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01-18-2002, 06:47 PM
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-pornography0118.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines
Four high school students in West Boca investigated for sex video
By Kevin Krause
Sun-Sentinel
Posted January 17 2002
The Olympic Heights High School students wrote up a contract for the 14-year-old star of their pornographic movie, had plans to charge other students to view it on a home computer and even considered submitting it for a contest.
But one month later, the four male students, ages 15 to 17, are under investigation for shooting the amateur video in a West Boca neighborhood’s recreation center bathroom in the middle of the day.
As of Thursday, no charges had been filed, but Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office officials said they are looking at charges of lewd and lascivious battery and sexual performance by a child.
“You can’t prevent a lot of what kids do. This one was really stupid. Anyone could have walked in,” said Robert W. Berry, president of the Lakes at Boca Raton homeowners association. The sprawling, upscale community is just west of the intersection of Yamato Road and U.S. 441.
The Sun-Sentinel is not identifying the students because of their ages and the nature of the crime.
Berry said the students got off the school bus in the recreation center parking lot on Dec. 13 and went directly into the outside men’ bathroom near the pool to shoot the video. All four live in the development, and one of them used his stepfather’s electronic key card to get inside, Berry said.
Three of the boys had sex with the girl, who did not live there, while the fourth boy, 15, filmed it with a video camera, Sheriff’s Office reports said.
Berry said their outside video surveillance cameras captured the five students going in and coming out an hour and a half later, while residents swam nearby in the pool and lounged in the center’s gazebo area.
Maintenance workers who went in the next morning found used condoms, condom wrappers and cigarette butts all over the bathroom with blue-tiled floors, showers and a long, wooden bench in the changing area.
“At that point, we didn’t know that a crime had occurred,” Berry said.
All four boys admitted to having sex with the girl, authorities said.
“I can’t believe it. But it really doesn’t surprise me because there’s no real parental supervision,” said resident Patricia Skeba, 46, a mother of four. “Anybody can go in if they have a key.”
The Sheriff’s Office learned about the incident when word leaked out after the boys bragged about it to classmates and even screened the video for a few of them the day after they shot it.
The Olympic Heights principal could not be reached for comment, and Area Superintendent Carol Shetler said Thursday she was unaware of the incident.
Detective Phyllis Kearney, who investigated it for the Sheriff’s Office, said the case has been turned over to the State Attorney’s Office for review and possible additional charges. The State Attorney’s Office declined to comment about the investigation.
A 17-year-old boy set up the video shoot with plans to make money screening it on his home computer for classmates, according to Sheriff’s Office reports. He asked the girl to take part, and even drew up a contract that he had her sign, agreeing to pay her $1,000 for performing specific sex acts, reports show.
He also encouraged her to send the tape to High Society, a New York-based pornographic magazine that was offering a $5,000 cash prize for a home video contest, the Sheriff’s Office said.
The day before, one of his friends took photographs of him having sex with her in the bedroom of his home, the Sheriff’s Office said. He told her he would put the photographs on his computer, reports said, and charge his friends to view them, giving her a percentage of the take.
Sheriff’s Office detectives searched the boy’s home on Jan. 11, seizing his computer, a digital camera, CDs and floppy discs.
Skeba’s husband, Tom Skeba, 50, said he was surprised such a thing could happen in broad daylight in such a public, well-populated place. He and his wife live across the street from the recreation center.
“There’s usually someone around the pool area all the time,” he said. “We have security patrols at night and during the day, there’s lots of people around.”
He said parents will always worry about the decisions their children make.
“In this case, they decided wrong, and it’s going to affect a lot of kids’ lives for a long time,” he said. “Hopefully, it’ll be a wake-up call to other kids. It’s sad.”
Staff Writer Nicole Brochu contributed to this report.
Kevin Krause can now be reached at [email protected] or 561-243-6604.
