I Used to be Disgusted, Now I’m Just Amused Still Disgusted


Public school teachers abusing children:

Homeschooled children abused by their parents, guardians, or some other person in whose care they were left:

  • Nissa and Kent Warren
  • Mary Rowles – Note on this one: the stories all mention homeschooling, and glide rapidly over the fact that Rowles is apparently a lesbian: some of the abuse was by her (female) partner. I don’t think that lesbianism has anything to do with the abuse, but it’s interesting that the politically-correct unusual condition (lesbianism) is ignored while the politically-incorrect unusual condition (homeschooling) is made prominent.
  • Andrea Yates
  • Deanna Laney
  • John and Linda Dollar

It should be noted that not all of the above cases are complete, and in not all cases have I been able to find a guilty verdict or plea. That is true of both lists.

The point of this is not to say that more kids are abused at home or more kids are abused at school. Given the relative populations, it is almost certain that more kids are abused by teachers than by parents who homeschool. But that is a misleading statistic. What matters is the rate at which abuse happens in both environments, and the truth is that there is so much hysteria around the subject – from all sides – that all that gets through is anecdote. Serious research on the topic does not appear to exist.

However, it should be immediately clear that it is facetious to argue that homeschooling promotes child abuse, and that children are safe in public schools. Neither conclusion is warranted from the available evidence. The sad fact is that some people are monsters, and some monsters homeschool children, and some monsters are public school teachers.

Demagoguery on this, like the cartoon I led off with, is simply disgusting; political point scoring on the backs of children is appalling. Oh, well, it doesn’t take a genius to draw a bad cartoon, and apparently it doesn’t even require a talent for drawing to get it published.

96 comments… add one
  • Remarkable. Sometimes I just don’t know what (or whether) people are thinking.

  • I think the difference is that if parents are abusing children, the school acts as a safety net, and that safety net is withdrawn when children are homeschooled, whereas kids who are abused at school presumably go home to parents who should be checking on them and making sure that they’re ok day to day. They still have protectors to fall back on, assuming their parents care about them.

  • Stephanie Link

    caltechgirl, I’d give you that point if you could prove to me that every child who is abused at home is saved by the “safety net” of the public schools.

    Yes, some are. But not all.

  • Me Link

    before you make assumptions about teachers abusing students, get your facts straight. I know one of the people on the list, he has yet to go to trial, and has yet to be found guilty!!!! Please find out all the facts

  • I thought I was pretty clear about the fact that not everyone on these lists is necessarily guilty:

    It should be noted that not all of the above cases are complete, and in not all cases have I been able to find a guilty verdict or plea. That is true of both lists.

    The cartoon I started off is facile: it is not necessarily more likely that kids will be abused in home schools than in public schools, and public schools are hardly havens from abuse.

    I realize that not all of the people in either of those lists may be guilty of the abuse of which they are accused. That point is not central to my argument.

  • I think the students in public schools are a much bigger danger than the teachers. Assault, rape, murders in the worst ones, all under the media radar.

  • kym Link

    well, I wish that you remove one of the names, because I know what he’s going through and he doesnt need an @$$ like you going around bad mouthing him more than he’s already been getting…the accuser is severely screwed up, he did nothing!!!!!!!

  • kym Link

    oh and I dont even give a crap what point youre trying to make, so dont give me anymore crap about your points and arguments

  • Kassi Link

    who are you to put people on a list saying they are harmful people? yes granted they have been charged with such things and not all have gone through but still they do not need to have this shit out there unless you know the person i wouldnt be talking shit about them i do know a person on here and he is a wonderful teacher and an awesome man if u honestly knew this person u wouldnt be putting this shit up all of his freinds and family know that the assucations are not true nad he wouldnt even hurt a damn fly so if u have an respect for people at all u would not be putting this shit up here

  • MOM Link

    I am the mother of the victim of a teacher listed above! There is not a single doubt in my mind this happened…along with the police, and authorities. Other girls have come forward as well.So just because a teacher APPEARS nice, or is liked..DOES NOT MEAN he is not guilty!!!
    THIS MAN FAILED HIS LIE DETECTOR TEST…100%!!! WHICH NOBODY WHO SUPPORTS HIM KNOWS! Why doesnt he come forward and tell his supporters that story??? When he is found guilty and he will be….they can all get crow. Disgusting to think that people could support someone who would do that. ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING!!!!

  • Matt Link

    I just want to let you know that I know the Mike Neyhart in which you have so nicely put on your little blog here. The man not only has enough evidence to be proven guilty, but the girl who accused him is a filthy slut and everyone knows it. She probobly just wants attention and thats what she got, she ruined someones life to get attention. and to that MOM that raged on and on, just because one man who is accused is guilty, doesnt make them all guilty, ever think maybe the girl is making it up? This man is innocent and I think you should only put people who have been PROVEN guilty on your website, that is all I ask.

  • Matt Link

    *not guilty

  • Its facinating to see the kind of white trash that responds about these sexual predators! Michael Neyhart goes to court the week of August 15th!!! Just because the legal system is backed up and he has not gone to court, does not prove his innocence! And those out there in doubt, well you dont know all the evidence. I am prive to this information and Neyhart knows he is guilty..he failed his lie detector test, not to mention the may other girls who have come forward. Poor little Livonia, conned by a sexual predator!!
    And to Matt..you should be ASHAMED of yourself! Calling someone a slut who was abused. But I doubt given your white trash persona, you can fathom the hurt it will cause the victime. Your a disgusting piece of dirt who will have kharma come back and kick you in the ass! I am pretty sure I know this Matt and arent you gay? Arent you someone who has no friends and sits up at 3 am surfing the web for Neyhart? Are you a little obsessed and maybe jealous it wasnt you he abused? Really, you should watch what you say.
    When he is proven guilty, and if there is a god, he will be….the very few admirers Neyhart has…can all go to hell.

  • I hope someone googling Michael Neyhart reads this! I hope HE READS IT!
    How do you live with yourself?? Why dont you admit your sickness? You will never be free. If you walk away from this trial because its a he said she said…there will be another girl right behind this one who will come forward! How does your wife sleep next to you at night? How does she trust you alone with your children, especially anyone elses. You might think people believe you, and there are some who do. But the MASSES agree your guilty.
    Some day you will pay for what you did..and you KNOW your guilty. You know you did it! You know your sick! Maybe its time to fess up and get help.
    But remember that you will never be free regardless. You will always be looking over your shoulder and wondering who is coming forward next!

  • Mike Neyhart is Guilty! Link

    OF COURSE HE’S GUILTY, THAT SCUM BAG MIKE NEYHART! HE KNOWS IT AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, SO DOES THE BIG GUY UPSTAIRS! I’M APPAULED THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY WHO WOULD SUPPORT HIM! BUT NOW AFTER TODAY! WE ALL KNOW THE TRUTH, EVEN THOSE OF YOU WHO STOOD BY HIM. AREN’T YOU ASHAMED OF YOURSELF FOR BELIEVING HIM…..???? THE SAD THING IS WE TEACH OUR CHILDREN TO TRUST THEIR TEACHERS, BUT MIKE NEYHART HAS TAUGHT OUR CHILDREN NOT TO BELIEVE IN ADULTS!!!!!!!! AND YOU ADULTS WHO BELIEVED IN HIM,,,,, LEARN THIS LESSON, JUST BECAUSE HE’S THE ADULT, DOESN’T MEAN HE’S RIGHT! BELIEVE IN THE CHILDREN FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIVES!!! MAY YOU BURN IN HELL MICHAEL NEYHART!

  • Mike Neyhart is Guilty! Link

    MIKE NEYHART IS SCUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • get your information right Link

    American is a wonderful place, people can voice their opinion. Your comments lead me to believe you are not familiar with the truth but have a strong opinion. Good luck with your tunnel vision and may you be forgiven for your judgment.

  • get your information right Link

    I posted this at 9:45 AM on August 23, 2006 So much for any validity of this website!!!!

