Another "Spanker" Unmasked as Pervert

As if it were needed, here's more proof
that those who "spank" children do so less out
of a conviction that they are administering
"discipline" than out of a twisted desire to
obtain sexual gratification.

Scratch a spanker and you'll find a pervert,
every time.

Society must realize that children who are
"spanked" are victims of sexual abuse, and
that people who "spank" children are sick, and
should be treated like the sadistic pedophiles
they are.
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May 11, 2004 (New York Post) -- The former dean of discipline at a
Queens middle school has pleaded guilty to child endangerment for
separately spanking four teen students in his van, The Post has
learned.

William Rini, 48, was spared jail time after telling Judge Suzanne
Melendez last Wednesday that he hit the four 13-year-old boys between
Jan. 2 and May 31 of last year.

As part of the deal, the ex-social studies teacher from IS 145 in
Jackson Heights agreed to never set foot in a classroom again as a
teacher, prosecutors said.

He must also stay out of trouble for a year or he will go to jail.

The judge also issued a 3-year order of protection for the spanked
students.

"It's a just and fair disposition," said a Patrick Clark, spokesman
for District Attorney Richard Brown.

Clark said the Department of Education has been notified of the deal
and the process of revoking his teaching license is under way.

Rini was initially charged with enlisting another student to lie about
the spankings and offer his victims $65 apiece to keep their mouths
shut - but that charge was later dismissed.

The Manhasset, L.I., resident, who was adviser to the cave-exploring
club and the wrestling team, was arrested June 2 when one victim came
forward.

Prosecutors said Rini drove the teens several blocks from school,
offered them the choice of being spanked with his hand or a dog brush,
and then struck each of them 20 to 40 times.

He initially faced up to two years in prison.
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The danger to the life and well-being of children
increases in direct proportion to their proximity
to religion and its practitioners.
-Ivan Gowch