Timothy Richards Got Caught On Video
November 11, 2008 by impqueen
Fort Pierce, FL – Timothy Richards, 30, was arrested on SaturdaySaturday reviews
after his girlfriend presented police with a video of Richards molesting her 20-month-old son during a diaper change. The girlfriend had noticed some behavior which suggested to her that her baby boy was being molested, so she installed a video camera in the child’s room which focused on the changing area. When she reviewed the video and saw Richards molesting her child, she went to police with the evidence in hand.
Now, I am all about catching child molesters. And Timothy Richards is most definitely a child molester. According to the arrest affidavit, the video clearly showed Richards sexually abusing the toddler while he was changing the boy and “applying diaper rash ointment”. (Oh, is that what they call it now? Applying diaper rash ointment?)
But, really? Really, people? If you thought your man was molesting your child, would you seriously take the time to obtain and install a camera in order to catch him in the act of molesting your kid AGAIN?
I can kinda see the mother’s point – she has a toddler. It’s hard to prove molestation on a child who is still mostly pre-verbal. And maybe the girlfriend wasn’t sure, or thought she was being paranoid, and didn’t want to trash her relationship if she was just imagining things. And to her credit, she took the evidence to the police and had Richards arrested – and this is a man who otherwise has no record of sexual offenses. She may well have gotten a budding pedophile off the streets relatively early in his molesting career.
Was her peace of mind and his arrest worth another molestation? That’s a tough one for me. I’d likely have tossed the guy out as soon as I got the Creepy Molester vibe. I probably wouldn’t have waited to see if he was guilty. What if he saw the camera and just changed location? What if he was molesting the boy away from the changing area? How many instances went unseen?
I’m proud of this mother for going to police. I’m sorry that her son was hurt so that she could get evidence – and no doubt so is she. I’m sure she’s asked herself similar questions. I’m sure she’s saved other children from a pedophile. And for her sake, and her son’s, I hope Timothy Richards is put away for a very, very long time.
Timothy Richards is charged with felony capital sexual battery. He is being held in the St. Lucie County Jail without bond.
1:22 pm on November 11th, 2008
If all mothers were as perceptive as this mother, there would be a lot more safe children. I don’t question how she did it; just praise her for doing it.
1:31 pm on November 11th, 2008
It is a shame that the child had to be molested one more time.
But I do praise the mom for getting the evidence and turning this asshat in. As stated in the story she probably saved other kids from this monster.
1:32 pm on November 11th, 2008
I agree; feel she handled the situation extremely well.
Way to go Mom!
1:39 pm on November 11th, 2008
I’m torn too. She obviously didn’t mess around, she turned him in. There was no “you better not do it again” and we’ve seen many Mothers just turn their back on abuse, but she also put her son at risk. If you go as far to install a camera, I would think she was pretty sure. She probably did save more children though, but at a price. I just don’t know how I feel……..
2:01 pm on November 11th, 2008
If you have to install a camera because you think something is off, something is off, don’t waste time or money with the camera, just act. But, the thing is, without this as proof, he very likely would have just gone on to do it again to someone else’s kid (assuming she kicked him out without proof). She was kind of caught between a rock and hard place– do I put my son at risk one more time, or do I endanger god knows how many children by just kicking him out? Sucks ass either way. Regardless of her intentions, though, she got the proof, he’s in jail, and hopefully won’t be able to do anything like this again, at least for a while. *sigh*
2:11 pm on November 11th, 2008
Thats a hard one but I Give that lady all the respect in the world for being willing to do this. But jesus christ… what is wrong with people? Is it like a general human train for some people to be sexually arroused my children? Is it some psychological apendemic of modern civilization? SOmeone please explain it to me, because it seems like it was always, is, and will always be EVERYWHERE. OH and someone please tell me how to get an avatar…. lol
2:13 pm on November 11th, 2008
You need to go to gravatar.com. You can read up on it in the about section (up top, to the right). Don’t worry I just figured it out too, you’ll be like DUH
3:21 pm on November 11th, 2008
One saving grace here – this child, unless reminded, won’t remember this abuse (according to psychologists I’ve spoken to) due to his age.
I give mom credit for her actions. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do. No chance for him to sweet talk her into thinking she’s just being paranoid or to go on to the next (more gullible) woman with kids and abuse them. Better she can say “I know he’s a child molester than I think he is. Imagine if she hadn’t done this and a few months or years down the road she reads about him doing serious, permanent harm/damage to another child?
