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Charge: Cumberland schools employee paid student for sex


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Jeffery Brent Godwin Sr.
Jeffery Brent Godwin Sr.

An employee of the Cumberland County School System was paying a 15-year-old student for sexual favors, according the sheriff’s office.

Jeffery Brent Godwin Sr., 40, of 1503 Deep Creek Road in Fayetteville works in the mailroom at school district headquarters.

Investigators said Godwin would drive his victim to a local motel where he paid her to have sex with him. The encounters went on from December 2007 through the spring of 2009, the girl told investigators.

Detectives charged Godwin with two counts of statutory rape, two counts of first degree kidnapping, two counts of taking indecent liberties with a minor and five counts of facilitating the prostitution of a minor

He was taken to the Cumberland County Detention Center under a $110,000 bond. A first court appearance is scheduled for Tuesday.

RELATED TOPICS: Cumberland County, Godwin, Fayetteville

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Strangely, I had to go to the place where Jeff works (worked) just YESTERDAY and asked about him. I was informed that he no longer worked there. Since I knew it was close to the time when he was supposed to retire, I responded, "I guess he went ahead and retired then, huh?" No reply was given. While I thought this was odd, I didn't ask any further. This is very sad. I know Jeff and he really is a nice guy. The fact is that we don't know what people are capable of doing when they are away from their places of business. We have no clue of what their struggles are. Unfortunately, when you decide to make a decision like this, you volunteer yourself to be exposed and scrutined about the media, parties involved, and bystanders. After the Lord has been long-suffering with you and given you time to repent, get yourself together, and begin again and you continue in the same sin, He will pull the covers off your nakedness (no pun intended) and expose your sin. God will forgive Him IF Jeff asks.

The guy will walk, that's how it will be played out. They will come out with all the excuses of a bad up bringing, daddy wont around, uncle ray ray molested me, etc...and the guy will walk.

I wonder, why did it take so long for this to come out? Very interested in how this will play out in court and all that's revealed!!!

Then she should be held accountable how? By society? Her parents? Held accountable how?

I never once said that she should be held accountable on CRIMINAL CHARGES. This is where assumption plays it's worst role.

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