John Krieser
Teenage Victim’s Father Speaks Out about Daughter Being Solicited Online:
This one is so wrong on so many levels I don’t even know where to begin…
An FBI investigation led to the arrest of a Wisconsin man accused of having a relationship with a West Texas teenager, who is a minor. Thirty-nine year-old John Krieser was arrested in his home in Cudahy, Wisconsin, he’s now charged with sexual assault. NewsChannel 11’s Kealey McIntire spoke with the victim’s father and has more.
Raymond Stapleton says he knew his daughter was talking online with John Krieser for almost a year and a half, however he didn’t know until two months ago that Krieser was 39. Krieser’s MySpace profile doesn’t even give his age, it says he’s 99-years-old.
Stapleton says he’s heard of teenagers being solicited online in the past, however he never thought it would happen to his daughter.
It all started in a seemingly innocent way, two people chatting online. However, Raymond Stapleton says what would happen over the next several months are shocking. “I was one of those parents– all my life I said this will never happen to my child,” commented Stapleton.
His daughter was 15-year’s-old when she started chatting with John Krieser on MySpace. One of Krieser’s profiles says he’s 23.
Stapleton knew his daughter had chatted online with Krieser and had occasional phone conversations with him, however didn’t learn until January that Krieser’s true age is 39, and that Krieser traveled from his home in Wisconsin to Abernathy to visit his daughter. That’s when Stapleton called police. “When I found out he was here, within feet of my home taking my daughter in his van to who knows where, then I said no, something’s gotta be done about this.”
The Texas Rangers report states “Krieser stayed with the teen for two nights during the first visit and for three nights during the second visit in August 2005.”
Both times they stayed at the Motel Six near Interstate-27 in Lubbock. Also according to the report, the teen said “she had sex with Krieser one time at the motel. She stated the sex was consensual. She said she was 15 at the time.”
The report also documents the precautions Stapleton took. It states “the teen had been cautioned about online contact with older men in the past.” It also says “cordless phones were removed from the Stapleton residence to prevent the teen from talking to Krieser.”
Stapleton tells us he used many internet safety tools, but nothing worked. He says the best advice he can give to other parents is always know who your kids are chatting with. “You don’t want to be a buddy or pal all the time, but you do need to be a friend when it comes to something like this. You do need to know what they’re doing, you do need to look in there.”
Stapleton says he began noticing questionable behavior when his daughter wanted to spend more time online than with family or friends. He says another way you can help fight internet predators is to keep your computer in a more used family room, not in your child’s bedroom.
And of course we have MySpace profile goodness. Thanks to the ever reliable Mr. A we have one of Krieser’s MySpace profiles here. Why does a 39-year-old man have such an obsession with rubber duckies? Anyway we’ll have more MySpace profile goodness on Krieser from Mr. A later on tonight.
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11 opinions for John Krieser
Tina
Mar 23, 2006 at 12:44 pm
Gah!! The kid talked to this perv for a year and a half and then came to visit — twice, no less! — before her father *did* anything about it? WTF?!?
Funny how the notes in the song “Won’t Happen to Me” quickly turn flat when it *does* happen to you.
I also disagree with Mr. Stapleton when he says you need to be your kid’s friend when it comes to “something like this”. No, you *don’t* need to be your kids’ friend — you need to be their *parent*. Huge difference.
You’re right, Trench, this is sooo wrong on so many levels.
Sorry bout the mini rant, I’m in a mood today.
thpunishrr
Mar 23, 2006 at 3:01 pm
WHAT!!!!!!
Damn! Another hole in the wall.
spanky
Apr 4, 2006 at 12:50 pm
I bet you all dont know any of the facts that happened.. did you ever think that the girl had told john that her father beats her and that he locks her up… so therefore i doubt john went to have sex with her i believe he went to try to save her.. she may have been lieing to john about the whole abuse thing but from what i know of john he wouldnt go there just to have sex… he cared enough for her that when she said that he went to try and get her to give her a better life… you guys can say what you wanna say but unlike all the strange assholes around this world i believe in john. and as for john liking ducks so much it called a hobbie dumb asses… if he wants to collect them then he can you have no right making rude comments about it… the people who have this site going and make retarded comments like that should really shut up!!! FROM AN ANGRY WOMAN
Trench
Apr 4, 2006 at 1:02 pm
So you don’t find it the least bit creepy that a huge majority of the people on his friends list are teenage girls? At least one that he’s taken risque photos of and another where he left the comment “kisses all over your body”?
For a 39-year-old man that’s kind of sick.
spanky
Apr 7, 2006 at 1:02 pm
no i dont find it a bit creepy…. i mean damn… if the girl was willing to have those photos done then its her fault as well… you dont see people bitching about actual photographers taking pics… and as for the comments…. it may not even mean anything b/c we all joke around and make silly comments….and correct me if i’m wrong but the girl he made that comment to isn’t she at least 18 if not older…. john is just like me when it comes to myspace if someone sends him an add request then he accepts it… just b/c theyre on your friend list doesnt mena that you have to talk to them.. we mainly just accept the add request so it shows that we have alot of friends and that people like how our pages are.
Trench
Apr 7, 2006 at 1:16 pm
Whatever gets you through.
spanky
Apr 7, 2006 at 1:45 pm
well maybe if you would pull your damn head out of your ass you would actually realize whats going on in the world and how young girls will lie to men on the net just so they can get attention… all i’m saying is it takes two to tangle so if john is getting in trouble i think the girl should too regurdless if shes the “victim” because if you look at it right johns also a vicim in all this… just because hes an older man doesnt mean shit… and yes i know what your thinking… i have a big mouth well hell yes i do… when i feel something isnt right in this piece of shit world i speak my mind and i dont care whom i speak to about it… im sorry but thats the way i am… and i’ll tell you something else if i could i would go to johns trial and defend him… then you would really have something to write about.. instead of being a idiot and writing down lame shit!!! if the girls are 18 or older then it doesnt matter and i believe he only has 2 thats are under 18 which is the girl hes sitting in jail over and another one that im friends with… its the net for crying out loud… just about everyone lies about shit…. theres only a few of us that speak the truth… oh here’s an idea… how about you write about me… on how im a big mouth bitch thats looking to screw you over on all the lame remarks your making about this whole situation
Trench
Apr 7, 2006 at 1:58 pm
Maybe if he didn’t add teenage girls as his friends he wouldn’t be in jail right now.
spanky
Apr 7, 2006 at 4:32 pm
well maybe if lil teenage girls would stay off the net unless with a parent there would be no damn problems
froggy
Apr 7, 2006 at 4:50 pm
My question is where were her parents when she apparently stayed in the motel with him for these nights didnt they notice she wasnt home?? sounds to me like John got conned too
spanky
Apr 9, 2006 at 3:49 pm
my point exactly!!!!
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