Married Church Volunteer Had ‘Secret Sex Den Attic Where He Molested Neighbor’s Two Sons’
Conservative Christians – a lot of them – think that getting married and having children are necessary to become mature, godly, self-less, and responsible.
Here is another example on my blog (view more (Link): here and (Link): here) that show that being married or a parent is not necessarily a guarantee that a person will be more mature, loving, godly or responsible.
Goodness knows that the Bible never teaches that marriage or parenthood are rites of passage to earn true adulthood.
It would also appear that the pedophile in this story claimed to be a Christian, or thought of himself as a Christian – he was volunteering at a church.
Church is not necessarily a safe place to meet decent single men, if you are a single Christian woman who wants to marry. You might be better off taking chances dating Non-Christian men you meet through friends or on dating sites.
Here is an excerpt about this story from the Daily Mail site’s coverage:
- The court heard allegations that Castillo had tied up one of the brothers during sexual acts, which included oral sex – the night before he was due to marry his now-wife Katheryn.
Not only was this pervert raping little boys, but he was assaulting them on the night before he was to marry.
After reading stories like this one, I sometimes do think maybe I haven’t missed out by not marrying.
I’m one of those people who had wanted to marry, but I see stories like this one and think, if there are one or two things worse than being single when you’d like to marry, it would be being married to a sexual pervert who preys on kids or (Link): animals, or to an abusive man.
Some Christians teach that in order to get a spouse from God, you must earn one by cleaning up your life, or by being more godly – or what have you. Stories like this are proof that you don’t have to be very godly or perfect to get a spouse.
This guy is a pond scum child rapist and yet was married. Obviously, being a pond scum abuser did not hinder God from sending this guy a spouse.
A lot of Christians say that the nuclear family is a necessary building block of culture, though the Bible does not teach this idea (otherwise the Bible would not state in 1 Cor 7 that God respects singleness), but regardless, notice that although this man was part of a nuclear family – he was married with a child on the way – this did not prevent him from being a sleaze bucket and raping little boys.
Christians also are fond of teaching that married sex is great, regular, and very satisfying. If that is so, you’d think these perverts – who are married – might be sexually satisfied with their wives alone, but no, they still fondle and assault little kids. (But then, pedophilia does involve an adult who is sexually attracted to children, not adults.)
I’ve just seen too many news stories of married Christian men who get caught raping people (even other adults) or being porn addicts to buy into the Christian myth that married sex is so wonderful, you won’t be tempted to go outside of the marriage to get sex.
This first link is from a left wing site, and left wingers tend to be anti-gun (not that I’m particularly into gun culture myself, but I am not opposed to gun ownership or legal, responsible gun use, either, like a lot of liberals are):
(Link): Gun-loving church youth mentor accused of creating horrifying sex attic to abuse young boys by B P Markus
- A former church youth mentor is being accused of sexually abusing two young boys, according to the (Link): Charlotte Observer.
- Julio Andres “Andy” Castillo, 34, of South Carolina, is being accused of multiple counts of sexually abusing the two boys while they were under the age of 16. Castillo has been jailed without bond since February 29. Castillo met the boys at church, Episcopal Church of Our Saviour and also York Place, a place where troubled children received counseling. York Place closed in November.
- According to prosecutors, Castillo had a very close relationship with the boys’ family, which include keys to their home and free access to the children.
- The abuse went to such an extent that Castillo built a secret room in his attic especially to molest the children. The room included a bed with rings for rope, so he could tie them up, according to the Observer. The room was accessible only with a ladder.
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“Sometimes (Castillo) would tie up his (the older boy) arms and legs during sexual abuse,” prosecutor Erin Joyner said. She also described Castillo as a “gun lover” with a weapons cache, and told the paper he carried a pistol on him.
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“They were children,” the boys’ father said in court. “They did not ask for this. They did not deserve this.”
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The family lived a couple of doors away from Castillo, who would often go on trips with them. Once, the boys’ parents found Castillo in bed with them, but chalked it up to quirkiness and loneliness.
- … Castillo’s wife is pregnant and about to give birth, the Observer reports, and begged for his release.
- “I need him – I love him and I trust him,” she said.
(Link): Married church volunteer had ‘secret sex den attic where he molested neighbor’s two sons’
Excerpts:
- Julio Andres Castillo, of Rock Hill, South Carolina, was arrested last month
- He is accused of sexually assaulting two young brothers a decade ago
- One alleged victim says he was tied up as Castillo performed sexual acts
- Included masturbation and oral sex with boys – one of whom was under 11
- Parents of boys spoke of ‘betrayal’ by their friend and neighbor Castillo
- Father-of-one, Castillo, denied charges saying he’ll ‘defend his good name’
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