Prosecutor faces sex charge
http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070918/NEWS01/709180321/1006
Kris Wernowsky
kwernowsky@pnj.com
An assistant U.S. attorney from Pensacola is jailed in Detroit on
federal charges that he flew to Michigan to have sex with a 5-year-old girl.
John David Roy Atchison, 53, of Shoreline Drive in Gulf Breeze was
arrested about 5 p.m. Sunday at the Detroit Metropolitan International
Airport on a charge of traveling in interstate commerce for the purpose
of having illicit sexual relations with a small child.
Atchison made a court appearance Monday afternoon before a federal judge
in the Eastern District of Michigan. He is expected for a detention
hearing today.
He has worked in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Pensacola since the late
1980s, mostly handling asset forfeitures in criminal cases and civil
cases in which the United States was a party. He's also president of the
Gulf Breeze Sports Association, a volunteer community group focused on
youth sports, according to the organization's Web site.
According to the federal criminal complaint:
An undercover officer from the Macomb County Sheriff's Office created an
online persona designed to identify people who were seeking illicit
sexual contact with minors. The persona was that of a mother who was
interested in letting men engage in sex with her minor children.
The agent, Linda Findlay, made contact with Atchison on Aug. 29 though
online instant messaging software. During the conversation, Atchison
referred to himself as "very much a family man."
Between Aug. 31 and Sept. 12, Atchison had almost daily contact with
Findlay. During several conversations, he described various sexual acts
he wanted to perform with Findlay's fictitious 5-year-old daughter.
He assured Findlay that the child wouldn't require any medical attention
after the sexual acts took place.
"I'm always gentle and loving; not to worry; no damage ever; no rough
stuff ever, ever," he said, according to the complaint.
Pressed on how he could be sure, he responded: "I've done it plenty."
Days before traveling to Michigan, he told the undercover officer to
tell the 5-year-old, "You found her a sweet boyfriend who will bring her
presents."
Atchison took a Continental flight to Houston on Sunday morning, changed
planes and arrived in Detroit at 4:52 p.m. He was taken into custody
without incident as he got off the plane.
On Monday, the Detroit Free Press newspaper reported that Atchison cast
his eyes downward and fiddled with papers at the hearing on Monday. He
asked for a court-appointed attorney before he obtains one of his own.
If convicted, Atchison could face up to 60 years in prison.
Prosecutors said his online statements could lead to further investigations.
News of the arrest quickly spread through Gulf Breeze. Atchison's wife,
Barbara, teaches at Gulf Breeze High School.
Gulf Breeze City Manager Edwin "Buz" Eddy, who has known Atchison for
more than a decade, said he considered him a "pillar of the community"
and an "upstanding guy."
"I'm shocked," Eddy said. "That's about all I can say. I hope this is
something that can be cleared up by some explanation. What that might
be, I don't know."
Atchison was one of five members of a committee who chose Peter Paulding
as Gulf Breeze police chief, succeeding John Morgan.
On Monday, Paulding called the case "kryptonite." He said he did not
want to comment further out of respect to Atchison's wife and children.
Pensacola attorney Robert T. Bleach, who recently settled a federal
complaint in which Atchison represented the United States, said Atchison
always carried himself professionally.
"He seemed like a typical U.S. attorney, very straight-laced, always
very formal at all times," Bleach said. "I never would have suspected
him involved in something like this in a million years."
U.S. Attorney Greg Miller had no immediate comment, said Dixie Morrow, a
spokeswoman for the office.
CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A
DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NSA / CIA
WIRETAPPING PROGRAM....
CPS Does not protect children...
It is sickening how many children are subject to abuse, neglect and even
killed at the hands of Child Protective Services.
every parent should read this .pdf from
connecticut dcf watch...
http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com/8x11.pdf
http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com
Number of Cases per 100,000 children in the US
These numbers come from The National Center on
Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington. (NCCAN)
Recent numbers have increased significantly for CPS
*Perpetrators of Maltreatment*
Physical Abuse CPS 160, Parents 59
Sexual Abuse CPS 112, Parents 13
Neglect CPS 410, Parents 241
Medical Neglect CPS 14 Parents 12
Fatalities CPS 6.4, Parents 1.5
Imagine that, 6.4 children die at the hands of the very agencies that
are supposed to protect them and only 1.5 at the hands of parents per
100,000 children. CPS perpetrates more abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse
and kills more children then parents in the United States. If the
citizens of this country hold CPS to the same standards that they hold
parents too. No judge should ever put another child in the hands of ANY
government agency because CPS nationwide is guilty of more harm and
death than any human being combined. CPS nationwide is guilty of more
human rights violations and deaths of children then the homes from which
they were removed. When are the judges going to wake up and see that
they are sending children to their death and a life of abuse when
children are removed from safe homes based on the mere opinion of a
bunch of social workers.
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, HAPPILY DESTROYING THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT
FAMILIES YEARLY NATIONWIDE AND COMING TO YOU'RE HOME SOON...
BE SURE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR CANDIDATES STANDS ON THE ISSUE OF
REFORMING OR ABOLISHING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ("MAKE YOUR CANDIDATES
TAKE A STAND ON THIS ISSUE.") THEN REMEMBER TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY IF THEY
ARE "FAMILY UNFRIENDLY" IN THE NEXT ELECTION...
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