IA man arrested for sexual abuse
Arrest Made in Alleged MySpace Sex Abuse:
23-year-old Anthony McGrew has been arrested for sexually abusing two underage girls, one of which he met on MySpace.
The Story County Sheriff’s Office says 23-year-old Anthony McGrew of Melbourne met one of the girls on MySpace.
They met in person two weeks later. That’s when authorities say McGrew sexually abused the 14-year-old Nevada girl. “At 23 years old, you’d know the difference as far as what’s appropriate and what’s not as far as a 14-year-old,” says Lt. Dru Toresdahl.
The next time they agreed to meet, the girl brought a friend. Authorities say both were sexually abused. The Sheriff’s office was contacted by the girl’s parent, who found a note she had written a friend.
So what kind of excuse do you think the enablers will make this time?
A. She said she was 16.
B. Anthony’s a nice guy and would never do anything like this
C. The victims are slut
D. It’s ok to have sex with 14-year-olds
E. All of the above.
My guess is E.
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11 opinions for IA man arrested for sexual abuse
BW
Feb 14, 2008 at 12:43 pm
“He was misunderstood, lonely, and she wanted it just as much as he did.” There, just copy and paste.
Trench
Feb 14, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Also a good one.
Rob
Feb 14, 2008 at 8:04 pm
It says a lot when a 23-year-old has a 16-year old girl as his top friend on MySpace.
Yeah, I checked. She looks a lot younger in her picture.
Dan
Feb 14, 2008 at 11:17 pm
Some people feel 14 year olds are ready for these relationships and can handle boyfriends in their early 20s. I think they are misled in part by girls’ physical maturity as well as their new skill at acting classy in brief bursts. I wonder what it is though. That they look like young women?
BW
Feb 15, 2008 at 1:29 pm
No offense to all the 14 year olds reading this board.. heheh.. but what 20-something can even stand to be around 14 year olds? There has to be some conversation at some point. What do they talk about, their cell phone ringer? No matter what anyone thinks about right and wrong, it’s obvious that there’s something mentally off about someone that wants to be a part of that world.
I would honestly like to hear some explanation of that. I’m 32 and I’m not sure I could last 10 minutes with even a 20 year old.
Trench
Feb 15, 2008 at 1:33 pm
what 20-something can even stand to be around 14 year olds?
Truer words and all that.
Jen
Feb 15, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Is this Mr. Therapist Dan- Saying the girl deserved it? And that she was ready for sex at age 14? Wow, remarkable, when you think they can make that adult decision, but not be held accountable for oh say, murdering an innocent boy…. YIKES!
Leon
Feb 22, 2008 at 2:03 am
My guess is C. If UK Judge Julian Hall can say a ten year old asked to be raped, obviously a 16 year old is!
( … Please note that this is sarcasm.)
Laurie
Feb 22, 2008 at 9:20 pm
BW - part of the attraction may come from the person’s own victimization. They may be repeating a pattern that they have learned.
Leon - Don’t know about the UK Judge Julian Hall, but here is an interesting story where an adult male raped an adult female, and he was ultimately let go:
http://www.ketv.com/news/14978955/detail.html
JohnnyDoe
Apr 12, 2008 at 7:59 am
Guys in their early 20’s have the maturity level on girls in their mid to late teens. That being said, this guy should have known better.
But the girl(s) went back for seconds so, as much as the law and the “moral” majority says otherwise, he wasn’t 100% to blame.
OleYeller
May 14, 2008 at 12:50 pm
Why isn’t anyone concerned that the girl lied about her age??? I have a friend that is 21 and she looks 12. Seriously! This girl has ruined the guy’s life. He believed she was the age she posted on her myspace page. Why aren’t her parents even partially responsible for this? If they had been paying attention to their child, maybe this man’s life wouldn’t have been ruined. I hate child molesters, but that isn’t what happened in this case. The law is to protect the innocent, but the sex was consensual. Those girls met him of their own free will. I’ll bet this isn’t the first time this girl has had sex either. I just can’t imagine a parent giving their fourteen year old child the kind of freedom that would allow them to lie about their age, entice an older man, and have sex with him. Then… to blame the man for everything that has happened. The investigators in this case are just as culpable for not realizing the truth through their investigative process. Obviously the girl lied on her web page. Was the young man supposed to ask her for her identification? Get real, people!!!
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