Thursday, July 9, 2009
Religion Sounds Like a Plan
Posted by Dan Savage on Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 8:30 AM
Pastor Joe Panaia Jr. wants a second chance...
A registered sex offender who is opening a youth center in Tea, South Dakota, says he deserves a second chance.
...but he doesn't say at what.
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Now, who will the first to volunteer their child to Mr. Panaia's care? Some naive church goer who's been Jeebused to idiocy.
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Now, since you can get put on the registry for peeing in public, here's what he did, according to the Sioux Falls Argus Leader:
"According to a police affidavit, Panaia was working at Good Samaritan Luther Manor in 2001 when he hugged a female coworker and showed her his genitals. He pleaded guilty to indecent exposure and was sentenced to 30 days in jail.
Another affidavit states that in 2005, while working at a McDonald’s restaurant, he fondled a new employee and asked her to perform oral sex on him. Prosecutors charged him with sexual contact without consent, but he was never indicted and the matter was dropped.
Also in 2005, Panaia admitted he failed to report family income and received an extra $6,357 in food stamps and Medicaid benefits. He spent two days in jail for social services fraud."
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"According to a police affidavit, Panaia was working at Good Samaritan Luther Manor in 2001 when he hugged a female coworker and showed her his genitals. He pleaded guilty to indecent exposure and was sentenced to 30 days in jail.
Another affidavit states that in 2005, while working at a McDonald’s restaurant, he fondled a new employee and asked her to perform oral sex on him. Prosecutors charged him with sexual contact without consent, but he was never indicted and the matter was dropped.
Also in 2005, Panaia admitted he failed to report family income and received an extra $6,357 in food stamps and Medicaid benefits. He spent two days in jail for social services fraud."
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Sounds like he had a second chance, but he blew it in 2005. So it looks like he wants a third chance. Or a fourth. Or something.
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