year younger than 8. Do you get it now? SEVEN YEARS OLD. Kingfish, I have to say that some of the comments I have seen here lately when you do a story on child molestation really give me the creeps.

I really appreciate the ALL CAPS in comments because it really helps me focus on the key intellectual points the writer is trying to make. And it reminds me of that obnoxious person that raises their voice and yells out curtain words for emphasis. Works every time for me. I always change my mind after hearing from one of those geniuses.

@2:59 let me guess, you are @8:09. If not I bet you were mesmerized by the comments of the genius that declares children make up being molested all the time or that they imagine it. Or maybe you were in total agreement with the genius that said we should totally eliminate age-based sexual crimes. But, hey, if all caps is all you felt the need to comment on after reading this disgusting story, then, well, tells us way more about you than it does the person using all caps.

Kingfish: If this guy is found innocent (Kids can lie) & if his parents have the resources, they could sue the shit out of you for posting his picture. Case No. 432216 Rick Young vs. Clarion Ledger Dec 1999

Who doesn't raise their voice when discussing curtains?

The Children's Hour 1961

@2:39 - You are obviously not very bright. Not one word of what I said even comes close to approving of abuse of a child -whether that child is 7 years old OR 17 years old. The POINT that went completely over your head is that our society responds to sexual encounters involving a 17 year old female and an 18 year old boy as if the FEMALE is 7 years old and the MALE is 70. And we do this by arguing that a 17 year old is TOO YOUNG to understand the implications, emotional and physical, of sex. Then, we turn around and change the rules in situations like THIS and claim that a 17 year old BOY is "nearly a man" and therefore should be treated as a man. So explain to me: Why is a 17 year old boy "nearly a man" but a 17 year old girl is NOT "nearly a woman". Why is this 17 year old boy perfectly mature enough to understand all the aforementioned implications but a 17 year old girl is ALWAYS to immature??? To summarize: The ISSUE is WHY this 17 year old is being treated as an adult instead of the MINOR that he IS. PERIOD. That's the subject. And "age of the victim" is totally irrelevant to THAT question.

2:39 McMartin Preschool case. All convicted based on imaginary testimony from preschoolers.

It reminds me of the framed politico who, upon being exonerated when the truth was discovered, asked "Where can I go to get my reputation back?"

We have a legal system. Let the the prosecutor convince a jury of his peers he is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. If he is, bury him underneath the jail (or put him in general pop - they'll take care of it much cheaper for us taxpayers). If not, let him go. I also question the wisdom of printing his name and photo based on basically no evidence so far that the public can see.

5:11pm the McMcmartin case wasn't children inventing a story. It was adults giving children a story that the children came to accept as true. Children want to please adults. One hysterical ,overreacting parent causes mass hysteria. Then those unqualified to question the children added to the horrorible unfolding of events.
Children aren't born knowing sexual details . They can however be eroticized either deliberately or through exposure to sexual information or events they don't completely understand while unsupervised. And adults can and have overreacted to a child trying to described an innocent event.
Arrests for abuse are not usually made on a child's testimony alone. There is an investigation and questioning that unlike the McMartin case should be done by those well trained in determining whether or not child abuse occurred . A pediatrician is also involved.
By the time a male or female reaches their teens unless they are learning disabled, they should know that sexual contact with a young children is inappropriate.
If this teen did sexually molest this child the odds are that he was molested and came to believe his molestation was acceptable behavior. If so, he is a threat to others and has to be treated as such.
Our ignorance about sex continues to create myths and those myths cause harm...especially to our children. There are important reasons for having sexual boundaries . It's past time we understood as a society what they are or are not. But that a seven year old is unable to consent should be a no brainier!

By way of comparison, two years ago when a crazed Madison Central student was running up and down Highland Colony buck-ass nekkid and entered a church.....did this site publish his name or photo? Nope. He was a minor.

But the report from the Madison PD published his name.

Selective principle application.

7:36 re: Highland Colony kid - who exactly was that kid's victim? That might explain the difference.

Oh! Wait....

The press releases his picture so that parents could talk to their children. I assure you they did their homework before this was released and this was not an isolated case. These situations are not released without checking facts. Very sad situation for all involved.

"7:36 re: Highland Colony kid - who exactly was that kid's victim? That might explain the difference."

Enter the genius who thinks there must be a victim in order for a crime to have been committed! The woman in the church office was a victim when he streaked through the facility with his participles dangling.

There need not be a victim in order for a criminal statute to have been violated. Even if it's made up.

We have a 7 year old child that attended CC Ranch this summer. I would like to point out to all of you bantering whether this "teacher's" (he was employed there) picture be published or not to shut up. It allowed the parents to show the picture to our own children to see their reactions. We were notified by the Ranch on Friday; however, we were not contacted by police until yesterday. This is one of a parent's worst nightmares, and I am thankful we had a picture to show our child as soon as possible. Also, this wasn't an isolated incident. Another child has been identified since the picture was published. Does anybody know anything else about the case?