  • Mike Neyhart is Guilty! Link

    Well, honey, I DO know the truth! I WILL voice my opinion and I AM very familiar with the truth!!!! I’m sorry you are mislead by the real Mike Neyhart! He admitted his guilt! And yes, to a much lesser degree. But that only proves he’s guilty of it all! What American would sit in jail for ANY amount of time, for something he or she DIDN’T do? NOT ONE RED BLOODED AMERICAN would! And Neyhart’s not any different! He just knew he’d be in prison for a very, very long time for his crimes, and this was his way of getting out of being a boyfriend to all those big bad men upstate! He certainly deserves it! But now all of Livonia knows he did it! AND now his wife does! I feel sorry for his father and his children! He should be kept away from them though!!! And by the way, I’M not the one who needs forgiveness !!!!

  • get your information right Link

    Posted 2:45 PM August 23, 2006
    Thank you, Your comments prove my point.

  • Are you serious? Link

    Just because he took a plea doesn’t mean he is guilty. Some of you who posted notes on this website are no better then someone who is actually guilty. Your comments and language are disgusting. It is a she said/he said case and you might never know the truth. But I can tell you one thing, his family doesn’t need your immature comments or actions. They didn’t do anything!

  • Mike Neyhart..CHild Molester Link

    THis was not a he said/she said case. Mike Neyhart failed a lie detector test. There were 26 other girls who made complaints as well. How do I know? Im personally involved and know more details than most. Who gives an ounce of compassion to his wife! She sat in the court room like a spineless coward. She knew what she heard was the truth! To the teachers of Livonia ..you know who you are..the very fat French teachers…you are an absolute DISGRACe to the teaching profession. Your smiles and happiness were certainly a discmfort to a family and victim who have suffered enough. If you believed in his innocence..stay neutral and stay home! If your replying to this website in support of a child molester, then why dont you say your name? Dont hide behind “are you serious?” Come forth so we all know who thinks as low as a child molester like Mike Neyhart.
    The only sympathy I feel is that this lowlife scumbag Mike Neyhart…hasnt put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger. His wife deserves to be living with a man who prefers young women over her sexually because she isnt woman enough to admit she lives with someone who has that mentality and instead, hides behind me. Logical guess….she is an abused wife.
    Im going to go say a prayer to all those who have said cruel things about a girl who has suffered immensely at the hands of a sick and perverted scumbag. They, along with him, need someone to pray for their souls!
    Mike Neyhart….you will get whats coming to you!

  • Say he did do it. Link

    I don’t know what happened, but say he did do it. He deserves the crap and not his family.

  • supporter of the victim Link

    I am in support of the victim. To Livonia Central School, the administrators, and the teachers who supported the molester….

    Did your jaws drop to the floor when you heard him admit his guilt!?

    Well it should have!

    I hope you are ashamed of yourselves for believing in him.

    Unfortunately, some adults won’t believe a child over an adult just because you think you know someone, or because the young “could be” telling a lie.

    Absolutely not !!!!! Why didn’t you all sit neutral, and make your judgement after he admitted his guilt!?

    I hope you’re all ashamed of yourselves.

    He will get his! And so will the school!

  • Put yourself in their shoes! Link

    I haven’t really followed the case, but think of it was you who was accused or your husband or friend, wouldn’t you trust what they say. You can’t imagine what someone is going through until you have gone through it. If that is your husband and he has given you no reason to doubt him, then why would you. It is just a sad situation for every one involved.

  • Yes, but Link

    Yes, but…………………… it’s a sad situation for the victim mostly! And her family! And the other 26 girls who will all testify in the civil case! Watch out then, Mike Neyhart!

  • Don't know Link

    Does any one know the facts in this case. I only know what I have heard in the news and that isn’t much.

  • here are the facts Link

    Here are some of the facts. The victim WAS a Livonia central school student and was 13. (contrary to what Dave Deloria and Karen Bennett tell you) ALL incidents HAPPENED ON SCHOOL GROUNDS inside an office Neyhart had a key to. Victim does not currently live in NY State but told her story over a year and half ago. When Mike Neyhart was arrested, he recieved a lie detector test which he failed 100%! HE had keys to the rooms the victim had referenced. He also carried a pocket knife in which he used to force her against her will. (which is the menacing charge he meekly plead guilty too) I would like to add this little piece of information..there are other girls out there who have signed sworn statements against his misconduct. Some even went to the school and complained. Nothing was ever done. Those other girls….are they all liars too? Hardly! Neyhart had an obvious pattern to stalk his prey and is too lengthy to explain here. Most people are not familiar with how a victim of such an awful crime comes forward. Children of molestation do not tell right away! So therefore,,,,a he said/she said case is not in question. I saw Mike neyhart in court, I saw his family. The only person I saw in tears at any point before pleading guilty was his innocent elderly father. I dont believe for one second his wife felt any remorse for the victim or the family. I think she was only thinking of her reputation and her husbands. I believe completely that she heard testimony so moving and disturbing, that she put puzzle pieces together. YET..she sat stone still and did not have the moral character to admit anything. I think that I can honestly say, she fits within the “unfit mother” catagory. I know the mother of the victim yelled out to her..”How do you live with a child molester” and “what if this was your child suffering” and YET AGAIN..she just smirked. Logically guessing here…but maybe she and her husband deserve one another.
    Now I know I will get a few nasty comments thrown back at me. But you can take this to the bank! I know…Im the victims mother. And nothing anyone can say now surprises me at how low peoples morals and lack of humanity can stupe to. My daughter has suffered immensely and so has our family. I hope that Neyhart reads this, along with his spineless wife, and they both split the last 2 bullets in a gun chamber. NOTHING WILL EVER REPAIR WHAT HE HAS DONE! We had NO MOTIVE to come back here and do this to anyone. And consider the idea that she would not point a finger to an innocent man,its just ridiculous to consider it.
    Nonbelievers…you will answer to God himself someday.
    And to the French teachers in court….SHAME SHAME SHAME ON YOU!
    You should surrender your license along with his. Your a disgrace.
    If I could shout my pain from the rooftops of the school, to help any other victims, I would gladly. My family hides behind NO SHAME!

  • so sorry Link

    I am so sorry for what has happened to your daughter. I agree that nothing will ever fix what has happened and your family most definitely did not recieve justice. Im not religious so I am hoping along with you that this animal decides to end his life instead of forcing the community to endure his face another day.
    Mike Neyhart, if you read this, take into consideration our request.
    To his wife, You deserve every miserable moment you and your family recieve. I hope the two of you did not reproduce. And if you did, maybe think of surrendering your parental rights to someone who can teach your children morals.
    It is absolutely disgusting to me that Matt above could reply with such an awful post towards the victim. Someone should find him and smack his face.

  • Ridiculous Link

    It seems a little weird that this girl doesn’t remember the facts, what room, what kind of knife, the list goes on and on. You should be ashamed of yourself, hoping someone ends their life. What is wrong w/you? If this did happen, you’re correct he should be punished but not in the way of taking his life. His family didn’t do anything, they stood by their family member just like you did. I understand you’re upset, but no one should want to have someone end their life.

  • to "ridiculous Link

    To Ridiculous
    I think you should shut up before you continue to look like a fool.
    The girl does remember the room..the school was remodeled !
    She clearly remembered the knife! Dates? you try to remember the date of something that happened to you 5 days ago let alone 5 years ago! Sounds like your one of the few supporters left of this trash.
    Do some research about victims in child molestation..you will see that they repress memories! You are obviously someone who has no idea of the facts.
    I am certainly not ashamed to say I wish, along with many others, that he would spare us and the victim anymore of his stupid smiling…and just take his life!
    And the family? HAHAHHAHA…that is just bizarre. How does anyone sit and hearing such awful testimony and not put some pieces together. Again, I agree with the victims mother (obviously you did not read her post) That Mike and his wife should drive right into a river together. HAnd in Hand.
    Kiss your children, if you have any, and pray someone like Mike Neyhart never steps into their lives. Then and only then, would you know what that family has endured.
    admit it…he is guilty….and according to these posts..it isnt over yet!
    Im sure at the civil trial, all the evidence that the judge would not allowed in the criminal trial..will be heard.
    To the Victims parents…..GO AT HIM AND GET IT ALL!

  • JL Link

    I can’t beleive how some of you think?

