The Red Herring Award of the month is a doozey: Earlier this week, this op-ed appeared in the Port Huron MI Times Herald. The author, Mike Stechschulte, says that the media and the public need “perspective” about the clergy abuse crisis. He cites “huge improvements in policies,” low numbers of recent clergy sex abuse cases, and…Continue reading No red herrings, please. Let’s talk about the REAL scandal in St. Paul
I don’t know the answer to this myself, but it has been bothering me since learning about Tucson conductor/convicted child sex offender Eric Holtan. Holtan was convicted in 2000 of first- and third-degree sexual assault against two of his former students while he was a teacher in Duluth, MN. According to the Duluth News Tribune:…Continue reading Should Public Arts Organizations Give $ To Convicted Sex Offenders?
Eric Holtan is slowly getting exposed. From The Duluth News: Holtan, who was convicted of first-degree and third-degree criminal sexual conduct, was ordered at his 2000 sentencing to serve two years at the Northeast Regional Corrections Center, register as a sex offender and meet the conditions of his probation for 15 years. Any violation of…Continue reading Holtan makes headlines
Convicted molester works at Tucson church Child sex offender is music minister Man pled guilty in 2000 to molesting girls He did prison time and is still on probation Now, musician heads group that performs in churches SNAP fears he may have hurt or may be hurting AZ kids What: Holding childhood photos, child sex…Continue reading Convicted molester works at Tucson church
To review or download the case history of Eric Holtan’s guilty plea to child sexual abuse, click here. To access the information on the Minnesota Courts website, do the following: Click on the court’s website here. 1. Click on Find a Court Case (one of the tabs at the top of the page)…Continue reading Eric Holtan information