Update to City of Citrus Heights Business File

Link to new correspondence from the City of Citrus Heights.

As it might be confusing what you are actually looking at, I will explain a bit.  When Robert Adams had his business license temporarily suspended in July, his attorney asked for an appeal hearing.  That date was set for mid-August.  Then Robert Adams asked for the hearing to be postponed to a "mutually agreeable date" in the future.  He then sold the "business entity" to his daughter's boyfriend and they attempted to re-open under a new license.  That license has been denied.  The hearing for the original license has yet to occur.

The letter you are looking at is a correspondence between the City's finance director and an attorney for Robert Adams.  The attorneys for Mr. Adams are giving dates for their unavailability...which is odd, seeing as though the hearing was agreed to be on a "mutually agreeable date".  The finance director points out that it would be easier to just tell her a few dates that WOULD work, instead of giving her dates from now until next June that do not work.  There was no need for legal correspondence with a proof of service.  She also points out that the letter was clearly cut and copied from a letter sent to the Department of Social Services, as they didn't even bother to change the name at the top of the proof of service.

At the going rate for attorneys, I'm sure that could have reimbursed at least 2 of the parents who are owed refunds.

Sadly the money was spent instead on pointless correspondence.

In Simplest Terms

I have to say, I'm not quite sure how I can make this any clearer to some people.

The infamous PSP on the Creative Frontiers Facebook page:

Absolutely and me too! Sandi Adams is actually a co-owner of CFS. She was never implicated in ANY false allegations so wondering why the elementary and preschool was raided and immediately shut down due to unsubstantiated allegations against 1 person that ultimately showed they were false, leaving not only Mr. Bob but the co-owner of the school, Sandi, without any potential of income now and in the future? The police, city and DSS secured CFS Inc's. financial doom by doing this--they certainly have not done it to other schools like the above Woodbine so why CFS? It certainly wasn't because of the fire inspector's yearly report in which they passed in June 2011 and then they were mysteriously cited in July 2011. I personally think it was a trigger happy city police department and or a DA's office looking to make a name for themselves and protect themselves against impending furloughs or budget cuts--why else?

Okay lets try this again and I will put in in the simplest terms I can come up with.

Woodbine is a PUBLIC preschool. It is run by a state/federal taxpayer funded school district.

Creative Frontiers School is a PRIVATE for-profit school owned by Robert and Saundra Adams.

These are two completely different entities. Different rules and laws apply. It is not arbitrary. The rules are set forth by CA state law.

The entire staff of Woodbine could be brought up on charges and the school would still open the next day because it is run by a taxpayer supported school district. A new principal, teachers and staff would be brought in immediately. However, when the owner of a private school is charged with felony counts of child abuse, the school closes. Please reread that last sentence, until you can grasp that concept.

It is unfortunate for Sandi Adams that the school is closed.  I agree.  Where though, other than on the business license, is she listed as being owner of the school?  Certainly not on the Creative Frontiers School website.  Where has she asked to step up and run the school in her husband's absence?  It wasn't her role in the past and it doesn't appear to be the plan currently.

Going back to PSPs comment, where does it say the original allegations in the DSS report were false?  I can actually answer my own question....It doesn't say that anywhere.  Just because they were not included in the arrest warrant doesn't mean they were untrue.  They might be included later, they might not.  Doesn't mean it didn't happen.  

Yet again we are being directed back to "the fire inspector's yearly report in which they passed in June 2011". *sigh*  Please reference the City of Citrus Heights file on the business license here and our explanation here. 

I hardly think that the arrest of Robert Adams on 6 felony and 1 misdemeanor count of child molestation can be played down as a "trigger happy" Citrus Heights PD or a DA "looking to make name for themselves".  Why else PSP?  Really?  SEVEN different children that we know of claim to be molested by Mr. Adams and you think that the only reason the DA is prosecuting the case is to make a name for themselves?  That comment is just ludicrous.

