Mother Says 15-Year-Old Daughter Was Raped

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Posted: 7:08 PM May 9, 2008
Last Updated: 1:13 PM May 12, 2008
Reporter: Dave Spencer
Email Address: dave.spencer@wkyt.com

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Anthony Thompson is in a Lexington jail, accused of raping the 15-year-old daughter of his his live-in girlfriend.

The mother of the victim says Thompson was arrested Monday night, one day after her daughter told her what Thompson did to her.

She says Thompson came home from work with wine coolers and a 6 pack of beer and wanted to watch a scary movie, something the mother of the victim says she didn't want to watch.

When the mother went to bed, she says the 15-year-old and 39-year- old Thompson drank alcohol and her daughter was also given painkillers to the point that she was knocked unconscious.

Then, she alleges Thompson raped her daughter in her own bed. She says he apologized the next morning.

The mother wanted the story told so that she can show Thompson does not have the power in this situation and wants others to feel that they too can come forward.

Thompson is being held on $10,000 bond and is due in court later this month.

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Posted by: princess Location: london on May 19, 2008 at 08:09 PM
disgusting this what happened to me but am over it so live life pray to god

Posted by: pam Location: whitley county on May 12, 2008 at 07:24 PM
at age 15, they are still children and are too trusting to an adult, they dont think of a situation of being dangerous..any man over the age of 18 has heard of statutory rape and knows the consequences...they need to put him away and register him as a sex offender..the apoligy the next morning proves that he knew it was wrong and he was trying to clear his own consicious..she is a child and she will live with that for the rest of her life...my prayers go out to her...

Posted by: Mom of 3 Girls Location: wayne on May 12, 2008 at 06:28 PM
I have always taught my girls If ANYONE mistreated them in that way , come and tell me or another grown up! I'm glad that the 15 yr. old told her mother if she had not, it could keep going on until who knows, this man needs to be horse whipped until his back had no hide left!!! So many men get away with rape now days and the thing about it , they go on like nothing ever happened until his next victim. I know first hand what it can do to you , mentally and physically, it lives with you for the rest of your life!!!

Posted by: MOTHER OF 2 Location: WILLIAMSBURG, KY on May 12, 2008 at 04:15 PM
I THINK IT IS DISGUSTING WHEN A 35 YEAR OLD MAN WOULD EVEN CONSIDER HAVING SEX WITH A LITTLE GIRL. I AM GLAD THAT THE MOTHER HAD THIS MAN PUT IN JAIL. IN LOVE WITH HIM OR NOT IT IS GOOD THAT SHE CHOSE HER DAUGHTER OVER THAT PEDIPHILE. THESE DAY'S THAT IS ALMOST UNHEARD OF. SO KUDO'S TO THE MOM FOR GETTING HER STORY OUT. I ALSO THINK THAT HE SHOULD GET EVERYTHING THAT HE DESERVES. YOU JUST DON'T GIVE DRUGS AND ALCOHOL TO A MINOR AND THEN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM.

Posted by: k Location: ky on May 12, 2008 at 11:46 AM
In Kentucky, 15 year olds do not have the legal capacity to consent to sex, regardles of how old they look. I know, I know. Girls that age LOOK a lot older these days. If parents don't regulate their daughters' wardrobe, then who will? Because teenagers' brains are not fully developed and they cannot appreciate the consequences of their actions, laws are put in place to "protect" them. Am I the only one old enough to remember the term "jail bait?" I bet this morning Mom's boyfriend knows what it means! I am glad she is doing what she can to hopefully protect other potential future victims. Too bad it's too late for her daughter. Unfortuntately, this lesson will be ignored by too many others who should learn from it instead of repeating it.

Posted by: Mom Location: KY on May 12, 2008 at 11:38 AM
I am glad this was reported, and I hope it will make mothers more aware of being careful about who they trust around their children. As for him, he is a lowlife and I hope he rots in jail for what he has done to that girl.

