And These Are the People Watching Our Children!
A Santa Clarita California attorney allegedly used the Internet to solicit sex from teenaged girls, as we have seen oh too often on Dateline lately. By the way, has anyone conducted an investigation into the lives of the pedophiles nabbed by Dateline and Perverted Justice, during their many episodes of To Catch a Predator? I personally would like to see some honest and true, unbiased investigative reporting into the home life of these predators. I guarantee you, MANY of them are licensed foster care providers or live in the home with licensed providers and OUR children! I sure hope Dateline will follow through and report on the TRUE lives of the teachers, homeland security officers, religious leaders, emergency room physicians, actors, group and mental health counselors, sunday school teachers, airport security officers, EMT workers, government employees, etc. that were caught in its dragnet. If you would like to see a list and photo of these child predators, please visit: http://www.nbc-2.com/articles/readarticle.asp?articleid=6785&z=3&p=. I would also like to know how many of their own were caught but the public will never know about – I’m sure being a cop has its advantages!
A Superior Court Judge in Los Angeles County sentenced 45 year old Arthur Crabtree, an attorney, ex-Glendale California Cop, and “family law specialist,” to five-years and eight-months in prison. This while being allowed to remain out on $100,000 bail while awaiting trial. I am familiar with a domestic violence case, in which the male perpetrator was held on $500,000 bail … and this was a domestic violence case, not child molestation! Can you believe that Ole Crabby received a lighter sentence than my then nine-year-old son who was allegedly slapped in the face while in an apartment he did not even live in! (please see: http://abolishcps.blogspot.com/2006/06/call-to-action-my-personal-story.html). This guy gets less than ten years after allegedly committing very heinous crimes against children, but receives less time than me and my son ... and we were clearly victims of several crimes, to which we had no control over. Lets face it, a crime is still a crime if committed by an alleged perpetrator or subsequently by those sworn to serve and protect ... i.e., a corrupt and crooked police officer and/or social worker(s).
Although Arthur was convicted of five felony counts and five misdemeanor counts, he received less time than most drug dealers, burglars, and petty thieves. There are a few cases worth reading when examining the injustice and unfairness when issuing sentences in our California courts -- number one, the guy serving a 50 year sentence for stealing about $150 worth of video tapes from Kmart. The second is the guy in prison for life because he stole a slice of pizza ... not even the whole pizza, but a slice! To read about these two cases and other issues caused by California's broad sentencing laws, please visit Three strikes and You're Out at http://www.threestrikes.org/smct_0.html. And lets not overlook the battered woman who has spent the last 27 years in prison on Failure to Protect charges because HER BOYFRIEND killed one of her two daughters (see: http://www.keepmedia.com/pubs/USATODAY/2005/05/27/871163?extID=10026). Or the mom who lost her son because HER BOYFRIEND allegedly slapped the child while they were visiting the boyfriends apartment (once again, read my personal story ... link provided above). And most disturbingly, Arthur received less time than the thousands of innocent children forced into foster care to serve out their entire childhood! If anything, he should have been given extra time due to the esteemed positions he held in the community as Cop and Family Law Specialist.
Now unless I missed some REALLY important legislation here in California … the last time I checked California was still a three-strikes and YOU'RE OUT state! If someone out there in cyber land is familiar with three-strike laws, please enlighten me. Until then, I will assume that this pedophile in sheep’s clothing … or should I say ex-badge wearing, certified family law ‘specialist,’ will now be able to get out and become a re-offender a few more times before the state of California strikes him out.
According to the Pasadena Weekly (see: http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/article.php?id=3108&IssueNum=3), Arthur may have even molested his own adopted niece! I wonder if this girl was one of many “abused and/or neglected” foster children BLESSED to find an educated and affluent “forever family.” I strongly recommend that you visit this link because it gives very graphic details of Arthur's acts. I would also be interested in finding out what happened to Arthur’s two sons … were they under aged at the time? If so, did the police and CPS immediately step in and remove the children from their home to protect their "welfare and safety?" I am willing to bet the answer to this question is a resounding NO! Why? Not only was Arthur an attorney, ex-cop, and family law specialist … but his wife was a police sergeant with the Glendale police department. Did I also mention that Arthur was chief executive of California Professional Realty in Santa Clarita, according to published reports -- sorry, I almost forgot to mention this. So you see, the Crabtrees were pillars of the community!
