Asst. U.S. Attorney Arrested in Sting, Planned to Have Sex With 5 Year Old Girl

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DETROIT — A U.S. Justice Department official has been arrested on suspicion of traveling to Detroit over the weekend to have sex with a minor.

John David R. Atchison, 53, an assistant U.S. attorney from the northern district of Florida, was arraigned in U.S. District Court in Detroit Monday afternoon.

An undercover officer posed as a mother offering her child to Atchison for sex, according to police.

Prosecutors said Atchison flew from Pensacola, Fla., to Detroit on Sunday intending to have sex with the 5-year-old girl.

The undercover detective asked how Atchison can be certain of no injury. He responded, “Just gotta go slow and very easy. I’ve done it plenty,” according to detectives.

Atchison, a member of the Florida bar association since 1984, lives in Gulf Breeze, Fla., near Pensacola.

He is president of the Gulf Breeze Sports Association, a youth athletics organization.

He described himself online as a family man.

UPDATE 10/6/07: On his second attempt, Atchison succeeded in killing himself in federal prison. Details on that, and our inference on his being a Republican right here…

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Asst. U.S. Attorney Arrested in Sting, Planned to Have Sex With 5 Year Old Girl

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  1. 2)
    TomR said on 9/17/2007 @ 9:58pm PT: [Permalink]

    Disgusting, sick and scary. How many children has he victimized? I feel bad for those preschoolers.

    Now I’ll go vomit.

    – Tom

  2. 3)
    greggp said on 9/17/2007 @ 10:17pm PT: [Permalink]

    He’s not elected; assistant U.S. Attorneys are civil servants. He was hired for the job, presumably after a background check.

    It’s probably good that he was arrested in Michigan. If he’d gone to Palm Beach to do it, he’d get off scot-free, just like Mark Foley or Ann Coulter. At worst he’d have gotten a slap on the wrist, like Rush Limbaugh.

  3. 4)
    Agent 99 said on 9/17/2007 @ 10:27pm PT: [Permalink]

    Is there anyone in America who doesn’t know the internet is completely wired to entrap pervs? How could this guy have passed the bar and still fall for this? How else could someone this dim get a job at the USA’s office except cronyism?

  4. 6)
    Floridiot said on 9/18/2007 @ 3:15am PT: [Permalink]

    How many wheels does this bus have ?, Jesus Cripes.

    I have to admit, my opinion of Barry Manilow just went up a few points, now that he refused to go on ‘The View’ with Hasselbeck there.

    He called her “offensive and dangerous” for her wingnuttery.

    Good for you Barry.

  5. 7)
    Floridiot said on 9/18/2007 @ 5:16am PT: [Permalink]

    Is this what you get for plugging ‘Armed Madhouse’?

    The video is crappy, but you can hear more of the words said…legitimate questions at first (he could have skipped the bones thing IMO)

    Link

  6. 9)
    Dredd said on 9/18/2007 @ 7:28am PT: [Permalink]

    Anyone remember Dredd’s Law:

    Power corrupts followers of politicians in power at least as much as it corrupts the politician, and will if unchecked, result in absolute corruption of both.

    (Original). Pay careful attention to the words “followers” and “unchecked” if you want to understand that law.

    When lies become the foundation of a way of thinking, reality drifts away. The republican party is drifting further and further away from reality.

    Ask them where reality is and they may say “I can’t recall remembering”. This is dead serious.

  7. 10)
    Dredd said on 9/18/2007 @ 7:40am PT: [Permalink]

    99 #4

    I wonder if he went to the bushie college where they sing “Jesus Loves All The Little Children In The World“?

    The Senate testimony revealed that they hired Department of Justice Just Us people based on bushie loyalty and some 115 came from the religious law school.

    Republicans have a problem with interpretation. Interpretation is a science (hermeneutics) thing but they think it is a religious thing.

