TheTrenchcoat Chronicles

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  • Werribee victim speaks out

    Justin of The Whole Story, who first brought the Werribee story to my attention, has a great entry about the victim speaking out.

  • CTM still up for sale

    Werribee DVD assault offered for sale for $60:

    Some unscrupulous scumbag has decided to capitalize on the Werribee sex assault DVD…

    COPIES of the Werribee sex crimes DVD are being offered for sale at prices up to $60.

    The DVD – which shows teenagers engaging in sexual activity with a teenage girl before urinating on her and setting her hair on fire – was offered for sale at the weekend on the Melbourne Gumtree classifieds website.

    The vendor claims his daughter bought a copy of the video, dubbed C— The Movie, and has made copies which he is offering for sale.

    The DVD was first offered for sale on Saturday for $50, under the title Genuine C The Movie. The vendor asks would-be buyers to email their details if they want a copy.

    “I will be discreet and deliver even to PO Box if you like in plain wrapping and unlabelled DVD so nobody will know and we don’t get arrest (sic),” he writes.

    The DVD was re-advertised yesterday with the price jacked up to $60 in response to “increased demand”.

    The advertisement describes the DVD as a “Video of local sites and activities by local Melborne (sic) artists”.

    Let’s stop right there for a second. Artists? Since when is rape an art? Not to mention the fact that allegedly a parent of a student is selling this video.

    When the Herald Sun emailed the vendor anonymously yesterday, he said that when the DVD was sent the would-be buyer would get only a 10-minute preview.

    When payment arrived, he would give the buyer a password that gave them access to the entire movie.

    By 3pm (AEDT) yesterday the ad had been removed from the Melbourne Gumtree site.

    But the would-be salesman has also posted promotions on the personal websites belonging to some of the teenagers who feature in the DVD.

    “Movie now $60 only a few left email me … all profits to a good cos (sic),” he wrote.

    The DVD had been selling for just $5 at Werribee schools.

    But police last week said they were prepared to charge anyone who bought or downloaded the DVD with possession of child pornography.

    I hope the police find you and prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law with extreme prejudice.

  • CTM 2

    DVD thugs ‘made break-in sequel’:

    Well, well, well. It seems that our favorite Australian teenage thugs from Werribee had a sequel in the works. It seems that vandalism, assault, and rape weren’t enough, and they went on to B & E…

    A SEQUEL to the Werribee sex crimes DVD is believed to show the thugs involved in a break-and-enter spree.

    Teenagers who claim to have seen footage say the mob rampages through homes, urinating in kettles and trashing private property.

    They claim several boys filmed feature in the original DVD, which shocked the nation with its portrayal of a pack of delinquents sexually abusing a mentally impaired girl.

    Students in Werribee know the gang as the “CTM Boys”.

    They say the group has promoted the sequel “CTM2” online.

    A boy, who gave his name as Ronnie, said the film shows some members of the group forcing their way into homes.

    “They were breaking into people’s houses and going through s—t and just trashing the places,” he said.

    “It was disgusting,

    “Like they were leaving s—t — I mean real s—t — in some places and they were pissing in things like cups and kettles.

    “These guys are seriously sick,

    “They’re bad, they’re giving us Werribee kids a bad name. We’re not all like that.”

    I wonder how long it would have been before they decided to make an honest to God snuff film. These kids need jail, not ‘help’. They’re beyond help.

  • Name and Shame

    ‘Avengers’ shame DVD suspects:

    YOUNG Australians are taking cyber revenge by “naming and shaming” the Werribee teenagers who filmed a young girl being sexually degraded and then sold DVDs of the attack.

    A MySpace website dubbed “CTM — name and shame” has been set up to publicly humiliate those involved in the filming and sale of the DVD.

    The site reveals pictures and names of the teens allegedly involved.

    “It’s time to name and shame those involved in the making of C— the Movie — watch this space!” the website says.

    “This MySpace is not affiliated with CTM. It was created for the purpose of naming and shaming those involved in making the movie.

    “Another thing: any comments attacking the girl involved will not be tolerated.”

    If you’re looking for the name & shame MySpace, it’s here. NSFW language on that MySpace.

  • More news out of Werribee

    Abused DVD girl’s attackers get support on MySpace:

    This is an article about how the scumbags that violated that poor girl in Werribee, Australia are getting support from their little stupid friends.

