Channel 7 Interview With Zachary Neagle's Mom - Says She Had No Idea of Sexual Abuse
KTVB's Kaycee Murray got the interview tonight - Zachary Neagle's mom. The Today Show was in town to get the story and Casey got the scoop tonight on Zach's current situation. As reported, the 14 year-old is charged with murdering his father, Jason Neagle. Jason is reported to have sexually molested Zachary and another child in the family. Cindy Neagle said that she never suspected sexual abuse, nor did she see any evidence of that. She also said that she is angry he was charged as an adult. Zachary's defense attorney is Charles Crafts - who says that he is meeting Zachary "as a counselor." As to the evidence - he says that he is looking at the case as a potential sexual abuse case.
We will have to watch the Today Show tomorrow and see where this is going. Check out the prior posts below. And then watch for that picture of that little kid - he looks about 10.
It sounds like the case of abuse by an adult.
There are many children who feel very helpless, hopeless and embarrassed by the facts of abuse. They usually are quiet, shut out anyone from getting close to him, and suddenly things start getting worse in school and he get angry toward other people-especially in cases where those people are not nice to them. The abused child is very sensitive to someone also treats wrong. They usually can’t verbalize how they feel because they feel so many things and he may not have the words to explain what is happening to him. Children can’t always explain their anger and sadness and can’t find the words to tell other people that something is being done wrong to them at home. Zackary knew he could not confront his abuser and was tired of dealing with an adult who had a lot of power over him. He probably felt trapped-knew his mother would be upset and she would probably not believe him. He probably had the experience that the mother always took the father's side? Women in a case like this usually allow it to continue and usually take the man's side. Zackary probably knew he was trapped and knew it would continue and as a child knew he had to stop it some how. He was powerless to confront his abuser and feel people would not help him and let it continue. The man who was his abuser had the power in every way. He felt he couldn't ever defend himself face to face against an adult. He probably felt this was his only choice to defend himself by just ending it this way while Zackary did have power over his abuser. If he really was an adult he could have other choices. Run away or physically fight back but what can a little boy do against a big man.
I don't see the boy as an adult and that he was saw this was the only way a little boy could defend himself.
He doesn't deserve to be put in a prison with more adult men. Zackary is tired of feeling helpless and all is hopeless. He needs someone to help him, get people on his side, and have people tell him that no one has the right to hurt a child and he was only defending himself.
I hope he is finally treated as humanly as he deserves to be and someone finally comes to his defense now.
Thank you
M Reiter