Of course that isn't all, Christian Peet, in his infinite wisdom has to add to it;

The motivations remain fairly nebulous to me, but the screw-ups are plain as day. Most often these things are just the result of compounded mistakes, with no real malice except on the part of people like Irma, etc. Perhaps a deal will work out for all involved. Something like this: DA's office drops charges (now's a good time, given that the Sandusky case shows what a real case looks like). In return, the Adams and all the parents whose children were needlessly devastated by the handling of the school closing and the forced relocation don't sue city, county, and state officials. Bob takes a well-earned early retirement (unfortunately, he will never be work around strangers' kids again, thanks to this disaster). And the school opens under another Adams family member. Done. Blue skies. Birds chirping. Kids back in the playground, happy, just as it was for 35 years prior . . .

‎*Sorry* for the flourish at the end. I'm just so sick of this needless misery. I like to think that somehow justice will prevail for a family that's given so much.

Wasn't Christian Peet the forerunner in the "it's all a conspiracy" campaign?  Wasn't he the one accusing District Attorney Scully of "trying to make a name"?  Suggesting that parents have possible lawsuits against the actions of the "city, county, and state officials" is beyond nonsense.  I find the comparison to the Sandusky case as a "real case" ironic given the fact that Sandusky claims that he never molested any of the 8 children he is charged with molesting...he was only "horsing around" and the hugging and touching wasn't intended to be sexual.  I'm pretty sure many of the same things have been said about Mr. Adams.

"I could say that I have done some of those things. I have horsed around with kids, I have showered after workouts. I have hugged them, and I have touched their legs without intent of sexual contact," he told Costas in an interview that aired Monday night. "I shouldn't have showered with those kids."

Tell me how Peet can be so certain that the charges against Sandusky are founded and the charges against Robert Adams are false and part of an elaborate conspiracy? Was Peet also in those Penn State showers as well as under Adams' desk? Is he privy to inside information no one else has? How exactly is Peet determining the truth here? How are any of the CFS supporters determining truth? Are you all refusing to consider the possibility that some or all of these charges are true because you would then have to admit that you made a grave error in choosing CFS and put your child at risk? Trust me, all parents of the former students are grappling with this concern right now. Most I have spoken to have been shocked by the information which has been revealed since the date of closure. All was not well at CFS--regardless of how much you wish it was.

PSP has to come back to add, 

Yes, I also believe justice will prevail and I too am sick of this needless misery. As pleasant as it is for me to hope and wish that birds could chirp again and there would be blue skies for the Adams's sake***, unfortunately Bob and Sandi were hurt intentionally by screw ups and compounded mistakes by supposed 'professionals' that have impacted them financially, emotionally and physically, now and in the future. Personally I don't think Bob and Sandi are financially able to just say que sera sera and take an early retirement and call it a day if the DA's office 'decides' it wants to drop the case with the contingency that no one can sue them. Even if the girls ran it, there is still the stigma Bob, Sandi and the Adams girls will have to live with forever, decreased enrollment because of that stigma and there needs to be compensation for this which I believe there will be. I would also think that many parents would sue the city and gvmt agencies for this too because CFS families were abruptly and unnecessarily dis-located and their children tramatized by the police raid. In America like anywhere else in the world, you pay for what you take. You can't just take something (i.e. Bob and the Adams finances, physical and emotional health and freedom) without paying for it, or steal it and try to give it back because now it's damaged and beyond repair. And that's all I have to say about that....! :)

So which is it PSP?  Did they screw up or are they intentionally trying to hurt the Adams family?  You can't intentionally screw up.  The only thing I can question about the actions of the Citrus Heights Police Department is the manner and timing in which the school was closed down, not the fact that it is closed.  Not the fact that they are investigating the allegations against Mr. Adams.  Quite simply the claims of lawsuits towards the DA and City for investigating these claims, is silly.  Sure they can try.  But sadly these threats are as empty as the threats to sue this blog. Gosh how I wish that was all PSP had to say about that...but no, she adds:

Ooops, I fibbed. I do have just one more thing to say. If the DA decided to drop the charges (obv due to negligence in performing due diligence) in exchange for the family and/or parents not suing gvmt entities, am I wrong thinking that would then be a form of extortion?

