keystone3ply Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) THIS TOPIC WAS CREATED FOR CIVIL DISCUSSION. THIS INFO IS AVAILABLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS, THE MEDIUM BLOG SITE, NEWS MEDIA SITES, AND PUBLIC COURT DOCUMENTS. Per his (2) Facebook pages & his blog on Medium.com, The Cadets former director attended his first DCI events this past weekend in Texas. According to those accounts, he attended DCI Austin in Round Rock on July 21, 2022 & the Southwest Championship in San Antonio on July 23, 2022. For your reference, the links provided below are to the local news media coverage from Sept 24, 2020, covering the "no contest" plea to "Indecent Assault". WFMZ-TV Article w/Video: https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/former-drums-corps-director-pleads-no-contest-to-2010-indecent-assault/article_fea7670c-fdd3-11ea-8840-f73d9fa64646.html The Morning Call Article: https://www.mcall.com/news/police/mc-nws-george-hopkins-yea-sexual-assault-hearing-20200924-eo3p52o7bve4bot2e73pu2tuw4-story.html Edited July 26, 2022 by keystone3ply cx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FTNK Posted July 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 25, 2022 Why can't DCI ban him from all DCI-sponsored events? 14 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStainGlass Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 IB4C 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FTNK Posted July 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 25, 2022 I’d love for the parents of every kid marching DCI to read the Philly Inquirer articles, and then have Dan Acheson personally explain why that man is allowed to attend events. 19 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keystone3ply Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) On 7/25/2022 at 3:49 PM, FTNK said: Why can't DCI ban him from all DCI-sponsored events? Possibly because he pled to lesser charges which didn't require him to be listed on the National Sex Offender Registry? But legally, they still might be able to ban his attendance to their events. (I just don't know.) I'm all about forgiveness, second chances, etc, but you still have consequences to your actions & there doesn't seem to have been any public remorse or penance. (Maybe there has been in private?) Edited August 5, 2022 by keystone3ply cx 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTNK Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 MAASIN notified 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjeffeory Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Oh, I'm not touching this with a ten foot pole. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keystone3ply Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) 21 minutes ago, BlueStainGlass said: IB4C That's why I stated to please keep the comments civil. The thread from 2019 made it & is still open which provided trial updates, etc. No one on DCP has to read this or comment. I'm simply curious as to his intentions & DCI's actions. Is this the first step to returning to a role in the DCI activity? I'm simply asking... But he's not growing younger. https://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/forums/index.php?/topic/172155-commonwealth-vs-george-hopkins-10-23-19/#comments Edited July 25, 2022 by keystone3ply cx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keystone3ply Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 1 minute ago, jjeffeory said: Oh, I'm not touching this with a ten foot pole. Twelve feet is probably the maximum for maintaining control. Anything over twelve will probably become a little 'iffy". 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStainGlass Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 25 minutes ago, keystone3ply said: That's why I stated to please keep the comments civil. The thread from 2019 made it & is still open which provided trial updates, etc. No one on DCP has to read this or comment. I'm simply curious as to his intentions & DCI's actions. Is this the first step to returning to a role in the DCI activity? I'm simply asking... But he's not growing younger. https://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/forums/index.php?/topic/172155-commonwealth-vs-george-hopkins-10-23-19/#comments You're a brave soul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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