Comments on: John Wesley Speer of Marietta Admits to Child Rape

By: alias family member

alias family member — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 01:24:15 +0000

knowing this family for many years, I am very sorry the children didn’t leave the home alot earlier to safe havens, they shouldn’t have ever had to tolerate any of this. This is something you never get over in life. This man has personally affected my life in a very negative way. The “I’m a devout christian family man” farce he put up as a facade for so many years was just a smokescreen for the horrible acts he committed against his precious family, not to mention all the shame and heartache he has caused the rest of his family. We should still have “eye-for-an-eye” justice for criminals like him. Burn In Hell you dirty rotten bastard!

By: denise

denise — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:05:46 +0000

i know this family personally and they are a good christian family. john speer drove the church van when i was a kid going to church in cleveland and i was flabergasted when i seen this on the news. i am the same age as his children and my heart hurts for them knowing they lived with tht horrible thing for so many years. the family is in my thoughts and prayers and they need to be encouraged and lifted up and reassured tht it was in no way shape or form their fault!

By: lucy

lucy — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:17:22 +0000

what about the little boys at the “ridge” over 40 years ago, is he going to admit that?????????????? ask him about that sheriff’s department. the ridge is in mcintosh county ga

By: Carol Golden

Carol Golden — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:26:18 +0000

If only he turned himself in earlier so he could rot in jail for even more y ears. At 71 yo he might not even live that long in jail so he will meet his maker’s judgement before long.

By: Jimmie

Jimmie — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:31:29 +0000

Please don’t let there be more victims. Five is five too many.

By: Fern George

Fern George — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:56:52 +0000

Awful, just awful. I wonder if the family finally got together and forced him to confess like an intervention. They probably refused to sit through one more Thanksgiving of lies and deceit. Good on them standing up and refusing to continue being victims of this child rapist.

By: Cynthia R., Travelers Rest

Cynthia R., Travelers Rest — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:05:45 +0000

God bless this man’s family. May they find the strength to weather the media attention this case will receive. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their loved ones. I hope they are able to avoid feeling as though they are being victimized all over again when the case goes to trial.