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The Pedophile

The ocean was as ebony as it had ever been The moon was ashamed of the situation, so she turned her back He dragged the seventy-eight-pound bundle to the edge. A child’s hand flopped out. He quickly looked around, to see if there were watchers. Putting the heavy bundle into the stolen boat was a chore. He cursed himself for choosing such an old victim. Four was usually his limit; this child had been seven. He rowed halfway to the cove and tossed the remains overboard. She went down down down down down down down down down. An empathetic cyber squid followed the progress Gladly retrieving a glowing sucker The one he had used to lure the child

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Date: 11/5/2021 7:31:00 PM
Oh my. my. This reminded me of the school counselor at a school very close to me who has just been arrested on charges of child pornography. It seems that he received the Teacher of the Year award last year from the district. Made the news last evening. I don't even want to see his face on the news again!!!
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 11/6/2021 8:30:00 PM
He was the Guidance Counselor at Pinch Elementary School. He has been suspended, of course, pending a full investigation and a hearing. I feel so sorry for parents who had children under his care. They must be so worried.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 11/6/2021 3:44:00 PM
Oh my gosh; what? I hope it is not true, but sadly I think it might be.
Date: 11/5/2021 4:55:00 PM
Too awful, to comprehend ....
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 11/6/2021 3:45:00 PM
The assignment was to write something "dark" - I could think of nothing darker.

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