Posted by: Robin on May 12, 2008 at 10:43 AM
Most of you all are really rude. How should this be blamed on the mother? Im sure that she really trusted him or would have never moved him in. People these days can really hide their problems and im sure he had her mother convinced that he was a good man. I dont think the daughter should have been drinking either but you cant say just because she was drinking that it was her fault that it happened. She is just a child who probably thought of him as someone she could trust as well. He is the adult he should have known better all the way around. Why would you let a 15 year old drink and give her pills. He knew what he was doing he apparently had this one planned. I think that the mother totally did the right thing by letting everyone know that he really is scum of the earth. And i hope that he rots in jail like he should. I just hope this doesnt make the rest of this little girls like a living hell.

Posted by: CONFUSSED Location: POWELL on May 12, 2008 at 09:13 AM
i think the 15year old had a lesson,no matter the circumstance he was the adult and also the childs identy was givin when she came to the media ,(edited)

Posted by: A Location: Richmond on May 12, 2008 at 12:42 AM
Everyone here needs a lesson...the mother had a live in boyfriend of three years who I assume she thought was going to be a father figure to her daughter...the mother and this man could have been married..not just "living together". The mother assumed as we all would that our children are "safe" with the so called "step-parents". In this case something went wrong and I am happy she turned this disgusting man in..and hope she is done with him. But in all truth you have to see the whole story...(edited) She did not deserve to be raped of course...but we need to look at the whole social circle and the living conditions and try to change something now.

Posted by: wesley Location: pike on May 11, 2008 at 11:16 PM
it was the mothers bf.. learn how to read ppl... but i do not place all the blame on the man all of the facts isnt here in this lil artical... the mother probably dosnt no all the facts.. in todays society.. 15 yr old girls.. are not exactly the sweet n inocent little girls you think they are... im sure she had part in it... or she wouldnt have been drinking... did this man force her to drink and do pills also?

Posted by: Cat-fan Location: Pikeville on May 11, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Ok people - put the blame where it belongs...(edited), Anthony Thompson. As far as it goes for the mom, she has been with this guy for 3 years! I am sure she never thought that would NEVER happen. BUT being that it did, I don't know how she could handled it the way she did. To do such a terrible thing to that little girl and then tell her he was "sorry" OMG... He would be sorry if that was my child! As a few others said...I too would be the one being charged with something. As for the little girl, IT WAS NOT HER FAULT...shes a child! My thoughts & prayers are with her. Yours should be too!

Posted by: Rachel on May 11, 2008 at 09:31 PM
Judge and you shall be judged. Some of the comments are very rude. I have been put in the situation where I thought that my child was safe with their own father on a weekend visit. I was very wrong, but I went through the court system like I was supposed to and nothing was ever done, but wasted time. My child was too "young" to testify on their own behalf. The only thing that happened was supervised visitation with one child and our other child goes every other weekend. Whoopee.

Posted by: A fan of Wow Location: Ky on May 11, 2008 at 09:05 PM
This article makes perfect sense to me-I don't have a problem understanding what I have read. It is not saying he is accused of raping his girlfriend of 3 years. It says he is accused of raping his girlfriends daughter. It's in black and white people. I'm thinking a little "reading 101" is needed here along with a little "writing 101." Now, let us all go back and read again.

Posted by: Rick Location: London on May 11, 2008 at 07:39 PM
Whoa, it may be crazy to live with someone of this caliber, but he had gained the mothers trust. She most likely had no idea that this man was lusting after her daughter. The teen should have known better than to partake of the wine-coolers & whatever. She needed all of her senses to combat this pervert. Anthony Thompson, is to fault, not the teenage girl, nor the Mother. He don't need anyone to defend him, what he did should result in Jail Time and a lot of it.

Posted by: Me Location: PIKE COUNTY on May 11, 2008 at 07:14 PM
THESE DAYS A 15 YEAR OLD LOOKS OLDER THAN A 40 YEAR OLD. THEY GROW UP TOO FAST AND SHE SHOULD HAVE TOLD THE MAN NO AND NOT DRUNK ANYTHING, (edited)

Posted by: Me Again on May 11, 2008 at 02:25 PM
It's the mothers boyfriend that raped his girlfriends daughter. Does that help any at all here? Good for the mother for turning in the low-life scum. (edited)

Posted by: Donna Location: Louisville on May 11, 2008 at 02:21 PM
There is way too MANY posts blaming the mother. It was the MOTHERS boyfriend. NOT the daughter. Before anyone starts posting, they should read the story, or better yet, view the video. If your reading skills (or lack there of) prevent you from understanding what you have read, then dont post at all. Cheers to the mom!

