A Pennsylvania elementary school principal was charged with “willingly” failing to report the alleged sexual abuse of a 5-year-old girl at the hands of his 19-year-old son. Fifty-one-year-old Gregory Mandalas allegedly turned a blind eye to the perverted acts of his son, Matthew Mandalas. The Law&Crime Network’s Angenette Levy discusses the investigation with Florina Altshiler, a defense attorney with a specialty in the Child Victims Act and sexual misconduct defense.
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I feel like the father was involved
People like this…why are they always protected 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Why are they smiling 🤔
What a cowardly, selfish man. I'm so sorry this little girl was failed by the adults who should be protecting her.
This is being Judge Jury and Executioners….the crime if actually committed is henious but what these two women are doing is disgusting
The father and son both need to be let loose in the woods during hunting season
It’s not “moral virtue” to report, it’s “professional responsibility.” It’s his contractual obligation to report.
Dump supporter
In legal terms, a 5yo is NOT a child, they are legally infants. The definition of "child" starts at 7, or in some States, 8.
Shame on him for trying to protect his son rather than following the law. He should be fired as an educator…you can’t pick and choose what you want to obey the the law. Disgusting!
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19 yo… and the victim is 5. Guy's a chomo. I hope he gets handled properly in or outside jail.
Hypothetically, what if his son was 16 and the girl was the same age as this girl 5? Would the courts see it as cut and dry for the son or would it be complicated since he was still a minor himself?
You both go over his mandatory reporting, multiple times, and in the same breath excuse his refusal to report because it’s his son.
I. Do. Not. Care. If. It. Is. My. Son. If my kid has done something illegal that hurts someone else, he’d getting turned into the cops, and better hope they get there before I do. And ANY REASONABLE PARENT would do the same thing. You protect kids, no matter what, even if it means protecting other kids from your kids. And if you can’t do that, for whatever reason, I hope your prison cell is comfy.
Thanking God my daughter ( who is disabled) would have macked both of his eyeballs right out of the sockets!!!!!! She is 32 but has been learning to defend herself since she was 3
This is the problem in are schools , how much has this man hid in the schools
This girl sounds like Sarah Silverman
Omg he is a mandatory reporter and is over and above covering up for the evil actions of his son
Ya well why is this about the father? The son is an adult right? Unless the son lives at the fathers resident how would he even be charged with a crime? The coverage is laking in facts.
Disgusting perverts!!
There are a lot more enablers than predators. Predators need and rely very heavily on their enablers/family to look the other way and our right lie to protect predators.
Son will never stop.
This is a sickness.
Father should be in jail.
Looks like a nonce himself 😒
"I can see the conflict as a parent"???? Nope! I can't! If I ever found my sons had done anything like this I'd be hauling their behind to the police faster than they could blink! My kids know I take it incredibly seriously that they take responsibility for their actions. I will support them and get them help. But I will NOT hide or cover up illegal activities especially of this nature. Being a good parent doesn't mean allowing your child to live consequence free.
Time for prison for both of these scumbags.
He's just as perverted as his son, apples don't fall far from a tree.
Why didnt they show the grown disgusting perverted son's pic, so the world can see what he looks like.
They definitely need to check his son's entire online activity and Google searches because like you said it doesn't happen in a vacuum and I think that there's probably CP somewhere on his devices
Excellent work we will pay it forward
I was briefly teaching in middle school. Middle School!!! Things that I have seen. You know, I'm sure that other teachers have seen as well.
Sick! Parents need to quit protecting their children that they failed by not teaching them what is right and wrong against violating others. Its the parents fault for continually "babying" their kids and adult kids.
Sometimes I can see some of these kids looking sad. Lets keep our eyes open on these socall people with kids.
Let me guess….this guy is a Republikkklan??
Both Dad & son are complicit in the crime! Both should be locked up! That child will never fully heal or be the same again! Life altering scars!
I'm not sure if he's a good parent or not, but with a son committing such a bad crime, I doubt that he is. Bad parenting bites him in the behind big time.
This exact thing happened at our school/town and he is still the Principal here 😡 he continued to allow his son to play with kids at his home, alone, after his son was caught TWICE!!
Oh they'll let him go after maybe a week or so. Remember people when pedophile's mess with kids they just get a slap on the back.
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Lock them both up.
I've always worked in positions that were mandated reporters and I have made countless reports. I have also heard other reporters talk about areas where they wouldn't report with all kinds of excuses. I'm glad this man was charged. I think the mandated reporter law is rarely enforced.
lol everyone in the comments is perfect and would just turn in their child with no hesitant .
He gave that little girl to his son
He's just as guilty period . If he turns a blind eye that means he agreed to the action.
When your child commits a crime you love them enough to turn them into the police. My mom turned my sister in to the security guard when she stoled a Snickers.
Sadly cowardice abounds among mandated reporters….
How do we know for sure that this principal knew what his son was doing? I cannot judge this man.
The wrong way to parent is to protect your children from punishments and accountability. You are doing them no favors. If your children do wrong, its up to you to report it if necessary.
Cant wait for the 19 y.o's future inmates to provide the justice his principal father would not provide
He probably turned a blind eye cause he was the same way.
You should have a legal obligation to report this type of crimes no matter what you do for work or what relation you have with the suspect. Otherwise you are compliant.