Yes PSP, you are wrong.  For many reasons, but I will just focus on your claims of extortion. 

ex·tor·tion 

n.

1. The act or an instance of extorting.

2. Illegal use of one's official position or powers to obtain property, funds, or patronage.

3. An excessive or exorbitant charge.

4. Something extorted.

So ummm, no, *IF* the DA dropped charges with the contingency that they not be sued, it still wouldn't be extortion.   

Christian comes back to add,

Well said, Patricia. I was just being "nice," re the lost revenue, legal fees, defamation, etc.

Re "extortion," though, I think it's fairly common practice, though there is certainly a different name for it :-) It's not my ballpark, though. I'm quite sure Linda P. knows precisely how to handle that end, however, and will do a bang-up job. . . .

That comment would be laughable if the subject matter at hand wasn't so disturbing.  I just won't even go there.

Creative Frontiers was not treated like Woodbine because CFS is NOT Woodbine.  Public, district run school VS private, owner run school.  However, the mere fact that the school WAS closed was fully justified by the code violations and abuse allegations. State law was followed. Let me ask you, PSP, if your child was one who made a disclosure, would you want the police and state doing their job or would you want them to look the other way so a sweet little school could stay open and no one would have their lives upended? Just ignore the words of the children and the witnesses, brush them under the rug, and stay with the status quo? Well, would you? Folks at Penn State ignored the abuse and look what happened. More children were hurt. PSP, you really might want to stop and think. Each of the children who have disclosed have parents and families who care deeply for them. Each of those children are confused and hurting right now. How can you simply negate and ignore their pain? Shame on you.

Refunds on Their Way?

Curious that Robert Adams is selling $1700 worth of Home Depot gift cards on eBay.

(Please click on images to enlarge)

A listing:

Mr. Adams' payment instructions:

The other listings:

 
Does this mean some parents can be expecting refunds soon?

DSS Hearing today

Remember waaaaay back when Creative Frontiers pushed back their appeal hearings due to an "agreement" they had with the city?

Well that hearing with the Department of Social Services is today.  The DSS licensed the preschool portion of Creative Frontiers School.  What is odd to me is that according to DSS rules, you forefit your preschool license when you sell the business and the new owner has to apply on their own.  Since Robert Adams sold the school "business entity" to Zsolt Benedek, it seems this hearing would be a pointless endeavor.

The original SacBee article on the change of date for the hearing here.

According to the agreement to postpone the hearing for the business license had an undetermined date.

Bad Babysitter

A small and beautiful Connecticut town was shocked to learn that a local 17 year old boy, Jeremy Barney, had been arrested. He was charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse of three young children, aged 6-13, while caring for them as a baby-sitter, over the period of almost two years.

Mr. Barney was accused of raping and sodomizing the three children.  The court documents also stated that he also violated them with various instruments, and that he cut their genitals with glass.

One of Mr. Barney's friends was interviewed by police,

Police reported they interviewed one of Barney’s friends,[MO], a former Sharon resident, who admitted Barney visited his house and used his computer to download child pornography. In a written statement to police, [MO] said Barney wanted to see photos of both boys and girls ages eight to 10 years old, and at times as young as five years old, and masturbated.

The children's father commented in a victim impact statement quoted in the press:

"He is a soulless, heartless psychopath, a master of manipulation," the father said following a tearful embrace with his wife. "He safety-pinned the paws of our cat to the carpet while he sexually assaulted the cat so as to preserve their silence. He used the same instrument of sexual assault on our dog as he used on my daughter. And the dog is still incontinent. We need to lock this monster up and lose the key."