  8. 11)
    kyle said on 9/18/2007 @ 8:01am PT: [Permalink]

    {Ed Note: Identical, off-topic, multiple-posted spam comment once again deleted. After multiple polite warnings, which you have ignored, to not spam comments here, Kyle, your posts will now be moderated. — BF}

  9. 13)
    Neil said on 9/18/2007 @ 11:23am PT: [Permalink]

    OMG what a sick monster.

    This Republican perversion and authoritarianism that’s running rampant should classified as an epidemic. Seriously, what is going on??

  10. 14)
    Blake said on 9/18/2007 @ 8:41pm PT: [Permalink]

    I am sorry to say that I am from that part of Florida and I wish I knew where he lives. I’d burn his house down with him in it and then hold my pee in cause i’d want to piss on his ashes. What a sicko. I am so over these people in power thinking they can do this radical crap. Our country is falling to pieces people! Just SICK!

  11. 15)
    Annie said on 9/18/2007 @ 10:36pm PT: [Permalink]

    This story was scrubbed/dropped from RawStory, along with hundreds of comments. VERY disturbing.

    Anybody know what up with RawStory?

  12. 16)
    Sue said on 9/18/2007 @ 11:23pm PT: [Permalink]

    Not ONLY is the pedofile guilty, ALOT of other one’s are too! Including Bush Sr. too and others in Congress too! Google: Franklin coverup! http://www.thelawparty.org/Fran...p/franklin.htm There is ALOT of them in D.C.! And in office TOO! Alot of them! And spread this info widely and fast before it is taken down and edited or removed! TRUTH MUST COME OUT! http://www.indybay.org/newsitem...4/15796131.php This was supposed to air on Discovery Channel in 1994 but treasonous, pedofile’s had it pulled! LET THE TRUTH COME OUT AND NOW!

  13. 17)
    Sue said on 9/18/2007 @ 11:29pm PT: [Permalink]

    Anybody know what up with RawStory?
    Raw story SUCKS!They are censors BIG TIME! For supposedly being “independent” alternative news, THEY SUCK BIG TIME AND DO SCRUB ARTICLES THEY DON’T LIKE! THEY SUCK AND ARE CENSORS,TOO! Just like Right wing news too! Is there a conspiracy of BOTH left and right news to keep REAL truth about not only this but other important info from masses!? HELL YES! Google: Left gatekeeper’s! Same people who run right wing news is paying for most “left gatekeeper’s” TOO! WAKE UP! YES, there IS a real conspiracy to NOT let truth out about important issues, by BOTH “left and right news” Raw Story is “left gatekeeper’s’ too! Censors REAL NEWS ALL THE TIME!

  14. 18)
    Sue said on 9/18/2007 @ 11:38pm PT: [Permalink]

    And Right ON, Barry Manilow! For calling Elizabeth Hasselback the ditzy,braindead idiot she is! And that kid should NOT have been tazered people for asking a question! And I DON’T f*cking buy it that Kerry did NOT know kid got tazered! NOT! Kerry IS part of pure evil NWO and Skull and Bones and election was a SHAM! Like in 2000 TOO! Bush cheated BOTH times and Gore and Kerry LET HIM/THEM! ON PURPOSE! WAKE UP SHEEPLE! THERE IS NO,NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MOST DEMS’ AND R’S! ALL ARE IN COHOOTS WITH BUSH! ALL, except for MAYBE Ron Paul! WAKE UP! Both Clinton’s and Both Bush’s go on vacations together! THEY ARE ALL PART OF PURE EVIL NEW WORLD ORDER! FACT! WAKE UP! NO MATTER WHO WINS, NWO WINS AND HAS FOR ALONG TIME NOW, EXCEPT WHEN THEY MURDERED JFK AND LINCOLN! WAKE UP AND NOW! They are ALL part of pure evil New World ORder! ALL of them are in cohoots with Bush! FACT! Only pretend to be different and put on a “dog and pony show” for us peons to make us THINK there’s a difference when it is ALL FOR SHOW! Then they vote right along with treasonous Bush! That is WHY Pelosi doesn’t want to impeach Bush,she is in cohoots with him! FACT! WAKE UP AND NOW!80% OF CONGRESS NEEDS IMPEACHING TOO! Including LOTS of Dem’s too!

