It Is Not My Fault Your Husband Is A Pedophile.11:34 Oct 28 2010
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Summer of 2008, I worked for two months at a Taco Bell. Peter Burrows was one of my bosses. He sexually assaulted me. On more than one occasion, sometimes in the restaurant, sometimes not, he forced me to perform oral sex on him. I told his wife, Heidi, but said I was telling her as his wife, not as our manager. See, Heidi was the general manager. Peter was just a shift manager.
November of 2009, Peter was with one of my friends. He tried to touch her inappropriately. In retaliation, because she was afraid to file a report by herself, I filed a police report about what he did to me. Because I was a minor at the time, 17, the state picked up the case and prosecuted. Peter was charged with two class A misdemeanors, one for each of us - for my friend, he was charged with 4th degree sexual assault. For what he did to me, he was charged with sexual intercourse with a child age sixteen or older. For both charges combined, he got 18 months probation and no jail time.
Yesterday evening, I went to Taco Bell with one of my friends. I tried to call ahead to see if he would be there, to avoid seeing him, but they wouldn't tell me, so we just said fuck it and went. He happened to be there, as was his wife. We ignored them. We got our food, sat on the opposite side of the restaurant so we couldn't even see them, and proceeded to eat our food. When we were getting ready to leave, Heidi came over to me. She outright threatened me. She called me a whore, and blamed me for what he did. She swore at me, and told me I was lucky we were at her place of employment, because it meant she couldn't hit me. She also told me I had better hope she never sees me in public. She blames me for Owen, their son, not being able to see his dad. In fact, she said she doesn't know what to say to him when he asks why he can't see Peter.
Well. Maybe, you should tell your son he can't see his father because his father is a pedophile. What happened was not my fault. In fact, if I recall correctly, you had told me I wasn't the first person he tried something with. Actually, I believe when I mentioned the first incident to some of my coworkers, their comment was along the lines of "yeah, watch out for Peter." Yet, they did nothing about it, and so it continued.
It is not my fault Peter is a predator. It is not my fault you chose to marry and conceive with him. It is not my fault you are choosing to stay with him. And I did not deserve anything you said to me. Yes, I do have the right to defend myself. Yes, I do have the right to get angry. And yes, I did have the right to press charges. Maybe next time your husband is alone with a minor, or any female for that matter, he will remember to keep his hands to himself. Or, at least, if he's going to cheat on you, maybe next time he will think before he tries to force himself on someone.
That is all.
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everstarven
12:06 Oct 28 2010
Speaking from personal experience, taking a stand when it comes to situations like this isn't always easy. You did the right thing. Don't ever let anyone tell you differently...
VampiraDracul
17:35 Oct 28 2010
Thank you. [=