Mr. Barney claimed the sex was consensual, but the judge fully disagreed when presented with the evidence and considering the children's ages.  Mr. Barney's attorney, Stephen Somerstein, is quoted as saying,

Barney was a troubled young boy who was himself the victim of sexual abuse as an 11-year-old. (By whom?  Has this person been brought to justice?) He needs help, Somerstein said, not a jail sentence that will leave him a hardened criminal unable to function in society.

The article goes on to talk about Mr. Barney's post conviction speech,

When asked to speak, Barney stuttered and was helped to his feet by marshals. He referred to one of his victims as a defendant, then apologized for the error. He began blaming the victim, but stopped speaking in mid-sentence when his attorney pulled him from a standing to a sitting position. To investigators, Barney said the sex was consensual.

According to an article in the New York Times, the abuse was revealed when Mr. Barney was undergoing treatment for depression at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington.  His mother is quoted as telling the police that Mr. Barney was ''glad someone found out about it.''

According to an arrest warrant unsealed this week, Mr. Barney's mother, [BB], first alerted the authorities to the abuse of the three children -- boys age 7 and 13 and an 8-year-old girl -- in October. Mr. Barney, who was being treated for depression at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington at the time, told his mother he was ''glad someone found out about it,'' Mrs. Barney told the police.

The youth had been abusing the children since the summer of 2002, when he began watching pornographic videos with the eldest child, a boy who was then 12, the warrant said. He eventually abused all three children, the state police charged. He intimidated the children by telling them he would assault other members of the family if they did not comply with his requests, and he tortured them with a knife, among other items, the warrant said.

These are statements in the arrest warrant and accepted by the court.  Another astonishing part to the story is that Mr. Barney's own probation officer recommended he be locked up for a long time.

Assistant State's Attorney James Fletcher said the case was the first in his 15 years as a prosecutor in which the probation officer who conducted a background investigation recommended a lengthy jail term without probation. "Any healing won't come for a very long time," Fletcher said. "This has left the children broken and struggling on a daily basis."

His uncle, Christian Peet, paints a remarkably different picture.  Unsurprisingly, he claims that Mr. Barney was wrongly convicted and falsely accused. He's changed his statements on his blog concerning his nephew quite a bit recently. It used to say that Barney was merely having a "consensual homosexual relationship" with the young 13 year old boy he was charged with caring for. Simply put, a 13 year old child is not capable of having consensual sexual relations with anyone. A babysitter is no different to a teacher or other caregiver with regards to a boundary that cannot be crossed. When you are given the responsibility to care for a child, you are there to keep them safe. You are not there to fulfill your own sexual desires. It does not have to be forcible rape to be wrong or illegal. It is also interesting to me that Mr. Peet somehow feels that his nephew's case is ALSO like the McMartin Preschool trials.

Oh, did I mention Mr. Peet has written a book, Jeremy Barney: No Evidence. No Jury. No Justice, about the subject that comes out soon?  I find the artwork Mr. Peet has used for his title page of his book quite disturbing.  It is a drawing that a 4 year-old Jeremy Barney made and I don't need to be a art therapist to see that a drawing of a very angry looking adult and a very frightened small child is quite concerning.  The adult figure looks like a monster, which ironically was what Mr. Barney was referred to publicly.  Mr. Peet's bibliography is also quite disturbing.  He lists books such as the German book of poetry Babyficker (I won't translate to English for you, I'm sure you can make an educated guess) by Urs Allemann.  One has to ask the question though, where was Mr. Peet during his nephew's trial?  Not one person spoke in Mr. Barney's defense.  I would think that if Mr. Peet had some evidence that exonerated his nephew he would bring it to authorities instead of writing a book about it.  How can he possibly claim to know the facts in this case, and many others, if he wasn't present when the children were abused?

Mr. Barney was convicted of his crimes and is currently serving a 20 year sentence in prison with 20 years of special parole.

Imagine this...

