September 18th, 2006 by Atomictumor
Oak Ridger:
According to the paper, Chief Beams is investigating Montgomery Koons for inappropriate contact with a student at Jefferson Middle from June until this month.
A quick Google search on the guy indicates a 47 year old Montgomery Koons was arrested in November of 2003 for “unspecified capias”, which is legaleeze, evidently, for ’some reason’. I’m sure the Oak Ridger is on top of that, tho.
Lets hope this is another Powell situation, where it’s going to clear up, and hopefully not result in a lawsuit against the school system, because lord knows, they don’t have the money for this kinda crap.
However, if it is a real situation, well, lets wish an ugly fate for people who take advantage of kids.
September 18th, 2006 at 11:32 pm
I am just now hearing that there is likely something to this … a history of innappropriate behavior. And administrative leave. And oh hell … I am just about as pissed as a mother could be.
September 19th, 2006 at 7:28 am
We googled “Monty Koons” and came up with a fictional story set in Louisana. Funny thing was, there was a “alleged” child molester character named Monty Koons.
What are teh odds?
September 19th, 2006 at 7:43 am
Hate to admit it but I went to school with Monti and his brother.
September 19th, 2006 at 8:04 am
Maybe it happened; maybe it didn’t. I don’t know.
Regardless, harm has already been done — there’s no good ending to this story.
September 19th, 2006 at 8:07 am
Daco, you know the guy now? I must admit, all I found on an extensive googling was that arrest, the fictional story (which was as weird as hell, and written in 2005), and a letter to the Observer bitching about how Stuart and some chick named Agle were screwing over that Beauchamp guy.
September 19th, 2006 at 9:35 am
More at the KNS: http://tinyurl.com/rqthk
And it appears that we will also be having a conversation with Lt Beams. Koons could have and should have been stopped 5 years ago. Instead, they gave him a month long paid vacation.
September 19th, 2006 at 10:56 am
Got something to back up the 5 yr ago allegation?
September 19th, 2006 at 11:02 am
Yeah .. he was given a 30 day admin leave with pay because he put hands on my kid. The school basically blew it off. I’m pissed that the school and her dad didn’t tell me about this, she just told me last night.
September 19th, 2006 at 11:16 am
You never heard about it until now? And this was 5 years ago, huh…
Why were the police not informed, do you know?
September 19th, 2006 at 11:51 am
She was living with her dad at the time. The school did their own investigation and apparently didn’t think her accusation was enough to go to the police with, but it was enough to give him some time off.
September 19th, 2006 at 12:54 pm
Yeah I knew the guy AT. He is my age and his brother is a year older. We didn’t really run in the same circle of friends, but their circle and my circle intersected once in a while. I would never have guessed that he would have turned out to be a 6th grade teacher. The dude was eating the books 30 years ago. Major league munchies.
September 19th, 2006 at 1:08 pm
Damn Lissa… thats pretty messed up. I’d be really interested in knowing what the school ended up finding out. Was it a his word vs her word thing?
If he has a history of accusations (because I’d be really, really suprised if we just HAPPEN to have the only other person accusing him of improper conduct on the website here), then that sheds an ugly light on the situation.
September 19th, 2006 at 2:41 pm
I’ve been playing phone tag with the high school trying to get/give more info … she’s been to the principle already with her story today. Just waiting to see what happens next I guess
September 19th, 2006 at 3:09 pm
Well, keep us in the know, and good luck.
September 20th, 2006 at 5:13 pm
He was my fifth grade math teacher years ago. I’m not at all surprised. As to the school, I was sexually harrassed by another teacher at Jefferson, complained to the principal, and nothing was done about it. Inappropriate contact, and nothing happened. Not surprised that it took so long to get rid of a creep.
September 20th, 2006 at 5:39 pm
Marie, I’m worried to hear that. Our eldest is suppost to head to Jefferson next year. I have a feeling that Monty won’t be there then, but if the principal and staff are still as reluctant to act, then it’ll still be just as bad.
September 20th, 2006 at 5:58 pm
Marie, I’m not asking for a name, but is the teacher that sexually harrassed you at Jefferson still a teacher there? Just curious.
September 20th, 2006 at 6:06 pm
I understand that there is a different principal there now than there was when the other two Koons allegations happened. Perhaps this is why this incident is getting so much press?
September 20th, 2006 at 7:13 pm
I can’t believe I spelled “suppsed” as “suppost”.
Dur.
September 20th, 2006 at 7:17 pm
Best correction evar.
September 20th, 2006 at 7:19 pm
LOL!
Too much beer.
November 10th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
I’m sick of you guys attacking this man. You have nothing better to do in life than judge this man for something you don’t even know the details about? It truly sickens me to read what some of you people who’s lives he hasn’t touched completely deriding him. He touched my life and completely changed me for the better. Why not look into the character of the accuser?
November 10th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
Gee, dumbass, how bout checking some dates of posts? This is over a year old.
Dumbass.
I mean, shit, do you even see any attacks in this post? I had to reread it, because it was SO FREAKING LONG AGO that I forgot what I wrote, but even a cursory reading indicates that its written at a first grade level, and anybody with a brain in their head can see that.
But hell, since you brought it up, dumbass, the details ARE out, the guy plead GUILTY to messing around with a fifteen year old, so I don’t think character has much to do with it. I mean, hell, Chuck Manson was chock full of character, are you going around defending him, dumbass?
Thanks for giving me something to rant about, asslance.