  • Helen Link

    How did he stalk his prey? Was that brought up in court?

  • TS Link

    I am here to offer my prayers to the victim and her family…….

    May you go forward in life and turn your sorrow into something possitive. I pray for you and your family every day.

    And I hope others reading this site could turn their negative energy into positive energy by praying for you.

    Enough with wasting our time on negative emotions. The victim and her family deserve peace.

    May God Bless you and yours!

    To others who have the urge to write, pleae offer your prayers and positive thoughts. Thank you!

  • wonderful! Link

    What a wonderful idea!

    I hope God Blesses you and your family (victim).

    You deserve the best!

    I hope others will follow this path…………………….

  • kathy Link

    Wow, funny you should mention the school board. I have been wondering for a long time about our little school board in Livonia ny. Do you the citizens of Livonia pay attention to what is going on at the board meetings and are you aware of what their jobs are? Do you know the the school board is ABOVE even the person who thinks he is the big man, Dave Daloria? In other words they are able to HIRE AND FIRE the head man. Why would they let this crap go on? Dave have always bis a big, big, talker full of promises and bull

  • SHOCKING Link

    CAN ANYONE READING THIS BELIEVE A SCHOOL COULD DO THAT? Even legally do that??? Oh dear lord, please someone go to that schoolboard in masses and scream it out that an injustice was done. First and mostly to the poor little girl he did this too..and then to the other victims in school who heard the principals announcement. They must have been scared to death to come forward after that. Isnt that tampering with evidence or tampering with a witness! Someone…Stop this madness!
    Molested children do not come forward quickly or easily and some take 20-30 years to ever tell. And almost every case, there is more than one. Sounds liek this guy used the school grounds as his personal playground for molesting the innocent children. ITS APPAULING! ITS UNTHINKABLE!

    All I have to say is THANK GOD ABOVE I did not move to Livonia! WHAT A MESS THIS SCHOOLBOARD AND TEACHING STAFF ARE!

  • kathy Link

    To finish what I was saying, (mouse problems) Now Dave Daloria is gone. He left with a big party and lots of kudos. Well, big deal, big man, because you too will get your day in court. Won’t be so big then. As far as the board goes, It is time for change. Do you know that Dave woodruff has been on the school board for about 20 years now? Times change folks, and it is time for the right people to go up there. People who will stand up for our kids. REALLY STAND FOR THE KIDS. Our kids have no say at all in this school. The big man always makes the decisions even for the school board. We need someone or many who will stand up to the super and the principles and let them know who is BOSS. We the people who pay their salaries. If we don’t get some strong people to work for Livonia School we are going to go down even further. What happened to this little girl would never have happened if we had some balls in our school district. Start fighting for our kid, people, otherwise we are a lost cause!

  • anyone else out there? Link

    I hope one of the other victims of Mike Neyhart reads this and understands that you will and DO have support out there. You do not have to lean to the school for help..you wont get it there obviously.
    But now is the time to come forward…dont be afraid. You will have support from people like your family who will love you and comfort you.
    Dont carry it inside anymore.
    You are not alone.
    Dont let this man get away with what he did to you and other girls just like you.
    God Bless the Victim and her family and the other girls who are out there.

  • We believe you! Link

    To the young girl who sadly had to have M.N. in her life!
    You may not know this, but many, many, many people from Livonia were on your side throughout your ordeal! We will continue to support you. We always have and always will BELIEVE YOU!

    We’re all praying for you and KNOW M.N. will get his some day!

    Good For YOu! You are my hero!

  • Because Link

    The school did these things, because someone is not telling the truth.

  • He's innocent, she's a wacko Link

    MN didn’t do anything…to anyone. This girl is a wacko. Crazy. Insane. How could he do all of these horrible things happen during a time when the school was filled with students participating in after school activities? The room she described ISN’T there. Bull about the “remodeling”. Where are all these other girls who were tortured at knifepoint? Where is the scar on MN wrist from cutting himself and blaming her? Wouldn’t someone have screamed if they were being raped at knifepoint? How come nobody found her when she was knocked unconcious from him pushing her against a pencil sharpener? How can she “not remember” any of the swim teams she competed against in school? How was the door locked from the inside when there are no locks on the doors? What is this “pattern” that was so obvious? Where will her crazy story end? This story makes NO SENSE. It will end in a civil suite because this is about money. Will people start to believe that this is all a bunch of crap when the civil suite is filed for millions and millions of dollars? MN took the deal because he wanted to see his children grow up. If he was wrongly accused, he could have been wrongly convicted and gone to jail for 25 years for something HE DIDN’T do. All you supporters of the crazy girl are just as sick as she is. She is the one who needs help. And what would you do if you were his wife? You would put on a smirk and sit there knowing how disgusting the accuser is for ruining an innocent mans life, and the strain of everything is making you just about lose your mind. I’m not going to wish the accuser and her psycho following shoot themselves like some of you suggested MN do, I won’t go that low. But let the poor man get on with his life.

  • kathy Link

    Oh Please, How can you be so nieve? I think I am pretty open minded and there is just too much proof. You ask where the rest of the girls are? Well, wait and see. You will see them come forward. This story makes all kinds of sence. YES THE SCHOOL WAS REMODLED! The Jr High wasn’t even there when she came to this school. Remember the swim teams? This was 5 years ago, dumn ass, not last week! Besides what the hell does the swim teams have to do with the assult? Not a thing. Just another way to grasp at straws. To throw dumb people off, to give them a way to say, SEE, she lied. How SUUPID! Believe me there is no scar because the man is too much of a coward to cut himself that deep. Anyone who who would harm a child is just that. a coward. I’m sure the creep only scratched himself. Get Real. If you are so sure why don’t you drop one of your loved ones off to this man for a few months and see for your self. But first make sure it is a young girl and make double sure she is well built! Now with this said let me just tell you that my son, a graduate from LCS, was out of state and he called me back when all this came out. I asked him if he knew a Mr Neyhart from school and he said, “yeah, he’s a perve, why?” This is without his knowledge of the arrest or anything. SOOOOOOOOO, maybe someone should talk to some of the boys at the school because many of them know how this guy acted around the pretty girls.

  • Your the wacko! Link

    Here is my guess about the post name “Shes Wacko”. YOUR THE ACCUSED OR THE WIFE!
    YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED FOR LYING LIKE THAT!
    You dont know the truth but surprisingly know alot of details that were kept from the jury. How did you know those things?
    Of course, you dont nameyourself because your one of the VERY few who believe that this SCUMBAG LOWLIFE CHILD MOLESTER didnt do it!
    Your going to feel pretty stupid when you sit in the next trial and here the other girls who made sworn statements about his sickness.
    Reason it did not come out at trial is because the JUDGE would not allow it because they came AFTER the victims going to the police.
    I would be worried, because there isnt a cop out there who doesnt think he is guilty too because this kind of job allows you to witness this kind of scum and RECOGNIZE it. Stay tuned everybody…there are more girls..more to come. HE plead not to spend time with his children (one is a girl by the way..uh oh) but so that he had a little bit more time before the boogey man comes to get him again!

    I hope nobody reading this nuts post can believe a word of it. Imagine if this were your child, they came forward after years of pain and they were treated by the people this way. Its just soooo sad, so heartbreaking.

    STOP THE DENIAL MH!

  • GET HELP Link

    AS SO MANY CAN SEE THERE ARE A FEW IGNORANT PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO ARE STILL BACKING THIS MAN AND THIS SCHOOL. IT IS TIME FOR ALL VICTIMS TO COME FORWARD. DO NOT BE AFRAID!!!!!!! THERE ARE MANY MORE OUT THERE WHO WILL AND DO BELIEVE YOU,THEN NOT. CALL YOUR LOCAL STATE POLICE AND LET THEM KNOW. IF YOU ARE AFRAID THEN GO TO A DOCTOR, A FRIEND, A COUNSELOR SOME ONE! IF YOU ARE TOO AFRAID TO GO PUPLIC THEN AT LEAST GO FOR HELP. DON’T LET THIS RUIN YOUR LIFE. PEACE BE WITH ALL OF YOU….

