Wednesday, August 1, 2012

What Do Jerry Sandusky and CEO Ted Rollins Have In Common?

Ted Rollins

What, indeed, do former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky and Campus Crest Communities CEO Ted Rollins have in common?

The answer is easy: They both have documented records as child abusers.

So why are officials in higher education trying to distance themselves from everything and anyone having connections to one child abuser while seemingly jumping into the arms of the other? Why is Sandusky viewed as a "monster" after his conviction for the sexual abuse of boys in and around the Penn State campus? Why is Rollins welcomed with open arms, even though public records show he was convicted for assault in the brutal beating of his 16-year-old stepson in 1995.

Both cases involved varying forms of child abuse. The Rollins beating took place in Franklin County, North Carolina, and under that state's laws, health-care and law-enforcement responders were required to report it as a case of suspected child abuse. They failed to follow the law, just as several key figures in the Sandusky case now are accused of doing.

At the risk of sounding like we are defending Jerry Sandusky--and he did, in fact, engage in monstrous conduct--it's perhaps worth noting that we've seen no reports indicating that any of his victims was in danger of dying. That's not the case with the Rollins beating. According to the words of an eyewitness, the stepson was rushed to a hospital via ambulance and administered oxygen, a sign he was in danger of going into shock because of blood loss--and that can be deadly.

Jerry Sandusky
So why, again, are university officials feeling cozy toward Ted Rollins? The answer is not clear, but academicians clearly have no qualms about welcoming Rollins into their midst--while scurrying for cover at any mention of Jerry Sandusky.

Three more universities recently decided to enter into student-housing projects with Campus Crest Communities. That means 36 schools around the country now have such projects, under The Grove banner, completed or in various stages of development. Those include Auburn University here in Alabama.

The latest universities to join the Campus Crest stable are Colorado State University, Ball State University, and the University of Oklahoma. According to a company press release dated July 20, 2012,  Ted Rollins sounds delighted at the prospect of providing housing for young people--even though he has a record of beating the holy crap out of one young person who was under his care:

"These are the first three projects of this year's development pipeline. They are located an average of approximately 0.2 miles from campus and represent our ninth generation project prototype, which among other things has a higher average bed count than the existing portfolio, our newest high speed internet configurations (100 megabytes or greater) and various other improvements designed to make college living at a Grove property an unparalleled experience," said Ted W. Rollins, Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Campus Crest Communities. "As a result of continued improvements in the efficiencies of our vertically integrated platform, we continue to increase our quality offerings to the students at attractive asset costs. Our on campus property at Colorado State is part of our continued approach to pursue on campus opportunities when it makes economic sense, and we are excited to add this one to our portfolio. Our teams are working on finalizing the entitlement process for the remaining 2013/2014 academic year projects, and we anticipate announcing these later this year."

Gosh, this guy isn't at a loss for words, is he? So why has he refused our requests for an interview about issues connected to the Rollins v. Rollins divorce case here in Alabama, which resulted in his ex wife and two daughters winding up on food stamps? When we sent him questions in writing, which he promised to address, why has he never responded?

Actually, I did get one brief response when I asked him specifically, via e-mail, about the abuse of his stepson. Here it is:

I am not in the habit of wasting time on rubbish such as yours.

So Ted Rollins views issues related to child abuse as "rubbish," and responding to questions about child abuse is "wasting time"?

Do university officials have any idea what they are dealing with here? Does the public have any idea about the kind of person who is being welcomed onto taxpayer-funded campuses?

18 comments:

jeffrey spruill said...

I am not in the habit of wasting time on rubbish such as yours.

(then why did you send your running dog-chad essick-after mr. schnauzer?)

*

But he is in the habit of wasting universities money on substandard housing.

legalschnauzer said...

That comment about "rubbish" is dripping with arrogance isn't it?

Anonymous said...

By the way, Campus Crest is blatantly and knowingly misrepresenting their Fort Collins location when they say it is "on campus". It is about 1/2 mile south of campus.

If it were on campus, Campus Crest would not have had to spend two years in the City's development review process, because the campus is exempt from the City's jurisdiction. Thus, CSU can add whatever it wants on campus without the City having anything to say about it. (CSU's current push to build an on-campus stadium is a prime and extremely controversial example.)

It is on land owned by the CSU Research Foundation, which is a separate real-estate corporation that has a history of what some believe are sketchy and controversial ventures.

Maybe LS should contact CSU to get their comment on Campus Crest's statements to the SEC and others that they have an "on-campus" development at CSU? Would the SEC itself care about this misrepresentation?

legalschnauzer said...

Anon at 10:44--

Thanks for bringing up this important point. I wonder what the motive was behind this false statement from Ted Rollins. Need to look into this.

Anonymous said...

Why can't you just fuck off and leave them alone? You are NEVER going to get money from Mr. Rollins. So just FUCK OFF.

legalschnauzer said...

Wow, looks like somebody forgot to take her meds today.

Anonymous said...

I see he posted or the stepson posted the F OFF comment.. They are cowards.

jeffrey spruill said...

It certainly does exude arrogance.

For that arrogance Mr. Schnauzer-- you should start sniffing everything about this guys personal as well as corporate history.

legalschnauzer said...

Anon at 2:04--

Actually, I don't think Mr. Rollins or the stepson sent the "F Off" comment. I'm pretty sure that came from someone of the female persuasion. I say that because I've received various forms of similar comments on this subject--and those definitely were from someone of the "fairer sex." The language in this one was similar to the others.

kpt jones said...

i am no coward. and you should be talking, since you cannot go a day without your own medications. and of course i can pull out the F bomb, because i'm 19, and i am not happy with how you are treating my BEST FRIENDS FAMILY. you have serious problems.

legalschnauzer said...

You're not a coward, but you made a profanity-filled comment under the name "anonymous"?

By the way, I didn't knock anyone for taking meds. I suggested that maybe someone NEEDED to be taking meds, based on her anger over an issue that doesn't involve her--regarding a blog post that is based on public records.

Anonymous said...

There you go again LS, hurting the truth with brutal honesty.

The so-called "money" does not want to be seen, and the visibility is about shame. Allowing "money" to be such a temptation that even friends of under 21 years, anons arrive to protect the innocent?

Healthy shame keeps us from thinking we get the creator job. Toxic shame is unfortunately, what drives too many in America.

What happened to follow the money, everyone knows the whole reality, intuitively or in the intuition and also conscious level.

Sad that the campuses are also high geared toward the IDF. Yes, the IDF get to have scholarships, meaning American boys get free rides to university, after enlisting in the IDF.

Campus Crest is more than likely one of the primary places for the program.

Anonymous said...

You are a sink individual to attempt to tie a comparison of this to Sandusky. Karma can be a bitch.

legalschnauzer said...

I'm a "sink" individual? That's a good one.

By the way, my reporting on Ted Rollins' abusive actions toward children is just getting warmed up. The whole story isn't out there yet. It will be soon.

Anonymous said...

Sick

Anonymous said...

Curious
Are you and your wife still living off "we the people"?

legalschnauzer said...

We never were living off "we the people," whoever that is.

Anonymous said...

LS, looks like you've got a tea partier on your hands. We the people? What a joke. This clown probably does everything he can to avoid paying taxes.