Imagine that you are in your early 20's,  law enforcement is listening to you this time and the man you believed to have harmed you is finally arrested.  You might feel relieved, validated, impatient or even frustrated at how long it took. You come across the school Facebook page where the abuse happened after numerous news outlets talk about the out pouring of support against your abuser. You read horrible accusations about yourself alleging that you being greedy for money, for attention.  You must be lying because it never could have happened that way, according to these people.  You see references to a much younger child as "the girl who cried pee-pee". You know the truth, you know what did or did not happen. Yet you have numerous people telling you that you are wrong.

Now imagine that you are someone that had been molested however you have not come forward yet.  Perhaps you were scared of your abuser, perhaps threats had been made, perhaps you just wanted to try to put it all behind you.  You see supporters picketing at the school, at city hall and you come across their Facebook page. How inclined are you to tell anyone what happened?  Will anyone even believe you?  If people didn't believe them, why would they believe you? Should you just suffer in silence longer?

Imagine you are a parent that sacrifices to have their children in a private school. You believed the school your children attended was run by a highly qualified educator.  You believed that your child's teachers were credentialed.  You believed that the building were safe for your child to be in on a daily basis.  At first you support your school, after all - these are people you know.  You slowly see that maybe things weren't what they were supposed to be.  There were safety issues with the buildings.  Credentials and resumes don't add up. That monetary sacrifice was already hard enough and you pre-paid all of the upcoming school year to lighten the financial burden.  Despite the school being closed, no refund was issued.  You were given a nugget of hope though, the school would re-open.  Part of you still wanted to believe in what you had been told by people you trusted. Yet almost 4 months later, there is no possibility of the school reopening.  You still have not received a refund, in fact other than a Facebook page- you haven't heard from the family at all.

We have yet to see any acknowledgement of the issues that plagued the Creative Frontiers School campus and the handling of the closure and since.  We have seen supporters further victimize victims with verbal assaults, we have seen family members hurl hurtful words towards former supporters.  We have seen a complete denial of public legal documents.  We have seen a failure to tell their families that the school will not be reopening any time in the near future because the business license held by Robert Adams and the application for a business license by Zsolt Benedek have been denied.  Yet, in some bizarre reality - Robert Adams and CFS still continue to have supporters.

Let's talk about the true injustice

A CFS supporter says

That just reeks of a serious injustice. Looks like when all is said and done, the Adams' family has a hefty lawsuit they, THEMSELVES, need to file. I am so sorry for the suffering they're enduring over this.

This supporter is responding, presumably to PSP's comment referencing the closure of CFS and the comparison to the closure of another local school, which we spoke about earlier.  While on the surface, I can understand why this supporter would see the potential lawsuit.  What this supporter may not remember, realize or care to think about is the business license was not issued to Sandra Adams solely.  It was issued to Robert Adams as the agent of service for Creative Frontiers.  Sandra Adams is Robert's spouse however she is not entitled to anything more than the standard due process that Creative Frontiers School, Inc is entitled to in terms of business standpoint.

What is worse, to me, about this comment is the lack of empathy or concern the alleged victims may have suffered, and continue to suffer.  These young women, the witnesses to the alleged abuse and the parents of the alleged victims have all had to endure the name calling, character bashing and suspicion CFS supporters and certain members of the Adams family have participated in and seemingly encouraged.

I understand "standing by your man", I will never understand the need to characterize these alleged victims as money grubbing, attention seeking or dishonest.  To what lengths with CFS supporters go to keep their heads in the sand?

Things that make you go Hmmmmm

We know from the Creative Frontiers School website that Robert Adams claims that:

We recently celebrated our 27th birthday at the Citrus Heights Campus, and our 34th anniversary concerning our unwavering commitment to education. Creative Frontiers School originated in 1975 on a 1/4 acre lot licensed for 44 students!