    “brother… we chill n thats how we roll. media smedia they talk shit.. as long as we stick together no1 can stop us.. b-e-z
    talk soon. xoxxx
    ur boy dt ” says one comment and

    “hey boofaa!
    saw the video thingy..
    you in alot of shit?
    dw man..
    i dont think it’s right..
    but i all always be here for ya..
    hope your alright and aint in to much shit
    xoxoxo katie. “

    And this is not just an Australia thing either. Kids in America are supporting friends of theirs that have committed crimes almost as horrible as this one. Is murder and rape “not to much shit”? I pray to God that these kinds of kids are in the minority.

    Police chase copies of school sex DVD:

    Local law enforcement in Australia are stating that anyone in possession of the DVD can surrender it without fear of repercussion. However, they warn that having a copy of the DVD is considered being in possession of child pornography. Police say no charges will be filed until they have completed gathering evidence.

    AFL hopeful linked to DVD:

    It appears that one suspect appearing in the DVD could be a potential player in the Australian Football League as he is eligible for the 2007 draft. The club he plays for now is not handing down any discipline until the police finish their investigation.

    In the same article Law Council of Australia President John North said those involved in making and selling the DVD should not be named…

    Mr. North said minors involved with the DVD should not be named despite some names being printed on the DVD cover.

    “If those facts are correct, it shows how immature, how easily led some of them might be, and that is the distinction the law makes for children and adolescents,” he said.

    “It’s appalling behaviour, it’s outrageous behaviour, but we shouldn’t punish it with that feeling of retribution and revenge.

    “We should try and make sure that people are punished properly if they commit a crime but that the rest of their lives aren’t ruined, and some of these people might be quite young and some of them might be quite easily led,” he said.

    What about the rest of the victim’s life? She is going to have to deal with this trauma forever. You can confiscate as many of the DVDs as you want, but I’m sure it’s somewhere on someone’s hard drive and will probably be perpetuated through infinity. Not naming the suspects is a grave injustice. But if you really wanted their names, you could go here.

    myspace deletes sex DVD comments:

    This article states that MySpace has deleted the profiles of some of those involved with the DVD. However, the last time I checked, there were at least 3 that were still up. You can go to my last entry about this to see the profiles. The article states that MySpace has also contacted Australian law enforcement.

    Knoxville insulted by link to boys’ assault film:

    Of course, the media have connected this situation to the Jackass movies. Well, head Jackass himself Johnny Knoxville had this to say…

    “I don’t understand, aside from lazy journalism, how they can make a connection between a bunch of f . . king evil little bastards assaulting a girl and us riding rockets and getting run over by a bull,” Johnny Knoxville said in Sydney.

    “Some lady from a TV show yesterday, as I was walking into a radio interview, said ‘how do you feel about the Jackass-inspired stunt?’,” Knoxville said. “I’m like ‘what the f . . . are you talking about?’ When have we ever done anything like that?”

    Knoxville said the Jackass team had never been linked to any incident like the Werribee DVD. “It’s completely insulting. We only do things to ourselves,” he said.

    As much as I dislike the whole Jackass thing he is correct. This was nothing more than an exercise in rape and public humiliation.

  • DVD of teenage girl’s rape sold to school children in Australia

    Living in The States, we don’t hear or see a lot of news from Australia. I happened to come across this story on Digg. The details and the language are pretty brutal, so it’s going behind the cut. It is not intended for younger readers. You have been warned.

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  • Robin Kittrell out on bond

    Student who brought guns to school out on bail:

    Robin Kittrell is the 17-year-old who brought an arsenal of weapons to the first day of school at Whitewater High School in Georgia. He claimed that the weapons were for preventing a Columbine-type attack.

    Well, he got out of jail this past weekend on a $150K bond.

    After his arrest Aug. 7 at Whitewater High School, Kittrell told authorities he was trying to defend himself in case a “Columbine kind of thing” took place at school. Police found at least six weapons, including a carbine rifle, a switchblade and a sword, in his car.

    Authorities said they found no evidence he was planning an attack on the school.

    School officials said Kittrell was a good student with no history of disciplinary problems. He will finish his senior year by homeschooling.

    Requests for bond had been denied because District Attorney Scott Ballard said he was concerned about Kittrell’s mental health. Defense attorney Lee Sexton said the teenager has received “much-needed” counseling while in jail.

    WHS student now out on house arrest in gun case:

    And according to this article, Kittrell is under house arrest and may only leave the house for medical or psychological treatment. He has also been barred from school grounds.