When you visit the Pasadena Weekly web site, please pay close attention to paragraphs 18 and 19. Just in case you decide to forgo visiting the site, I will summarize the two paragraphs. Another Glendale sergeant, who was also an attorney and shared an office with Arthur, ran a pornographic web site out of the Glendale Police Department’s watch commander’s office. And what do you think happened to THIS officer/attorney? Let me tell you … he received a 12-day suspension and has since been promoted to head the department’s internal affairs division! This mimics CPS in that the more crooked and corrupt the social workers are, the quicker they seem to climb the ranks and are promoted to supervisor or manager. Perhaps this is the old ‘scratch my back, and I’ll scratch your back.’ It appears that regularly committing felony perjury in juvenile court, violating county, state, and federal laws, and turning a blind-eye to the internal, criminal mechanisms of CPS is not just desirable but encouraged and rewarded.
Arthur being the lying attorney that he is, defended his alleged illegal actions once busted by an undercover cop by saying “he knew he was dealing with the police but wanted to taunt them.” Well, I guess he taunted them enough to bring him up on charges! Arthur’s defense attorney defended his client’s actions by saying that he “was angry over the manner in which his police career ended.” Arthur resigned, according to published reports, in 2001 due to harassment charges filed by female colleagues – this case cost the city nearly $4 million.
After sentencing, Arthur’s attorney allegedly told the Associated Press that if his client would like to file an appeal, “I’ll give it to him, if he wants to file it”… hint, hint, you’re an attorney, file it yourself! If this statement was actually made, I see Ole Crabby having legitimate grounds for appeal. Who knows, the now convicted pedophile may get out of prison even earlier!
To view the related published report, simply click on this stories title above or visit http://www.metnews.com/articles/2006/crab072006.htm. Also, if you visit the link to the LA Daily News (http://www.dailynews.com/ci_4067815), you will see the following: Ex-Cop Given Prison Term, however, the content item you have requested is no longer available. I tell you … the privileges of being an attorney! Anyone in cyber land know how long it takes to disbar this guy?
TMajor
www.squidoo.com/abolishcps/
If you believe that foster care should be reserved for children that are orphaned, or have TRULY been abandoned by their parents and ALL extended family members; If you believe that children in foster care should actually be victims of abuse and/or neglect, once proven by a judge and jury NOT a social worker with a God complex; If you believe in the Constitution and civil rights for all, no matter what their economic, social, or cultural group may be – Please sign the petitions referenced at www.squidoo.com/abolishcps/ (scroll down to Get Involved!!!). Thank you in advance for your participation!
A Superior Court Judge in Los Angeles County sentenced 45 year old Arthur Crabtree, an attorney, ex-Glendale California Cop, and “family law specialist,” to five-years and eight-months in prison. This while being allowed to remain out on $100,000 bail while awaiting trial. I am familiar with a domestic violence case, in which the male perpetrator was held on $500,000 bail … and this was a domestic violence case, not child molestation! Can you believe that Ole Crabby received a lighter sentence than my then nine-year-old son who was allegedly slapped in the face while in an apartment he did not even live in! (please see: http://abolishcps.blogspot.com/2006/06/call-to-action-my-personal-story.html). This guy gets less than ten years after allegedly committing very heinous crimes against children, but receives less time than me and my son ... and we were clearly victims of several crimes, to which we had no control over. Lets face it, a crime is still a crime if committed by an alleged perpetrator or subsequently by those sworn to serve and protect ... i.e., a corrupt and crooked police officer and/or social worker(s).
Although Arthur was convicted of five felony counts and five misdemeanor counts, he received less time than most drug dealers, burglars, and petty thieves. There are a few cases worth reading when examining the injustice and unfairness when issuing sentences in our California courts -- number one, the guy serving a 50 year sentence for stealing about $150 worth of video tapes from Kmart. The second is the guy in prison for life because he stole a slice of pizza ... not even the whole pizza, but a slice! To read about these two cases and other issues caused by California's broad sentencing laws, please visit Three strikes and You're Out at http://www.threestrikes.org/smct_0.html. And lets not overlook the battered woman who has spent the last 27 years in prison on Failure to Protect charges because HER BOYFRIEND killed one of her two daughters (see: http://www.keepmedia.com/pubs/USATODAY/2005/05/27/871163?extID=10026). Or the mom who lost her son because HER BOYFRIEND allegedly slapped the child while they were visiting the boyfriends apartment (once again, read my personal story ... link provided above). And most disturbingly, Arthur received less time than the thousands of innocent children forced into foster care to serve out their entire childhood! If anything, he should have been given extra time due to the esteemed positions he held in the community as Cop and Family Law Specialist.
