This sicko, was busted with tons of child porn by his own son! He is in jail awaiting sentence, and I am sure trying to get a lighter sentence with the ” AA get out of jail card ” turned to AA meetings and ministry classes. This federal judge was not impressed and basically threw the book at him. When he gets out there will be an AA member waiting to take him into the community to his first outside AA meeting, where minors will be allowed to be present. Unless of course some laws are changed to prevent this from continuing to happen.
Wilker sentenced to 8 years
by Gregory R. Norfleet · News · May 04, 2012
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a West Branch man to more than eight years in prison for possessing more than 8,300 pictures and nearly 300 videos of child pornography. Timothy Wilker, 43, was given the maximum sentence of 97 months — eight years, one month — for possession of child porn. At the federal courthouse in Cedar Rapids, U.S. Judge Linda Reade imposed $10,000 in fines and a $100 special assessment. Wilker must register as a sex offender anywhere he lives inside the United States and must provide DNA samples to law enforcement. As a convicted felon, Wilker may no longer possess a firearm or ammunition, Reade said. Wilker said he had a “long time to think” sitting in jail since his Sept. 26 arrest. “I’m very sorry for what I’ve done,” he said.
He said he understands now why child porn is illegal and why the penalties are “so hard.” “I have to pay back my debt to society,” he said. “I’ve thought a lot in the last year, and come around to religion.”
Wilker said he is taking ministry classes and taking Alcoholics Anonymous courses.
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As a parent you need to know the dangers that are in AA and NA meetings. You need to know what cultish language and religious dogma they are forcing on your child. No Mom. AA is not all ‘sunshine and starry nights’- quite the contrary! No minors should be sent to AA and NA meetings with all the mandated sex predators and dangerous criminals. Do some research.
Addiction Journal
The subculture of AA – a parental glimpse
August 22, 2012
We talk about recovery often in my home. Perhaps too often, and has become a topic that I am working to talk about less with my son. This morning as he drove me to work he revealed a bit about an AA / recovery subculture.
He told me he is very selective about who he associates with after spending many years in and out of the halls. I asked him “Why? Are you being too judgmental?” He looked at me with the same expression a Economics professor gives a student who can not do simple math.
He began to teach me, ” I would talk to this guy I knew in AA. We would talk about anything and he would get preachy and have to work the Higher Power into the conversation. He was very self-righteous.”
He continued on, “I avoided him as much as possible as I have seen this type of “recovery” before” He paused ” He was holier than everyone until he started shooting dope and fucking as many girls as he could in the program. He overdosed and died a few weeks ago.”
He went on, “Its hard to explain to an outsider but there is a lot of drama that goes on inside the meetings. Sex, getting high, people talk shit about each other. I try to avoid that bullshit.” I listened quietly as my son taught me a very somber lesson.
Parents, myself included, often think that once our child enters the halls of NA / AA all is sunshine and starry nights. We attend Parent meetings where we are told to “get our kids to AA meetings”. We tend to forget that within these halls, is a collection of people who are working through some very severe spiritual/emotional/ health issues. They are at various places in the journey.
Not everything that goes on in the recovery community is “ice cream”.
This is a tough concept for parents to accept. However there is still far more recovery within the halls of AA than on the streets while shooting dope. My son will tell you the same thing. He loves his meetings and surrounds himself with the right people. Our children need to learn how to function within the program.
My son has played both roles within the halls. I have seen him use the “halls” for his own selfish gain, but today seems to be working the program a bit more seriously. His gains are far more spiritual than physical these days.
From an outsider’s point of view – A good sponsor and network of sober friends has far more value for my son than attending 365 empty meetings.
My son will always advise it’s not the amount of meetings they attend. (Old timers cringe at this statement),but rather how they address their issues via the 12 step/ Big Book.
I don’t understand their recovery and what goes on behind the closed doors of AA. I accept that I’m really not supposed to understand.
Peace and strength