Parents Testify Against Simpsonville Woman Accused of Molestation
Ronasha Taylor is on trial for allegedly abusing children at a Greer daycare center.
The trial of Ronasha Taylor, a Simpsonville woman accused of child molestation at a Greer daycare center, continued Wednesday with parents saying Taylor seemed to be a "great teacher."
But, according to a report by the Spartanburg Herald-Journal, other parents testified that they believe the 24-year-old Taylor sexually abused their children.
The Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office has charged Taylor, of 108 Jackson Road in Simpsonville, with several counts of a lewd act on a minor, as well as charges of criminal sexual conduct with a minor under age 11, allegedly occurring between December 2010 and March 2011.
The testimony and evidence so far has been circumstantial, and Taylor's defense lawyer on Wednesday questioned whether the prosecution's expert witness, a forensic evaluator who interviewed the alleged pre-school-aged victims, had asked the children leading questions in order to elicit negative responses against his client.
While some parents, even those of the alleged victims, said Taylor seemed to be a "fantastic" teacher who was great with children, they also told jurors that they noticed changes in their children — such as nightmares and uncharacteristic behavior — they fear indicate abuse at the hands of Taylor.
In an interview with the evaluator, "a child said Taylor asked her to lick her 'tummy' in a bathroom at the daycare center. The girl said she witnessed another child lick Taylor's stomach," the paper reported. In a third interview, the child reportedly said she had licked and touched Taylor's breasts. "Asked who taught her to do that, she replied her mother," the paper reported.
Taylor has flatly denied the allegations against her and told authorities as far back as 2010 she believed the alleged victims were being coached.
The trial is expected to continue into next week. For more on the story click here and here.
Friends ofthevictims
9:54 am on Thursday, September 13, 2012
Personally know the victim and family who first brought the case to the daycare. Her child was 3 yrs old when this happened....she said tummy but pointed to her mother's breasts. Parents were too shocked to believe at first, so actially delayed reporting, but child consistently repeated the scenario. They finally approached the daycare who then accused her 3 yr old of making it up & allowed the woman to continue working with those children. Took having multiple parents threatening to go to newspaper b4 the daycare called DSS. This woman is guilty. I now know many of the other victimized kids as they eventually transferred to my kids daycare, many have emptional and intimacy issues now. One family is falling apart due to the strain,impact goes far beyond the victimization of the children. Makes me sick to think they are all being hurt & victimized again by this same woman, her sick accusations that unrelated families and children would make this up, the terror the children & parents have to go thru reliving these events in a trial for strangers to hear. The current avg age of these kids are 6-8...imagine the terror. I hope this woman pays for the horror she has wrought on these families.
D. Dantzler
6:11 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012
This is so scary and unfortunate. When my children went to a daycare several years ago, I constantly asked questions of them to make sure nothing "weird" was going on. And I sometimes wonder about certain daycares and their "standards" for hiring people and what type of background checks are actually being done.
Gods Servant
10:36 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012
What about the childs statement that she learned it from her mother? Look like to me the parents are the ones who molesting their own children and trying to throw it off on a innocent by stander,,,
Karma
11:38 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012
These children were so young when this began....my niece was one of her victims. She made them feel special and offered them 'treats' to do the things she asked and not to tell anyone. My niece has nightmares and goes to therapy every week for the past year and a half. I dont know if she will ever forget what happened but it takes alot of guts for a 6 yr old to get up in court and relive the things that the "bad teacher" did to her in front of strangers. No parent wants their child to endure what these victims have and i am positive that the parents in this case have done nothing Except love and support their kids!! This sorry excuse for a human needs to be locked up forever so she can never hurt another child ever again!!
God's Child
11:39 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
You know God know the truth, He knows all. And I hope that God do the Judging for this trail. Because we have already put her under the jail. Trial or not I pray you will not our God!
Red
1:06 am on Thursday, September 20, 2012
Y'all some clowns if u think she did that because good person she would never do that. Them kids being coached to say that stuff. Parents should be ashamed to lie or her and the kids. This woman is someone daughter and aunt and she never do this to anyone. I hate to see my tax dollars wasted for fake allegation that's messing up her life and family life. Because of these lying parents and kids god knows what happen and it will come to light .