Reason 962 to HomeSchool: Schools Allow Murderer to Work With At-Risk Children and Molest Them

Barry Harrison murdered two men by beating and shooting them to death in 1984. In 2008 he became a free man and later was convicted for possessing cocaine and violating parole. Three weeks out of jail for that charge, he was placed with the Peaceoholics organization as part of a work release program for DC criminals. And for reasons that only liberals understand, this type of person is perfect to use in Washington DC schools for “mentorship and conflict resolution” among troubled DC teenagers. 8 days on the job at the school, Barry Harrison sexually assaulted a 15 year old girl.

The Peaceoholics have received almost 8 Million dollars in grants from the federal and DC government. Barry Harrison came to the organization on the personal recommendation of DC Councilwoman Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7). The two founders of this stupid organization that uses convicts to mentor or recruit children, Ron Moten and Jauhar Abraham, claim that the conviction of Harrison was not about sexual assault, but an attempt by Peaceoholics critics to discredit them!

From MyFoxDC here:

A D.C. Superior Court jury on Friday found a counselor with the mentoring group Peaceoholics guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl at the school where he was assigned to work with troubled students.

The case came down to credibility. Harrison’s attorney insisted that the victim and three of her female classmates concocted a story that Harrison, who served time in prison for 1984 murders, used his position as a mentor to prey on female students at Spingarn High School.

Because of the age of the victim, Harrison faces a maximum of 90 years in prison on four of the five felony charges. Harrison faces additional prison time for parole violation from his 1984 conviction.

Jauhar Abraham says he sat through the entire trial. He watched the teenage accuser testify. He watched Barry Harrison testify. He doesn’t believe the accuser.

“Barry is the one paying the price, so to speak, but I really think that this is, you know, more of a personal attack really against me and Ron Moten and the Peaceoholics as a whole,” said Abraham.

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The lame excuse that the background check only went back ten years was BS. Any call to Harrison’s parole officer would have provided all of the background checks necessary. And also, the school district completely failed to provide any of their own background checks at all. But for a school system that is failing and riddled with liberalism, blind faith in organizations that provide “conflict mediation” is all you need for a background check.