  • Katherine Lester in Seventeen Magazine

    Katherine Lester in Seventeen Magazine

    Mich. teen recounts MySpace romance to magazine:

    Our favorite runaway to the Middle East, Katherine Lester, is back in the headlines again for telling her story to Seventeen Magazine…

    GILFORD A Michigan teenager who flew to the Middle East to be with a man she met on MySpace.com has detailed her online romance and the fallout her trip caused in Seventeen magazine.

    In the article in the October issue of Seventeen, which hit newsstands Tuesday, 17-year-old Katherine Lester writes about how she has worked to regain her parents’ trust since her romance was revealed and became international news.

    “While my parents were supportive through the legal issues, I can see how much our relationship has changed because of what I did in good ways and bad,’ Lester wrote. “No matter how many times I say I’m sorry, I can’t get back their trust.”

    Lester developed an online romance with Abdullah Jimzawi, a 20-year-old Palestinian who lives in the West Bank town of Jericho. For months, she kept the relationship secret before disappearing June 5 from her mother’s home in Gilford, 80 miles north of Detroit.

    “I couldn’t imagine going halfway across the globe,” she wrote in the magazine. “But I realized I didn’t want to wait either.”

    Her father, Terry Lester, who lives near Flint, has declined requests from The Associated Press to interview his daughter. He said Thursday that she is back in high school for her senior year.

    Katherine Lester wrote in the magazine that she and Jimzawi talk daily on the telephone for about an hour. And she reiterated her plans to marry him.

    =”Although a lot of people, including my parents, don’t believe us, we really do love each other and we are going to get married someday,” she wrote. “Love is full of tests, and we’re going to pass ours.”

    What a great message Seventeen is sending to its readers. It’s ok for girls to run off to marry someone at the age of 16. It’s a guarantee that he’ll love you forever. Please.

    And why is her father still allowing her to talk to Abdullah Psycho every day for an hour?

    This whole thing is starting to smell of cashing in. I’ll lay odds that a Lifetime movie gets made about this.

  • Today’s lesson in journalism

    School’s weapons incident reviewed:

    Hey kids. Uncle Trench here.

    A long, long time ago, even before your Uncle Trench was born, newspapers used to actually report the news instead of trying to manufacture it.

    For example, take this quote from the august and esteemed Atlanta Journal-Constitution about Robin Kittrell, the 17-year-old who was arrested for bringing an arsenal to school allegedly to prevent a Columbine-like situation…

    The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has found some discrepancies in administrators’ accounts of what occurred the day Fayette County sheriff’s deputies carted away Robin Kittrell, who remains in jail on nine weapons violations, including six felonies.

    When asked about the tip the day after the arrest, for example, Whitewater principal Greg Stillions said he was notified by a central office administrator that the 17-year-old senior might have “knives and guns.”

    Later, that administrator, through a spokeswoman, said the tipster mentioned two students as possibly having knives, but not guns. Both were questioned and searched on the first day of school, she said, and one was cleared.

    Also, when asked why Kittrell was allowed to enter the school building when he knew the student might have a weapon, Stillions said Kittrell had no record of disciplinary offenses and noted how difficult it would have been to locate him among 1,700 other teenagers.

    Do you see the AJC trying to make a story where one doesn’t exist?

    Does any of that really matter? What matters to me is that they caught Robin Kittrell and no one was hurt. Some of the parents agree…

    Few parents seem to be concerned about how the incident was handled. County Board of Education chairwoman Terri Smith, whose daughter attends Whitewater, said she hasn’t received a single call.

    “I don’t want to armchair quarterback,” she said. “But from what I hear, they handled it correctly.”

    So why is the AJC making a mountain out of this molehill?

  • More on Kittrell’s possible motive

    Questions linger in student’s weapons bust:

    Just some more insight into the motives of Robin Kittrell, the 17-year-old who brought an arsenal of guns to his Georgia high school to help prevent a Columbine-like situation. According to the last few paragraphs in the article, there was a rumor going around that another student was going to bomb Whitewater High School.

    But questions remain about exactly what Kittrell, whom school officials said had no record of disciplinary problems, might have intended to do with the weapons and black, ninja-like outfit — complete with mask, gloves and sword — that police confiscated.

    It sounds like Kittrell had some kind of grandiose plans of being some kind of vigilante or pictured himself as some kind of superhero. If that’s the case, then he should have gone the Spider-Man route and not used any weapons but himself.