Texas Man Convicted In Child Sex Club Case

Children As Young As 5 Groomed To Perform Sex Shows At Swingers Club

(AP)  A 41-year-old auto body shop worker was convicted Thursday of grooming children as young as 5 to perform in sex shows at a small-town swingers club in Texas.

Patrick "Booger Red" Kelly showed no emotion after the verdict. Jurors deliberated about two hours before finding him guilty of engaging in organized criminal activity, a conviction that could send him to prison for life.

Prosecutors alleged Kelly was a member of the so-called Mineola Swinger's Club, though Kelly has testified he is innocent. They contended Kelly helped set up a "kindergarten" where young children learned to dance provocatively. To help perform at the club, prosecutors say the children were given Vicodin-like drugs the adults passed off as "silly pills."

Testimony began Thursday afternoon in the sentencing phase of the trial, where prosecutors were pushing for a life sentence. Kelly could go to prison anywhere from five years to life.

During closing arguments Thursday, prosecutor Joe Murphy accused Kelly of having sexual contact with four children tied to the case who, he said, showed signs of sexual abuse.

Kelly's defense questioned why the children did not remember details about the club and why they were not examined by medical personnel trained to detect sexual abuse.

Kelly testified during the trial that he has no knowledge of "silly pills" and never made children do any kind of sexual dancing or touched them inappropriately. He said he has never even been to the Mineola Swinger's Club.

Other witnesses called by Kelly's attorneys have said that while swinger parties took place in the building, children were never present.

[cepe10-2009]

prosecutor case seems pretty weak - where is the evidence?????????????

[gopack443]

Wish this article would have given more information, expeshly about the evidence and testimony of the prosecution.

[missingamerica]

there are people out there that make themselves feel better by putting a whole group of people down for the mistakes of a few. Happy Friday!!! :)

Posted by yourpointis at 11:17 AM : Aug 22, 2008

"mistakes of a few"?

lollll...now wait - it took an awful lot of ya to make G.W. Bush governor, and so launch him on his way and us into Iraq...

[missingamerica]

And I bet ya the guy in the pic also votes the straight Republican ticket...now THAT is perverted.

[smiley676]

This is sick, sick, sick. And if he did it, he deserves to spend his life in jail.

But the comment that most people don''t convict others on trumped up charges isn''t entirely true. When a case involves high emotions, the jury tends to believe the police and prosecutor more readily. But that is what the appeals court is for. Those judges will look at the case to ensure that the evidence to convict was there.

[nomorelibs]

His attorney questioned why the children didn''t remember anything. Uhm! Maybe because they were drugged? He was convicted by a jury of his peers. Most people don''t just hang people on trumped up charges. They must of had enough evidence to conict him. Too bad they can''t apply the death penalty.

[hungry1968]

Why do we still permit Texas to be a member of our country?

[observer2020]

Glad this happened in Texas. If the prisoners don''t take care of this scumbag, the state will.

[dagrandma]

I''d be the first one in line to pull the switch on a child molestor but I''m telling you, something about this case stinks to high heavens. I think some of you need to dig a little deeper than this cbs story. Can you say McMartin Preschool?

[honestabe8]

I used to live in Mineola, and you can''''t believe how that could happen in that peaceful little town. I mean it''''s like Mayberry, if you know what I mean.
Posted by noseonurface

Floyd and Barney Fife were getting it on in the back of the barber shop.