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August 19, 2005
A Bonanza couple was charged
with sexual crimes against a teenage boy they had hired to work on
their ranch.
The charges accuse Amy Garcelon,
30, of having sex with the 17-year-old Bonanza boy while her husband
stood by and watched.
Garcelon worked as a
cheerleading coach and teacher's aide at the Bonanza school where the
teenager was a student, but authorities said there's no indication
their relationship was a result of any connections at the school.
"We have no reason to believe
that anything occurred on the school grounds," said Klamath County
Sheriff Tim Evinger. Garcelon recently resigned from her job at the
school.
Amy Garcelon's husband, Glen
Garcelon, 36, a farmer, is accused of aiding and abetting Amy Garcelon
in the crimes by standing in the room and watching the two have sex
before having sex with his wife himself.
Both are charged with two
counts of second-degree sex abuse, two counts of third-degree sex
abuse and two counts of contributing to the sexual delinquency of a
minor. The second-degree sex abuse charges are felonies.
The Garcelons turned themselves
in at the Klamath County Sheriff's Office at 11:20 a.m. Thursday. They
were jailed on $25,000 bail, and each paid the 10 percent of the bail
amount required to be released.
They then appeared in Klamath
County Circuit Court for arraignment before Judge Rodger Issacson
Thursday afternoon. Both pleaded innocent to the charges.
An investigation into the case
started with an anonymous tip Friday afternoon to a Klamath County
Sheriff's office detective, according to a crime incident report filed
in court by Detective Monty Holloway with the Klamath County Circuit
Court.
The tip said rumors were
spreading throughout Bonanza that the Garcelons were having sexual
contact with teenage boys, and named one victim specifically.
"There are still more rumors
floating around that there were more victims, and we are checking on
those leads to see if there was anything to them," Evinger said.
Authorities are also looking
into the possibility of videotape recordings of the sex, but haven't
found any, he said.
The pair, who have been married
for 10 years, have known the 17-year-old since he was a child and knew
his family, according the crime report.
In an interview with Holloway
on Monday, Amy Garcelon said she had sex with the 17-year-old "a
couple of times," and the last time was about two to three weeks ago.
The sex occurred at the ranch at 2181 Burgdorf Road.
Glen Garcelon said he wasn't
there the first time it happened, but that he was there for other
times.
According to the crime report,
Glen Garcelon would watch the 17-year-old have sex with his wife and
then have sex with her himself. The 17-year-old said he "would be
standing there waiting for his turn."
The couple's three children
would be sleeping in another room while the sexual encounters would
occur, according to the crime report.
Amy Garcelon told Holloway that
her having sex with the 17-year-old was something she and her husband
had talked about, and "it was just something that happened," according
to the crime report.
Glen Garcelon told Holloway
that Amy Garcelon began referring to the teenager as "eye candy" once
he started work at the ranch this summer, according to the crime
report. He said his wife asked at the beginning of the summer if they
could have a sexual encounter with the 17-year-old.
The 17-year-old told Holloway
the initial contact was made by Amy Garcelon in July. It started out
with Amy Garcelon "waking him up and talking with him."
Glen Garcelon told Holloway
that he suspected his wife may have had sexual contact with two more
minor males.
Charlene Soule, Bonanza Schools
principal, confirmed Thursday that Garcelon will not be at the school
when classes resume next month.
"She's no longer an employee,"
Soule said.
The couple's three young
children - a 7-year-old girl, 4-year-old boy and 2-year-old boy - are
being watched by their grandparents under the guidance of Child
Protective Services.
Source:
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