Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Football star drops the ball

Jason Simmons, a former Ohio State football star who now works as a middle school teacher in the Dayton area, has been charged with multiple sexual contacts with a 14 year old girl. Simmons, who is married and has children, is alleged to have had sex with the girl on three occasions. He was hired to provide assistance to "special needs" students, but his victim was not one of his students. Details here.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

There is NO WAY that Jason Simmons is guilty of sexual misconduct. He has a wife and two children. Also he helps the mentally handicapped with getting an education. He is a teacher and a football coach and he spends a lot of the summer with high school atheletes preparing them for the season. The atheletes he coaches know him as a good man who has the respect of the entire team. And he has been having some health issues, recently getting his appendix taken out. If you ask me from a psycological standpoint this is a girl that has no positive male role models in her life and is trying to get attention. And this is a very sick thing to do to a respected individual like this. If Simmons didn't do this than the person who made the accusations is a LIAR and you know who you are. Ask yourself why would an individual with a family and children do such a terrible thing to a teenager. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

This makes me sick. Anyone who knows Jason knows this is impossible. I can't imagine what the police have on him, but he is one of the most moral, upstanding citzens and a kind person as well. He loves his family and wouldn't do anything to harm them. This is just wrong.

Anonymous said...

That's what everyone thought about Ted Bundy, who turned out to be a serial killer!

Anonymous said...

What is wrong with the you people?
To assune that this 14 year girl is a LIAR because he is married, has children and is a teacher and coach.
Please take the time to look at some of the people that have ben charged, arrested and convicted of molesting children. Most appear to be a well rounded citizens of their community and that's exactly how they want to look. Please inform me along with the rest of the world what a child molester looks like. I think anyone with any type of intelligence knows they can look like anyone and act and behave they way society wants them to. But, it's all an act. None of us know what goes on in someones head or behind closed doors. I think the old expression YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK BY IT'S COVER might very well apply here.
Your calling a young girl a LIAR that you don't even no.
Whether or not she grew up without a postive male role model is not even an issue here theres 1000's of children that grow up in a single parent homes.
And also please try to give our law enforcers a little credit I'm sure they did their homework before the arrest and I'm also sure our court system did theirs before they slamed him with a half million dollar bond. I have idea why don't you try to raise his bond money, bet you won't get to many takers.

Anonymous said...

Absolutely right about a book and a cover, but it works the other way too. A person is innocent until proven guilty. I never called the young girl a liar, but its not fair to call someone guilty without a trial. And regardless if this is some fabrication or the truth, the young girl is going to need help.

At this point, lets let the jury decide before anyone passes any judgement. I am praying for Jason.

Anonymous said...

Sounds like you no JASON personally. I don't know if your a young person or an adult. But, if you are not an adult I'm sorry for responding back to your post. But if you are an adult please stop being so naive and gullible and open up to the fact that because he is married with children and happens to be an educator he could not of done such a thing. I think you need to reread your post you did call her a LIAR. And I did not say he was guilty I told you to look at what most child molesters look and behave like.
I also told you to try to get some takers to raise his bond money.
People do know that law enforcers do their homework before charging someone with such a serious offense. There not out to ruin this man's life there out to get him off the streets and away from other girls.
Yes indeed this little girl is going to need a lot of professional help. But, she also needs support from friends, peers, teachers and of course family and not only her but JASON'S family will need professional help also. Yes you do need to pray for him pray that when he's finally convicted or plea bargains out that he receives some INTENSIVE HELP that unfortunately we will have to pay for. Wonder who's going to pay for hers? And by the way yes I do believe he's guilty the only thing that I'm unsure of is this his first victim.