We also can see that according to his Faculty page, Robert Adams claims:

Mr. Bob is the founder of Creative Frontiers School and has been the principal since the school’s opening. He was born and raised in Southern California. The first campus originally opened in November, 1975 which means he just celebrated his 35th year anniversary. Prior to that, he had owned 3 swim schools, where children ages 6 months to 12 years were taught swimming while he completed his undergraduate work. He started teaching P.E. to middle school children in 1968 at a private school in Belmont, CA when he was still a high school senior! So, for those counting, that’s 43 years ago! Bob was the second oldest in a family of 8 children & believes he discovered teaching was a way of life (and survival) in a big family! Bob and his wife of 35 years, Sandy, have 3 daughters: [name] (34), [name] (29), and [name] (27) that all graduated from Creative Frontiers but also went on to complete their Bachelor’s as well. He currently has eight grandchildren: [name] (9), [name] (8), [name] (5), [name] (3), [name] (1), [name] (1), [name] (7 mos.) and [name] (7 months). Before starting Creative Frontiers, Mr. Bob earned two Bachelors’ in Child Development and Child Psychology, and then he completed his Masters in School Administration and started his Doctorate in Education, but never found the time to finish! Besides administrating, he has taught swimming, kindergarten, and first grade. He has done a lot of volunteer work throughout his 35 years for children and education throughout various agencies such as the Sacramento Children’s Commission, Placer County Children’s Council, California Textbook Review Commission, Folsom School District’s W.A.S.C. Accreditation parent chairperson, as well as serving on many other educational and children’s rights committees at the local, county and state level.

So we know that Mr. Adams graduated from California State Northridge in 1975 with the 2 BA degrees.  We also know that he DID NOT complete his Masters in School Administration, but that is not the most concerning issue to me right now. So if he finished his degree in 1975, he then opened a school that same year?  His daughter was born the next year?  But somehow he owned 3 swim schools in the process?  Something doesn't quite add up here.  How many college students do you know who can own 3 swim schools while working on 2 degrees then open a preschool the same year you graduate?  I'm not saying it is impossible, but improbable.  In addition, he claims to be born and raised in Southern California, but taught PE at a middle school in Belmont while he was in high school?  For those not familiar with California geography, Belmont is in the San Francisco Bay area, typically referred to as Northern or Central California.  What kind of school hires on a high school student as a Physical Education instructor?

Further investigation, and a very helpful email brought this to my attention:

Entity Name:	CREATIVE FRONTIERS
Entity Number:	C0714596
Date Filed:	05/13/1974
Status:	SUSPENDED
Jurisdiction:	CALIFORNIA
Entity Address:	18719 TOPHAM ST
Entity City, State, Zip:	RESEDA CA 91335
Agent for Service of Process:	*
Agent Address:	*
Agent City, State, Zip:	*

This is from the California Secretary of State website.  This information states that a school in Southern California, called Creative Frontiers was started in 1974 and was suspended.  Suspended, as defined on their website means; "The business entity's powers, rights and privileges were suspended or forfeited in California 1) by the Franchise Tax Board for failure to file a return and/or failure to pay taxes, penalties, or interest; and/or 2) by the Secretary of State for failure to file the required Statement of Information and, if applicable, the required Statement by Common Interest Development Association."  So is the the original CFS?  Maybe....I'm not sure.  If you look up the address listed for the school, you are taken to the Discovery School, which is currently operating at the same location.  From their "about us page we learn:

When Discovery School first opened its doors almost thirty-five years ago, no one could have imagined that it would grow to be a premier force in the field of early childhood education.  Established by a group of five physicians, Creative Frontiers, as it was then known, was founded on the principles of fortifying children with love, education and creativity.  After a few years, the name was changed and then, in 1999, current owners, [name] and [name] purchased Discovery school.

