15 September 2008
Ridding Ourselves of Bad Leaders
Posted by admin under: camps; policies; safety .
An Idaho grand jury has indicted 38-year-old Timothy Andrew Kellis on nine counts of lewd conduct, one count of attempted lewd conduct, and two counts of sexual abuse of a child.
Kellis has pleaded not guilty to charges that he abused boys last summer while working as a counselor at the Camp Grizzly Boy Scout camp in Harvard, Idaho. Kellis, a former high school band director from Tumwater, Wash., is now being held at the Latah County Jail in Moscow on a $200,000 bond.
He faces the possibility of life in prison.
Obviously we’ll let the court proceedings play out, but if he is guilty as charged and guilty of another charge in another state I’ll be happy to see the maximum penalty enacted. It’s a sad fact that those who wish to prey on children are drawn to youth groups like the Scouts. That’s why it is incumbent on everyone to be sure that the youth protection guidelines are strictly enforced. Never one child and one adult together. Never. Scoutmaster conferences should be held in the same location as other troop activities or a parent should be present. Let’s make sure that Scouting is an example of the most strenuous efforts to keep our children safe from predators.
Update: http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9043343
Jurors in Moscow, Idaho, have convicted Timothy Kellis on 12 felony counts involving four Boy Scouts molested at Camp Grizzly in north Idaho.
Kellis is a former high school band director from Tumwater, Wash. He had been a counselor at the Idaho scout camp in the summer of 2007.
The 2nd District Court jurors reached their verdict late Friday afternoon. Kellis will be sentenced Nov. 12. He could face life in prison and more than $250,000 in fines.
He has been convicted of 9 counts of lewd conduct with a minor and one count of attempted lewd conduct with a minor. He was also convicted on two counts of sexual abuse of a child.
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One Comment so far...
Cici Says:
17 September 2008 at 5:41 pm.
Once again (like in the post “With Leaders Like These Who Needs Enemies?”) the accused worked at a school…
