| Girl accuses caretaker of raping her 50 times |
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By: Lisa Marchesoni
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Posted: Friday, November 20, 2009 3:43 pm
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A 15-year-old girl estimated a caretaker raped her 50 times the past four years when she testified against him for two hours Friday in General Sessions Court. The girl testified Matthew C. Whitehair, 36, of St. Andrews Drive, had sexual intercourse with her when she was 11 years old. She accused him of raping her vaginally, anally and orally.
She was the only witness in the hearing. After her testimony, General Sessions Court Judge Ben McFarlin transferred Whitehair’s three charges of rape to the grand jury in January for a possible indictment.
Assistant District Attorney Laural Hemenway asked the girl to describe what happened the last time Whitehair allegedly raped her Oct. 12.
“He raped me,” the girl said.
“How did you feel?” Hemenway asked.
“I was numb,” the girl said.
She said the sexual intercourse started when she was 11 years old. If she asked to see her boyfriend, she had to have sex with Whitehair, the girl testified.
Kirk Catron, Whitehair’s attorney, asked about her boyfriends.
The girl said she had three boyfriends. When she wanted to visit them, she said Whitehair told her, “You know what you have to do.”
She accused him of raping her each time.
Catron asked her if he raped her every time she asked to see her boyfriend.
“Kind of,” Catron answered.
Her mother was out-of-town on mission trips many of the times she enlisted Whitehair to care for her daughter and son. The girl didn’t tell her mother because she didn’t want to hurt her.
She didn’t tell anyone until fall break in October when her boyfriend feared Whitehair would be mad because his mother was late picking him up. The girl told her boyfriend Whitehair would not be mad at her long.
Her boyfriend figured out what happened and confided in his mother who urged him to call Murfreesboro Police.
“I wasn’t very happy,” the girl said, later adding, “I didn’t really mean to tell him.”
Detectives Tommy Roberts and Wayne Lawson began the investigation and charged Whitehair.
Catron asked if Whitehair walked in on she and her boyfriend lying together on the couch or if he asked her boyfriend to leave her home.
The girl replied “no” to both questions.
Catron asked her to estimate how many times Whitehair raped her during the past four to five years.
“Fifty times,” she replied.
Whitehair remains free on bond while awaiting the grand jury action.
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Member Opinions:
By:
ItsGood on 11/20/09
Her mother was out-of-town on mission trips many of the times she enlisted Whitehair to care for her daughter and son. The girl didn’t tell her mother because she didn’t want to hurt her.
Uh Mom, I appreciate your Mission trip but do you think this was a good idea?
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lunchlady1 on 11/20/09
I don't think you should be so quick to blame the mother. If she doesn't tell her, how is she to know?
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canalou on 11/20/09
"Mission Mom" may be the "criminal" most negligent in this case...in the name of "God," for sure...
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ItsGood on 11/20/09
lunchlady, my point is exactly hat canalou says, negligent. Not sure well Mom knew the rapists either but to leave your young child like that - not sure the Lord would want you to abandon your child for a mission trip.
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tufergirl on 11/21/09
what happened to "innocent until proven guilty"???? we are always so quick to make a judgement before we hear the facts, the true facts, not what someone has made up in their mind....thank goodness GOD is involved with this family, HE will help them thru this He knows the truth....
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abenaki on 11/21/09
Mission Mom may not be mission perfect, but something more than an absent mother seems to be going on. If the man is truly charged with all this crime, why is he walking the streets on bail? If the mother infrequently left her child with this person (and the child was me); hell and be damned before I would go back to to the scum even after the first incident. This whole thing sounds hokey.
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tufergirl on 11/22/09
we pray for all those who have already crucified this family without letting the judicial process take its course. no one other the man and the girl and GOD know the truth. Gods word states Judge not less the be judge. so therefore instead of inflicting words coming from thy mouth, it should be prayers for the family. GOD bless
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416NismoZ on 4/7/10
Well I'm the "mission mom's" cousin. IF this really happened what would make any of you sick people think that she would have known about it? Let the judicial process have the say, if it really happened then it will come out and not just be guilty by accusition. And they have been married for a long time and he has been in her life since she was little. So how is that abandonedment? My girlfriend and I just had our first little girl...she has a 6 year old from a previous relationship...she trust me 100 percent and would have no problem leaving her daughter with me while going on a trip for something. You people need to get your head out of your asses!
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concernedmom on 4/8/10
I am also a family member of the "mission mom" I can honestly say she has always been a very loving and caring mother and her children where always first! Had she had any clue something like this was possiable she would not have knowingly let this happen. I understand how everyone can be very angry. I personally am too, a child being raped is the worst crime ever, but until the man has been convicted by the judicial system do not be too quick to jump to conclusions. Thats why we have Courts to take care of criminals. There are other circumstances that have not been brought to the light as of yet. Let all the facts be laid on the table and in the end the truth will shine through. Just because someone was charged doesnt make him or her guilty. None of us know what the evidence is. This would not be the first time a child got angry at a parent and accused something. If the man is guilty, heaven help him and I pray he gets what he has comming to him!
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416NismoZ on 4/8/10
Well Time4Justice2...I remember that, and what was proven about it? Nothing! And I don't think that things like that need to be brought up! Kids lost there mother, they don't need to be reminded of that...what kind of person would bring that up? Just because you don't get along with them doesn't mean you should cause trouble! This is the problem with half of my relatives, they always have to be right and can't live without drama or trying to control someones life...it's pathetic.
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Outkast on 4/9/10
Hey Nismo couldnt said it any better..First of all Time 4 Justice...YOu DONT know anything about your cousin and three kids I mean really why would you..YOu believed that all the stories were true and they turned out not to be and maybe before you involve that story you should know your facts. The reason why it cost your cousin her life because she believed her daugters and there accusations... Maybe she shouldnt have..Really. and maybe you dont realize who people are with thier fake names but some of us know a little to much a little to often. SO really stop being all the drama and let this thing come out and just truth be told..Really support both M and J they both need you not just one of them, be there like you have never been before. There is reason why so many of our family loses out because they make everything about them and thier drama instead of the bigger picture..
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girlygirls04 on 4/18/10
not knowing this family but but what im fetting from reading all he posts i have to say... 1st on my list of opinions is the commemt "mission mom" negligent? ladies...how many times have you went on a get a way.....trip....or out of town....heck maybe just to the store. and left your 15 yr(or any age) old at home with im assuming their dad or step father and never thought 2 about it? especially if there im guessing werent any signs of abuse? so hold tight on those harsh judgements.....2nd thing is tme4justice you have posted comments on every arttical.....weird.....3rd time4justice you are really hard on the mom of this child....almost the same as the accuser....strange. but it makes me wonder why? and if she is such a bad mom makes me wonder what her mom was like? hmmm. anyways. this is a very intersting case. curious the outcome.....
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bishop on 5/12/10
I have known this guy for eighteen years! Sounds like a case of a unruley teenager. Hopefully justice will prevail. I think both should take lie detector test.