So wait, 5 physicians?  This can't be the same school, right?  Well here is where it gets odd.  It seems several physicians DID own a school at that location, only it's name was slightly different.  Again from the California Secretary of State website:

Entity Name:	FRONTIER DISCOVERY, INC.
Entity Number:	C0876373
Date Filed:	10/26/1978
Status:	DISSOLVED
Jurisdiction:	CALIFORNIA
Entity Address:	18719 TOPHAM ST
Entity City, State, Zip:	RESEDA CA 91335
Agent for Service of Process:	[name]
Agent Address:	899 EL CENTRO ST STE 201
Agent City, State, Zip:	SOUTH PASADENA CA 91030

So, a hybrid name, at the same location.  Interesting.  Does it mean something?  Maybe.  Does it mean nothing? Again, maybe.  But it is certainly odd.

If we go back to the above information about Creative Frontiers School from the website, it states that CFS has been at it's current location for 27 years, which would make the date that campus opened approximately 1984.  On the list that pops up when you search "Creative Frontiers" you find Creative Frontiers at it's current campus in Citrus Heights.  You will note it says "Dissolved", however, there is another listing with the year 2000 that is current.  I'm assuming this may have happened when Mr. Adams filed for bankruptcy.

Entity Name:	CREATIVE FRONTIERS, INC.
Entity Number:	C1257161
Date Filed:	09/14/1984
Status:	DISSOLVED
Jurisdiction:	CALIFORNIA
Entity Address:	6446 SYLVAN RD.
Entity City, State, Zip:	CITRUS HEIGHTS CA 95610
Agent for Service of Process:	ROBERT B. ADAMS
Agent Address:	6446 SYLVAN RD.
Agent City, State, Zip:	CITRUS HEIGHTS CA 95610

So again, what does it mean?  In short answer, I don't know.  If the Creative Frontiers listed with the California Secretary of State is *the* Creative Frontiers, then where was Robert Adams between 1978 and 1984?  Why does the Discovery School claim it was founded by 5 doctors, not Robert Adams?  How does a 24 year old young man fresh out of school own 3 swim schools and open up a preschool without actually having credentials?  Interestingly enough, according to several tips we have received, he somehow found time to squeeze in a brief career as a mortician as well.

 Is it something?  Is it nothing?  I will let you decide.

Why Woodbine is not CFS

It seems tiresome that I have to explain this yet again, but some people are still not getting it.  The infamous PSP posted to the Creative Frontiers School Facebook Page:

Also seems to me,Christian, that Sandi Adams, co-owner of Creative Frontiers, also got the short end of the stick when the police shut down the whole school over malicious allegations against just Mr. Bob, leaving her financially ruined forever as well. I've never heard of a whole school being raided, shut down and closed indefinately due to the alleged conduct of one person. Below is a post from the Sacramento Bee, Oct 26, 2011 Region Section page 2 that states exactly the opposite of what they did to Bob Adams, Sandi Adams and CFS at another preschool in Sacramento. You will see that there are no names given, no definition of what the 'inappropriate allegation' was, the school was not raided and shut down indefinately, no comments made by district officials and other unsimilarities. What gives? Title: SACRAMENTO, Inappropriate conduct by preschool worker alleged.

An employee in the preschool program at Woodbine Elementary School was removed from the campus Wednesday morning following allegations that the individual engaged in inappropriate conduct.

District spokesman Gabe Ross said the allegations were made Wednesday morning, and district officials immediately placed the employee on administrative leave and contacted police. Ross declined to comment on the nature of the alleged conduct or the employee's position in the program.

Sacramento Police Department spokesman Sgt. Andrew Pettit said the department has initiated an investigation to determine whether any crime was committed. District officials said they will work closely with police.

Ross said 23 students are enrolled in the preschool program at the school at 2500 52nd Ave.

Families of Woodbine students and school staff members were notified of the incident.

"Cathy Locke"

 The article referred to can be read at this link in it's entirety.  So here goes.  Let me explain it slowly since some are still not getting it.  As has been said NUMEROUS times before, Creative Frontiers School was a private preschool and elementary.  The preschool program at Woodbine Elementary is a state-run program through the Sacramento City Unified School District. Their goal from the district website:

Our district’s first goal is “Readiness for Kindergarten”.  In order to help achieve this goal, the SCUSD Child Development Department offers free or subsidized full day child care and free part day preschool programs for income eligible families.  These programs provide appropriate learning experiences and comprehensive student support services for preschoolers to ensure their smooth transition into kindergarten. 