Welcome to the sexual predators/deviants offender registry, Tim! Good luck with the rest of your miserable, worthless life! Sick Fuck!
4:13 pm on November 11th, 2008
I thought that too, but just because you don’t remember it doesn’t mean it didn’t happen – Again still torn…..
5:11 pm on November 11th, 2008
Kudos to the mom for doing what she did. I think I can understand how this woman thought it would be better to get evidence first. Now she can put him away…..without evidence nothing could happen to this guy….YES, I understand her child had to be put through what he has been but it won’t happen to anyone else. I hope her and her child will be able to heal and get some much needed counceling!
5:16 pm on November 11th, 2008
As a mother, I can see why she took the time to place video cameras. It’s sad that the baby had to endure more abuse to be able to save him, but let’s focus on the fact that SHE SAVED HIM. With out evidence it would have been her word agianst his.
Now this piece of shit can be kept away from more innocent kids. Go Mom!!!!
5:25 pm on November 11th, 2008
I wonder why she thought he was abusing her son in the first place? Good thing she did go with her gut feeling. Can you imagine watching that video? I don’t know if I could of controlled myself and how broken up she must of been. That day the police might have arrested two people if it was me…..That woman has some clarity.
5:36 pm on November 11th, 2008
“She went to the police with evidence in hand.” And I guess the tape showed him with the evidence in hand.”
I say, good for the mother. She would not have had proof if she hadn’t set up the camera. It would have been her suspicions against his protestations. And she might have been wrong. If the tape had never showed any molesting, an innocent man would have been spared an ordeal. Good for you, Mom!
6:04 pm on November 11th, 2008
Absolutely agree with Wry.
The baby will not remember the molestation and if he were mine, I’d never tell him about it. Why traumatize the child needlessly? Meanwhile, the assclown responsible is definitely proven guilty and hopefully won’t have the opportunity to molest again for a long, long time.
6:23 pm on November 11th, 2008
A person couldn’t have reacted better than this woman did. There’s nothing to be torn about, despite the horror involved – Sometimes, things HAVE to get worse in order to get better. This was clearly one of those. Had she not stopped it here, god only knows how many children he could have gone on to victimize…Perhaps, children old enough to remember.
8:03 pm on November 11th, 2008
I’m torn on this one. I would have got rid of him as soon as I felt my mommy radar going off. There’s no way I would have gambled with my child. On the other hand, she did get the perv off the streets and hopefully saved another child from the same fate. I do know that once I had concrete evidence against him, I would have inflicted some serious physicaly excrutiating pain on him. I pray Bubba teaches him a lesson in prison.
9:37 pm on November 11th, 2008
I read this story a few times, just because it wasnt 100% clear what the form of abuse / battery was. The mother suspected something and wasnt sure , ment to me the obvious signs were not there, but a possibility was. I think what she did was the right thing and video is a slam dunk for any D.A.
But it also means you would have to watch the whole sick thing and going to the cops wouldnt be as high on my list as going for a gun or BIG knife, would have been.
Some one who knew Timmy said he had his own small boy, but they didnt know if this one was the same child.
Hope Timmy has a good time in prison, maybe they will rub cream in his ass with thier fists.
10:29 pm on November 11th, 2008
I’m so impressed that mom had the ovaries to do the right thing, at the risk of losing her penis, no less! Fabulous job, mom!
11:50 pm on November 11th, 2008
I gotta say that I think it is sad that the little one had to go through that again as well. The mother did what needed to be done to be sure this monster gets punished. I’m sure that she was horrified to be right about her suspicions. (can you imagine seeing this being done to your baby?)I’m glad she did something , instead of turning a blind eye, like so many others we’ve all read about.
5:50 am on November 12th, 2008
Coyete, I agree with you in i praise what she did and for sure that would be a hard one to call, but she did the right thing by turning him over to the police where he can be sentenced and NEVER should he get out, but unfortunately he probably will so just remember this face on this bastard and always be aware. Good job to the mom and i hope she and her son will seek the necessary help they both will need to move on from this horrible incident this monster created.
11:18 am on November 12th, 2008
Yeah, I have to agree. In this particular case, I feel she did everything right. Had she done things differently, and just left the guy, he would have been free to do this to another kid.
11:33 am on November 12th, 2008
And people are understandably reluctant to believe that those whom they’ve allowed to become close to them would commit a heinous crime. After all, once you’ve accused bf of child molestation or dh of murder, it’s hard to take it back.