  15. 19)
    dave said on 9/18/2007 @ 11:39pm PT: [Permalink]

    the Majority of people that hold office in law,,politics etc,, in AMerica are perverted or crooked or criminals of serious offences or able to be coerced some how
    there is a reason for it
    they cant control people if they are not this way
    as hard as this is to believe
    all the presidents are in the same position

  16. 21)
    Peter said on 9/19/2007 @ 12:21am PT: [Permalink]

    Tip of the iceberg guys!!Google for Mr. Ted Gunderson!This country and the rest of the world is in the hand of elite satanic child abusers/murderer!!!Its all connected and they got away with this for much too long time now.TIME FOR CHANGE!TIME FOR REVOLUTION!TIME TO W A K E U P!!

  17. 22)
    Jim said on 9/19/2007 @ 4:01am PT: [Permalink]

    Cream isn’t the only thing that floats to the top. Most of the people who seek public office do so out of a need to compensate for the pain of rejection, to prove (to themselves mostly) that they have some value as a person. Most of them are flawed emotionally and/or mentally behind some scenarios of terrible rejection when they were kids. So it’s no wonder they take out their pent up hatred toward normal children by such shenanigans as what this guy did.

  18. 23)
    goddog said on 9/19/2007 @ 4:53am PT: [Permalink]

    Just what did you all expect? You sit on your a** all day watching computer / TV and keep voting them all back into office, who in turn put their pals in office. Just what did you expect?

  19. 24)
    Pooche said on 9/19/2007 @ 5:15am PT: [Permalink]

    Torture boy Gonzalez, this piece of feces boss was running around saying he was protecting the children. Did he mean from his department?

  20. 25)
    Sue said on 9/19/2007 @ 5:54am PT: [Permalink]

    … Peter said on 9/19/2007 @ 12:21 am PT…
    Your sooo very Right On,Peter! They are ALL Satanic and ALL part of pure evil New World Order for REAL and do worship Satan and are pedofile’s and this is just the tip of iceberg! Google: Franklin coverup! Also, Google: Quote’s of NWO too! And especially David Spangler’s quote about Luciefer pledge too! WAKE UP! 9-11 WAS,yes WAS an inside & an outside job BOTH, done by people in our OWN gov’t and ALSO ISRAELI Mossad agents too! Plenty of proof! An Israeli security firm with ties to Mossad has been involved in 3 out of 4 worldwide terrorist attacks, NO ACCIDENT! No coincidence! Including 9-11! Hell, Israel has even ADMITTED letting Richard Reid board that plane in Tel Aviv, putting at risk Israeli citizens too! IF you want to stop the next false flag attacks that are coming real soon, help me research WHERE ICTS has security at and what type,i.e. airport or what!? I know they have 48 airport security in U.S. but where and what else? Some in FBI are also involved in 9-11 coverup too, OKC bombing and 1st WTC bombing too,along with traitor’s in CIA and other traitors in our OWN gov’t! WAKE UP! 9-11 WAS an inside AND outside job BOTH! Google: Israel and 9-11, and ICTS and 9-11! And help figure out where ICTS has security at and FAST! And Pray! We are fighting Satanistic bastards here! PURE EVIL! I AM NOT KIDDING HERE!

  21. 26)
    profnasty said on 9/19/2007 @ 6:03am PT: [Permalink]

    It is too easy to accuse americans of heinous sex and domestic violence crimes. The accused cannot countersue his accuser until he is found innocent in court. This often takes more than a year. All that time many americans assume the man is guilty. “Facts” stated in this article should be considered heresay until they are established in court. Most court cases are defacto insulated from public view. Reporters print few articles and only on high profile cases. Hopefully this will be one of them. You or I may stand accused and, except for judge,prosecutor, and defense attorney, never be heard. It happens in america every day. Remember, there must be a FAIR trial before judgement and punishment. Would you bet this man is already being punished? If he has “done it plenty”, where are the victims or the evidence? Also remember prosecutors love high profile sex cases and can lie as easily as can the accused. A FAIR, publicized trial is required before punishment is administered.

