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TheThe Incident Incident
Paul BrickerPaul Bricker
District 6060District 6060
Youth Exchange Chair/YEOYouth Exchange Chair/YEO
Who Am I?Who Am I?
YeoggieYeoggie
Parent not FriendParent not Friend
Q. “You’re a hard !@# aren’t Q. “You’re a hard !@# aren’t you?”you?”– A. “Yes I am!”A. “Yes I am!”
The ClubThe Club
Almost 100 membersAlmost 100 members
Long history of hosting exchange Long history of hosting exchange studentsstudents
Always able to come up with Always able to come up with enough help to make the program enough help to make the program workwork
The StudentThe Student
15 Years Old15 Years Old
OutgoingOutgoing
IntelligentIntelligent
The RotarianThe Rotarian
Member since 2003Member since 2003 Hosted since 2003Hosted since 2003 VERY active in the communityVERY active in the community VERY nice guyVERY nice guy
Insisted on Female StudentInsisted on Female Student Students had more problems in his Students had more problems in his
home than the other two homes.home than the other two homes.
The ALLEGED IncidentThe ALLEGED Incident
Allegedly occurred within a few Allegedly occurred within a few weeks of being placed in the weeks of being placed in the homehome
Allegedly involved inappropriate Allegedly involved inappropriate contactcontact– TouchingTouching– KissingKissing– FondlingFondling
How it was reportedHow it was reported
First to another exchange studentFirst to another exchange student Then to the counselor's spouseThen to the counselor's spouse
– Counselor contactedCounselor contacted– Inbound coordinator Inbound coordinator
Then to the Division of Family ServiceThen to the Division of Family Service From there a life of it’s ownFrom there a life of it’s own
– PolicePolice– State DepartmentState Department– Home Gov’tHome Gov’t
What about the What about the Student?Student? Immediately removed from the homeImmediately removed from the home
– Order of protectionOrder of protection Received counseling from a specialistReceived counseling from a specialist Interviewed by Family ServicesInterviewed by Family Services Interviewed by the PoliceInterviewed by the Police Interviewed by a Forensic Sexual Interviewed by a Forensic Sexual
Abuse SpecialistAbuse Specialist
Where is the student Where is the student now?now? Returned home 3 days after Returned home 3 days after
reporting incidentreporting incident Has had many difficulties since Has had many difficulties since
returning homereturning home Regrets telling anyoneRegrets telling anyone
The rest of the story…The rest of the story…
After the initial allegations After the initial allegations another incident was discoveredanother incident was discovered
Then anotherThen another 3 students, 3 years, 5 alleged 3 students, 3 years, 5 alleged
inappropriate actionsinappropriate actions None of the students had metNone of the students had met
How was it handled?How was it handled?
Initially nothing was done to the Initially nothing was done to the Rotarian other than the Rotarian other than the investigation by the Police and investigation by the Police and ProsecutorProsecutor
Upon discovery of the RI policies Upon discovery of the RI policies the Rotarian was suspendedthe Rotarian was suspended– Subsequently he requested a ‘leave Subsequently he requested a ‘leave
of absence’ from the clubof absence’ from the club
What could we have What could we have done better?done better? ApplicationsApplications Statement of Conduct – signed!!Statement of Conduct – signed!! Background checks????Background checks???? Immediate SuspensionImmediate Suspension
– RI says removal from all contactRI says removal from all contact
RecommendationsRecommendations
SUPPORT THE STUDENTSUPPORT THE STUDENT
FOLLOW YOUR POLICYFOLLOW YOUR POLICY
Recommendations Recommendations (con’t)(con’t) Educate the District CommitteeEducate the District Committee
Educate the CounselorsEducate the Counselors
Educate the StudentEducate the Student– Remember the initial report was to Remember the initial report was to
another student – a male student!another student – a male student!
Recommendations Recommendations (con’t)(con’t) SUPPORT THE STUDENTSUPPORT THE STUDENT
FOLLOW YOUR POLICYFOLLOW YOUR POLICY
Recommendations Recommendations (con’t)(con’t) Report itReport it to the appropriate state to the appropriate state
agencyagency Report itReport it to the proper local to the proper local
agencyagency Report itReport it to the Youth Exchange to the Youth Exchange
CommitteeCommittee Report itReport it to the District Governor to the District Governor Report itReport it to RI to RI
Recommendations Recommendations (con’t)(con’t) SUPPORT THE STUDENTSUPPORT THE STUDENT
FOLLOW YOUR POLICYFOLLOW YOUR POLICY
Recommendations Recommendations (con’t)(con’t) Cooperate with the investigationCooperate with the investigation
Leave personal feelings outLeave personal feelings out
Stay out of situations involving Stay out of situations involving your home clubyour home club
Recommendations Recommendations (con’t)(con’t) SUPPORT THE STUDENTSUPPORT THE STUDENT
FOLLOW YOUR POLICYFOLLOW YOUR POLICY
Recommendations Recommendations (con’t)(con’t) Follow our own rulesFollow our own rules
Insist the counselors and host Insist the counselors and host families follow the rulesfamilies follow the rules
Insist the student follow the rulesInsist the student follow the rules
Recommendations Recommendations (con’t)(con’t) SUPPORT THE STUDENTSUPPORT THE STUDENT
FOLLOW YOUR POLICYFOLLOW YOUR POLICY