# Santa Comes Early this Year **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 16, 2008, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-comes-early-this-year/477371 "2008-12-16T07:25:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Critical1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-comes-early-this-year/477371/1 "2008-12-16T07:25:59Z")
> **[Fox News - Breaking News Updates | Latest News Headlines | Photos & News...](https://www.foxnews.com/)** > > Breaking News, Latest News and Current News from FOXNews.com. Breaking news and video. Latest Current News: U.S., World, Entertainment, Health, Business, Technology, Politics, Sports. long story short (ok short story shorter) a little girl writes to Santa to ask him to make a relative stop molesting her and her sister…and hes now in jail. in the pit cause thats just the place child molesters belong, sorry Santa. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-comes-early-this-year/477371/2 "2008-12-16T13:13:24Z")
Yes, Virginia, there IS a Santa Claus! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-comes-early-this-year/477371/3 "2008-12-16T13:24:48Z")
The [Houston Chronicle](http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6166517.html) reports _Andres Enrique Cantu has been charged with continuous sexual abuse of a young child. It’s a new one, created by the Texas Legislature last year as part of a series of changes to the penal code called Jessica’s Law, designed to heighten punishments of sexual predators. If convicted, Cantu could face 25 to 99 years in prison._ (slightly edited for brevity) ---
**Author:** ![Shecky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@Shecky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shecky)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-comes-early-this-year/477371/4 "2008-12-16T13:40:29Z")
I \*\*\*REALLY \*\*\*hope the cop came dressed up as Santa. That would have made a believer out of me for LIFE! ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-comes-early-this-year/477371/5 "2008-12-16T17:05:47Z")
> [@Critical1](#): > > long story short (ok short story shorter) a little girl writes to Santa to ask him to make a relative stop molesting her and her sister…and hes now in jail. When I first read this I did a double-take and thought “What? Santa’s in _jail_?” ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-comes-early-this-year/477371/6 "2008-12-17T01:16:24Z")
> [@Shecky](#): > > I \*\*\*REALLY \*\*\*hope the cop came dressed up as Santa. > > That would have made a believer out of me for LIFE! “Ho ho ho! You’re under arrest, you scumbag! I hope you rot in hell forever!” Yes, **Shecky** , that would’ve been beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-comes-early-this-year/477371/7 "2008-12-17T01:54:05Z")
If that guy is convicted and goes to jail, He’s going to bring a whole new meaning to the phrase Stocking Stuffer. Ho Ho HO indeed! ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-comes-early-this-year/477371/8 "2008-12-17T01:55:15Z")
I misread the title; I was going to suggest one of those creams for Santa…😃 ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-comes-early-this-year/477371/9 "2008-12-17T04:23:27Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > Yes, Virginia, there IS a Santa Claus! And if you’ll meet him at this address, he’ll show you the North Pole! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-comes-early-this-year/477371/10 "2008-12-17T04:24:30Z")
> [@Shecky](#): > > I \*\*\*REALLY \*\*\*hope the cop came dressed up as Santa. > > That would have made a believer out of me for LIFE! No, that would be a gay porn film. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Jaade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@Jaade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaade)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-comes-early-this-year/477371/11 "2008-12-17T04:49:35Z")
His shirt says that he works at a school “Lamar Academy” as a “Campus Technology Facilitator”. Looks like he might have access to more children. ☹ Those poor kids - thank goodness one of them found a way to speak out.