  • UNBELIEVABLE Link

    Maybe at the civil trial, if there is one….we can FINALLY hear
    ALLLLL THE EVIDENCE!
    Not just tidbits and some high priced attorney grasping at straws and putting up smoke and mirrors!

    ALL THE GIRLS WHO SIGNED SWORN STATEMENTS OF HIS SICK BEHAVIOR will be heard!

    And how come not one supporter who posted for this slimeball, has mentioned the FACT that he failed a lie detector test!
    HOW about that???????????????????

  • posted 1:230 PM 8-29-2006 Link

    American is a wonderful place, people can voice their opinion. Your comments lead me to believe you are not familiar with the truth but have a strong opinion. Good luck with your tunnel vision and may you be forgiven for your judgment.

  • Here Are MORE Facts that the victim’s mother didn’t tell you.
    She didn’t mention the fact that MN also PASSED a Lie Detector test.
    A member of the jury had to be replaced because of her actions.
    The alledged abuse took place in a classroom according to the victim not in a office. She can’t even get the facts correct.
    Maybe you should watch the movie WILDTHINGS that the victim liked so much. It’s about a girl along with a friend who FALSELY accuses a teacher of rape because of MONEY!
    There are two sides to every story. God is only one who knows the WHOLE truth!! We should pray for both sides.

  • Two Sides supports molesters Link

    Man, where do you get your info?
    What a crock!
    God isnt the ONLY One who knows the truth…the poor little victim and the lowest of scum…Mike Neyhart.
    Whoever you are…you can do all you can to try and make the poor victim look bad BUT everyone who has a brain knows the truth is Mike Neyhart did this!
    You believe inGod…well god isnt forgiving your sin of saying lies against a victim. OH WAIT…didnt Mike Neyhart go to church too. Disgusting.

    And your saying these lies and calling them facts. Where is it proof this little girl liked this book? there is POSITIVE 100% proof he failed a lie detector test but absolutely ZERO proof he passed one.
    YOU .whoever you are…ARE A LIAR!
    I hope anyone with morals and character and faith in God, prays for you.
    YOUR IN DENIAL!

  • Two Sides supports molesters Link

    And to TWO SIDES…
    Your going to feel pretty foolish when you hear the rest of the girls.
    Dont think for one second the police and authorities dont have more!
    But you keep hiding and saying your trash and see where it gets you.
    Birds of a feather flock together!

  • MR. JEff Medcalf..please respond Link

    Mr.Medcalf,
    Please consider the content being dispursed on this website.
    The man whos victimized this little girl is receiving more thought than he should. Although I respect freedom of speech, the supporters of this deranged psychopath, continue his freakish punishment by casting negative and sad lies about this situation.

    Obviously supporters of this animal are upset he took a plea and admitted he has a sickness. Not because he is innocent but because he knew he was guilty and did not want the full punishment. Your website encourages the victimization of this child repeatedly at the hands of the sick and twisted. It also hinders any other young women out there from coming forward because they can see the torture his supporters put the victim through.
    I respectful suggest that this website does nothing to help her heal and move on from a tragic and disturbing time in her life. If you allow this website to continue you are helping to victimize her over and over again.
    Please consider limiting the comments.
    THANK YOU IN KIND,
    another loving parent whos child was treated wrongly by MikeNeyhart.

  • Two sides to every story Link

    I think there is more to this story then a lot of us know. The facts don’t add up. It’s sad that someone would try to ruin another’s persons life for money.

  • More harm Link

    You’re right, MR. JEff Medcalf..please respond. Most of these people on here continue to talk crap and make fools of themselves. Let justice do it’s job and don’t put your two scents in re either side!!

  • Two Sides...your living in denial Link

    Two sides,,
    How the hell is this about money! IS that all you supporters have left because now jsut about everyone knows he is guilty? Man, Grasping arent you????
    Mike Neyhart doesnt have a pot to piss in!
    You need to get a life and stop with the lies!
    Who are you anyways?
    His family, his wife, his teachers who came to support him?
    SUcks when youve been made a fool of by someone you thought you knew isnt it?
    Its a pity the way you have been brain washed.

    INFO TO THINK ABOUT…
    Your email addresses are easily obtained by police, District Attorneys, lawyers…You can give yourself a false name BUT your easily found out.

    Be careful what you say..it can be brought back up in court somewhere!
    CHEW ON THAT “Two Sides”
    And keep lying to yourself.

  • This post was originally written 18 months ago. Jeff Medcalf, the author of the original post, hasn’t posted here in quite some time. Since then more than 1,000 posts have been posted at this blog: this post isn’t the only thing here.

    I notified Jeff some time ago of the activity in the comments thread to his post and I’m hoping he’ll do some mediation here.

    I would request all commenters to stick to demonstrable facts and leave the speculation and, above all, the insults out.

    I am considering shutting down the comments to this post but I’d prefer to wait for Jeff before doing so.

  • Thank you Link

    Mr Schuler,
    As a friend of the victims family I thank you for looking into closing this site down.
    No doubt the supporters of this molester feel they need to continue victimizing the family and the child with false information and lies.
    The most important fact to consider is how with every ugly word or lie they say about this innocent girl, they deter any other victim from speaking out. There are other girls who are coming forward at this time and to read this would be upsetting to say the least.
    The victim hopefully does not lower to the standards of these post and opens these to read. Thankfully she is being heavily protected by her family.
    I believe the man who started this blog originally had good intentions and his attempt is very appreciated.
    But its a soapbox for the ones who lost their voices when this very sick child molester stood and plead guilty.
    Time to move on and let the few and the small find another avenue to beat up victims.
    Kind Regards.
    Family

  • Money? Link

    Ok,
    Now Im confused by the rhetoric of the woman above who says this is about money?
    Are you familiar with the judicial system?
    He was tried in a JUDICIAL COURT…a criminal trial.
    That has nothing to do with money if you have an ounce of intelligence.
    People who plead guilty are guilty.
    And I checked the internet..
    Menacing means your threatening to do bodily harm using a weapon.
    The victim did say he used a knife.
    It all makes perfect sense to me and I am a levelheaded person who sees that this person is guilty.

  • DNB Link

    WE BELIEVE IN YOU! And I’m NOT talking to you MN!!!!

  • KAthy Link

    This is too any other victims out there of Child Molester/Pedaphile Mike Neyhart.

    Do not be afraid to tell. Dont take into consideration for one second anything these post say expressing his innocence.
    You have many more supporters out there. there are only a tiny handful who support this maniac.
    Whatever you may have suffered under this person, you have the right to have your story told.
    Be brave. He deserves a just punishment.
    Dont let the school or anyone else scare you into thinking he is not guilty. They are only looking out for themselves.

    I know you have suffered and probably spent alot of time scared but thats what he wants. He wants you to be scared so you never tell on him.
    You did nothing wrong, you are a victim.
    God is with you.

    You can contact the State Police in Geneseo.
    Any investigator there can help you.
    The truth will set you free.

    K

  • posted 10:39 AM 8-30-2006 Link

    —————————————————————————–American is a wonderful place, people can voice their opinion. Your comments lead me to believe you are not familiar with the truth but have a strong opinion. Good luck with your tunnel vision and may you be forgiven for your judgment.

  • TS Link

    Well, first of all, whoever keeps copying and pasting this previous post, it’s obvious that’s all you can do is copy/paste. Hence the incorrect grammer and spelling….. American is a wonderful place?
    So your comment means nothing to the rest of us. You have no real feelings about this situation. You just like adding this post!

    Secondly, my thoughts and prayers are for the victim in this MN case…. but I will say that all of you who are supporting him, I forgive you. It is only human nature for a friend, family member or colleague (don’t know how to spell that) to support an adult they think they know very well. But…. when the truth comes out completely you will finally be ashamed that you supported him.

    Actually, I’m surprised that you continue to support him when he plead guilty to using a knife to threaten a 13 year old child to allow him to do sexual acts on her! WHY in God’s name would a man admit to doing that if he really hadn’t? Doesn’t this give all of you supporting him the tiniest clue that he was telling you all he did do things to her? It’s time to admit it to yourself now!

