I cant believe that I actually worked with this woman!!!!!!! swat went in d/t guns

Evansvillehw, do I get $2.50 (1/2 of the $5) since I said meth or crack?

Exposure to drug use and porn at 8 years old. Wow, they are doing a great job if they want their little girl to grow up to be a stripper. Some people just should not be allowed to breed. I hope they never get the girl back.

How much do you want to bet that the young child will be back with the parents in no time. Sad to say it, but I bet it will happen. I hope whoever has the child can make her Holidays nice,in spite of what is going on.How tragic. I congratulate whoever tipped the authorities off. Big cyberhug to you!

It would be a shame if these two "parents" were to get a slap on the hand and out on a signature bond...BUT then again, nothing surprises me anymore with our court systems.KUDOS! to whoever or however this was found out...obviously the "parents" had no regard even living across the street from a school...goes to show that these kind of people are everywhere!!! this is SICK!!! i pray that the little girl can get professional help, and be with family (who care and love this child) and be able to live a happy normal life and learn that this lifestyle is not right...that poor baby!

People are innocent in this country until proven guilty regardless of what people think are facts. This is not true in most countries. I'll continue to follow the story.

There are a lot of "police believe" and "might haves" in the story. I take it there are more facts than that to support the arrest for "causing a child to view or listen to sexual activity" Time will tell on that one.

I agree with you evansvillehousewife....I am voting meth. We should all say a little prayer for the girl and any of us with kids, make sure you give them a little longer hug tonight.

Meth or crack, or possibly both. Something has to screw you up to get this low. Have you ever seen "Intervention" on TV?
Those meth addicts are messed up but most have not completely lost their morals.

MYYEAR08- You say they looked jacked up? I think they look like those people on "Faces of Meth"
I have 5 bucks on Meth addicts. Anyone else in?

Wow. She had a felony battery abuse charge on her? What CPS caseworker let THAT slip through?
On the other hand, it could have been CPS monitoring that led to them getting busted here in the first place. They obviously were being watched.

Good point evillehousewife, I thought they always withheld the name of the accused in a sexual crime. But, they are not actually being charged with sexual assault to any degree. Pretty sad, they probably put the names in the letter sent home to parents also. Poor girl, hopefully kids her age will have compassion rather than be mean like normal kids do.

What really surprises me is that the Gazette printed the name of the accused as well as their pictures. Usually when there is a crime involving sexual abuse of a child, the name of the perp is not released to protect the confidentiality of the child. At the very least, the relationship between this girl and the perps mnight not have been so blatantly revealed. The article could have said "an 8 year old girl" instead of "the 8 year old daughter". Now regardless of where she goes (locally), her confidentiality will be violated.

I'm just sad they had to name these people. The poor child has gone through enough, now everyone knows it was 'her'. Kids can be cruel, and I hope she is left alone by her peers about this.

Is this the same Lisa Wickline charged with felony battery with intent to cause harm to a child in September of this year? Checkered past seems to always lead to a broken future for somebody.

Accused might not mean guilty, but the article says police are still combing through pornographic material and the couple will likely be charged for possesion of drug paraphernalia. So you are right accused does not mean guilty, but hard evidence does. It would be a little easier to say maybe the child made up a story and these are really great people if their house wasn't filled with porn or drug crap. Poor little girl to have to be subjected to that kind of lifestyle, whether her parents love her or not is not the point, 8 year old girls should be playing with barbies and having fun, not looking at porn while her parents hit the pot pipe or whatever they are doing. My 8 year old has never even seen an R movie for pete's sake.

There's a great line in a Jimmy Buffett song that says "if you don't want it printed, don't do it." Police do not go into a house with SWAT unless there is some pretty credible evidence to do so. It requires a court order. There was obviously enough to get a judge's ok to move forward.
WERPKNARLY...nobody is 'lynching' anybody, but reacting to a terrible situation. Part of the reaction involves being shocked that something like this happened in such a small town. I'm sure this family seemed great when people outside their circle were around, but there is no way you can say with a straight face that they loved their little girl dearly if these 'accusations' prove to be true. Nobody does that to someone they love, child or adult.

Edubswomen,
I know someone who was accused by a school staff due to an off-hand comment by a child and I know another couple who went thru legal hell and had their good name destroyed in the newspapers nation-wide due to a disgruntled person who lived on their farm. No matter how this works out, Accused is NOT guilty. I know first hand how much they care for that girl. Those who are respectful will reserve judgment. Those who care will care for all involved. For the rest….. The line for the lynching party starts on the right, and I hope that party never comes for you.

WerP
judgment, not form a lynch party

I wonder how many neighbors thought something was going on, or just "didn't feel right" about the people who lived there. Too many people turn their heads or choose to ignore the situation becasue it "doesn't effect me". Its time for everyone to take a stance and say something if something seems wrong or doesn't feel right. The other people who may have been involved with this couple need to be arrested also.

Ya know werpknarly there was a guy that was friends with my ex since high school and I got to know him quite well and after 16 years of knowing or thought I knew this guy he was arrested on charges of sexual assault towards a child. We thought we knew him very well. Guess not.
These people could have seemed to be nice but we never know what goes on behind closed doors.
I'm sure they had reasons for bringing in the SWAT team not knowing what might spark up. Personally if I lived near by I would want that extra protection. Wouldn't you?

That is sick and disgusting! My prayers are with the little girl. The parents need to major, MAJOR, help! I can only hope she has a better life than she had. This is so sad!

Words could never express how I feel for this little girl. I hope that she will be able to go through life without being scarred for life but at her age we all know it has already scarred her and if these scumbag parents have done this to her since she was a baby she might think it is suppose to be this way. She knows no other life style. Poor Poor girl!
I hope to God they will put her parents away forever! I always believed in an "eye for and eye" but there would be no punishment that would ever be great enough for what they have done.
I just hope there were no other children involved. You wonder what happened if the little one had friends and had sleep overs. And to be right across from the school? What a bunch of SICKOS!!!!

i know this family... and this leaves me confused and willing to reserve my judgement. i will wait b4 i'll through any stones. and what's up with a SWAT team? slow day downtown? my thoughs are with everyone involved. yes she is a sweet girl... but im my experiance so are the parents.

werp

...wow

What is wrong with society today? These people just put me in awe... You read about all these awful things parents do to their childern and hurting them. Something needs to be done!

These people look jacked up on something . Were there drugs involved ? I would have to sayt here was . The couple looks like they have not sleept in days . What a horrible way to raise a child . God bless the cops and or person who discoved this problem . With any hope this child will have a chance at a real happy loving life.

What is wrong with these people? I feel so horrible for the little girl. Yet another case of a child who never had a chance in life. Hopefully now that this has come out she can get placed with a family that can give her the opportunities in life that she deserves.