  22. 30)
    Sue said on 9/19/2007 @ 6:11am PT: [Permalink]

    profnasty, Are you for REAL? “You can bet this man is punished” This guy should be drawn and quartered for what he has done to little kids! They should let public get AT him and dole out REAL JUSTICE! Only damn justice in America and world anymore is what you TAKE! FACT! Rich and powerful get away with literally MURDER! And sometimes, like case of 9-11, MASS MURDER AT THAT!

  23. 31)
    Pete said on 9/19/2007 @ 6:19am PT: [Permalink]

    Ok, now I’m really beginning to buy into the “reptilian” theory. These people are just not human! Cut off his peewee and make him eat it, lizard bastard!

  24. 33)
    WordsCannotDescribe said on 9/19/2007 @ 8:02am PT: [Permalink]

    This is satan’s government, there is no longer any doubt. Mass murderers, child abusers, poisoners of air, food and water, they have set up mobile phone towers to control us via implanting brainchips into us(should they get their way). They put fluoride into the water, mercury into our babies bloodstream and teeth, spray chemicals on us via airplanes, in a sick attempt to keep us from being able to think clearly. I would sooner die than get placed into this sick system as a lobotomized servant of evil. Is anyone still asleep out there? Get a clue!

    Give me freedom or give me death.

  25. 34)
    Jill said on 9/19/2007 @ 8:03am PT: [Permalink]

    The old “aristocracy” of France was the same way; utterly corrupt, decadent and perverted. They were hated by the common people not just because they were rich, but because they had preyed upon the commoners’ children for hundreds of years. Thousands upon thousands of children were raped and murdered by the “aristocracy” over two centuries or more for the “aristocrats'” criminal pleasure. Just thought you all would like to know.

  26. 36)
    S. Searl said on 9/19/2007 @ 8:18am PT: [Permalink]

    Any government whose defense policy endorses the incineration of large civilian populations to solve diplomatic problems is capable of any moral transgression, no matter how repulsive.
    Our “representative” government provides secure niches for all who share this lack of humanity in the many guises of reproachable behavior demonstrated by them on a daily basis.

  27. 37)
    Tim said on 9/19/2007 @ 8:32am PT: [Permalink]

    Please, please, please put him in general population and let jailhouse justice run its course.

    Despite what you might think about them, most inmates are pretty old-fashioned when it comes to child molestation.

    This guy wouldn’t last 48 hours.

  28. 38)
    John Milan said on 9/19/2007 @ 10:18am PT: [Permalink]

    Professional criminals maintain at any cost a “pious, clean, charitable, generous and sober” family man reputation, and ensure their children as well as themselves, get jobs as public servants. Usually police officers, priests, social care workers, doctors, undertakers, teachers and legal professionals to ensure a minimal possibility of their crimes being discovered and prosecuted. They are much more common than people believe, having perfected their methods for centuries. Only in very, very rare instances do any of their crimes become public.

  29. 39)
    Peter said on 9/19/2007 @ 11:39am PT: [Permalink]

