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Man Says Sex With Kids a Sacred Ritual
By Associated Press

August 3, 2006, 5:00 AM EDT

CLEVELAND -- A man accused of sexually assaulting nine boys with physical or mental disabilities told a judge that having sex with children is a sacred ritual protected by civil rights laws.

Phillip Distasio, who said he is the leader of a church called Arcadian Fields Ministries, represented himself at his pretrial hearing Wednesday. He is charged with 74 counts including rape, pandering obscenity to minors and corrupting another with drugs.

"I'm a pedophile. I've been a pedophile for 20 years," he said in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Wednesday. "The only reason I'm charged with rape is that no one believes a child can consent to sex. The role of my ministry is to get these cases out of the courtrooms."

Distasio said some of his congregants are among the victims in this case. Distacio, of Rocky River, is accused of molesting two disabled boys he tutored at his home and raping seven autistic boys at a Cleveland school for special-needs students where he was a teacher's aide. All but one of the victims were under 13.

A conviction on rape counts involving any of the eight younger boys would mean an automatic sentence of life in prison without parole eligibility, prosecutors said.

Distasio tried unsuccessfully in June to fire his court-appointed lawyer because he wouldn't pursue a religious freedom defense. Distasio could represent himself if the attorney remained as an adviser, Judge Kathleen Sutula said.

Rocky River is 9 miles west of Cleveland.

Author:	Jimbean [ Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:18 am ]
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http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld ... -headlines Quote: Man Says Sex With Kids a Sacred Ritual By Associated Press August 3, 2006, 5:00 AM EDT CLEVELAND -- A man accused of sexually assaulting nine boys with physical or mental disabilities told a judge that having sex with children is a sacred ritual protected by civil rights laws. Phillip Distasio, who said he is the leader of a church called Arcadian Fields Ministries, represented himself at his pretrial hearing Wednesday. He is charged with 74 counts including rape, pandering obscenity to minors and corrupting another with drugs. "I'm a pedophile. I've been a pedophile for 20 years," he said in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Wednesday. "The only reason I'm charged with rape is that no one believes a child can consent to sex. The role of my ministry is to get these cases out of the courtrooms." Distasio said some of his congregants are among the victims in this case. Distacio, of Rocky River, is accused of molesting two disabled boys he tutored at his home and raping seven autistic boys at a Cleveland school for special-needs students where he was a teacher's aide. All but one of the victims were under 13. A conviction on rape counts involving any of the eight younger boys would mean an automatic sentence of life in prison without parole eligibility, prosecutors said. Distasio tried unsuccessfully in June to fire his court-appointed lawyer because he wouldn't pursue a religious freedom defense. Distasio could represent himself if the attorney remained as an adviser, Judge Kathleen Sutula said. Rocky River is 9 miles west of Cleveland.

Author:	Thunderstomp [ Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:21 am ]
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no surprise that this is church related

Author:	Mikey [ Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:23 am ]
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Thunderstomp wrote: no surprise that this is church related i wouldn't blame church right away. I'd label this more as a moron, who's created a small cult.

Author:	Kioto [ Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:25 am ]
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"praise the lil children...."

Author:	Kazekuro [ Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:32 am ]
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Mikey wrote: Thunderstomp wrote: no surprise that this is church related i wouldn't blame church right away. I'd label this more as a moron, who's created a small cult. His small cult is just using religion as a scapegoat. So it's not really the churches fault, rather the idea of organized religion is the problem. Not that I have a problem with organized religion, just that in cases like this, using it as a defense to justify raping children isn't exactly what I'd think organized religion should represent.

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Author:	DeadLegend [ Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:37 am ]
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Watch, they're gonna decide that he's mentally unfit to be put on trial and let him off easy. "Raping autistic boys is part of my sacred ritual" jee zuss He should be killed. He already admitted to doing it, just get rid of him now.

Author:	Jimbean [ Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:40 am ]
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shit like this makes me wish there was a justice system in place that provided punishment based on the crime. Electro-shock treatment and then getting raped in the ass multiple times a day by lexington steel. That's justice for this bitch.

Author:	Mikey [ Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:43 am ]
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Sorry, i have very strong feelings about this type of bull shit. But really pushes it. This man's case will not hold. His argument is that it is part of his religion and that it is sacred, and that on top of that he is trying to prove that sex with children ( with consent ) is acceptable. The case will be thrown out simply because he is taking advantage of the mentally disabled, to whom cannot really make decisions on their own. The man's a sick fuck, and should be sentenced to death.

Author:	Dmitry [ Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:48 am ]
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I'm just going to agree with Mikey because he basically said what I was going to.

Author:	Ponuh [ Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:25 pm ]
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"CHILDREN CAN CONSENT TO SEX. ALSO, MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN CAN CONSENT TO SEX. ALSO IF WE CAN PROVE THAT THEN I GUESS WE CAN PROVE THAT MULES CAN CONSENT TO SEX TOO. WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING TO HAVE SEX WITH WHEN THERE AREN'T ANY CHILDREN AROUND." God I hate these people. This seriously reminds me of the South Park Super Adventure Club. This is probably what they modeled it after.

Author:	Supafly [ Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:51 pm ]
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let's see what kind of sex he consents to in prison. Big Bubba "It's my religion to have sex with unconsenting religious fanatics that have sex with minors."

Author:	Kazekuro [ Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:36 pm ]
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Supafly wrote: let's see what kind of sex he consents to in prison. Big Bubba "It's my religion to have sex with unconsenting religious fanatics that have sex with minors." I think that would be a good solution to this problem. :P

Author:	Mandos [ Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:53 pm ]
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I don't know what is more scary, that a man could truly beleive this to be true or is twisted enough to make it up. It's cases like this that really scared me away from even thinking about a career in law, if I had to defend him I'd feel sick and if I was prosecuting I'd never be able to feel I had gotten justice no matter what sentence was handed down to him.

Author:	Thunderstomp [ Thu Aug 03, 2006 6:33 pm ]
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we should definitely have an "eye for an eye" type legal system.

Author:	Galindar [ Fri Aug 04, 2006 3:12 pm ]
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One thing is for sure, someone is gonna kill this sick fuck whatever happens to him. If he goes to jail, he'll be dead. If he doesn't, some good citizen will kill him, hopefully slow and painful.

Author:	Yarr [ Fri Aug 04, 2006 3:33 pm ]
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Galindar I have no idea what your sig is.

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Author:	Ponuh [ Thu Aug 03, 2006 6:43 pm ]
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Eye for an eye? So...like, the children rape him

Author:	Whisp [ Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:37 pm ]
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Ponuh wrote: Eye for an eye? So...like, the children rape him :lol: he should be raped by a 10 foot tall man

Author:	Denchi [ Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:43 pm ]
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ANARCHY!!!!

Author:	Thunderstomp [ Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:31 pm ]
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Whisp wrote: Ponuh wrote: Eye for an eye? So...like, the children rape him he should be raped by a 10 foot tall man he might enjoy that. I say cut off his arms and his legs. If he can still molest kids after that, that's something I'd like to see.