WDW Performer Arrested on Child Charges

[sbkline]

*sits back, grabs some popcorn, and awaits the, "This wouldn't be in the news if it wasn't Disney," posts to start flowing in*

LOL! I was thinking the exact same thing. From reading the posts of some, you'd think that certain things should NOT be on the news just BECAUSE it's Disney and that if it IS on the news, then it's obviously a grand conspiracy to taint Disney's image and destroy their reputation.

And, from listenting to some, you'd think that Disney employees are all perfect individuals who are incapable of wrongdoing.

But I've only read the first page. Maybe after reading the following pages, I'll see such posts. :lol:

*edit* Shocking, but I didn't find any. :lol:

 

[VillanovaBlue]

They just ran story on Fox News...so its getting national attention...

 

[sbkline]

They just ran story on Fox News...so its getting national attention...

Okay, so NOW we'll get the inevitable "the media is plotting to ruin Disney" posts. :ROFLOL:

 

[gleddo]

I hope the creep gets some serious prison time so he can become the boy-toy of a six foot five 300 pound inmate.

 

[bluefaery]

There must be something with The Beast.
Broadway Actor Charged with Having ______ with Minor

NEW YORK (AP) -- A prominent Broadway actor, known for playing the beast in Disney's family-friendly ``Beauty and the Beast,'' pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he had sexual contact several times with a 15-year-old girl - including once in his dressing room.

James Barbour, 40, was charged with five counts of criminal ______ acts and sexual abuse against the teen back in 2001. She came forward earlier this year before the five-year statute of limitations expired.

Assistant District Attorney Maxine Rosenthal, speaking at the hearing, said prosecutors were aware of a second case where Barbour allegedly had sexual contact with another underage girl, in California. Defense attorney David Smith said there was nothing new about any of the charges.

``These are the very same allegations he was aware of several months ago,'' said Smith. ``... We were aware of the second allegation as well. That occurred over seven years ago.''

According to prosecutors, Barbour was starring in the musical ``Jane Eyre'' in 2001 when the girl's high school drama teacher arranged for the girl and her parents to see the show. The girl came backstage by herself after the show, and the actor began sexually touching her, prosecutors said.

There was allegedly another incident with the same girl during a dinner at an Eighth Avenue restaurant, and a third in his apartment on the Upper West Side, authorities said.
© MMVI The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Audio Content and Graphic Content © MMVI WCBS-AM 880.

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That article was posted Wednesday, 06 December 2006 11:17AM, so it happend before the current incident

 

[sbkline]

That article was posted Wednesday, 06 December 2006 11:17AM, so it happend before the current incident

I'm not in any way justifying what that person did (if he did indeed do it), but I have to question what the heck this girl is thinking to keep this to herself and then suddenly decide to come forward with it almost five years later when, by coincidence, the statute of limitations is just about to expire.:shrug:

 

[PhotoDave219]

Creepy, but not at all surprising. I met far too many sexual deviates working in Disney entertainment during my time there.

Dont forget roommates..... :lookaroun

 

[EpcotMark]

Has it ever been proven that looking at leads to sexual crime? I agree that since having child is a crime, the owner should be punished, but I don't think we should start jumping to conclusions about the safety of the woman who plays Belle, or the safety of the children in the parks. I have pictures of flowers stored in my computer. But I never buy cut flowers, and never cut any of the flowers in my yard. Shoot, I don't even smell them - I have too many allergies. This is America. People are innocent until proven guilty. He is charged with having child on his computer. He hasn't been charged with anything else, and hasn't been convicted of anything. Let's not start an modern day witch hunt here.

Agreed.

 

[Tramp]

There's no reasoning with me on this one.

This specific case aside, if you have child on your computer, you're a mentally ill individual. Seek help now and tell all your excuses and reasons to a therapist or someone else who gets paid to care! In the meantime, given the intense impulses of your sickness and the obscene odds that therapy will not work, stay the hell away from our kids.

Zero tolerance folks....zero tolerance; Not because we are blood thirsty, but because pedophiles instinctively thirst for our kids and the problem is pervasive throughout the world. No more pandering to these sickos. :fork:

 

[PlutoInOrlando]

They just ran story on Fox News...so its getting national attention...

As Kyle's mother from South Park would say -- "What What Whaaaaat??"
REALLY?!?!?! Fox News is reporting on this...Why is that not shocking??? I mean..it is FOX for the love of all things colored! :brick:

It's like the guy here in Atlanta - that killed 3 people back a few years ago. Every news report says "the alleged killer". It's like..come on people, we all know he's guilty, but until it's proven in a court of law...well, you know the saying.

Who's to say he would ever act on his "addiction" to the pictures he was looking at??? Who's to say he wouldn't??? Yes, to have those types of pictures is a crime, but to say he's guilty that in time he would have committed further acts --- well, sorry, I just can't go there. I'm sure 99.9% of the time, it is just a matter of time, but there is ALWAYS that .1% that shows us wrong.

I'm just saying......

 

[Iakona]

This specific case aside, if you have child on your computer, you're a mentally ill individual. Seek help now and tell all your excuses and reasons to a therapist or someone else who gets paid to care! In the meantime, given the intense impulses of your sickness and the obscene odds that therapy will not work, stay the hell away from our kids.