“Oh, gosh! I thought you were molesting the kids Guess I was wrong. Sorry. Do you want ham for dinner?”
“Ham sounds good, honey. And don’t feel bad. I’m always falsely accusing people of terrible crimes!”
“Yeah, well, when I reviewed the tapes and saw nothing was going on — was my face red!”
“The joke was on you, wasn’t it? And the officer was so understanding about your mistake. He was a nice guy and I’m glad we had the chance to meet him. Maybe we could invite him and his wife over some evening.”
“I love you!”
Etc.
She got proof and nailed the bastard. Good for her.
2:52 pm on November 12th, 2008
I see both sides – get him away from my baby but – could she prove he did anything without the tape? She may not have known who was molesting her baby either, maybe she has sitters, friends, or other family members that help out sometimes so she had to be sure who to accuse. I’m glad she went right to the police and didn’t confront him first, she and her son may not have lived to charge him or he may have bolted. It’s too sad that her baby had to endure one more round but she has proof positive evidence.
Wrybread – good one!
8:21 pm on November 12th, 2008
Many moms who suspect something is going don’t want to ruin their relationship or just decide that their being paranoid. Kudos to this mom for actually DOING something about it instead of just acting like so many others I have seen on here. I can only imagine what was going through her mind not only when she watched the vid, but also as she was setting all this up. NO mom who really cares ever wants to do this. I’m just happy that her son is safe now, and I hope that she has the courage to get counciling for this.
Now, I’m going to the store after this. Should I pick up an industrialize size tube of diaper rash cream and send it to ole’ Timmy’s cell mates?
10:26 pm on November 12th, 2008
I would have killed him first, then turned the tape in. Then again, I tend to be psychotic when I am really fucking pissed… that is the only thing I see that could have been done different.
What a nasty son of a bitch!
6:30 am on November 13th, 2008
y dont we the U.S.A. HANG THESE SICKO’S LIKE THIS??ANYTHING TO DUE WITH RAPE CHILD MOLESTATION,TO INTENTIONALLY HURT SOMEONE THEY SHOULD WE SHOULD HANG THEM!!!DISGUSTED TO THE MOTHER IM HAPPY YOU DIDNT TURN UR HEAD TO THIS AND LET IT GO ON FOR MANY YRS.TO WHERE UR CHILD WOULD MAYBE BECOME ONE OR HAVE SERIOUS MENTAL PROBLEMS U GO GIRL!!!I PROLLY WOULDA KILLED THE S.O.B. SORRY IT UPSETS ME MY NEPHEW AND NEICES HAVE BEEN MOLESTED FOR YRS.BY MY BRO’S EX FATHER ITS GROSS:(
6:52 pm on November 14th, 2008
Such as? One wonders.
6:54 pm on November 14th, 2008
Such as? One wonders.
All in all, the right thing happened in the end. What an awful story, though.
6:31 pm on November 18th, 2008
I am so proud of my cousin. She went through so much pain. That sick assclown is now paying for what he did. I can’t believe he did something like this. He disgusts me. I hope he gets ass raped in jail. Sick bastard!
6:34 pm on November 18th, 2008
Whoalisa, it’s great she had the presence of mind to get the evidence that could get him put away. I hope her child won’t be impacted by what was done to him. Clearly the camera showed something or other that was beyond question, since he was arrested and charged with a felony. Can you say why she suspected something bad was happening in the first place?
6:38 pm on November 18th, 2008
She said “assclown.”
She totally belongs here!
6:42 pm on November 18th, 2008
well, he may have been bleeding when he pooed. Maybe even touching himself. He is small so he couldn’t communicate very well. They’re just learning how to put words together to make a sentence. Maybe he just wanted to change the baby all the time. It would be great if Whoalisa could comment on that.
7:10 pm on November 18th, 2008
As far as what I’ve commented, that is all I feel needs to be said, along with all the others who are praising her. She did what she needed to and got the results she deserved. It’s unfortunate that she had to go through all that, but it took another sick fuck off the streets.
I can’t comment on why she suspected things, because those are things I feel need to be left inside the family. All that matters is that he was caught doing what her gut told her was happening. And now is is away from the child and the child is safe. She is one of the best moms and strongest women I know. Just pray for her and her son.
Thank you all so much
7:26 pm on November 18th, 2008
Sure, I understand.
12:39 am on November 19th, 2008
Whoalisa – I cannot agree with the “ass rape” comment more. I understand that inmate get sick pleasure in ass raping chld molesters. If he’s smart he’ll keep his back to the wall.
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