Child Sex Abuse Suspect Surrenders to Police

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Posted: 7:26 PM Oct 14, 2008
Last Updated: 8:34 PM Oct 14, 2008
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Earl Lee Conway, a man charged with 30 counts of sexual abuse, was jailed Tuesday after turning himself in to State Police and confessing to the crimes.

Conway, 40, of Cross Lanes, W.Va., resident, is charged with abusing his girlfriend's daughter. The girl was 11-years-old at the time. She’s now 14 and recently came forward after moving out of the area.

Conway is charged with seven counts of sexual abuse, 15 counts of sexual abuse by a guardian and eight counts of sexual assault. He's in jail on $100,000 bond.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Nov 17, 2008 at 12:09 AM
It's great to know who your neighbors are. I don't think someone like this should even be allowed to bond out.

Posted by: Anonymous on Nov 15, 2008 at 03:09 PM
Should have been charged with neglect of his own children years ago.

Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 21, 2008 at 04:24 PM
I've known Lee my entire life and would not have dreamed this to be true!!All I can think about is what that poor girl must be going through right now and how her entire life will be affected by this! Not to mention his wife of 20 years and their three children! God be with everyone!

Posted by: demanding law reforms on Oct 16, 2008 at 04:41 PM
So this guy is charged with 30 counts of sexual abuse, and his bond is only $100,000?! I know the case has just begun, but it's a bad beginning. Treat the criminal with the kind of caution that the charges warrant. Our legislators need to start proving that they value our children and toughen up the law concerning sexual abuse. Look at the Shasta case where a convicted child rapist was let out of jail only to rape and torture and murder over and over again! If he had stayed in prison for his previous heinous crimes (one rape is enough!), this would never had happened. Get to work, senators, congressmen. Get concerned, citizens!

Posted by: guiver on Oct 15, 2008 at 08:41 PM
Iworked with this guy for almost 2 years he seemed like a good guy ive been to his house met his first wife and kids it just seems wrong you just dont know what is going on in a persons head if hes guilty i hope he gets the max sentance and the girl gets all the help she needs and for her to know thats its not her fault she was very brave to come foward to make sure this dosent happen to any more children god bless her

Posted by: jaf on Oct 15, 2008 at 09:36 AM
Read up on the attributes of a child molester and you will find they act as model christian like citizens - not the nasty looking guy lurking at the street corner. Out of the shadows is a great book on this!

Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 15, 2008 at 08:52 AM
Shame on you Concerned Citizen. Blamine a child for being molested and enabling criminals. Seems to me like your concern is that this may be hitting a little too close to home for you!

Posted by: jeanette on Oct 15, 2008 at 07:10 AM
i knew this man when he lived in buffalo, he was a child then and he was a strange one, i saw him at wal-mart in cross lanes a couple months ago and he scared me the way he was talking, loud,obnoxious, etc

Posted by: angel on Oct 14, 2008 at 10:45 PM
Concerned Citizen , you make me sick, ppl like you always think that sex offenders are innocent. You never know who the pervert is behind closed doors. That's why girls don't tell because they are too afraid, due to ppl like you. She probably saved another little girl from having something done to her. Way to go, honey and you are in our prayers

Posted by: Debbie on Oct 14, 2008 at 10:17 PM
concerned citizen, you must be as sick as he is.

Posted by: To concerned citizen - on Oct 14, 2008 at 09:50 PM
Unless he is already a convicted sex offender then of course these allegations are out of character... being a child molester isnt something you generally broadcast to the world... so of course its out of character! Then you attack the police because this guy apperently confessed...You suggest improper techniques were used - hows about this for a more likely scenario: The victim came forward and made an allegation - the suspect confessed. See... it doesnt have to be that complicated.... i guess you would rather have this guy out there to do it to someone elses kid.

Posted by: Robyn on Oct 14, 2008 at 08:35 PM
Shame. Shame on you Conway.

Posted by: Concerned Citizen on Oct 14, 2008 at 08:05 PM
These accusations are completely out of this Man’s Character to commit such atrocities’ with a child. And for him to confess as the article states is unbelievable. If a confession was in fact given the question then becomes what kind of Interview Techniques where used when he was interviewed. It is with prayers to God almighty that the Investigators and Prosecutors involved in this case will fully investigate these allegations so as to prove or disprove them. Investigations have become statistics over the years and that is why innocent people are incarcerated.

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