This is COMPLETELY different than a privately owned preschool.  In addition, it is one employee that is involved in the allegations/investigation.  In the case of Creative Frontiers, it is the owner.  This is no different than if it were an in-home daycare.  

As for Mrs. Adams, yes, she is not listed as any part of the complaint.  Yes, she is co-license holder.  But as the co-owner she would also be responsible for keeping the school in good operating condition, which it clearly was not.  The allegations of molestation aside, the condition of the school was also a factor in the school closing.  So, as co-owner, she is partly to blame for the state of the school.  There have been MANY cases where a wife looses her in-home daycare license due to the actions of her husband who may or may not be on the license.  It is unfortunate, but not unusual.

I just can't have much sympathy for her given the condition of the school, when there were teachers, who from all available information, were doing the best they could with what they were given and are completely without income now.  Sure they can pick up unemployment, but their resume's are forever tarnished by this as well.  I can't help but notice the recent disappearance of two former teachers from the CFS Facebook page in the last few days.  I can't blame them from wanting to distance themselves from the ignorance being spouted from a few supporters.  I wish all the teachers the best and sincerely hope they have been able to move on and find employment elsewhere.

Does Having Supporters Equal Innocence?

Maybe I am missing something, it wouldn't be the first time, but why do Creative Frontiers supporters seem to think that the number of supporters present at Mr. Adams court appearances is newsworthy information?

The Sacramento Bee's Sam Stanton specifically addressed the supporters in an article entitled, "Principal in molestation case back in court".  He opens his article with,

Robert B. Adams may be accused of serious crimes, but he still has a core group of supporters who want people to know they do not believe he is a child molester.

He continues to write about the "more than 2 dozen" supporters who showed up wearing their red shirts and chanting their support for Mr. Adams.

A great piece showing the support that Mr. Adams still has a lot support....this should make the supporters happy right?

No.

Instead we are hearing all about how Sam Stanton, and by default all media outlets has gotten it wrong.  They claim there were way more than 2 dozen and the media is failing to report this, because it isn't sensational enough.  From the CFS Facebook page:

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Did ANY of the media bother to cover the FACT that the courtroom was a sea of red? That there was standing room only in the courtroom, and not one person was there AGAINST Mr. Bob? I didn't see anything on any news channel on the evening news, and I don't take the Bee... This is clearly a witch hunt. Follow the money, folks...

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 My family alone was 5 people in support. There were many more than that!!! I once had a belief in the media's ability to report the truth but now I know the truth they only want to tell a story that will sell. It doesn't matter what the truth is or who gets hurt in the process as long as it sells. I for one have stopped buying.

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I was there and trying to do the math. I'm thinking there were 6 people per row (or is it 7 or 8) and 5 rows per side (?) so 10 rows altogether plus standing room in the back. I'd say Mr. Bob's supporters filled up at least 35 seats (not counting the Adams) plus about 5 were standing in the back since most all the seats were taken so I'm thinking around at least 40 supporters?

But here is the thing....does it really matter?  Sure it is great to have supporters.  I'm sure it means a lot to Mr. Adams and his family, despite their failure to thank those supporters publicly.  Sadly, the fact is, having 0 supporters or 1,000,000 supporters doesn't equal one's innocence.  A poster on the above mentioned SacBee article online put it perfectly, 

krs1957

Adolf Hitler had millions of supporters.

Now before anyone goes there, I am not comparing Robert Adams to Adolf Hitler, but I am agreeing with this poster.  Many very nefarious people have hundreds of supporters, it doesn't make them innocent of their crimes.

If Mr. Adams supporters what to continue to show up at court appearances, then by all means, they should continue to do so, but they need to realize, their presence is not news, nor does it equal Mr. Adams innocence.