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Man accused on molesting preteen girl
By TIMES STAFF
Published April 28, 2007
PALM HARBOR A 36-year-old man was arrested and charged with molesting a preteen girl at his home in Palm Harbor on Thursday. Erickson Palacios-Scipion of 3662 Dehaven Drive was babysitting the daughter of a friend on April 21 when the molestation took place, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. He admitted the molestation, the arrest report said. Palacios-Scipion, who worked at Taco Bell, according to jail records, was being held at the Pinellas County Jail Friday with bail set at $100, 000. He also was being kept on a hold from Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Club: These groups make a difference The GFWC Palm Harbor Junior Women's Club awarded its annual "Making a Difference" grants to 10 community groups this week. The club also named activist Julie Peluso the 2007 Palm Harbor Woman of the Year and awarded a scholarship to Countryside High School senior Ashley Zaratzian, who has volunteered more than 1, 500 service hours in four years. A total of $11, 000 in grants was awarded to: - Boy Scout Troop 26, for improvements at the troop's hut on 11th Street in Palm Harbor. - Belle of the Ball, for space used to distribute prom dresses to high school girls in need. - Community Pride Child Care Center, to support a sick child care program so that homeless parents do not have to miss work because of an ill child. - Crystal Beach Youth Center, to upgrade the center's electrical system. - Faith in Action of Upper Pinellas, for exercise equipment used to prevent muscle loss by older residents. - Hospice Foundation of the Florida Suncoast, for new or better digital video equipment and lighting for use by the ongoing Life Time Legacies teen volunteer projects. - Old Palm Harbor Main Streets. - Palm Harbor Library. - Palm Harbor Parks and Recreation Department. - Children's Dream Fund. Find a perfect pet at adopt-a-thon The nonprofit Suncoast Animal League will hold an adopt-a-thon from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at the shelter, 37594 U.S. 19 N. The event includes a $10 microchip clinic and information about planned low-cost spay/neuter clinics. Call (727) 939-1300. DUNEDIN Touch-A-Truck, have-some-fun Will you be part of the crowd? More than 10, 000 people are expected to descend upon Dunedin to Touch-A-Truck from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Highlander Park, 1920 Pinehurst Road. All types of transportation will be on display, including monster trucks, fire engines and other emergency vehicles, heavy-duty construction equipment, motorcycles, military vehicles and helicopters. The free event also will feature train and pony rides, a petting zoo, live entertainment, face painting and moonwalks. Call (727) 812-4533.
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by DinTN
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05/28/07 08:50 AM
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This criminal activity; drugs, rapes, child molestations, by illegal aliens will continue until a child or Grand Child of Bush, Cheney, Kyl, or Kennedy is raped or murdered by one of these illegal disease spreading scumbags.
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by kyle
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05/15/07 11:50 AM
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It is unfortunate that justice is not based solely on character.The confession was due to a lack of translation.This is tampa.PEOPLE SPEAK SPANISH HERE.The police knew what they were doing by not having a translator present.The cop should be deported
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by imigrants are not criminals
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05/13/07 11:49 PM
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left that child unsupervised with strangers.the mother did not speak spanish n he did not speak english how is it she communicated to know how her child would be safe.Also the little girl did not act like a preteen.not defending crime just an opinion
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by immigration is not a crime
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05/13/07 11:38 PM
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i agree with Brittany he is a very kind man. People should know the whole story b4 accusing a man of such a horrible crime dont be led just by him being an immigrant that does not make him a criminal. blame also the mother of that child that cont...
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by Lilia
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05/01/07 01:29 AM
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According to an article with Dept. of Homeland Security Statistics, 85% of all the child predators in the nation are ILLEGAL ALIENS!
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by Tony
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04/29/07 02:48 PM
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Yeah, the real news here ought to be the offender's ILLEGAL STATUS. By the time politicians realize what a mistake it was to let these invaders into America, it will be a balkanized sink of poverty and lawlessness. Big business will win everytime.
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by ABE
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04/29/07 01:16 AM
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THIS GUY IS NOT NEW TO THE POLICE IN THIS COUNTRY. WAS DEPORTED AND CAME BACK
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by Brittany
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04/29/07 12:10 AM
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This was one of the kindest men i have ever met. He is no monster, BOBBY is wrong he should not be deported. The pinellas county jail system is sneaky and kniving, he did not have a translator until After they got him to admit to the charges. BS.
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by James
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04/28/07 04:20 PM
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"...being kept on a hold from Immigration and Customs Enforcement" is the REAL story here. This predator's illegal alien status should included in the headline!
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by Bobby
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04/28/07 03:46 PM
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It's criminal, if this clown is an illegal alien and not deported from this country. Send any amount of money, as the spirit moves you when thinking about your nation and what the elites are trying to do to it, to Team Tancredo.org
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