Valentine Lopez
17-year-old sex assault suspect goes before judge:
A registered sex offender who had been attending classes at Pasadena High School went before a judge Friday.
He was there to hear the newest charge against him.
Valentine Lopez, 17, is accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl he met on Myspace.com.
The school district said it was already aware of his conviction three years ago for a sex crime against another child.
But, officials added, there was nothing it could do at the time to separate Lopez from the other students.
More details from another article�
Lopez was taken into custody Wednesday, according to police.
According to the DPS Website, Lopez is a registered sex offender, convicted in 2003 for a sexual assault case that involved a three-year-old victim.
Pasadena ISD Superintendent Kirk Lewis explained that though the district was aware of Lopez’ past record, there was nothing they could do aside from providing the teen with an education.
“The district will do everything it can always to protect its’ students,” he said. “In this particular instance, there were legal restrictions that prevented us from doing anything more than what we had already done. My understanding is that they’re currently working through the process for suspension, and completing the paperwork to have him moved to an alternative placement (facility).”
According to Lewis, any student that lives within any school district must be provided an education by that school district. People were not notified of Lopez’ past convictions, said the superintendent, because the teen was protected by juvenile and privacy laws.
It’s nice to know that a sex offender’s right to privacy outweighs the safety of the other kids attending that school.
Thanks to Melissa for the tip. And thanks to Mr. A we have Lopez’s MySpace. It says he’s in a relationship. I wonder if his SO knew about his record.
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5 opinions for Valentine Lopez
Kristy
Nov 7, 2006 at 6:41 am
Speaking of a SO - link from a comment contains a page that has this (page is otherwise private)
2:Valentine Lopez !!!!!!! if ur askin if i need u,da answer is 4evr.if ur askin if ill leave u,da answer is never.if ur askin wat i value,da answer is u.if ur askin if i luv u,da answer is I DO,so much it hurts!!and forever will !! I love you valentine!!”
Female
16 years old
pasadena, TEXAS
United States
If this was written after this incident, that is pretty sad
doug
Nov 7, 2006 at 8:24 am
Yeah, and him having her picture in his pictures section when she was “younger” is more than a little creepy.
mike
Nov 7, 2006 at 10:15 am
I HAVE A WARNING ABOUT A SERIAL DATE RAPIST…. PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO ANYONE YOU CARE ABOUT IN BOSTON, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK - UPSTATE OR THE CITY,… IN FACT SEND IT TO ANYONE YOU KNOW ANYWHERE IN THE U.S. THIS GUY IS A CREEP SCUMBAG WHO DRUGS WOMEN AND RAPES THEM, POSTS IT ON THE INTERNET AS SEX VIDEOS WITH THE DISCLAIMER THAT IT’S AN ACT - HE REALLY RAPES THESE WOMEN THEN HE SENDS THE TAPE TO PEOPLE SHE WORKS WITH AND KNOWS TO RUIN HER LIFE….. FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD
[b]Trench Sez: Sorry Mike but without proof I can’t let you post that. Bring me a news story about it and then we’ll talk[/b]
D.P.
Nov 7, 2006 at 3:13 pm
Yeah, check out “alive on the outside, slowly dying on the insides’” page. It’s set to private but her email name is “Weedman’sgirl4lyfe”.
SAD! This dude must be a real charmer!
Veronica
Nov 9, 2006 at 12:28 pm
His SO is the 14-year-old. They met when he was 17. He thought she was 16! According to certain people which I am not at liberty to disclose, she and her parents knew about his past! He is actually a nice guy who was caught in the system…I feel bad for their families!
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