| July 3, 2006 |
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| Burke Sex Offender Jailed in
Baton Rouge |
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A convicted sexual
offender from Burke County is in a Baton Rouge, Louisiana jail after allegedly
fondling a juvenile he was rooming with during a church-related
trip.
The father of the unidentified juvenile contacted Burke
authorities on June 29th and told investigators that Domiontae Omar Robinson
(right), 21, of 612 East Concord Street,
Morganton sexually assaulted his son as he slept during the Baton Rouge
trip. |
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| Robinson and the boy
were reportedly in a room with chaperones from the Harvest Praise Church, and
were sharing a bed. |
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| Sheriff John T. McDevitt
was upset that church personnel allegedly knew Robinson was a convicted sexual
offender, but allowed the man to be involved in a capacity that put him in
direct contact with children. |
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| According to one
investigator, Robinson has been allowed to accompany the church youth on
numerous overnight functions. |
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| "I understand that
churches should show love and compassion," McDevitt said, "but they also need
to utilize common sense to alleviate this kind of problem." |
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| Louisiana authorities
arrested Robinson and charged him with indecent behavior with a child. He
remains jailed under a $175,000 bond. |
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| Court records show
Robinson was convicted of indecent liberties with a child on November 6th,
2002. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and required to register with
the
North Carolina Sex Offender Registry. |
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| Sheriff's officials are
investigating the possibility of other victims in Burke County being sexually
assaulted by Robinson, and requests anyone with pertinent information to
contact the criminal investigations division at (828) 438-5506. |
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