Norman Willacey
Taken from a transcript of the news as reported by Channel 5:
Voice of Mother of Belmopan Baptist High School Student
“He is a preacher, he is a principal, he comes to my house and he does counsel about the bible with my children and my daughter—my boys as well as my daughter. I trusted this man to the tip because I said he was a preacher. There were signs but I ignored this because I trusted this man with my child okay. And she and I were having a lot of difficulty. So different times, I was telling this man different things that she was doing and saying and how she was acting out. And he was using these same things come to find out against me with her and turning her more against me. When I was putting her on punishment about something, he was telling her how jealous I was of her because she has this fine body and I’m an old lady and I don’t. He’s telling her things as a councilor, as a man. I trusted him. So many times, she stayed back at school making up grades because she was behind with grades. I let him be there with her because I trusted this man.”
These are the words of a mother betrayed by a man in authority- a man of the cloth, a man in charge of an entire school filled vulnerable minds and bodies. Norman Willacey, a married man, pastor and principal of Belmopan Baptist High School is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a minor female student for the past year. Several things are immediately, glaringly wrong- oh like: older man in authority, minor student, preacher…but it gets worse. When the mother presented the complaint, complete with proof in the form of hard copies of emails detailing sexually explicit conversations between her daughter and Willacey, nothing was done. She presented all this to Child Protective Services and after getting no response, felt compelled to take her allegations to the media. It seems to have had the desired effect and she has been informed that an investigation has now begun.
Wondering what preacher man had to say? In a text to Channel 5, he said the following:
“She priduced a facebook conversation from about easter break while we were messing arond. I Deleted my copy and repented an told her to do d same immediately. she didnot an that is what will be published tonight and that is what jules said is damaging me as a public and authority figure.”
Sounds like a confession doesn’t it? It also sounds like he seems to think that repenting should do the trick. I am just stunned at the casual way he has chosen to handle this but grateful too because it seems that he will make it easy for prosecutors. I hope that this poor mother and child recover from this gross injustice and that the church does the right thing and kick this wolf in sheep’s clothing from its flock.
For full transcripts, click the links:
http://edition.channel5belize.com/archives/74738
http://edition.channel5belize.com/archives/74735
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I am told by numerous people that it is common for married (and otherwise) men to mess around with young girls and or have mistresses. I have hear from a witness, of a pimped up little girl waiting outside her school to be picked up by older men. The fact that the mother in the Willacey case got no response until she went to the press, indicates that authorities are willing to ignore this abuse. This is very sad situation for all concerned.
It seems that a lot of that is going on in Belize. There is a priest at the Catholic Church in Dangriga who has fathered four children with four different young girls. It is so disgusting. This is also a man of God. Imagine fathering four children. These are young teen aged girls. It’s a sad situation. What is this country coming to?
You mind naming this priest?
I LIVE IN IRELAND WHICH HAD, DECADES OF CHILD SEX ABUSE BY PRIESTS, AND THE POPES ,BISHOPS, PROTECTIVE SERVICES, AND POLICE , IGNORED THIS SICK PERVERSION WHICH CAUSED MANY TO TAKE THERE OWN LOVES, WHAT THIS PASTOR IS ACCUSED OF IS 1 SERIOUS PROBLEM BUT THE FACT THAT THE AGENCY THAT IS PAID TO PROTECT CHILDREN ARE ACCUSED OF IGNORING THE COMPLAINT , OPENS UP A BIG CAN OF WORMS. IF THIS IS THE CASE , HOW MANY OTHER SIMILAR CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND ALSO IGNORED ? DISMISS ANYONE IN THIS AGENCY WHO KNEW ABOUT CHILD ABUSE AND DID NOT INVESTIGATE . THEY SHOULD ALSO BE CHARGED WITH PERVERTING THE COURSE OF JUSTICE
That is a very valid point. It seems to be encouraged when those entrusted to protect the children turn a blind eye.
People who live in glass houses should not throw stones . DO you have facts to this accusation? We make people”s life miserable by our accusation. Remember ,when we point one finger , three more are pointing at you.
Apparently you are commenting without reading. I encourage you to read the news and get up to speed because your comment indicate you are clueless about the fact there is Facebook messages and clueless the pastor admitted it…
It would seem that you have great admiration and or loyalty for this man so I understand the desire to defend him but I can’t quite get the whole “glass houses” reference. That would imply that we at Twocanview are somehow involved in something egregious, immoral, criminal and unethical. Hmmm. Anyway back to the preachaman…there appears to be much evidence to back up the allegations made against him,none the least of which is his own admission.
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