    He not only admitted it to the courts on that Tuesday afternoon, but he was telling you, the victim and himself that he DID it! I’m glad he finally had enough balls to admit that! I only wish he would come out and admit the rest! MN, if you’re reading this….. come on! Be a man! It will set you free! And when you come in to church on Sundays, God could maybe then start forgiving you! But until you tell THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, will you continue to suffer! And not until you confess the whole truth, can you be forgiven by God!

    Finally, to the MN supporters, once you let yourselves admit that he hurt you too, by misleading you, will you finally see the truth!

    Stop calling the victim names. She does not deserve it! And she was a child at the time, and forgive me, but being 18 doesn’t mean she’s still not a child and still not suffering. So many of you are so concerned that she’s ruining the life of this man, what about what he has done for her!???? Who has ruined who’s life!?

    So, admit that he’s wrong, and you’re pissed at him. It will set you free. Even if you don’t want to support the victim, stop supporting him and just be neutral!

    Hope this helps you think about things!
    Thanks for listening!

  • Holly Link

    I understand everyone is upset about people talking about the victim, but some of you are doing the same to the MN’s family and friends, so you are no better. Neither party should be talking about anyone besides the criminal.

  • just little ole me Link

    Ok, TS, well now you’ve got me thinking…… thanks!

  • keep your head up Link

    I can’t wait until after this trial is over and the victim goes after the school! Shame on the administration for not doing ”THEIR JOB” by protecting the children! Mrs. B……….. you’re next!

  • oiuqer Link

    TTTTTTHHHHHHRRRRRRRR

  • guilty to one, guilty to ALL Link

    For all of you that support Neyhart, you all should turn around and look again. All of you have probably been told by him that he loves you or what not and you sick individuals believed him and hadn’t fallen into his trap yet.
    I’m very close with the hero and was there for the whole trial. I know the facts. I’m not like the rest of you who come out and say things when the only source you have is word of mouth. in my eyes, thats sad.
    To start off no one should be calling her a victem. She is a hero. Thoes of you who support her know what I am talking about, but for thoes who don’t, listen up. She teaches swim lessons to kids. She doesn’t just teach swimming to them during their lessons. She teaches what to do in different situations. She feels that now there is one more person that can’t put kids through what she had to go through. She is my hero. It takes so much strength, and courage to come up front with this and go in front of a group of people and tell them every little detail. I look up to her and I am very proud. While in the court she felt trapped. Feeling like she was in the room again with Neyhart.
    To He’s innocent. How about you get your facts right before you talk? Do you really know what kind of questions were being asked by Neyhart’s lewyer? 5 years ago what day of the week was christmas on? how about thanksgiving? What day of the week was this swim meet on? and this went on and on for hours. did u know any of this? i doubt it. i doubt you remeber what happened 5 minutes ago let along 5 years. These questions go to prove that the defense had nothing to work with and were pulling things out of their asses to try and defend that scumbag. I know for a fact she has never watched or read Wild Things. She hadn’t even heard of it at the time. I love how people come and post things with out a clue to whats really happening. Reading some of the blogs reminds me of the childhood game i played when i was 5 called telephone.
    One last thing. Neyhart if you ever get to read this. I hope that Bubba is keeping you nice and warm and night.
    to his wife, i garentee while ur banging him he thinks of her! especially after she hears about all the disgusting thing he did to my hero over and over and over and over and OVER again! Try smerking about that bitch

  • st Link

    Sentencing day is coming…………. September 29th 9:00 a.m. Too bad he’s only getting 4 months of weekends! It’s a terrible shame! He should be spending YEARS in prison! Oh well! Can’t do anything about it now! I wonder how he’ll feel though, sitting amoungst others who will HATE HIM FOR WHAT HE DID TO OUR HERO!

  • Steve Link

    Food for thought: It seems to me that if the district attorney really thought MN was guilty, he would not have agreed to the plea bargin he did. Fact, MN was not convicted of any sex crime, he agreed to a plea to a mush lesser crime for 4 months of weekends in a work release program, loss of his teaching certificate, and three years probation. How many of us would have accepted this deal, rather than face the possibility of going to jail for 25 yrs for something we did not do? I am sure you realize there are innocent people sent to jail every day! Just look at the prisoners that have been recently released after DNA tests showed they were innocent, and this after spending years on death row! I do not know if MN is guilty or not. And I certainly am concerned about the alleged victim and her the trauma she says she has been through. But, i can tell you if i was the district attorney, i would never have agreed to a deal so lenient if I really thought he was guilty of the sexual crimes he was accused of. What would the D.A. have lost if he had continued with the case? Something does not make sense. On the other hand, if an accused person was innocent, i could see him/her choosing to take a deal that would keep him/her out of jail so that he/she would not miss out on their childrens lives! And especially if I knew I was innocent, I new that God knew I was innocent, what anyone else would think they knew to be true simply would not matter. Personally, as a christian,I pray for the victim and for MN. their respective families and friends. I pray that the vitrolic sputterings of angry people be put to rest as well. And let the healing begin!

  • PLEA NOT OFFERED BY D.A Link

    Steve,
    To let you understand this clearly. The district attorney was not the person to accept the plea. The family had to agree to it, the victim had to agree to it. The victim/hero came forward with this over a year and half ago and due to our justice system, she was faced with a judge that WAS NOT elected by the people of Livingston County..in fact was APPOINTED not ELECTED to her position in MONROE COUNTY. From beginning of the trial the DEFENSE was the one receieving prejudicial treatment…if anything…the defense had a much better chance of winning than the prosecution. The deal was accepted by the family because the innocent young woman was set to begin college the following day and had spent 4 agonizing days on the stand being asked over and over and over details like…”what day was Christmas that year? What day was your swimmeet? What time did this happen?” Would anyone of you remember what time and what day something SO TRAUMATIC happened to you???????? Try to remember what you were doing a WEEK AGO. The District Attorneys office was moved to tears on SEVERAL OCCASSIONS fearing this MONSTER was about to walk out free! The family watched their beautiful,truly honest, and deeply caring daughter be put thru a justice system designed to protect the accused. If your a parent reading this, would you want your child to continue going through this IF YOU KNEW you could end it by his plea? Factual….THE PLEA WAS NOT OFFERED BY THE D.A’s office…THE PLEA WAS PRESENTED TO THE DA AND THE FAMILY BY HIS ATTORNEY! PLEASEEEEE people..do not believe that the DA wanted this guy to walk away. But there are other girls…there are more. What will you all say when you hear that? How many sweet young children have to come forward for you to get it? Why does it have to be a mass quantity for anyone to believe it? Why do we have to scurry behind trees and rocks when someone we know is accused of SEXUAL ABUSE?? if we dont allow it, it wont happen but by harboring their so- called “innocence” we once again victimize the victim.
    I swear to you from the bottom of my heart…MICHAEL NEYHART IS A SICK AND TWISTED CHILD MOLESTER! You could never ever understand until this happened to you..and god willing, you will be lucky enough not to have to have this happen to a child you hold so dear. When your child wakes in the middle of the night with outbursts of fear, cant go into the town he lives in without panic attacks, cannot see a man with a goatie without trying to get away, or goes under anesthesia and cries out NOT TO BE CHOKED …PLEASE DONT CHOKE ME!
    GOD PEOPLE ..WAKEEEEEEEEEEEE UP!
    STOP PUTTING THE FAMILY THROUGH THIS!
    If you are christian and you have an ounce of love in your heart….let them heal! Or tie a rope to his neck and drag him behind a truck before another INNOCENT CHILD COMES FORWARD!
    Your town, your choice! You want him walking around your town with his big grin? He is just mocking you! He is laughing at your stupidity!
    IT is the towns responsibility to chase him away and let the next community STOP HIM because GOD KNOWS LIVONIA DID NOTHING BUT PROTECT HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    I guess its better to deny the sickness than admit to it, but it ALWAYS comes out in the end and when the next victims are presented in court maybe then you will all FINALLY see the light.