    Thank you Sue. Yes people it is time to take your blindfolds of now and start believing that our world is ruled by Satan.Our world leaders especially in the European Union, United Nations,Israel,Pope,Bankers, Royalty(house of windsor) the dutch queen, the belgian and swedish king the danish prince etc are all involved in secret lodges of the Freemasonry, not the the kind of freemasons as in your home town community but in lodges you didnt even hear of.A good exemple is the “Dutroux case” in belgian, you can find it on google.even the belgian king and prince were involved in this terrible crime.( it is so terrible what happened to those children that no words can describe it)
    The point is that thousends and thousends of children dissapear every year, kidnapped by those satanist who sexual abuse, torture and kill them.I really start to believe what David Icke is telling us. In a fact Phil Schneider told us about children in cages in underground facilities before he was murdered strangled with pianowire. I start to believe the impossible…!”THERE IS NOTHING MORE TERRIFYING THAN IGNORANCE IN ACTION”
    “THE ONLY THING NECESSARY FOR EVIL TO TRIUMPH IS FOR GOOD MEN TO DO NOTHING”

  30. 40)
    Sue said on 9/19/2007 @ 1:08pm PT: [Permalink]

    Peter #39, Your wrong about local Freemason’s! They TOO are pure evil too! At least the 33 degree one’s are! Bush/Cheney are BOTH 33 degrees! The lower Mason’s do NOT know upper one’s worship Satan! I don’t like David Icke as he says he is son of God! Plus, it is too scary to think of reptilian’s too! These pure evil bastards need to be tortured! Killing them is TOO damn good for them! I am usually against torture but NOT in these cases! Peter and others, Freemason’s MURDERED JFK! Fact! Along with CIA too! When treasonous Johnson was sworn in as President, he did so on Masonic Bible! Probably Bush Sr. and Jr. too! IF I had my way, ALL U.S. and worldwide Masonic lodge’s would be closed and BANNED IMMEDIATELY! Fact: Guy who tried to blow up Sears Tower was Freemason, so wasn’t Sir Han, Sir han too! Freemason’s along with Zionists are pure evil and New World Order, and Council on Foreign Relations, Bilderberg, Skull and Bones and too many more, too! Even Pope TOO! Peter, it IS local Freemason’s too! Top one’s anyway! A freemason tried to blow up Sear’s tower!

  31. 41)
    Sue said on 9/19/2007 @ 1:15pm PT: [Permalink]

    Tim, Your soo very right on! While murderer’s and thefts are in jail, they DO have a code of honor and NOONE with crimes against kid’s lives long in jail! I say they turn the bastard lose and let public torture the MF’er and make him tell of other’s in gov’t just like him! Then torture the bastard! And WORSE!Cut his dick off and shove up ass then put in his mouth and sow his mouth shut so he gags and dies! And WORSE! Get the bastard to first tell who all he did it to to get those kid’s help! And protect worldwide orphans too from these pure evil Satan worshipping bastards! DEATH TO NEW WORLD ORDER! DEATH TO NEW WORLD ORDER!

  32. 42)
    Sue said on 9/19/2007 @ 1:23pm PT: [Permalink]

    Peter, Satan IS ruling our world and his worshipper’s ONLY because sheeple are letting him/them do it! They MUST WAKE UP AND NOW! And praying helps too!

  33. 43)
    Sue said on 9/19/2007 @ 1:27pm PT: [Permalink]

    They need to find out WHO this sick bastards victim’s were so they can get them help! They need to let this guy go and let public get ahold of him! And parents of kids too! IF I had a kid and this bastard did that to my kid I WOULD KILL HIM, PERIOD! And I would bet NO jury in world would convict either! But first torture the bastard!

  34. 44)
    Urgh said on 9/19/2007 @ 2:05pm PT: [Permalink]

    Hey guys I found a good site which will open your eyes guaranteed. All the top players, think tanks, modes of control are covered, along with the history of secret societies and where the psychopaths want us in their new world order. Go to the audio section and you can download hundreds of audios for free. He seems genuine and from what I can tell by purchasing the books he quotes is right on cue. I’ve been researching the crimes of world leaders for 6 years now but this guy puts it in a great overall perspective.
    http://www.cuttingthroughthematrix.com

    Peace and let’s take our country back. OUR COUNTRY. NOT THEIRS.

