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the girl told her mother about an inappropri-
A correctional officer with the
were fired for charting treatments in advance of performing them - then got busy and forgot
ate incident with Washington. The older girl
Department of Corrections, Clarence E.
to perform the charted treatment. How come the government can get away with this?
disclosed this information to authorities. The
Washington, 41, Inverness, was arrested by
What if someone had dropped the ball and had not posted the letter? it would have
the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office, Oct. 8,
younger girl’s mother told investigators that
been a useless mailing, and my envelope was metered at 44 cents. That’s $440.00 for every
charged with sexual battery and lewd and
she confronted Washington at the time she
thousand letters mailed, to inform people that they can PERHAPS access, online at a future
lascivious molestation. He was held without
learned of the incident , but he denied the
date of October 13, 2009, a Public Notice - that is, IF they have a computer and are so
bond at the Citrus County Detention Facil-
accusation and the incident was not reported
inclined as to tediously type in 76 characters on their web browser however many times it
ity.
to law enforcement. The report did not men-
takes them to access this information! And not finding it the first time, will they go back a
According to the arrest report, one
tion when the alleged touching incident took
second time, or a third or fourth time, to find the notice?
place with the now eight year old girl.
of the girls who made claims about Wash-
Why couldn’t they just mail people the notice itself? Although the document is
The arresting detective spoke with
ington is now 15 years old. She said the in-
11 pages, the information could have been summarized for the homeowners. What are they
Washington at his residence, and he agreed
cidents occurred between 2003 and 2006,
trying to hide? I think they want as few people to receive this notice as possible, so they can
to speak with the detective at the Citrus
and the last incident occurred when she was
close the Inglis Lock without a public outrage. A big selling point for homes on the Withla-
County Sheriff’s Office’s Emergency Op-
in the fifth grade. She said the inappropriate
coochee River and Lake Rousseau is that there is access to the Gulf of Mexico. Closing the
erations Center in Lecanto. During the inter-
touching incidents took place after school in
lock would forever deny people living north of the lock access to the Gulf of Mexico. In
view, he denied the allegations made against
a previous Inverness residence of Washing-
this economy, it’s difficult enough to sell your home without losing the property’s biggest
him and could not explain to the detective
ton.
selling feature, and very likely it is the reason many purchased these properties in the first
why the two victims made these statements
The arrest report also stated that
place.
about him.
the second victim is eight years old and that
A Public Meeting was held about the potential closing of the Inglis Lock, several
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years ago, and the meeting was not publicized in a way to draw more than about 20 people
to the meeting, and that is a point that was used in argument for the closing of the lock,
along with the cost of replacing the currently inoperable lock. Looks like the Corps of En-
the child, tripped the child, threw a toy that chipped the child’s tooth, pushed pacifiers and
gineers is back to using their tried and true little trick, again.
bottles into the child’s mouth forcefully enough to cause the child’s mouth to bleed, struck
Here’s a point made in the notice: “The decision whether to issue a permit will be
the child in the face and withheld adequate food from the child.
based on an evaluation of the probable impact including cumulative impacts of the proposed
The arrest report stated that much of the information had been received only re-
activity...A permit will be granted unless its issuance is found to be contrary to the public
cently, because witnesses had allowed the woman to intimidate them, so they had failed to
interest.” This permit is to permanently fill in the Inglis Lock, making it forever inoperable.
come forward in a timely manner. “Detectives can’t stress enough how critical it is to report
The public has until November 12 to make their feelings known regarding the potential
suspected child abuse right away,” the report concluded.
(probable) lock closure. There’s very little hope for the lock to be repaired rather than filled
Go green & conserve energy and water
in, but the notice does mention that a public meeting could be held with enough public inter-
est.
Residents who want to “go green” in their personal lives and businesses are invited
It’s been reported in the past that closing the lock would eliminate federal funds
to join a special team that will begin meeting Oct. 20. The first meetings are scheduled for
for maintenance of a navigable waterway, so will the closing of the lock have unforseen
October 20, November 17, and December 15 in the Citrus County UF/IFAS Extension’s
consequences?
classroom at 3650 W. Sovereign Path, Lecanto. Participants can attend either the afternoon
To make a comment about the proposal to close the Inglis Lock, contact Shayne
class, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., or the evening class, from 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Space is limited.
Hayes, Project Manager: BY EMAIL at terry.s.hayes@usace.army.mil, BY PHONE at 850-
Interested persons should reserve a spot by Friday, October 16, by e-mailing audrey.durr@
433-8859, BY FAX at 850-433-8160, or BY REGULAR MAIL at: Mr. Shayne Hayes -
bocc.citrus.fl.us or by calling 352-527-5700.
Dept. of the Army - Jacksonville District Corps of Engineers - Pensacola field Office - 41 N.
A.B.A.
Jefferson Street, Suite 111 - Pensacola, FL 32502-5794. TO REQUEST A COPY OF THE
NOTICE TO BE MAILED TO YOU, call Hayes’s office at (850) 433-8859 - but hurry,
because if they drag their feet, you’ll miss the deadline.
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