we didn t talk about anything, sir. how old are you? i m 29, sir. 29. what do you do for a living? i drive a school bus. you drive a school bus? yes, sir. and you thought it was appropriate to walk into the home of a 14-year-old boy, who you thought was alone, buck naked? what was your plan? i don t know, sir. what is your full name? john kennely. and you re a school bus driver or a teacher? a teacher. you re a teacher. i m going to need to see some i.d. i left that at home, sir, i m sorry. i would like to see some i.d. it turned out later he was neither a teacher or a bus driver. in fact, he was unemployed and had been for some time. what kind of conduct is this for a high school teacher? sir, i ve never done this before. you re going to tell me you ve never done this before? no, sir. so you just woke up this morning and said, i m going to get involved in an internet conversation with a 14-year-old
that s a step beyond chatting. isn t it. yes, sir, it would be. i don t want to get new trouble, bro. i also don t want to get me in trouble either. you knew this was wrong when you walked in? yes, sir. i think i can learn real fast to love you. 14 years old! do you know that it s illegal to have a conversation on the internet with the intent to have sex with a minor? yes, sir, i do. so you came here knowingly violating the law? kennely was significant because not only did he admit what he was doing was wrong, he also admits that he knew it was illegal, and he showed up anyway. what do you think should happen to you? i don t know, sir. well, there s something you got to know. i am not the father of the boy,
show up at a house where a young teen is alone and try to have a sexual relationship. after you talk to a guy like kennely, you have a better understanding of the addictive nature of the internet and of the compulsions some of these guys develop. it also makes you wonder how you deal with a guy like that. and so while it answers some questions, it often raises more.
just let me see the driver s license. i m sorry. sorry doesn t cut it. what would have happened what would have happened, john, if i wasn t here? i probably would have chickened out, sir. chickened out? do you see why that is hard for me to believe? i do, sir. but it s the truth. you say to him, are you straight, bi or gay? he says gay. i just don t tell anyone. and you say, sweet. i won t. i promise. and then you say, you are so f ing hot, bro. i want to be your boyfriend, if you will have me. i m serious. i was just chatting. chatting? you re sitting in his kitchen naked, john. that s a step beyond chatting. isn t it. yes, sir, it would be. i don t want to get new trouble, bro. i also don t want to get me in trouble either. you knew this was wrong when you walked in? yes, sir. i think i can learn real fast to love you. 14 years old! do you know that it s illegal to have a conversation on the internet with the intent to have sex with a minor? yes, sir, i
i don t know, sir. what is your full name? john kennely. and you re a school bus driver or a teacher? a teacher. you re a teacher. i m going to need to see some i.d. i left that at home, sir, i m sorry. i would like to see some i.d. it turned out later he was neither a teacher or a bus driver. in fact, he was unemployed and had been for some time. what kind of conduct is this for a high school teacher? sir, i ve never done this before. you re going to tell me you ve never done this before? no, sir. so you just woke up this morning and said, i m going to get involved in an internet conversation with a 14-year-old boy, i m going to go to his house, strip naked, and walk in with a 12-pack of beer. this was just something you thunk up today? no, sir. i talked to him about it online. do you see how this looks, john? i m sorry.