tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310476356966667906.post737029114915302459..comments2023-04-11T08:14:29.784-07:00Comments on Watchkeep : John Langworthy criminal trial in Mississippi Amy Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09238444710658478191noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310476356966667906.post-54374572371649278822012-04-26T12:49:04.742-07:002012-04-26T12:49:04.742-07:00And, I might add, Kitchings' apparent failure ...And, I might add, Kitchings' apparent failure to properly vet JL 20+ years ago in no way lessens the seriousness of the failure of Jack Graham and others at Prestonwood who knew of his actions to report him to the police and to warn MHBC.<br /><br />Nor does it diminish the failure of TPTB at the time at Clinton Public School District for not thoroughly checking his past before hiring him to work with children. It also doesn't excuse Phillip Burchfield for not reporting JL to the authorities and <i>immediately</i> removing him from ALL contact with children, "supervised" or not.<br /><br />Surely JL listed Prestonwood as a previous employer, so either the right questions weren't asked or everyone there chose to sweep this thing under the rug.New BBC Open Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300115421477555376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310476356966667906.post-48063143601090658762012-04-26T08:50:32.563-07:002012-04-26T08:50:32.563-07:00There's a common denominator in JL's histo...There's a common denominator in JL's history who seems to have flown under the radar throughout all this mess, namely one Harold T. "Hal" Kitchings, Jr. Langworthy is 50. Kitchings is 51. Both went to Mississippi College. Kitchings was at one time youth and activities pastor of Daniel Memorial Baptist. It's unclear whether this was during the same time Langworthy was there, but considering they're about the same age and were both at early stages in their careers, it was likely during the same time period. More importantly, Kitchings was the senior pastor of Morrison Heights Baptist when Langworthy was hired there. While this in no way excuses <i>his</i> lack of action, Greg Belser merely inherited JL.<br /><br />All this is NOT to cast aspersions on Hal Kitchings. I'm just saying in all the investigating it seems someone should be questioning what, if anything, Kitchings knew about JL's proclivities. I mean, the first sentence out of JL's mouth during his "confession" my gaydar pinged like a Geiger counter. Kitchings had to have known him for years. I find it hard to believe he at least never had his suspicions.New BBC Open Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300115421477555376noreply@blogger.com