Yet another chess coach molester.

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Segway_Enthusiast

I was scanning the chess news today and came across the story of David J. Harris, chess master and chess coach from Rhode Island who is accused of having sexual contact with an underage girl.  Here is the story.  Anyone from the New England area ever met this guy or played him?  Is he on chess.com?  More and more of these kinds of stories are coming to light lately and it's scary, I thought the chess community was above this kind of nastiness.

johnmusacha

Do wha? "More and more of these kinds of stories are coming to light lately"...

Fa rill brah?

Benzodiazepine

This is disgusting!

An 58 year old **** incredibly sickening.

Then again, it's not just chess molesters. You will find sick people like that all over the place. School teachers, bosses even colleagues. Seen it all. Heard it all. Read it all.

DrSpudnik

No community is above this kind of nastiness. There will always be some weirdo ready to do something awful if he thinks he can get away with it.

JGambit

I never trust people that work with children exclusively, they are either weird or insane.

SaltiNeil

FYI, if you read the article the accused did not commit any crimes in his capacity as a chess coach so your point about another "chess coach molester" is no more relevant than if he was a plumber.

Oh and yes I have met and played him as well as taken lessons from him.

RonaldJosephCote

          This thread is almost a yr old.

DrSpudnik

Don't fondle it!

TheBlueKnight9

Lower......lower....to low! Lower...... Brannigan~

charles_butternucker

OP was probably killed over exposing this guy. R.I.P. Segway_Enthusiast.

TheBlueKnight9
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TheBlueKnight9
charles_butternucker wrote:

OP was probably killed over exposing this guy. R.I.P. Segway_Enthusiast.

I bet.

Talfan1

In the Manchester Chess Federation we have a very strong youth focused team

3Cs of Oldham Lees numbering 40 strong with many masters the club provides a great place for youth chess to develop

Part of this is hoouring the trust that parents place in the club in regards to their childrens wellbeing

A strict set of guidelines are always in place and any vulnerable members are educated in combatting and reporting any abuse

Youth is vital to the continued success of chess in the future and i applaud the efforts of clubs such as 3Cs in the work they do

I hope the op has been resolved so that youth chess can flourish in the area it occured without any repetition

SilentKnighte5
SaltiNeil wrote:

FYI, if you read the article the accused did not commit any crimes in his capacity as a chess coach so your point about another "chess coach molester" is no more relevant than if he was a plumber.

Oh and yes I have met and played him as well as taken lessons from him.

I doubt it's a coincidence he put himself in a position to be around young kids.

leiph18

Oh, I read the title and thought this was someone going around, hiring chess coaches, then molesting the coaches!

Pulpofeira

It should be "molester coach", then?

leiph18

Well, I was kidding, I could tell from the context what it probably was.

Yes, "molester coach" removes any possible confusion, but it sounds a little weird to use "molester" as an adjective. I would probably write it:  "Another chess coach accused/guilty of molesting."

Pulpofeira

Thanks!

RonaldJosephCote

            Actually the OP was a good guy but he had a terrible accident with that Segway device. He hit a flock of animals if I recall. Was in the hospital for a couple of months. He's Ok, because he posted when he returned. Not sure what to make of that. Stay away from Segways or stay away from animals??  Definetely stay away from molesters. Unless your into that.Surprised Then segway yourself into someone from Homeland Security! You'll get molested. I guarantee it.Yell

Sqod

Maybe it was all just a misunderstanding. Maybe all he did was suggest a demonstration of how to mate with the minor pieces. Smile