  • Steve Link

    Were you or any family members aware that there was another potential suspect in this case that had taught at the school at the same time, looked very similar to MN and was in the same department at the school, allegedly went on to at least one more school and had accusations made against him at the other school that he had acted inappropriately with female students? I think this seems a bit too coincidental, don’t you? I am very concerned that the state police were so convinced they had their “man” that they did not pursue this lead adequitely. My major concern here is that i too want to ensure that the real deviat is kept off the streets and away from children. As i understand it, the similarities between MN and the other individual are almost scarey there were so many. It would seem to me that this type of deviat is any parents worst nightmare! And, in my opinion, this case was bungled from the beginning, if this lead was not completely exhausted as well as pursuing MN. And as was said earlier, for the victim to remember as every detail of a haunting situation like this, would not be possible;I think she could have been influencedto believe by the powers to be that MN was the deviat, even if it was done inadvertantly. The police and the DA had a responsibility to completely investigate this incident without prejudice. I wonder if that was done. My worry is, as yours is, that children may continue to be victimized. After all the trauma the victim has been through, that is a tragedy!

  • to steve Link

    Steve,
    The victim looked right at Mike Neyhart and pointed directly AT HIM! She also described him by age, height,etc. She pointed to his picture right next to the “accused” you refer to.
    You can try to justify this anyway possible…and there probably is/was TWO ASSAILANTS at LIVONIA CENTRAL SCHOOL! But there is not a doubt in the families minds, the victims minds…the DA and the police…that WE GOT THE RIGHT GUY!
    This young girl is definite and by your comments your accusing her of being a liar or unclear.
    The police did not tell her who he was SHE TOLD THEM…she pointed to his picture in the yearbook!
    Its sad you assume he is possibly not guilty and that the very honorable men who brought him to his justice are the ones to blame.
    Your probably a nice guy but your living your life with colored glasses.

  • Steve Link

    she could not have pointed the individual i referred to, as he was not in the year book! ANd information given to me directly involved in the case said the victim did not pick him out of the year book initially. It was later that she identified him. That is why i am worried that there may be someone out there still doing this, and he is getting away with it. As far as honorable Da, etc, Honorable people put innocent people in jail all the time. Honorable does not mean perfect. My hope is that the your are right, but if you are not, other kids may continue to be victimized. I dont think either of us wants that.

  • to steve Link

    Steve
    I wish I could explain to you just how wrong you are about the details you have been told. Pending the future trials, I cannot discuss it anymore with you out of respect for the family.
    But you have been very misinformed on how the victim picked him out.
    And the man the prosecution used as the other teacher other than Mike neyhart,,,,looks absolutely NOTHING like him and IS INDEED in the yearbook she looked at.
    Maybe your recieving bad information from someone who doesnt know what they are talking about.

    Quite possibly what has happened is right under your noses in your quaint little town….were two child molesters. But my guess is someone spread an ugly rumor about a teacher (not MN, the other teacher) to throw others off his back.
    The guilty teacher from this end…IS AND WILL CONTINUE TO ALWAYS BE MICHAEL NEYHART…TECHNOLOGY TEACHER AT LIVONIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
    IF you care about other victims…its too late. The school silenced them!

  • blue Link

    I’ve been hearing an awful lot lately that the victim (our hero) saught out MN because she was a permiscuous girl! How can a 13 year old girl (whether she’s permiscuous or not) convince a 40 year old man to do such things to her. I hear a lot of people blaming her and saying she’s a “bad girl”. I DON’T THINK SO! If any of you have a daughter who’s 13 or even close to that age, or maybe you have a neice or friend of the family who’s around that age, just think……… even if she is a little flirty, or a LOT, it’s still the 40 year old man who’s to blame! For those of you supporting him, THINK ABOUT THIS!

  • just digusted Link

    Its just one excuse after another with the supporters and such isnt it? Now she is permiscuous? IS there no end to the treatment this girl recieves because she told on a disgusting, perverted, lowlife piece of shit like Mike Neyhart?
    If your someone who would even entertain that as an excuse for what he did…you need to get to a doctor ASAP and have your head checked. Mike Neyhart seems to try and victimize everyone with his bullshit!
    Livonia..your reputation is dirt and you allowed this man to do it!
    Keep your heads in the clouds where its been for the last 2 years and you will be the fools.
    ANd note this..he admitted to using a KNIFE to force her into things..so how the hell is it that she cohersed him? Jesus Christ! Im disgusted !
    His followers/friends are of the lowest life out there.

  • name withheld Link

    I heard that the defendants lawyer doesnt want any of us talking about his client on this blog. I would think as a lawyer he would understand the Fifth Amendment. From a reliable source, Ive heard that he even brought it up at the attackers Sentencing. Did he think anyone felt sorry for MikeNeyhart? Of course people are going to say things, and want to say things, To express their anger and disgust.
    I also heard he did not once mention the lies written here about the victim or the horrendous and disgusting lies friends of the attacker has said here.
    Nobody wants a sociopathic,child molester living near them. the lawyer said his client was on his way to an acquittal?? Am I not seeing this clearly, but would a lawyer offer the District Attorney a plea bargain if his client was on his way to an acquittal? does this lawyer think we’re all idiots?
    Im wondering if the school is scrambling around trying to figure out how to fix this big mess now. Mike neyhart speaks with a goofy stutter and so does not speak for himself in court. But Im told that at the civil trial which is sure to happen soon, he will have to take the stand and I wonder how he will like that he will now be the one who is tortured on stand for 4 or more days. The old saying..what comes around goes around.

  • I knew Mr. Neyhart.
    I was on the school newspaper when he was the advisor.
    I had him for technology class.
    Unfortunately I didn’t follow the case very closely. I wish I had.
    It is very hard for me to believe that he did everything he was accused of.
    Granted, he did let his eyes wander a bit where I felt they shouldn’t be (which is what many of the complaints to the counseling center were), but does that mean that he raped a girl?
    Like I said, I don’t know all the facts. I don’t even know what was presented at the trial. But I find it very hard to believe.
    Some of the people who knew him best (the Miller family for example) stood by him. And I don’t think it was just because they were friends.
    Lie detector tests are crap, and I don’t even know why they are used as any sort of evidence anymore.

    I did hear though that part of the reason that Deputy Burke is no longer with the school/sheriff’s department is related to this case? If anyone has any further information on this, I would be very interested to hear it.

    And also why is this conversation happening on this blog? This is the first time I’ve been to this site, but it appears that the owner is from IL… why are there so many comments from Livonia, NY residents?
    Were you all doing as I was and looking for information on the case and came across Neyhart’s name posted here?

  • real story? Link

    Woodruff, Nobody wants the real truth..the truth is ugly.
    Your very far from the truth. The victim never said she was raped.(how the gossip mill in a small town can grow out of control) She was molested repeatedly in a private corner of his class room. Which by the way, is shown on the diagram and HAS been remodeled. Perhaps the person telling you these stories doesnt know what they are talking about? I think its hard for anyone to believe that he may have done these things. But he did. And he admitted it. Your comments about the girls who complained, you dont know that story either. There are many girls who signed affidavits to disgusting things he did at them or to them. Lie detector test? Well why did he ASK TO HAVE ONE? they didnt ask him to do it..and yet he failed it.
    Deputy Burke was fired from what has been told, for theft..nothing to do with this case.
    Instead of pondering your mind about his innocence, you should google information on molested children and the perverts who do it. You will see that Neyhart was a classic child molester. HE should have been fired immediately for his disgusting and highly perverted comments and suggestions to the young girls. Not just girls signed affidavits..so did boys who witnessed it.
    What can one do to get you to see the truth? I dont think you will choose to see the truth because its too painful to believe. You worked side by side with a pervert and never knew it.

