March 24th Tuesday was one of the happiest days of our life a Jury Trial found Toney Elder Not Guilty of 2 counts of child molestation, In Fayette County? Everyone knows he would not be walking free today if there was a shade of evidence that he did those things his daughter accused him of. But it saddens me because after reading this article in this paper it sounds to me like you want Mr. Elder still guilty of those charges. You never interviewed him not even one statement in this article from Mr. Elder. That means you didn’t care about how he felt or what he had to say. For 2 years he has had to deal with the shame and embarrassment that was brought on him for something that he did not do. Just know this, when you let jealousy and anger get into your heart it will grow and grow and cause you to say and or do anything. The mother of his kids has never gotten past the fact that Toney has moved on with his life he got married and has another family also. This is not the first time he has been accused by her of something he did not do. For instance child cruelty and she never showed in court neither time, but I know you only report the facts right? This list goes on and on and on with her. It is sad how one parent can talk bad about the other parent to the children saying mean and hurtful things filling their head with negativity. Not wanting them to get along with the stepparent. For atleast 10 years we thought that the older the kids got the better things would become between us as a family. But just know this, whatever you instill in your children when they are young it shapes and molds them as they become adults. We can teach them to be loving and kind to others, teach them to always do what’s right or they can take on our bad habits like telling lies and you know the rest…… Sounds to me like Toney Elder is the victim as you put it. and we decided we will continue to pray about our situation. We pray for God’s Mercy. Because God can deal with situations and people far better than we can.

I'm not asking this to start a flamewar, I'm honestly curious.

If a court has found Mr. Elder not guilty, is the Citizen passing its own judgment on him by referring to his daughter as "the victim"? On one hand, not guilty doesn't mean he's innocent, but on the other hand, the court has acquitted him, and there are no longer any legal charges pending against him. Since he's the one the daughter said molested her, the court's decision casts doubts on her accusation.

Thoughts?