May 18, 2006

Unbelievable!

I am utterly flabbergasted by this story.

A child custody battle between a former Strongsville High School substitute teacher and her former student lover is now over.

Christine Scarlett, 39, will share custody with the father of her 2-year-old son, former Strongsville football captain Steven Bradigan.

The two had an affair when Bradigan was still a 17-year-old high school student.

Scarlett's lawyer Eric Laubacher said the two put their differences aside and did what's best for their son. He said he doesn't believe criminal charges will be filed against Scarlett.

School officials fired Scarlett when they found out about the affair.

Two questions.

First, why is this child being left in the custody of a known sex offender when the father was willing to take custody? I see no reason the judge should have accepted the arrangement.

Second, why is this sex offender not in jail – and deemed unlikely ever to be charged?

Rest assured that if this wee a male teacher and a female student, the pervert in question would be doing hard time.

Posted by: Greg at 11:51 AM | Comments (2) | Add Comment
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1 The second question probably answers the first -- if she was never charged, then the law can't deem her a sex offender for custodial purposes.

Posted by: Aaron at Thu May 18 14:27:07 2006 (jn8Qx)

2 Actually, for a civil matter like a custody case, the burden of proof is mere preponderance of evidence. Heck, you can be found not guilty in criminal court but responsible for the criminal act in a civil court -- look at the OJ case.

Daddy was 16 or 17 at the time of conception. Mommy was in her 30s. That means it is more likely than not that she has a history of child sexual offenses, whether charged or not.

Best interests of the child would therefore dictate getting the kid out of Mommy's custody and into the custody of Daddy or one of his relatives.

Posted by: Rhymes With Right at Thu May 18 15:04:26 2006 (pm2sM)

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