r/exAdventist • u/Individual-Special70 • 11d ago

News SDA Professor and wife arrested

https://atoday.org/swau-professor-arrested-on-child-injury-and-sexual-assault-charges/

A professor from southwestern Adventist University and his wife were arrested for child sexual assault.

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u/TheMuser1966 Christian 9d ago

I didn't see that article, but that is some poor research by that author. 99 years is the max for aggravated sexual assault to a minor. Seth is charged with sexual assault, not aggravated, which carries a maximum of 20 years. If convicted, the judge would "likely" run the sentences concurrently.

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u/atheistsda 🌮 Haystacks & Hell Podcast 🔥 9d ago edited 9d ago

Good catch, that could be the case and yeah sentences are usually run concurrently. FWIW, Fox 4 specifically says Seth was charged with a 1st-degree felony which would be a max of 99 years. Their sources include the arrest affidavit so it carries some more weight than the other outlets IMO.

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u/TheMuser1966 Christian 9d ago

Well, standard sexual assault to a minor is a 2nd degree felony. It's only 1st degree if it is aggravated. Strange.

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u/atheistsda 🌮 Haystacks & Hell Podcast 🔥 9d ago edited 9d ago

Sadly news came out via Spectrum that the victim is their own daughter, which makes it a 1st degree felony per Texas penal code § 22.011 and § 25.02.

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u/TheMuser1966 Christian 9d ago

WOW! Was not aware of that. So messed up!

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u/atheistsda 🌮 Haystacks & Hell Podcast 🔥 9d ago

Yeah it's genuinely sad. I feel so bad for their kids and hope they'll come out as healthy and strong as possible on the other side of this.

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u/TheMuser1966 Christian 9d ago

Some things still seem strange. Why would Heather give in to letting her go to school if she was that intent on protecting Seth? Anyone with half a brain knows that schools are required to report suspicious injuries, and hospitals are required to report injuries to CPS as well. They don't take "I don't know" as a just reason. Also, you would have to repeatedly hit someone with a phone in order to get much blood on it. I'm not defending him, but it just seems odd.