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06/15/09(Mon)22:16 No.1909630See,
this news sort of surprises me, and sort of doesn't. I was one of those
"original" girls who helped start Metrocon, WAAAAAY back when, before
metrocon existed, and we were just focusing on the anime aspect of
Necronomicon. I was a minor then too, and Roy always made suggestive
comments, flirted with all of the girls, and made "i'd try to get with
you if you were 18" comments all the time. But he never actually tried
to do anything with anyone under 18. But once we were all 18, he
started getting closer to one of the girls, but luckily she was able to
get that to stop before it actually became a serious issue. But she was
18.
I knew about this current situation before it hit the news
the other day. I believe it happened, but I know it wasn't rape. It was
consented, albeit underage. I personally was never victim to the web of
Roy, but I know how easy it can be to get sucked into it, become the
center of attention, and feel popular, well-liked and envied by others.
So it's not surprising that this happened. I don't know what the court
will say. Roy isn't a bad person at all, he just never knew how to deal
with his feelings well. He didn't do what he did for the sexual
pleasure or the idea of doing it with an underage girl as opposed to
one of legal age. He had other deeper feelings for the girl, and it
caused him to do things he knew he shouldn't do, but did anyway.
Im
sure this never would have come up again if had actually been laid to
rest, but since he and other people just couldn't leave it alone, now
we are seeing the consequences.
I hope Metrocon continues in
the following years because I have been around since before its birth,
and I'd be sad to see something that grew so much just vanish. Good
luck Metrocon. |