Category Archives: Sexual Abuse

Day Five of the Thomas Chantry Trial

  Chantry Trial – Day 5 Tuesday, April 30, 2019 Testifying today: Rich Howe – former Elder at Miller Valley Baptist Church Eric Owens – Elder at Miller Valley Baptist Church CL – mother of boy victimized by Chantry Jessica Bellings (formerly Barnard)  former Detective, Prescott Police Department Today was not a banner day for the prosecution. Anyone… Read More »

Day Four of the Thomas Chantry Trial

Chantry Trial – Day 4 Friday, April 26, 2019 Testifying today: Father of the victim Mother of the victim Female victim of felony assault by Chantry Male victim of felony assault by Chantry Prior to getting into the events of the day in court I wanted to share a court document which I came across in my research… Read More »

Day 3 of the Re-trial of Thomas Chantry

“It is a political fight between a group of well-financed, well-organized people whose freedom, livelihood, finances, reputations, or liberty is being threatened by disclosures of child sexual abuse and–on the other hand–a group of well-meaning, ill-organized, underfinanced, and often terribly naive academics who expect fair play.” ― Anna C. Salter “During sexual abuse, children feel and incorporate the… Read More »