Two camp employees arrested
By WINK News
Story Created: Sep 12, 2008 at 7:17 PM EDT
Story Updated: Sep 12, 2008 at 7:20 PM EDT
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. - Two camp employees weer arrested after one of them is accused of sitting on a teen for hours.
Police arrested Director Arthur Dagg for child neglect and Counselor Carl Hochstettler for child cruelty.
A police report says Hochstettler sat on a 15-year-old boy for three hours to discipline him.
The alleged crime happened at the Gator's Wilderness Boy's Camp in Punta Gorda in August. It’s a camp for troubled boys.
Police say the boy's arm was swollen and he started throwing up and that he wasn't taken to the hospital for days.
The two men are out of jail. They’re due back in court in October.
Comments:
Friday, Sep 19 at 6:15 PM Joe wrote ...
This was not a case of child abuse. I mean give me a break. For one the sitting on him for 3 hours is not true he only restrained by holding his hands behind his back. Parents send their kids here for disipline. I would have done the same thing that Carl did.
Monday, Sep 15 at 9:05 AM Anonymous wrote ...
If you google this camp, it says its a "Christian camp for troubled boys." Anybody get where I am going with this?
Saturday, Sep 13 at 10:34 PM Tammy wrote ...
The whole thing sounds like a power play to me however I wasn't there.I understand restraining, but 3 hours? Give me a break.Sounds like the guys working there need some restraining.There are other ways of dealing with unhealthy behavior. I don't think that physically restraining him was the way to go. For goodness sake he's just a kid. Anyone ever hear of the old fashioned talking about things without getting physical? I think that's most of the problems these days. Too many people using hands.
Saturday, Sep 13 at 6:10 PM J wrote ...
I'm not talking about abuse Kevin, I'm talking about one spank on the rear end. I see kids hitting their parents these days; that would have never happened in my parents house and never has in mine. You can instill good morals and respect without abuse and by using a spanking. The kids at this camp are obviously not learning respect from their parents giving them a time out or they wouldn't be sent to the camps. Grow up and learn to spell, 'doin' is not correct English and neither is 'em.'
Saturday, Sep 13 at 6:02 PM Yeah Sure wrote ...
"Not everyone who was spanked had the positive experience or learned to have the (un)healthy respect for authority that you received." Yeah. Your ad hominem and narcissistic attitude show why life is soo much more safe and orderly in the USA nowadays. (sarcasm)
Saturday, Sep 13 at 3:40 PM Kevin wrote ...
J, You definitely seem to have more than enough respect for authority, even when it doesn't seem warranted or healthy. I'm Not sure however what WE you are talking about. Not everyone who was spanked had the positive experience or learned to have the (un)healthy respect for authority that you received. Hitting is what you do when you are upset and release your frustrations on the kid, who is weaker than you are. That's a hell of a lesson to impart: when someone's not doin what you want, hurt em.
Saturday, Sep 13 at 10:15 AM J wrote ...
I'd like to know what the kid did that he needed discipline also. And as far as the neglect charge, was that just because the kid wasn't sent to the hospital for throwing up? If I'm not mistaken you need a parent's permission to take a kid to the hospital unless there's a broken bone or severe injury. At least the guy only sat on the kid. I'm betting the counselor exercised restraint in his form of discipline. Spanking never hurt most of us and we sure learned respect for authority.
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