Zero tolerance folks....zero tolerance; Not because we are blood thirsty, but because pedophiles instinctively thirst for our kids and the problem is pervasive throughout the world. No more pandering to these sickos. :fork:

100% agree.

 

[wdwishes2005]

That is just too creepy. Someone that wacked out being in such close proximity to so many children!!! BLECH!!!

Ever look at the ______ offender registry?

I'm more creeped out about who I have in a 2 miles radius of me.

 

[brisem]

They just had it on the news up here in Connecticut. I guess it's National News.

 

[Fried Chicken]

I'm counting the hours it takes for this guy to enter himself into an alcolholic rehab centre.

 

[slappy magoo]

This specific case aside, if you have child on your computer, you're a mentally ill individual...

Or maybe you have a child sharing your computer.

I'm not being faceitious, it's a perfectly reasonable scenario. Teenage boy shares a computer with his dad. An Underage classmate of boy who's a little on the promiscuous side sends the boy a suggestive picture. Boy keeps the image on the computer, tucked away in a sub sub sub sub sub folder because what teenage boy wouldn't want a dirty picture from a girl in school? Dad doesn't know about it, computer needs repair, tech starts looking around, and boom, cannon fodder for the local news.

Granted, not a likely scenairo, but we as a nation get in trouble when we refuse to acknowledge grey areas, in fact, go out of our way to ignore them. THinking in aboslutes can be dangerous.

 

[slappy magoo]

That article was posted Wednesday, 06 December 2006 11:17AM, so it happend before the current incident

I think BiggerTigger was trying to point out the rather odd coincidence that two men playing the same character at different times have been accused/arrested for similar crimes. Like there's something about the Beast that brings out the...well, you know...in certain guys.

 

[Scar Junior]

LOL! I was thinking the exact same thing. From reading the posts of some, you'd think that certain things should NOT be on the news just BECAUSE it's Disney and that if it IS on the news, then it's obviously a grand conspiracy to taint Disney's image and destroy their reputation.

And, from listenting to some, you'd think that Disney employees are all perfect individuals who are incapable of wrongdoing.

But I've only read the first page. Maybe after reading the following pages, I'll see such posts. :lol:

*edit* Shocking, but I didn't find any. :lol:

I understand your point and don't mean to twist your position... but still, I don't see how anyone (Disney fan or not) can defend this. We have our eyes open on this one. We're not going to defend the guy. We're not going to defend Disney (because I don't believe they need defending). This isn't like a Tigger thing where it is disputable. Have more faith in Disney fans that they won't look the other way when it comes to child o. I hope it doesn't seem like I'm coming down on you... I just read your post and thought "we're not defending this?! who the hell would defend this!"

 

[Sumshine 904]

It seems like he knows what he's done, and it sounds like he wants help. I mean, how often do you see people like him just willingly let police into your home and go on your PC when you know there's schtuff in there that shouldn't be seen? Hopefully he'll get the help he needs, and soon. Because if there are more people like that at WDW, I deffinately don't want my niece to be posing a picture with them!

 

[Tramp]

Last time on the soap box

Granted, not a likely scenairo, but we as a nation get in trouble when we refuse to acknowledge grey areas, in fact, go out of our way to ignore them. THinking in aboslutes can be dangerous.

I do not doubt there are people who may have photos on their computer that were put there by others and those cases, as you implied, are somewhat rare and completely innocent. I wasn't directing my rant at them cuz children have nothing to fear from them.

But let's be honest with each other for a moment. There are people trolling this forum, perhaps this very thread, that have child on their computers that they themselves have downloaded for their own pleasure. These are photos, perhaps dozens or hundreds of them, of children engaged in sexual acts with each other or with adults. This is the most repulsive, deviant and dangerous perversion of all in which no gray area resides. To the extent free will allows, these people KNOW what they are doing is wrong but have opted for a secret lifestyle that may eventually manifest itself in the molestation of a child. And even if the pervert does not engage a child physically, supporting those who supply these photos is directly supporting the sexual exploitation and molestation of children across the globe. In either case, these are pedophiles in need of being ostracized from our society.

Many of you know and, for sure, God knows I'm no saint. But I had an eye-opening experience several years back when I joined a Napster-type website that allowed a user to browse the computer files of other users in search of audio files. I cannot begin to quantify the deluge of child o on people's computers in plain sight for all to view and download. You can easily tell by file names that this was not adult o and it was enuf to make me vomit in my mouth. It is this experience that has hardened my resolve never to compromise the safety of children in the interest of understanding the psyche of a pedophile.

Regarding the Disney incident, I don't place the blame at the feet of the Mouse. Potential employees that may be leading a secret life but have no criminal record are not easily identifiable. Anyone who has seen a single airing of the NBC Dateline series about internet pedophiles knows how difficult it is to determine who the perverts are among us until they are drawn into the open. They come from all walks of life and socio-economic backgrounds. And we've known forever that Washington D.C. is a hotbed of sickos, so don't expect any help from there. I'm afraid we may have already lost this war, my friends.

Sorry for the verboseness of my rant. :wave:

 

[Nemo14]

Totally agree with you Tramp. It really sickens me to hear how it's "not harming anyone" or "They're just looking". It's just a step on a road that's sooooo wrong!
As far as the dateline predators are concerned, I'll never understand what posseses those men to think that what they're considering is in any way, shape, or form OK. It just boggles my mind!