  35. 45)
    Sue said on 9/19/2007 @ 2:25pm PT: [Permalink]

    I feel sorry for this asshole’s wife! Unless she KNEW it was going on? If I were her, I would KILL HIM for sure! Can you imagine the shame and embarassment and out and out rage? How many kids did he,as AG send to juvenile by way of his penis or like?

  36. 46)
    Agent 99 said on 9/19/2007 @ 2:43pm PT: [Permalink]

    Sue

    Okay. You’ve ranted plenty enough now. Your continued usage of colorful language like “KILL HIM” is turning into something more than just letting off steam. If you don’t tone it down, your comments will be moderated from now on.

  37. 47)
    Tony Sprout said on 9/19/2007 @ 6:58pm PT: [Permalink]

    Pedophilia is a sickness, a sickness as serious as bulimia, anorexia, or post-partum depression sufferers that murder their babies. The fact that children are involved makes the situation that much worse. Last year, a lawyer rushed home on the word of his wife that their neighbor had molested their child. The lawyer confronted the man and killed him. The lawyer is doing several years in prison now, His wife had been delusional from post partum depression. All well and good to sit there and crow about how much hatred exists for these individuals. It feels good to hate, doesn’t it? Warms the innards. I know that feeling. It’s the same hate nazis had for Jews. The same hate Southerners had for Africans after the civil war. The same hate gay-bashers have for gays. You get my point. If you don’t, better stock up on your favorite antacid. These people need kept in a mental hospital for life. They are to be pitied, not hated. What IF there is a gene or a biolgical factor affecting them? You haters better hope it isn’t catching.

  38. 50)
    truthTime said on 9/20/2007 @ 3:46pm PT: [Permalink]

    Most of our top politicians and people in key positions of government (certainly the top democrat and republican) are related, and are related to European aristocracy. They are part of an ancient breeding cult which has seen power stay in the family for thousands of years. Part of the reason they interbreed is to retain their lack of humanity and ruthlessness which is why they are in power. They are evil psychopaths who want to murder us and have already murdered 3000 of us on 911. Not to mention putting our troops in harm’s way, destroying Iraq and killing their population, and destroying our country.

    Sorry if that isn’t all warm and fuzzy but it’s the truth.

  39. 51)
    Mick Savage said on 9/20/2007 @ 3:57pm PT: [Permalink]

    Am I the only old-timer here today, or what?
    How can one be prosecuted for a crime when the alleged victims are not real?
    And everyone says “OMG, a five year old? Hang the pervert!”
    If the creep was actually caught doing something illegal, then prosecute. But to allow prosecution based on a law enforcement schmeg to entrap via email – I think not.
    Besides, all studies show child pervs can’t be rehab’d. Duh. What next? Execution or life in prison.
    What a country.

  40. 53)
    Anna said on 9/26/2007 @ 12:05pm PT: [Permalink]

    Geez, he had the goods on Jeb and George – another republican prosecutor was suicided the same day, and you guys can’t figure it out?

  41. 54)
    Anna said on 9/26/2007 @ 12:20pm PT: [Permalink]

    While we’re talking about Republicans and Democrats and the supposed difference between the two at the very top (there is none – and Nancy Pelosi – ISOLEP proves that), why don’t you follow the money trails that several fed prosecutors were looking into, that lead not only back to Texas but also Chicago and California.. think Karl Rove stopped doing dirty tricks when he walked out in August – he went right after those who can connect him with…

    … and left so he could pull off the mother of all setups on Atchison just a few miles up the road from him… why don’t you ask his wife, “DoomBarby”..

    … as for “the Juniors” Rove is protecting, take note: the House of Death investigation will not be stopped, despite all “Rovian” efforts otherwise.

    Of course it takes something not found in many places to rise above the blog fog of R vs D to get to what is really going on… most Americans are too dumb and scared to see the forest for the trees on this one.

    As for Atchison and Runyon, they are the coyote bodies left in the field on the same day – as a warning to others…

    … and anyone who – after all this time can’t call this one, tsk tsk, you deserve the country you’re getting.

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