Man accused of filming kids at WV pool was at center of landmark Texas case in 2011

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  • Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
  • Before 61-year-old Ronald Thompson was arrested at Dreamland Pool in Kenova on June 18, he was charged almost 13 years ago under similar circumstances in San Antonio, Texas.
    Thompson, who is from Kentucky, is in Western Regional Jail charged with child erotica after he was confronted by parents and arrested as they said he swam under children filming with a GoPro camera at Dreamland.
    Back in 2011, he was arrested and charged with 26 counts of improper photography after he was accused of filming kids at SeaWorld in San Antonio. Those charges were later dismissed as a result of a constitutional challenge.
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  • @joyholiday249
    @joyholiday249 5 днів тому +11

    Only $5k bond insane!! Sick and twisted!!

    • @lonebikeroftheapocalypse9527
      @lonebikeroftheapocalypse9527 4 дні тому +2

      Judge is probably a chomo too.
      #Woodchippersforchomos

    • @kalipw0210
      @kalipw0210 4 дні тому

      ​@@lonebikeroftheapocalypse9527I think that's why the laws are so relaxed on pedo stuff to begin with. If/when these powerful people get caught, of course they don't want to be punished and spend forever in prison. It's literally catch and release.
      Like if we as a community hate chomos soooooo much, why is it so easy for them to get away with it?
      The math simply ain't mathing....

  • @imagesbyme2
    @imagesbyme2 6 днів тому +12

    Just unreal! Thankful for the parents that held him till the police showed up!!

  • @AliciaGuitar
    @AliciaGuitar 5 днів тому +6

    When i got back from vacation as a kid i developed my film only to discover someone somehow took pictures of me undressing with my own camera. It was extremely disturbing. I had no idea anyone was even there. It wasnt me getting naked, just taking off outer clothes to go swimming with my suit underneath, but it was still very scary and obviously meant to be erotic the way they did it. I was paranoid for a long time after that, and felt like my innocence was cut short. Ppl like him have no idea how much they hurt children by just "taking pictures" 😢

    • @kalipw0210
      @kalipw0210 4 дні тому

      They know what they do. Chances are they were touched on as a child themselves.

  • @zeroregrets5901
    @zeroregrets5901 4 дні тому +4

    what a creep his picture needs to be up at every pool and park i guess. they cant help themselves.

    • @thetrainwreck1469
      @thetrainwreck1469 3 дні тому

      That’s true. They get off on sneaking in like the rush shoplifters get stealing things from stores. They will keep at it until they are caught.

  • @residentrump3271
    @residentrump3271 5 днів тому +6

    Typical suspect for a crime of this nature, nothing new under the sun. When will they learn to appreciate grown women? Smdh...

    • @jerrymoore8355
      @jerrymoore8355 4 дні тому

      Do you know any real women? They're so fake today. And are they even women? Gonna have to be like Crocodile Dundee, to be sure and you'll even go to jail for that!

    • @kalipw0210
      @kalipw0210 4 дні тому +1

      *love your name!! 🤣🤣🤣

    • @MysteriousMischief-o7n
      @MysteriousMischief-o7n 2 години тому

      @@jerrymoore8355That’s why you prefer children sicko?

  • @black_conservative45
    @black_conservative45 3 дні тому +3

    THE USUAL SUSPECTS!👻👻👻👻

  • @thetrainwreck1469
    @thetrainwreck1469 3 дні тому

    This guy is a weirdo and he belongs in prison. I can’t believe his previous case was dismissed. That’s just sickening.

  • @jesseleon4501
    @jesseleon4501 5 днів тому +4

    They call themselves “first amendment auditors”.

  • @007Smith
    @007Smith 4 дні тому +4

    Its their culture.

  • @black_conservative45
    @black_conservative45 3 дні тому +3

    W-H-I-T-E !!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @neverhit17
    @neverhit17 5 днів тому +1

    well, what does "partially clothed" mean? you could say anyone not wearing gloves is partially clothed

  • @onetime1239
    @onetime1239 6 днів тому +9

    Usual suspect.

  • @OpinionatedPirck
    @OpinionatedPirck 3 дні тому

    “With a name like Ronald, you know he drives a windowless van” -Buddha

  • @lonebikeroftheapocalypse9527
    @lonebikeroftheapocalypse9527 4 дні тому +2

    #Woodchippersforchomos

  •  4 дні тому +2

    So, filming in PUBLIC is considered an invasion of privacy? Ok

  • @tavo2422
    @tavo2422 5 днів тому

    I understand that he was taking pictures of kids underwater and that is wrong and creepy but now that it’s a law that you can’t take “erotic” pictures. What does that mean? That’s scary when you have young kids and you are taking pictures of them in public under water. What then?

  • @howiwatchvideos
    @howiwatchvideos 6 днів тому +1

    Damn. Is there a eyebrow war between these reporters?

  • @1976ondy
    @1976ondy 3 дні тому

    I love they did that, but what about when woman record our kids at the pool?, why is it okey then?, she could be doing that for her husband or inappropriate purposes for herself. I hate that is okey for woman to record anyone anywere, but a men cant even do FaceTime in a public place without some big mouth woman start screaming “Child predator”

  • @JeffSherlock
    @JeffSherlock 4 дні тому

    Film? Its a digital camera.

  • @derk3933
    @derk3933 5 днів тому +1

    Is there an expectation of privacy at a public pool?

    • @wishteria234
      @wishteria234 5 днів тому +4

      what do you think, should people be filming your children?

    • @jennyhoman195
      @jennyhoman195 5 днів тому +2

      Yes! As a mother and grandmother I have zero interest or reason to film other people’s children. I have a ton of my own family’s kids but I have never gone anywhere alone and thought “ hhmmm I would really like to look back on images of these kids ( or people in general)”. Even when I’m appreciating the happiness of others I have offered to take photos for them on their own devices but I have never taken them on my own.

    • @derk3933
      @derk3933 5 днів тому

      ​@@wishteria234 It's a constitutional issue. Do you want every parent to have the right to control public filming just because their kids are present?
      If your kid is too scantily dressed to be recorded, your kid shouldn't be in public.

    • @derk3933
      @derk3933 5 днів тому

      ​@@jennyhoman195 Expectation of privacy is not determined by whether or not the person filming has a reason to film.
      A "good reason" is subjective, and arbitrary... If anyone wants to film the public, they have a right to without stating a reason. That has gone all the way to the SCOTUS.
      I don't wanna be defending an obvious creep, but let's be real here... If your kids are too scantily clothed to be recorded on video, they shouldn't be appearing in public.

    • @jennyhoman195
      @jennyhoman195 5 днів тому +2

      @@derk3933scantily dressed? These are children in culturally appropriate swimsuits and you are saying it is their fault because of how they are dressed? WTAF!

  • @daynamarie54
    @daynamarie54 4 дні тому +1

    Disgusting