Now unless I missed some REALLY important legislation here in California … the last time I checked California was still a three-strikes and YOU'RE OUT state! If someone out there in cyber land is familiar with three-strike laws, please enlighten me. Until then, I will assume that this pedophile in sheep’s clothing … or should I say ex-badge wearing, certified family law ‘specialist,’ will now be able to get out and become a re-offender a few more times before the state of California strikes him out.
According to the Pasadena Weekly (see: http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/article.php?id=3108&IssueNum=3), Arthur may have even molested his own adopted niece! I wonder if this girl was one of many “abused and/or neglected” foster children BLESSED to find an educated and affluent “forever family.” I strongly recommend that you visit this link because it gives very graphic details of Arthur's acts. I would also be interested in finding out what happened to Arthur’s two sons … were they under aged at the time? If so, did the police and CPS immediately step in and remove the children from their home to protect their "welfare and safety?" I am willing to bet the answer to this question is a resounding NO! Why? Not only was Arthur an attorney, ex-cop, and family law specialist … but his wife was a police sergeant with the Glendale police department. Did I also mention that Arthur was chief executive of California Professional Realty in Santa Clarita, according to published reports -- sorry, I almost forgot to mention this. So you see, the Crabtrees were pillars of the community!
When you visit the Pasadena Weekly web site, please pay close attention to paragraphs 18 and 19. Just in case you decide to forgo visiting the site, I will summarize the two paragraphs. Another Glendale sergeant, who was also an attorney and shared an office with Arthur, ran a pornographic web site out of the Glendale Police Department’s watch commander’s office. And what do you think happened to THIS officer/attorney? Let me tell you … he received a 12-day suspension and has since been promoted to head the department’s internal affairs division! This mimics CPS in that the more crooked and corrupt the social workers are, the quicker they seem to climb the ranks and are promoted to supervisor or manager. Perhaps this is the old ‘scratch my back, and I’ll scratch your back.’ It appears that regularly committing felony perjury in juvenile court, violating county, state, and federal laws, and turning a blind-eye to the internal, criminal mechanisms of CPS is not just desirable but encouraged and rewarded.
Arthur being the lying attorney that he is, defended his alleged illegal actions once busted by an undercover cop by saying “he knew he was dealing with the police but wanted to taunt them.” Well, I guess he taunted them enough to bring him up on charges! Arthur’s defense attorney defended his client’s actions by saying that he “was angry over the manner in which his police career ended.” Arthur resigned, according to published reports, in 2001 due to harassment charges filed by female colleagues – this case cost the city nearly $4 million.
After sentencing, Arthur’s attorney allegedly told the Associated Press that if his client would like to file an appeal, “I’ll give it to him, if he wants to file it”… hint, hint, you’re an attorney, file it yourself! If this statement was actually made, I see Ole Crabby having legitimate grounds for appeal. Who knows, the now convicted pedophile may get out of prison even earlier!
To view the related published report, simply click on this stories title above or visit http://www.metnews.com/articles/2006/crab072006.htm. Also, if you visit the link to the LA Daily News (http://www.dailynews.com/ci_4067815), you will see the following: Ex-Cop Given Prison Term, however, the content item you have requested is no longer available. I tell you … the privileges of being an attorney! Anyone in cyber land know how long it takes to disbar this guy?
TMajor
www.squidoo.com/abolishcps/
If you believe that foster care should be reserved for children that are orphaned, or have TRULY been abandoned by their parents and ALL extended family members; If you believe that children in foster care should actually be victims of abuse and/or neglect, once proven by a judge and jury NOT a social worker with a God complex; If you believe in the Constitution and civil rights for all, no matter what their economic, social, or cultural group may be – Please sign the petitions referenced at www.squidoo.com/abolishcps/ (scroll down to Get Involved!!!). Thank you in advance for your participation!
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