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Witness: Assistant Principal's Alleged Victim Hid Under Bed


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Larry Jewell
Larry Jewell

Defense attorneys for a former Raleigh assistant principal charged with sexually abusing a child tried to undermine the state's case Tuesday during a probable cause hearing.

Two investigators took the stand in the case against Larry Ray Jewell: Harnett County Sheriff's Office detective Jamie Wicker and Dunn Police Sgt. David Whittenton.

Jewell, 57, of Dunn, who worked at Southeast Raleigh High School, was arrested Feb. 15 on charges that he sexually abused a boy in his care.

The accuser told the Harnett County Sheriff's Office that Jewell first abused him in 1999 while living with his father in Coats, N.C.

Wicker testified that some of the incidents happened in Jewell's car along a dirt road. She also said the alleged victim often hid under his bed when Jewell came to the house.

The boy's father was later convicted on federal charges of having child pornography on his computer, but the FBI found no evidence of sexual abuse against the boy.

It was then that the accuser moved in with Jewell at his home in Dunn.

Jewell's attorney, Jesse Jones, also grilled Wicker for not looking into the federal case against the alleged victim's dad.

Jones also criticized the Dunn Police Department for never searching Jewell's home after his arrest, nor seizing his computer.

Sgt. Whittenton said his department had no probable cause for a search.

This hearing will continue Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. Jones will present at least two witnesses.

RELATED TOPICS: Harnett County, Southeast Raleigh, Raleigh

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Thank you Has Had Enough. and as for you gatechplyr- I know the police make mistakes, but even if this savage is guilty of only one of the 50 charges, he is still just as much of a savage as if he was guilty of all 50. The Police make mistakes but it is pretty tough to believe that they are on the wrong track with this guy when they have enough evidence to charge him 50 times.

Thank you very much for the information FOR THE FAMILY. I kinda felt it would be something like this.

gatechplyr - "The police are just as crooked as a preist or a vice principal. Grant it not everyday do you hear about one molesting children, but there is plenty of other things cops do on a daily basis that are far from within the law."

You're an idiot.

I am disgusted with people like this man. And anyone who finds pleasure in doing sexual things to a child. I think it is time the laws got tougher against sickos like him. When you take the innocence of a child I believe that is worse than murder to scar them for life when they have done nothing. I don't know if this man is guilty or not, but why would he resign his position if he wasn't guilty of something.

Have we learned nothing from the Duke lacrosse case? Just because someone accuses someone else, doesn't automatically mean that person is guilty! If he is, castrate the sucker, and send him to prison... But before condemning him, let's allow him his day in court.- jmo

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