  • The End Link

    Michael Neyhart was release from his jail senence this past weekend. The victim agreed to his pleeding to the crime of Menacing in which he admitted in that he had placed a knife to her throat. The suit was filed because the School District had buried complaints against Neyhart and then did such a great job of trying to spin the complaints. Fund raiser’s for the defendant’s degfense fund via e-mail. Sent to all Livonia Central School staff and faculty from the then Vice Prinicpal Karen Bennett (now Principal.) Anouncements on the PA regarding the case and sending students who came after the arrest to make complaints away. District The Livonia School District also sent out this letter as required by the terms of the victims’ family lawsuit. The District settled for $350,000.00 as determined by the Board of Education and the scholls attorney’s. This was agreed to by the victim’s family. The Distrcit said in the letter that the money will be paid from “District’s Insurance Reserve” and goes on to say that it will not “impact this year’s instructuional budget.” This appears to be spin for “No cost to you” which is, of course, BS. The reserve is cash money and you’ll pay next time around. Don’t think for a minute the District sent this letter to every district tax payer because they have embraced the right attitude. They had to as required in the settlement. [IMG]http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e176/SIUFLSR/LCSLawSuitLetter2007.jpg[/IMG]

  • The End Link

    Let me apologize as I type faster then I spellcheck, etc. I pasted a partial and unedited post. Here we go again.

    Michael Neyhart was release from his jail sentence this past weekend. The victim agreed to his pleading to the crime of Menacing in which he admitted that he had placed a knife to her throat. A lawsuit was also filed and that was settled by the District this week. The lawsuit was filed because the School District had buried complaints against Neyhart and then did such a great job of trying to spin the complaints. Fund raisers for the defendant’s defense fund via e-mail. Sent to all Livonia Central School staff and faculty from the then Vice Principal Karen Bennett (now Principal.) Announcements on the PA regarding the case and statements that the victim had “Mental problems.” Sending students away who came forward after the arrest to make complaints. The Livonia School District also sent out this letter as required by the terms of the victims’ family lawsuit. The District settled for $350,000.00 as determined by the Board of Education and the schools attorney’s. This was agreed to by the victim’s family. The District said in the letter that the money will be paid from “District’s Insurance Reserve” and goes on to say that it will not “impact this year’s instructional budget.” This appears to be spin for “No cost to you” which is, of course, BS. The reserve is cash money and you’ll pay next time around. Don’t think for a minute the District sent this letter to every district tax payer because they have embraced the right attitude. They had to as required in the settlement. The school Superintendent at the time was David Deloria. He was scheduled to retire but stayed an extra year or so after this came up. Seems he had his hand in it from the beginning and stuck around to deal with it. That seems OK on its face, but it seems he was at the helm and it was his ship that sunk. These people could have avoided the $350,000 in my opinion by doing the right thing in the beginning. Having mishandled the original complaints about Neyhart, they could have overcome that by doing the right thing instead of trying to cover butt. The spin campaign to say this victim was after money, had mental problems, etc. was the way to keep good old LCS the victim. This girl is as squared away as any you will meet. She suffered DAYS of examination by one of the most arrogant attorneys you could meet. He did not give her any quarter yet she prevailed. Then the attorney approached the DA with the Guilty Plea offer. The victim only wanted his admission. His pleading to avoid the off-chance finding that he would go to prison by error is BS. He knew this girl was not the same one he put a knife to in a room when she was a little girl. She was tougher now; he was the one that had to be scared. His friends don’t want to believe that he could do something like this. I doubt he acted like this in front of his friends. I can’t blame them, I’m sure he had his good points. It’s just that his bad points are overwhelming. But they were not around when he had his other face on. But, talk to students who were in his class, even some that got along with him say he was out there with his leering and comments. There were so many statements from students, male and female, regarding Neyhart’s behavior as well as subsequent complaints to the administration that the District could not afford to not settle the lawsuit. To bad in a way, as the whole story could have been told, not the narrow one allowed after defense objections in a criminal case. Different rules in the Civil trial. Well it is almost over. Dave Deloria has retired and had the one building named after him. Karen Bennett had her vote for Tenure extended for a year last summer. That should be coming up around June 2007 I believe. Let your school board know how you feel. Hopefully it is now Students safety first and not the administrations. They don’t have enough buildings left to name them all after each other.

    PS – Re: Woodruff – The rooms in the area the victim said it happened were remodeled. The building Superintendent thought not. Then you talk with the Custodial Staff and you find out that the rooms had been changed.

  • The End District letter Link

    Sorry, the link to the Livonia District letter. http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e176/SIUFLSR/LCSLawSuitLetter2007.jpg

  • Shes a liar. Link

    I knew the girl, she was in my class. She would do anything for attention. Anything does include taking down an innocent man. But hey you absent minded people just assume because he plead guilty that hes a horrible horrible man. Dont stop and think that he has family values, and that if the jury made a mistake that he would have not seen his children until they were in their 40’s…no that couldnt be it. Dont bother responding, I’m not going to be back on this site, it only furthers my disgust in the scum on this planet, because they arent people like Mike Neyhart, they are people like you who can shoot him down without knowing anything about him or the case.

  • to shes a liar Link

    To Shes a Liar
    Remember..what comes around goes around…what you say will be said about you! Shame on you…go to church and pray.
    The only scum listed here is the Child Molester Mike Neyhart and now YOU!
    Although I dont know the girl personally I do know from my child, that he only looked at pretty girls. You must have been someone who was not. Someone he wouldnt find attractive. You just sound a little jealous of the victim, just an observation.
    You should be ashamed of yourself for saying those things about a victim.
    Why dont you go ask Mike Neyhart for a cookie!

  • disbelief in mankind Link

    Who on gods earth is still following and supporting this creature? Is there no human kindless left in this world? I am appalled and in utter disbelief that anyone could believe for one second he is innocent! Especially anyone in education.They obviously have little intelligence.
    Just take one good look at this freak Mike Neyhart and its as obvious as the snow in Rochester in winter! I have only guessed that supporters posting on this website have had to take a long look within themselves and realize that they have been a friend to a child molesting freak. I dont see how to rationalize their thoughts other than, people with similar minds tend to hover together?
    Court cases over, money sent to the victim(..which is not enough in my book) and people, although very few, are still replying with slurs. She should have gone to court, made the school stand accountable. Her parents sent her in trust and they betrayed that trust. Its just disgusting! Absolutely appalling!
    Did you know that Livonia school district does not carry insurance if a faculty member harms your child????? Yes. Ask Mr.Bishioping about that and ask for a copy of the schools insurance policy. Basically, they can hire someone, that person can molest, beat, hurt your child and they say they dont carry a clause in the insurance for that or simply, We didnt know.
    The good people out there who are intelligent enough to know that among you in Livonia lives a man who has/can/ and will again..harm one of your children, I hope you stand watch on him. Dont let him walk into public areas without watching his every move. Dont sit next to him in church, because forgiveness is not there. Dont let Mike Neyhart feel free. He should stand and face the people he decieved and be accountable forever to the little victim he tortured and destroyed.
    I hope anyone who supports him and reads this will find it within themselves to stop making excuses. We feel sorry for you.

  • to shes a liar Link

    To the person titled, Shes a liar.
    I just simply want to respond to one thing you said because I dont think you have a very broad mind.

    HAD Mike Neyhart gone to court, been found guilty, BEFORE the chicken plead guilty…and HAD gone to jail and not seen his children until they were 40
    WOULD HAVE BEEN A GOOD THING BEFORE HE MOLEST THEM TOO.
    At least at the age of 40 and not 13..they could fight him off.
    He should not be allowed to parent and I think the family of the victim should insist on his parental rights being observed.
    The mother/wife should also have her parental rights observed as she probably continues to lie next to a sexual deviant.

  • Matt Link

    Well, I’ve read some horrible things that have been said on this post, and some of them have come from me. However I’ve decided I want to make sure everyone realizes not only how pointless this has become but how immature some of the posts are (including some of my own). I apologize for name calling and blind judgements I have posted on this blog and I hope that others will follow in accepting the fact that everyone has their opinion and we shouldnt attack them for stating it. My belief has been, and will continue to be that Michael Neyhart is an innocent man caught up in a storm of uncertainties. There are those of you who dont believe that is true and that’s fine. It’s your right to have an opinion even if it doesnt follow with mine. So I just ask that the harshness on this message board at LEAST die down a bit, wishing death upon people you dont even know, and their families?! Thats pushing it overboard and you are no better than the past commentors that you are replying to. I dont want an angry response to this comment, or anyone to yell at me for it so please dont. Im apologizing for being inconsiderate to people I dont even know, and their opinions. I believe in your right to have your opinions, so please believe in mine.

