I was appalled and disgusted first by a coach being a child molester at Eastside or anywhere for that matter, but also by the reaction of the Eastside president on the news. He said the coach was a "great guy", he would "still trust him with kids", and "It didn't happen during soccer related actives" like that matters at all. The man molested a 12 year old girl while his own wife is battling cancer. The president should have been outraged and cut any ties with the coach. Apparently others have not learned from what happened at Penn State University. Old senile men who just don't get that the child is the victim, not the molester. I would not hitch my wagon or have my children affiliate themselves with someone who shares these views.
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What happen to innocent until proven guilty?? Do you even know the whole story?? I'm guessing NO!! -
Oh, so you are a criminal justice expert, having interviewed the alleged victim and alleged offender, along with evaluating all the evidence? Thanks. We were all anxious to hear the official outcome. I suppose we can forgo the trial and just take your recommendation on the sentencing.Comment
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Think ..
Clearly you don't know the whole story either. A $1.2 million bail amount usually reflects nasty stuff probably with more than one victim and most probably is well substantiated. We'll all find out at the trial. Hope the charges are false when I think about if they are true involving a little girl.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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As a leader of hundreds of children the President should be more cautious. I am a teacher and there is no way a principal would back someone accused of this. Once the facts are out you can always go back, but once you tie yourself to them by saying they are great never could have happened, then you must answer to all the questions later.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Where exactly in his interview did he back him? I never heard him say in his interviews (i'll have to try and find some other ones than the ones Ive listened to, unless you want to post the link) but I never heard him say that he would still trust him with the kids.
Him saying its hard to believe, does not mean hes backing him. Just being honest that someone you think you know does this its hard to believe. Plus he has to be careful, its not his place to pick up a pitch fork and start the mob. His duty is to his club, which he made clear these events did not happen within the club, that just because it was a player doesn't mean that the club is responsible. Its one tricky thing about parent coaches though. If your daughter has friends on the team then those friends may want to spend the night, which this could very well have been. When you don't have a parent coach then its easy to keep everything professional.Comment
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You are an ******* and have taken comments made by Butch out of context as well as made up some of your own.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
The coach already resigned a few days ago, so it is not like he is still with the club.Comment
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Let's add them up... how many at East Side now? 3? This guy also coached for FC, so that brings them to 3 too. Notice a pattern anyone?Comment
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Come on people wake up!
As referenced above it seems like this is the third or fourth offense of this nature involving youth soccer coaches in Portland. What really shocks me however is that each time there are those who want to hang the accused and there are those who go down the line that "it didn't happen at the club so we have no responsibility. ". My Child will not play for a club where these kind of things happen. It is up to the club to create an environment that keeps kids safe. This involves knowing your coaches, implementing a child protective policy, among other things. Any club that has not done those things, especially after multiple offenses, simply does not deserve to be in business.Comment
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Did you not read the article. Eastside already had some policy in place like an adult coach cannot be alone with a child as well as background check.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
Parents need to start parenting and not leave it to everyone else then not take responsbility when something happens to their own child. Why would you leave a 12 year old alone with adult male?
What shocks me is that parents like you who expect the soccer clubs to do your job for you. The environment at the club is safe. If as a parent you want to leave your child off site with an adult coach unsupervised then shame on you. Every single one of these incidents were off site and yet parents are still leaving there kids alone and unattended. That one is on the parents.
Just do a Google search and you will see that it is not just isolated to soccer or sports for that matter. If you have kids then you need to act like a parent and look after them.
Any parents leaving their daughter with a male coach unsupervised does not deserve to be a parent.Comment
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This is what the founder of the Eastside Timbers Soccer Club is quoted as saying:
"I'm not saying anybody's lying. I'm just saying from a human’s perspective, it's just, it's really hard for all of us to believe that because Joey's just an incredible young man," Pollard said.
Nice . . . so he isn't saying the girl is lying, but even if "Joey" did this, he is still an incredible young man. I guess we can all have our definitions of "incredible young man" . . . someone in jail accused of sexual abuse on a 12 year old doesn't fit my definition of incredible young man . . . and it's scary that someone involved in youth sports thinks someone who at the very least has been accused and charged with abusing a kid can still is an incredible young man.
Wonder if he will continue to think that when "Joey" admits to it or is found guilty. My guess is yes, still an incredible young man who just made a bad decision. Probably still let him coach his daughter when he gets done with his prison time. Only then he will be an "incredible old man"Comment
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He is probably in shock just like most people who know "Joey". The parents of the victim probably felt the same way at one time considering they trusted their child with "Joey".Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Timber alliance now. All baggage goes.Comment
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No way the parents of the victim would refer to Joey as an incredible young man AFTER they found out what happened. Why on earth would Butch Pollard say that about someone who is accused of sexually abusing a 12 year old girl. Sounds like Butch has more sympathy for Joey than he does the 12 year old girl . . . which is shocking considering his involvement with kids.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Why don't you give Butch a call and clarify with him.. He is a very good person and is very much about the kids. It was probably a mistake where he accidentally used "is" instead of "was". Now you are crucifying him for this mistake in grammar?? He coached with Joey on that team with the victim and is also the president of the club. He is probably in shock right now because we all think that we are good judge of characters.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
Also, I don't get where you come up with the conclusion that Butch has more sympathy for Joey then the victim.Comment
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