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that 17 yr old kid definitely knew better. i hope he's tried as an adult :|
Four high school students in West Boca investigated for sex video
By Kevin Krause
Sun-Sentinel
Posted January 17 2002
The Olympic Heights High School students wrote up a contract for the 14-year-old star of their pornographic movie, had plans to charge other students to view it on a home computer and even considered submitting it for a contest.
But one month later, the four male students, ages 15 to 17, are under investigation for shooting the amateur video in a West Boca neighborhood’s recreation center bathroom in the middle of the day.
As of Thursday, no charges had been filed, but Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office officials said they are looking at charges of lewd and lascivious battery and sexual performance by a child.
“You can’t prevent a lot of what kids do. This one was really stupid. Anyone could have walked in,” said Robert W. Berry, president of the Lakes at Boca Raton homeowners association. The sprawling, upscale community is just west of the intersection of Yamato Road and U.S. 441.
The Sun-Sentinel is not identifying the students because of their ages and the nature of the crime.
Berry said the students got off the school bus in the recreation center parking lot on Dec. 13 and went directly into the outside men’ bathroom near the pool to shoot the video. All four live in the development, and one of them used his stepfather’s electronic key card to get inside, Berry said.
Three of the boys had sex with the girl, who did not live there, while the fourth boy, 15, filmed it with a video camera, Sheriff’s Office reports said.
Berry said their outside video surveillance cameras captured the five students going in and coming out an hour and a half later, while residents swam nearby in the pool and lounged in the center’s gazebo area.
Maintenance workers who went in the next morning found used condoms, condom wrappers and cigarette butts all over the bathroom with blue-tiled floors, showers and a long, wooden bench in the changing area.
“At that point, we didn’t know that a crime had occurred,” Berry said.
All four boys admitted to having sex with the girl, authorities said.
“I can’t believe it. But it really doesn’t surprise me because there’s no real parental supervision,” said resident Patricia Skeba, 46, a mother of four. “Anybody can go in if they have a key.”
The Sheriff’s Office learned about the incident when word leaked out after the boys bragged about it to classmates and even screened the video for a few of them the day after they shot it.
The Olympic Heights principal could not be reached for comment, and Area Superintendent Carol Shetler said Thursday she was unaware of the incident.
Detective Phyllis Kearney, who investigated it for the Sheriff’s Office, said the case has been turned over to the State Attorney’s Office for review and possible additional charges. The State Attorney’s Office declined to comment about the investigation.
A 17-year-old boy set up the video shoot with plans to make money screening it on his home computer for classmates, according to Sheriff’s Office reports. He asked the girl to take part, and even drew up a contract that he had her sign, agreeing to pay her $1,000 for performing specific sex acts, reports show.
He also encouraged her to send the tape to High Society, a New York-based pornographic magazine that was offering a $5,000 cash prize for a home video contest, the Sheriff’s Office said.
The day before, one of his friends took photographs of him having sex with her in the bedroom of his home, the Sheriff’s Office said. He told her he would put the photographs on his computer, reports said, and charge his friends to view them, giving her a percentage of the take.
Sheriff’s Office detectives searched the boy’s home on Jan. 11, seizing his computer, a digital camera, CDs and floppy discs.
Skeba’s husband, Tom Skeba, 50, said he was surprised such a thing could happen in broad daylight in such a public, well-populated place. He and his wife live across the street from the recreation center.
“There’s usually someone around the pool area all the time,” he said. “We have security patrols at night and during the day, there’s lots of people around.”
He said parents will always worry about the decisions their children make.
“In this case, they decided wrong, and it’s going to affect a lot of kids’ lives for a long time,” he said. “Hopefully, it’ll be a wake-up call to other kids. It’s sad.”
Staff Writer Nicole Brochu contributed to this report.
Kevin Krause can now be reached at [email protected] or 561-243-6604.
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that 17 yr old kid definitely knew better. i hope he's tried as an adult :|