  • Robert Link

    “Dont sit next to him in church, because forgiveness is not there.”

    Excuse me? Forgiveness is not there? Mr. Neyhart may have done great wrong here, but he has not done so much as to not be forgiven if he is repentant. Perhaps you of his congregation can not forgive the man, but God can, and a church is a house of God.

    You people march to the beat of your “moral authority,” and yet you are so callous. You attack his wife, whose duty it is to stand by her husband, ’til death do them part. Why do you wish for her to die with her husband? Hell, why do you wish Mr. Neyhart to commit suicide? Those aren’t the thoughts of a Christian, no matter how many hosannas you sing. A Christian should forgive, as Christ forgave.

    Now I am deeply regretful for what happened to this girl. Deeply. But as much as I feel for her, I feel just as much for this man and his family. If he did molest her, and if he did molest other girls, I pray for him just as much as his victims. I do not wish him harm. I do not practice an eye for an eye. I pray he gets his life straightened out and his problems fixed.

    Those of you that so quickly pass judgment should think twice. Those people that have responded on this blog that are friends of Neyhart have said some callous things about this girl, but you have slung it right back at them. You have said of them, “His followers/friends are of the lowest life out there,” amongst other things much worse. Yet are they not doing what you are doing? Are they not defending a loved one who they feel is a victim? People will see in this case what they want to see, because there is enough evidence out there for both sides to cling to. So all I can do is quote Jesus, “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.”

    The tragedy lies on both sides of this case. The girl will live with this forever, but she has a chance for a new life. She can do whatever she wants to do. She can go anywhere she wants to go. She can be a normal person. Mr. Neyhart, a son, a husband, a father, no longer has that luxury, really. Wherever he goes he will be watched. His children will be harassed. His punishment at the very least will be one that a watchful, diligent society will produce for him, keeping him constantly imprisoned by his past actions, no matter what he does. And this is what should happen, for the safety of children, but that does not make him an animal as has been suggested. It makes him a man… a man whose father in heaven still loves him, that must now live a caged life because he was led astray. To me, that is tragic. I say if we are half the Christians we think we are, we will pray for both families, and reach out to comfort both families.

  • bible thumpers Link

    Oh stop with the Jesus crap.
    Where was Jesus when Neyhart was doing his crimes? The only victim here is this little girl and I hope you are right, Mr.Righteous, that the people in his town will never let him forget. I dont think its god that will be with Neyhart in eternity. I think the devil already owns his soul.
    As far as your comment about his wife staying with her husband, well that is just pathetic. Should a woman stay in bed next to a man who prefers a little girl? A man who shows violent tendencies? If thats religion and Gods will, then you can have it!
    Let us all not forget the recent deaths to innocent children by disturbed child molesters. Thankfully this devil was caught and stopped.
    If this were my child, I would want nothing less than death for this disgraceful human being. I am not sorry for saying it and I wont pray for forgiveness. God knows I am human and knows the hurt of victims not child molesting filth.
    I think your comment about him not being an animal is off base, spiritual and intellectually. And your comment about him being a man? A man does not molest children, he prefers the comfort of an adult woman.
    The only thing I believe right now is that if this was your child, you would feel absolutely differently and you would ask your god where he was when your child was being violated.

    Neyhart probably reads this blog regularly and maybe he should listen to the suggestion of the crowds. But if you scare him away, he can move to another town and do it all over again because nobody knows him. His wife sure won’t have enough moral character to do anything about it.
    God bless the victim and burn in hell Neyhart.
    child molesters are the devils right hand as they only attack the innocent and weak.

  • Attention Neyhart Link

    CHILD MOLESTER THAT YOU ARE!
    I assert my right to freedom of speech…god has nothing to do with my feelings. God abandoned my heart 3 years ago when I discovered what you did!
    You have no God, you have no soul, you have no conscience. But you do have someone who will forever hate you and wish you the worst in life.
    Someone who will make sure if you ever move that the town you move to will know what you did!
    I dont need praying for, I dont need God, I need justice!
    Give me that and I will feel better!!!

    Bloggers..please allow me my right to say this as you have not felt my pain! Thank you to people who stood up for her. Your people with a soul, a heart, and morals. God, you weren’t there to help her when I was not!!!

    I withhold my name not because of shame but out of respect for my child.

  • PLEASE..just stop and let us move forward Link

    What does a mother have to do to get anyone to listen?
    I am asking people to please please, just stop writing these things on here. Yes, initially the anger for Mike Neyhart was and is so great that I felt some comfort in the nasty things people said about him, because he does deserve every bit of it. And I found it hard to read the things people said about my child because they dont know what we live with each and everyday. My lawyer tells me not to say anything, to rise above it. It isnt that easy. I will not ever forgive or nor will ever I forget what he has done to my child and my family. Please dont send me a blog about Jesus and forgiveness. I respect your right to forgive, please respect my right not to. The old phrase about “walking a mile in my shoes” is so true here. People get blinded by rumors and propoganda delivered to them. It no longers matters who does or does not believe that this happened. I know everyday of my life that this happened to my child. I know the graphic details withheld in court and how they wouldnt let her story be told. I had to watch teachers who taught my daughter, sit in the courtroom giggling and talking as if they didnt just hear horribly graphic details of sexual abuse and these are women left with someone elses children. I was told by the school that they would support my family 100% and never returned our calls. I saw his wife’s face and I KNOW she knew things she did not dare to admit. I had hoped in my comments to her, she would have the motherly compassion and stand strong but she did not. I dont hate her, I just feel very very sorry for her and I hope she keeps both eyes open in the future and doesnt live in blindness. Believe what you want to, if it makes you feel better, or sleep better at night, or see him in public. My child had absolutely nothing at all to gain by coming forward and claims to such seem small minded. Instead she faced ridicule and had to read these blogs about her character. You dont have to believe our story, but I ask this of you. Please just stop sending these blogs. Please stop saying things based only an ugly rumor. Mike Neyhart did not hurt just my child, he hurt a family. The only thing I have left to believe in is that Mike Neyhart might someday admit to himself he is sick and admit to his sins. If he can sit in church and truly pretend to want forgiveness, he might do that. But I saw him face to face and I dont believe that he has any remorse, only regret on that he didnt scare my child enough that she would never come forward. Thank you, NY State Police, DA’s office, and countless other state officials who helped us, who believed in us. You were the ones who got to see all the evidence and not just little bits and pieces. I cannot even begin to understand that people within your own community would think you went on some witch hunt against this man. Your the very core of what stands right in our society. Your the protectors of the innocent and I thank you for everything you did for us. To the hugs, the tears, the endless hours you put in. PLEASE LET US DO WHAT WE CAN TO HEAL. EVERY NEW BLOG OPENS THE WOUND DEEPER.
    I am just a mother who’s heart has been torn into shreds and I am asking from what is left of it, to please just let us heal in peace. I am hoping that Mike Neyhart can find in himself a way to hide this sickness within him so that he never again hurts a child and their family.

  • wheres this freak now? Link

    WHERE DOES THIS FREAK OF NATURE RESIDE? STILL IN LIVONIA????
    SOMEONE SHOULD HUNT HIM DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • still thinking of you Neyhart Link

    I am sure you get on here from time to time you sick mother fucker! So as you read this..know that I am thinking of you everyday and how I wish you the most horrible death and that you continue to live in that little hole you have built around yourself.
    Dont think for one minute I have forgotten nor will I ever. We will meet face to face by accident I am sure since we now live so much closer…and when I do..you better hope God did listen to your prayers!

  • Aunt Link

    Now having been so many years passed. I believe Samantha made this all up. She has done the same thing to her brother, mother, college roommate, and boyfriends. Made up she was pregnant a few times. Attacked her mother and her brother and made up very crazy stories. As a close family member, we all know that she now made this up. If you reach out to her mother she may admit it. Her father will never although he was the first one to suspect her of lying. Samantha needs help because she will continually do this to people in her life. Her mother has expressed great sadness that her daughter is so mentally ill and could make up such a devastating story. As her family, we can not be around her and choose not to have her in our lives. Mike Neyhart, you were wrongly accused.

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