tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post6067052905202926427..comments2023-08-24T05:24:51.011-04:00Comments on PURE Reform: Former PPS police officer found guiltyQuestionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04349071186140766778noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-42131889940692111312013-08-13T20:09:33.570-04:002013-08-13T20:09:33.570-04:00He has two boys and a girl.He has two boys and a girl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-80484955586673047462013-08-13T13:26:12.992-04:002013-08-13T13:26:12.992-04:00Lellock has an adopted child? How old?Lellock has an adopted child? How old?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-72043071985983117562013-08-12T22:03:51.896-04:002013-08-12T22:03:51.896-04:00Yes, the previous superintendent testified to Lell...Yes, the previous superintendent testified to Lellock's character at his adoption hearing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-45082209880809230172013-08-12T22:02:28.656-04:002013-08-12T22:02:28.656-04:00No one is going to get an accounting of how much t...No one is going to get an accounting of how much they paid attorneys...you're talking about Weiss and company! The money machine that has been sucking the life out of PPS for years. Go back and check board tabs for past decades for salaries of all the attorneys PPS had and see if the salaries of all of them together don't equal the money PPS has paid Weiss and company for the past one or two years. And then there's WEISS MONEY which can be spent and not accounted for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-32285298392773395332013-08-12T20:59:11.312-04:002013-08-12T20:59:11.312-04:00Didn't someone from PPS staff testify to Lello...Didn't someone from PPS staff testify to Lellock's character at his adoption hearing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-13623202295958614862013-08-12T11:20:49.703-04:002013-08-12T11:20:49.703-04:00How do we get an accounting of how much PPS paid t...How do we get an accounting of how much PPS paid two attorneys to sit behind Lellock and counsel for the week, passing notes back and forth?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-28781761284885609712013-08-05T07:55:04.072-04:002013-08-05T07:55:04.072-04:00http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/4447325-74/lell...http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/4447325-74/lellock-abuse-victim#axzz2b5sC3Jck<br /><br />Is there a way for citizens to encourage Mr. Zappala to pursue this?<br />Over the past 10 years we have trained teachers and especially Developmental; advisers (social workers) in how to deal with this-- what about all the administrators who arrive in PPS without basic teacher training? <br />Corporate world is requiring sexual harassment training (spearheaded by insurance companies) so maybe the next protection for children is saying-- blind eyes cost $$!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-65981527204796430392013-08-04T13:45:28.331-04:002013-08-04T13:45:28.331-04:00Yes 12:10, especially if they were covering it up....Yes 12:10, especially if they were covering it up. She would not have sat by and done nothing.<br /><br />The question remains, who and why wanted it hushed up and swept under the rug? That is the mystery. 11:58 is right - we need a grand jury investigation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-19427379440563391572013-08-04T12:10:09.604-04:002013-08-04T12:10:09.604-04:00It is reasonable that Dr. Faison, as interim, was ...It is reasonable that Dr. Faison, as interim, was not informed. Her time in the super's office was short and seems to have been after incidents occurred. If members of the admin were tasked with the responsibility already, some may have seen no reason to include anyone more. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-38619869179207304342013-08-04T11:58:57.705-04:002013-08-04T11:58:57.705-04:00Lellock will be sentenced in October 2013. He wil...Lellock will be sentenced in October 2013. He will likely get 20 to 50 years for molesting four children. The four victims fell within the statute of limitations. Another 15 have come forward but were outside the statute. 20 lives ruined and the school district remains in denial. The people who covered up in 1998 and forward should join Lellock for 20 years in a cell.<br /><br />Like Penn State, to get to the truth, "GRAND JURY."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-87605777086441526322013-08-04T11:34:09.834-04:002013-08-04T11:34:09.834-04:00I can understand Frederick turning a blind eye (or...I can understand Frederick turning a blind eye (or not even being informed of the situation) to matters as he only wanted out of PPS once he got here. He used to go and sit in the bleachers at South/Cupples Stadium during the day to get away from Bellefield. Now Dr. Faison is a different story. I can't imagine she would have tolerated this situation had she been informed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-87128547652002123952013-08-04T08:56:27.166-04:002013-08-04T08:56:27.166-04:00Board minutes point to having two superintendents ...Board minutes point to having two superintendents within the 98-99 period. Frederick might have been super during the time of Lellock's criminal actions and Dr. Faison, for a short time in 99, was interim. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-37239587829351273652013-08-03T20:50:51.977-04:002013-08-03T20:50:51.977-04:00A teacher did testify stating that Lellock used to...A teacher did testify stating that Lellock used to pull kids from her class. It was in the PG.<br /><br />"Other witnesses this morning included a teacher at Rooney, who testified that she remembered Mr. Lellock taking students out of her language arts classroom, as well as the school principal who found Mr. Lellock in an audio/visual storage room with a student in May 1999.<br /><br />Ronald Zangaro testified that he was doing rounds near the end of a school day and heard voices coming from the room.<br /><br />He pushed the door open and found an eighth-grade student inside, along with Mr. Lellock. They were several feet apart, and both claimed they were wrestling.