Yep everyone is welcome at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Including this sex offender that had sex with a 13 and 14 year old girls that he was teaching to ride horses. Plus he was married. That is okay with AA, in fact they will invite many other 13 and 14 year olds to go to the same meetings as this man.
Justin C. Tarr, 31 was not mandated to AA meetings, it looks like he did the typical get out of jail with going to AA meetings before trial card. Most defense attorneys advise there clients to go to meetings pre-trial to impress the judge. We need to get through to these attorneys that they are creating very dangerous conditions for minors and others that go to AA meetings. Orlando NA Meetings are dangerous.
He got a very light sentence too. Sex Offenders getting under a year after going to AA meetings. Daytona NA Area Meetings in Centennial Park are dangerous.
Hampton riding instructor sentenced for sex with 2 teenage girls
An equestrian instructor accused of sexually abusing two teen aged girls who took lessons from him at his Hampton business pleaded guilty Monday.
Justin C. Tarr, 31, will serve 11 1/2 to 23 months at the Allegheny County Jail as part of a plea agreement.
He pleaded guilty to several counts, including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, indecent assault, corruption and endangering the welfare of children.
As part of his plea, Tarr will be required to register for the rest of his life as a sex offender. Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Donna Jo McDaniel also ordered five years’ probation.
Tarr owned and operated Hartwood Equestrian Center in Hampton with his wife, Alexandra Mayer-Tarr.
According to assistant district attorney Lisa Carey, Tarr began abusing the first victim identified in the affidavit in September 2009. She was 14, and the activity stopped in December 2009. Sunrise Park Holly Hill Meetings are dangerous.
The second girl, who was 13 at the time, told police she was abused in 2010.
According to the affidavit, the first victim’s mother became suspicious when her daughter began receiving late-night text messages, and the girl admitted having sexual encounters with Tarr. The mother confronted him, the affidavit said, and he apologized. The woman said she would call the police if the relationship did not end. Ormond Beach AA Meetings and AA Daytona Beach Meetings.
Both girls, now 18 and 16, read victim impact statements.
The older victim spoke directly to Tarr — about how he developed a close relationship and then took advantage of her.
“You were such a role model to me,” she said. “My teacher, my boss, my best friend. I was your favorite. How could I not love the attention? You told me you loved me. How could I say no to you?”
The young woman said that she not only took riding lessons at the barn, but she worked there, as well — often 40 hours a week.
“Justin never raped me,” she told the judge. “He never forced me to do anything. In fact, I thought he loved me. He would hold my hand, play footsies under the table with me, send me poems about how much he loved me. … He would often say, ‘If only we were the same age, things would be so different.’ ”
She repeatedly talked about him having power over her.
In her statement, the younger girl, too, talked about Tarr having control over her, how she felt emotional and verbal abuse and often felt belittled.
“It was more than the sexual texts and touching; he also led me to feel like he could actually be interested in me, which really messed with my emotions,” she said. “I now have trouble trusting people, not just boys but people in general, and I find that I’m very uncomfortable in relationships. I really looked up to Justin, and he took advantage of that.” Sunrise Park Holly Hill is Dangerous with Sex Offenders.
Tarr’s defense attorney, William Difenderfer, said his client has changed professions and attends Alcoholics Anonymous.
“I am deeply sorry for all that was involved in this,” Tarr said. “I just hope everybody is able to find peace. … Just, I’m sorry.”
Judge McDaniel addressed both victims after sentencing.
“That strength you had in the beginning is still there,” she said. “I heard it in your statements, but if you reach down, it’s still there.
“Hold on to the person you were before.”
First Published August 6, 2013 12:00 am
Tarr’s defense attorney, William Difenderfer, said his client has changed professions and attends Alcoholics Anonymous. – Yikes