Sexting Teacher Taylor Welch Wooed Teen Girl on Facebook, Cops Allege

Le136

LoL.. You guys realize that the girl involved is also part of the problem because she was participating in it. And as far as Robert Taylor's comment is concerned .. Religious people turn to be the sickos .. The have been caught molesting boys for a while now. And they actually did end up doing stuff in the school after class was over. Check other reports to prove this.

Brianna

@4d87f1ef93358c9e8e94b3abdea56310:disqus I also know Taylor very well. He is a great guy. He made a mistake. We all make mistakes, but sometimes our mistakes are more publicized than others. I have read every single news article online regarding Taylor and this case. Nowhere does it say it was rape, or forced lewd interaction. It was consensual. They EXCHANGED inappropriate pictures, live video feed and text messages. It is equally both of their faults. Just so happens that she is a minor. I am in no way trying to justify what he did. Bottom line is it was so wrong and he knows or should know that. You don't know where each person comes from or what they've been through. Don't judge them before you know them.

Guest

I'm going to guess that you guys know him from CBU or are family. So there's really no point to argue with you, or "let you have it" because you all have your opinions of him already. I also went to CBU, so I know him.And you're right, I don't know all of what he has been through or "where he coms from;" however, I do know that any experience/life situation is NOT an excuse for making a poor series of decisions, such as Taylor did.And I know that Taylor's life will be forever changed because this all came out, and that is exactly what should happen to him as the same should happen for ALL sex offenders.

Guest

@guest - If you wish to have his life be ruined because of this kind of thing, that is your prerogative, enjoy life in the bitter barn. This will make him, if convicted, a 'sex offender', and a social outcast for the rest of his life, not to mention a drain on society in every which way. The term 'sex offender' has gotten so ridiculously watered down that it defeats the whole purpose, but as long as it makes people feel better about judging others with the help of a label.

And no - I do not know this man, do not even live in Los Angeles. I am a mother and a sane person who is tired of the moral superiority and and waste of tax resources in this country. I promise you - if you read the CA Penal Code and take a good honest look at your life and the lives of your loved ones you will find a plethora of 'sex offenders'. Just because you haven't been caught does not make anything right and legal.

Food for thought.

Former LM

I agree with "guest". Anyone 18 or over, male or female, who has had any physical relations, including but not limited to intercourse, with someone under 18 is guilty of statutory rape as the "minor" does not have the ability to consent so it couldn't be consensual. THAT qualifies you as a "sex offender". Includes 18 yr olds with 17 yr olds. Also, if you're caught urinating behind a dumpster, you can be charged with "indecent exposure" and again - you are a now a "sex offender".

Now think hard - remember HS? Were you ever with someone younger than you? Did you ever slip behind a bush to take a leak at a party, on the road side etc? Do you think you belong in jail for that? Come on folks this has become foolishness.

I haven't seen the pictures nor read much more of the details but IMO, what Taylor did was fool hardy but hardly life scarring for the 13 yr old. I wonder how many kids this age have lewd pics on their phones - I think we'd be surprised.

Also - "me thinks thou dost complaineth too much". What's in your closet?

Guest

To Brianna and Uknowntoyou: Would you be saying the same thing if he did this to your little girl?So what if you know him? He made a mistake and HE (Taylor) is the "grown up" in this situation. He should have had the right judgement and mature decision making in the situation because he is the one who is an adult. This 13-year old is going to flirt with a young, good-looking teacher - he should have had the conscious to make the right decision, even if the student instigated the inappropriate communications.And the same goes to any man or woman, of any age, in any profession who interact with children inappropriately as Taylor did.

Brianna

I was in no way saying what he did was wrong, or that he didn't know better, because I know he knew better. If it was my little girl I would take a look at my parenting, wondering and doubting why my little girl is sending inappropriate pictures and videos to her teacher. There is rarely a time where one person is solely, completely at fault for something two or more people were involved in. He did not rape or force her to do those things, she did them willingly. She is equally at fault as Taylor except she isn't going to be punished the same way he is because those laws don't apply to her the way they apply to him.

All I am trying to say is, don't judge someone from what you've heard on the news or read online. Everyone comes from different places, difference experiences, different lives. Our lives and our past shapes us into who we are today, at this very moment. We don't know everyone else's past so why do we judge them like we know them..

Guest

Yes he should have had the good sense to make better decisions and say 'no' but lets not pretend that this is the crime of the century. It is certainly inappropriate, but criminal to the point of years in prison? The penal code says so, but laws change all the time.

And if this were my "little girl"? I would first question my parenting skills, find out if it was willing and voluntary - please lets stop pretending all teenagers are mindless droned who can only be manipulated - and move on, after perhaps having a serious conversation with the 'victim'. But that is just one opinion. There should be something like personal responsibility - even at 13. Given you can be prosecuted as an adult at 14, that is not too much to ask for. I do not think this man's / idiot's life needs to be ruined over this. And ruined it will be....

Now let me have it!

Lilblnd2

Do not let this man ruin your perception of God. It saddens me that a man would proclaim to know God and follow Him but goes against His will. Pray Mr Welch can see what he did wrong and seek God in this.

Uknowntoyou

Taylor is a great friend of mine. Anyone who claims to know him and judges him does not know him. Every single one of you guys is in no place to make any comment or judgement about him. We are all equally sinners and God looks at his sin the same as the sin each of you commit in your heart. It's his response to this that matters. He messed up, God is Just and also forgives. I will be there for him for whatever he needs to help him heal and grow away from this. Anyone who claims to know The savior Jesus should do the same. My heart goes out to you and your family taylor.

Lilblnd2

Not judging but it things like this that make people not want to follow Christ. Only God knows Welchs heart, but as a believer I am telling others to not let this man ruin others perception of God. We are to be examples for the world that does not know Him and when we proclaim to know Him but our actions do not show it then it gives God a bad rep

Prosper319

Your heart goes out to Taylor and his family? I think it should be the other way around you misguided prick. And children, god is a difficult concept to understand. Some believe in him, some don't. I don't personlly. Your belief or non belief doesn't make you a good or a bad person. Your actions and how you treat other people do.

Justsayin

Takes two to tango...

Sydney Nirvana

Dammit Mr. Welch, you were such a fucking good teacher, one of my favorites, coulda been more than just a sub and now your life is screwed. No more teaching for you. Karma's a bitch, Mr. Welch.

robert taylor

yea it is sydney its me robert it broke my heart waking up hearing that on the news and its weard because he was so into god

F Colombo

Why is a thirteen year old on facebook?

Rebecca King

Where are all these sickos coming from? I think there needs to be a call for extreme background/psychological testing for ANYONE that is employed in any job they are dealing with children. Furthermore, who the hell gets aroused by a child? WTF is wrong with these people? ARGH!

robert taylor

yea your right my name is robert taylor and i was a student there at hutchinson and he was my subsitute for 4 months but then i got expelled mr.welch was my favorite teacher there he would all ways talk about god and how we need to respect god. i just cant believe he would do that. but at least i know what he was doing on his phone in the the claqass and out of class.