<br /><br />Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/2nd-former-student-testifies-against-ex-pittsburgh-public-schools-police-officer-in-sex-abuse-case-696653/#ixzz2axOHdxZ1<br /><br />So the kids say they were pulled out of class and taken to a janitors closet, a teacher recalls kids being taken by Lellock AND the Principal found Lellock and a kid in the janitors closet "wrestling." What a coincidence. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-60624077685514810972013-08-03T18:42:10.947-04:002013-08-03T18:42:10.947-04:00Since an accuser stated that Lellock pulled him ou...Since an accuser stated that Lellock pulled him out of classes on a regular basis, why hasn't the public heard of any teacher testifying to this accusation? Even though Rooney is closed, I'm sure that the student could identify what teacher(s)class he was in when this occurred. I would also think that if any student was pulled out of class on a regular basis by any adult this type of information would have been shared with Principal Zangaro at the time. So is there any confirmation by any teacher at that time that concurs with the students accusations? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-56851508574921136732013-08-01T20:48:48.059-04:002013-08-01T20:48:48.059-04:00The point everyone keeps missing is Lellock's ...The point everyone keeps missing is Lellock's suspension was a paid suspension, 20 days with pay for molesting children. All Spolar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-56362782903408256232013-08-01T19:16:16.404-04:002013-08-01T19:16:16.404-04:00I haven't read a transcript or been in the cou...I haven't read a transcript or been in the courtroom, but the defense seems to have been less than vigorous from the news reports. It seems reasonable that logs would have been kept by security staff providing a record of an officer's activities. Nobody comes out of this wearing a white hat, not Fadzen or anyone in the admin at the time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-24820806574749702052013-08-01T15:34:48.885-04:002013-08-01T15:34:48.885-04:00Who was the superintendent when Lellock was first ...Who was the superintendent when Lellock was first suspended for 20 days? Obviously, Lellock has a friend/friends in high places since he only received a slap on the wrist when found in the closet with the student. <br /><br />Imagine all the secrets/deals/cover-ups made through the years by PPS...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-43268670654630720052013-08-01T04:13:48.921-04:002013-08-01T04:13:48.921-04:00Before this verdict, the stance taken by PPS lawye...Before this verdict, the stance taken by PPS lawyers Stacey Vernallis and Ira Weiss was one of disbelief that these young men were victimized at all. Their arrogance and insensitivity oozes from the civil court filings and their interaction with the Lellock defense team during the trial was an inappropriate use of my tax dollars.<br /><br />For nearly a year we have heard Linda Lane say one thing in public snd then in private at Bellefield suggest that somehow a former police chief recruited these young men to falsely accuse Lellock. Do not forget that Lane once dispatched Lellock to Harrisburg to pickup her misplaced notebook because "he's the only one I can trust."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-72377461478409317612013-08-01T01:24:21.411-04:002013-08-01T01:24:21.411-04:00A mandated reporter includes anyone and everyone t...A mandated reporter includes anyone and everyone that knows of the abuse of a child. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-33826549999001142652013-08-01T00:21:45.403-04:002013-08-01T00:21:45.403-04:00Roosevelt wanted Fazden fired for his entire tenur...Roosevelt wanted Fazden fired for his entire tenure at PPS. Looking back it is very curious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-939296835831865832013-07-31T21:53:59.615-04:002013-07-31T21:53:59.615-04:00Teachers, Health care workers etc are required by ...Teachers, Health care workers etc are required by law to report abuse. I know during the Sandusky trial there were questions about coaches and other employees. There is an anonymous hotline for suspected abuse. Does the "mandated reporter" law include security officers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-70696242812826699512013-07-31T19:41:27.122-04:002013-07-31T19:41:27.122-04:00So according to 11:24am posting, Fazden reported i...So according to 11:24am posting, Fazden reported it to Pittsburgh Police and Jody Spolar and a lawyer from Campbell Durrant Beatty Palombo & Miller covered it up and gave Lellock a 20 day suspension. Why aren't the prosecutors going after Spolar and Beatty?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-78332338219184700362013-07-31T18:23:13.921-04:002013-07-31T18:23:13.921-04:00anon 8:38 The newely hired chief new what was goin...anon 8:38 The newely hired chief new what was going on back in 99 and as a police officer and a public servent she turned a blind eye.She said police officers do not rat each other out,this comes from a close source at belfield who just got a promotion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-72761799214519584982013-07-30T12:48:53.427-04:002013-07-30T12:48:53.427-04:00Moderator: For some reason, my incomplete comment ...Moderator: For some reason, my incomplete comment of 11:17 posted. Please delete that post as it does not have the triblive.com link. My 11:24 post does have the link. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-26441620388309436762013-07-30T11:24:30.006-04:002013-07-30T11:24:30.006-04:00I'm no fan of Robert Fadzen, the chief at the ...I'm no fan of Robert Fadzen, the chief at the time. But I'll give him credit here. It seems like he, and he alone, tried to do the right thing.<br /><br />From a triblive.com article:<br /><br />"Robert Fadzen, then chief of school police, said in a letter dated June 23, 1999, that he wanted to be on the record recommending Lellock's termination. In his letter, which the Trib also obtained, Fadzen said Jody Spolar, now the district's chief human resources officer, and Vicki Beatty, an attorney with Campbell Durrant Beatty Palombo & Miller, told him that no issues needed to be forwarded to law enforcement and no grounds existed to fire Lellock. He went back to work after a 20-day suspension." <br /><br />The full article:<br /> <br />http://triblive.com/news/2494540-74/lellock-district-abuse-report-student-1999-child-investigation-law-attorney#axzz2aUa7CBAYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com