Report: Molesting School Teacher Convicted 6 to 10 Years in Prison
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Judge Elie Helou issued a verdict in the case of a teacher who was accused of sexually abusing 11 children at St. Joseph School in Aintoura, Voice of Lebanon radio (100.5) reported on Wednesday.
According to the radio station, Helou considered the case a misdemeanor and not a felony and convicted Pierre Sh. from 6 to 10 years in jail.
A felony is used in law to describe very serious crimes, while misdemeanors are considered to be less serious offenses.
According to VDL, the Judge indicted Pierre according to articles 519, 520 and 523 of the penal code which tackle the molester of children. The Judge dropped the rape charges for lack of evidence.
Al-Akhbar newspaper reported that the Judge based his verdict on his conviction that Pierre didn’t rape the girls charging him of harassing them and taking pictures of them while their clothes were on, contradicting the news reports that said he photographed the girls naked.
The scandal erupted in June when reportedly a six-year-old girl at St. Joseph School told her parents about the abuse.
She reportedly said the 22-year-old arts teacher had instructed her “to lift her skirt before pressing himself up against her.”
Education Minister Hassan Diab stressed that child molesters at schools in Lebanon would face severe consequences, while Social Affairs Minister Wael Abou Faour said that the most severe punitive measures should be imposed on the molester.
11 July 2012, 10:33
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a misdemeanor? I hope when this piece of shit is released in a couple of years probably, he comes around your house and rapes your kid dear judge helou. lets see how serious it is then
11 July 2012, 11:23
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A what? A misdemeanor? What a shame! I mean, is there anything more precious than our children. This preverted and deviant creature has molested and ruined so many lives. To say it is shocking, would be an understatement. A more appropriate description of this judgement would be "Disgraceful". I hope this perpetrator never gets out of prison, i hope somebody with some vigilante mind shows him some real punishement.
11 July 2012, 12:37
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You're right. i stand corrected.
No kid should ever have to go through anything like this
11 July 2012, 15:04
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yo sick man... you're only Christian on your ID. What did Christ teach us? seriously....
11 July 2012, 15:19
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talking to me? who said i was christian? on my ID or otherwise
pedophiles deserve the severest punishment. i'd like you to think what you would do if you had a child who was his vicitm. would you offer him your second child?
11 July 2012, 15:52
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No rudy, but raping judge Helou's kids isn't really a nice thing to say. Sure, he's corrupt... but everyone is corrupt in Lebanon. Very few people have integrity.
11 July 2012, 17:03
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well i didnt say that with his kids specifically in mind. but him, judge helou, i do wish the worst upon him.
because he didnt just give they guy a short sentence. we know there are no rehabilitation programs in lebanon so he will come out very soon, the same he went in or worse, and just go on the hunt again.
to me, this judge is as filthy as the guy is for allowing such thing to happen and deserves to be punished. the country is going to the gutter and the least we should do is protect the children, the innocent who have no say in where they are born
11 July 2012, 10:50
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why don't they say his full name and age and where he isS from???????? They still want to protect him........ They should have put his picture also................
11 July 2012, 12:30
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I hope the other prisoners are aware of his arrival and the ones who have children act accordingly.
11 July 2012, 12:33
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If this is not a felony don't know what the hell is, lock this scumbag up and throw away the key.
11 July 2012, 13:09
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Let the other Prisoners who have kids 'take care' of him. And FT this has nothing to do with the parents or their 'Honour'. It is only about the Children.
11 July 2012, 15:35
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I believe in the civility of the justice system, but when it comes to molesting children, lynch mob the bastard.
11 July 2012, 15:45
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relax guys... we ALL know what they do to molesters in jail. He will have enough time practicing lifting up HIS skirt to Abou Ali min Breteil. LOL
11 July 2012, 16:00
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Hezbollah traumatized more than 11 people. yet you support them because they give you money and ppower. if the paedophile would give you money and power you'd also support him. so, stop your cinema.
11 July 2012, 22:05
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Don't ask the judge to override the law, if you don't like the law change it to make the punishment more severe.
11 July 2012, 22:49
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Pedophilia is one of the most heinous crimes that can be committed against children. The Psychological trauma the victims have to deal with throughout their lives is unimaginable and unforgiveable. That said, I am very concerned about what I am reading here. The truth of the matter is we are reacting with our emotions and prejudices instead of the facts. Which one of us was in court during the trial? Do we know or have we read and understood the law which was broken? As a former police officer in California/USA I know what happened versus what we can prove are two different things. Simply put, none of us was there, none of us know what the prosecutor could prove beyond a reasonable doubt or which crime and to what degree was accused actually committed. All this talk about vigilantism and prison cell rape does not reflect well on how we process our emotions. Are we civilized democratic system or not?
12 July 2012, 03:56
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I am happy if Lebanese politicians get similar judgement for their raping of the whole society.
12 July 2012, 15:09
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a misdemeanor !!! that’s absurd, he'll probably be out of jail in less than 3 years while the poor kids will be traumatized for life...we do need to change our laws. Molesting kids is a misdemeanor and I think smoking a joint is a felony in Lebanon!!!
