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Tickling In The News

pope11

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Found this tickling item from News Channel 9 (WTVC) titled, "MORE DETAILS ABOUT CHURCH PASTORS' TROUBLE WITH THE LAW". (News item from July, 2001, so maybe members from Cleveland area are familiar with the story). Henry "Hank" Davis, Pastor at The Church of the Harvest in cleveland, was charged with sexual battery on an 18 year old girl. The Pastor was visiting the girl's home as she was folding laundry, and he began tickling her. He tickled the poor girl until she collapsed to the floor, and he engaged in more tickling, fondling her breasts and tickling her inner thighs. Pastor Davis is free on bond.

Any member from Cleveland out there familiar with the story and can provide any updated information?
 
as a community, we don't need stories like this in the news.

all ticklephiles should be able to restrain themselves.
 
Link to story

http://www.newschannel9.com/vnews/9940944/
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The Pope's post basically covered the story, and coolman's comment basically summed it up.
The part I found ammusing were the posts that people put on the "comments" section of the news site. I used to think the TMF got off topic. You should see how unruly these people on the newsboard are.
 
coolman said:
as a community, we don't need stories like this in the news.

all ticklephiles should be able to restrain themselves.

Agreed. I think this was more on the order of a rape than a tickle.
 
There is always a paradox when a witness or plaintif says, "I was lying". They admit that they lie--so maybe the RETRACTION is the lie.

The whole thing is very weird. Now that she sent the letter, it's all over with? Maybe she was intimidated into retracting or started to feel that all the publicity would be a nightmare.

With all due respect to our passion, it is a bit of a strange story to make up. Why didn't she just accuse him of molesting her or raping her?

dig dug
 
Who knows why some stupid, immature 18-year-old girl in Tennessee lies? With all the stuff going on about priests right now, maybe she and/or her parents saw an opportunity to shake down the church for an out-of-court settlement. Bear in mind, they also filed a civil suit for damages. When the Pastor decided to fight it out in court, they backed down.

Why on earth would you think the RETRACTION is a lie, rather than the initial accusation? :cool:
 
Dear SuperTickler,

How do you know the girl in Tennessee is "stupid and immature"?

I don't KNOW that the retraction was the lie, but I just felt it was very odd that the girl would make up a detailed story about his TICKLING her. Logically, there are both motives to file the original claim as well as motives to retract.

If you believe the girl could make up something like that, can't you imagine a scenario where a girl would retract due to various pressures. Maybe someone convinced her she would go to hell if she prosecuted a priest.

BTW, what do you mean he decided to "fight it out in court"--he was charged with sexual assault, he had to appear.

dig dug dog
 
It was settled out of court, he bought her out, or scared her. Happens all the time. cheers
 
Well, it seems that some people want so desperately to think that this anonymous 18-year-old girl was tickled that they are willing to come up with any rationalization to believe it. So be it. :cool:
 
ddd's observation

With all due respect to our passion, it is a bit of a strange story to make up. Why didn't she just accuse him of molesting her or raping her?

I have to agree, ddd. It does seem queer that someone should make up a story in which they accuse someone of tickling them. Unless she frequents the Forum, how on earth did she come up with that?
 
Dear snap--yes, that is a very likely scenario. Thanks for mentioning it.

Dear Mica--I appreciate the support.

Dear SuperTickler--it has nothing to do with "wanting to believe" she was tickled. The issue is how to evaluate public claims. You are the one who immediately jumped in to defend the honor of the church and to declare definitively that it was all a hoax. What I questioned was YOUR automatic assumptions, or shall we say, "rationalizations".

Respectfully,

dig dug dog
 
It did seem strange that the girl mentioned "inner thigh" tickling. The inner thigh is not a typical tickle target, unless sexual implications are involved. Whenever I tickle a girl that I'm strictly friends with I certainly don't tickle their inner thighs. This girl must have been tickled on her inner thighs at some point in her life to have an understanding of how helpless it would render her.
SuperT and DDD have both made some good points. I think that the Preacher paid her off. Perhaps I'm wrong.
 
Thanks, WallStreet...

but the only "good point" I made was to point people to the article about the girl saying that it never happened. However, I acknowledge that dig dug dog and the others are in a better position to know what happened than the girl herself is.

I don't have a horse in this race since I know none of the people involved and have very little interest in this matter. All I was interested in doing was providing a community service by closing the circle on the details of this story, especially since it seemed to bother some people. However, since even this little effort has been thwarted by people who stubbornly cling to the hope that this girl was tickled, this will be my final post on this thread. :cool:
 
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