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May 13, 2008 4:07 PM CST Father jailed after daughter fails to get diploma
PeachesandRay
PeachesandRayPeachesandRayConcord, North Carolina USA72 Threads 1 Polls 1,358 Posts
Father jailed after daughter fails to get diploma
Sentenced for contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a minor


updated 11:11 a.m. ET, Tues., May. 13, 2008
CINCINNATI - A man ordered by a judge to make sure his daughter studied has found himself in jail because she failed to earn a high school equivalency diploma.

Brian Gegner, who lives near Cincinnati, was sentenced last week to 180 days in jail for contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a minor.

He was ordered months ago to make sure his 18-year-old daughter Brittany Gegner, who has a history of truancy, received the diploma known as GED — something that hasn't happened yet.

Brittany Gegner, who said Monday that she plans to take a required GED test this month, said her father shouldn't be blamed for her failure because she has been living with her mother.

"It was my wrongdoing, not his," said Brittany Gegner, whose fiance and 18-month-old daughter also live at her mother's home. "He shouldn't have to go to jail for something I did."

Her mother agrees.

"Brittany is almost 19 years old now and I think it's unfair to put her father in jail," said Shana Roach. "She's an adult now, and it's not right to rip an innocent man from his home."

Juvenile Court administrator Rob Clevenger Jr. said Monday that the court still has jurisdiction in the case because Brittany Gegner was a juvenile when the truancy problems began and when the charge against Brian Gegner was filed in 2007.

A hearing on a motion filed by Brian Gegner's attorney to reconsider the sentence is scheduled for Friday. Messages seeking comment were not returned Monday at the offices of defense attorney Tamara Sack and the prosecutor.

Brian Gegner's wife, Stephanie Gegner, said she and her husband are afraid he will lose his job if he remains in jail. She said they tried to keep his daughter in school.

"You'd take her to school and she'd go out the other door," Stephanie Gegner said.
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May 13, 2008 4:08 PM CST Father jailed after daughter fails to get diploma
PeachesandRay
PeachesandRayPeachesandRayConcord, North Carolina USA72 Threads 1 Polls 1,358 Posts
What a load of BS. A parent can only do so much




Earl
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May 13, 2008 4:09 PM CST Father jailed after daughter fails to get diploma
Hugz_n_Kissez
Hugz_n_KissezHugz_n_KissezSomeplace, Ontario Canada59 Threads 2 Polls 25,438 Posts
PeachesandRay: Father jailed after daughter fails to get diploma
Sentenced for contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a minorupdated 11:11 a.m. ET, Tues., May. 13, 2008
CINCINNATI - A man ordered by a judge to make sure his daughter studied has found himself in jail because she failed to earn a high school equivalency diploma.

Brian Gegner, who lives near Cincinnati, was sentenced last week to 180 days in jail for contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a minor.

He was ordered months ago to make sure his 18-year-old daughter Brittany Gegner, who has a history of truancy, received the diploma known as GED — something that hasn't happened yet.

Brittany Gegner, who said Monday that she plans to take a required GED test this month, said her father shouldn't be blamed for her failure because she has been living with her mother.

"It was my wrongdoing, not his," said Brittany Gegner, whose fiance and 18-month-old daughter also live at her mother's home. "He shouldn't have to go to jail for something I did."

Her mother agrees.

"Brittany is almost 19 years old now and I think it's unfair to put her father in jail," said Shana Roach. "She's an adult now, and it's not right to rip an innocent man from his home."

Juvenile Court administrator Rob Clevenger Jr. said Monday that the court still has jurisdiction in the case because Brittany Gegner was a juvenile when the truancy problems began and when the charge against Brian Gegner was filed in 2007.

A hearing on a motion filed by Brian Gegner's attorney to reconsider the sentence is scheduled for Friday. Messages seeking comment were not returned Monday at the offices of defense attorney Tamara Sack and the prosecutor.

Brian Gegner's wife, Stephanie Gegner, said she and her husband are afraid he will lose his job if he remains in jail. She said they tried to keep his daughter in school.

"You'd take her to school and she'd go out the other door," Stephanie Gegner said.


I think the daughter should be jailed....NOT the father...It's her actions that contributed to her own delinquency and she is 18 and considered an adult!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


wine
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May 13, 2008 4:14 PM CST Father jailed after daughter fails to get diploma
Sparky55
Sparky55Sparky55Somewhere, Afghanistan48 Threads 1 Polls 2,678 Posts
PeachesandRay: What a load of BS. A parent can only do so much

Earl


I initially thought this was going to be a joke... All I can say is dammmmmmmm. I can't believe this guy's in jail for this. She's an adult.
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May 13, 2008 4:18 PM CST Father jailed after daughter fails to get diploma
Wonder how the Judge got HIS Diplomas!dunno confused help
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May 13, 2008 4:26 PM CST Father jailed after daughter fails to get diploma
sxynite69
sxynite69sxynite69Greensboro, North Carolina USA4 Threads 259 Posts
I'd handcuff and put my own child in jail for not getting their GED! I'm not going to jail for them, and neither should this father. Bad enough she's running around free and is an adult. She should accept responsibility as one.
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