Posted by: FYI Location: All of you on May 11, 2008 at 11:58 AM
Since when is it a crime to go on with your life with your children? This woman is a mother and a person with needs and feelings. She thought she could trust this guy or he wouldn't have been there. All of you on here bashing her need to lay off. She is not dead because she is a single mother. Men go on with their lives....there is no difference. Would it have been any different to any of you if she was married to him?

Posted by: J Location: Williamsburg on May 10, 2008 at 11:28 PM
What kind of mother goes to bed and leaves her 15 year old daughter in the company of a drinking man. Don't blame the girl, at 15 she couldn't have known what he was doing. Maybe the thrill of the attention of and older man got to her. He knew better. He needs to be put away where he can't hur t another unknowledable teen.

Posted by: Carol Location: Kentucky on May 10, 2008 at 10:44 PM
"Anthony Thompson is in a Lexington jail tonight, accused of raping his live-in girlfriend of three years, 15 year old daughter." I too am sure that he was the mother's boyfriend; however, what is actually written is that he is accused of raping his girlfriend of 3 years. In my opinion, a little Writing 101 is needed here!

Posted by: Fred Garvin on May 10, 2008 at 09:00 PM
His girlfriend's daughter!

Posted by: Wow Location: Richmond on May 10, 2008 at 07:53 PM
@J Location: FRANKFORT Learn how to read in context. It says the womans boyfriend raped her daughter. Not the girls boyfriend. Gotta love people that cant even read but cant wait to comment.

Posted by: unknown Location: williamsburg on May 10, 2008 at 06:31 PM
i think the one who needs in jail for neglect and conspiracy to commit statuary rape and sexual abuse is the mother what kind of mother lets her twelve year or 15 yr old live somebody my less a 35 yr old man im a mother of two girls myself and my daughters didnt date till they was 16 this mother needs send to prision

Posted by: chayla Location: lexington on May 10, 2008 at 06:24 PM
I don't understand the comment below me. It was the mother's boyfriend, not the daughter's. And I guess that after 3 years she trusted him. I don't think it's the mother's fault and I think she did the right thing by turning him in. It's also refreshing that the daughter was close enough to her mother to tell her what happened.

Posted by: Linda Location: Ky on May 10, 2008 at 05:09 PM
Judge not least ye be judged .. there is more here than you see maybe you might like to help this lady and her daughter get a new start sounds like that is what they need

Posted by: concerned mother Location: lexington on May 10, 2008 at 04:59 PM
Thank you for running the story about Anthong Thompson. I soung very country. That is something I should work on. God Bless LOL

Posted by: Anonymous on May 10, 2008 at 03:38 PM
Okay, was the man dating the woman or her daughter? It's worded very weirdly. Either way this is sick.

Posted by: KB Location: W'msburg on May 10, 2008 at 01:56 PM
What did this mother accomplish by telling this to the media except letting everyone know about her daughter's situation. Sounds more like she's a woman scorned wanting to get even. Why not just go to the authorities. Why doesn't she take control of her life and not have a live in boyfriend in the house with her daughter.

Posted by: Peggy Location: KY on May 10, 2008 at 11:54 AM
I saw this woman interviewed on the news and she said she wanted this man to get therapy while he was in jail.The first thing I thought was...Please.First,when will these women learn about these men around their young daughters?Probably the ony reason they hooked up with them in the first place.Second,why did she go to bed and leave them alone together?She should have had better sense.Third,and most importantly,she should have gave him 'therapy' instead of calling the cops when she found out he RAPED her baby!What kind of mother just lets someone walk away after raping their child?Not me,I can tell you that!I agree with J to a point,I would be the one charged with something,because this man would not be walking.Too many times these pedophiles get away too easily,or get the chance to go do it again to another child.Not if this child were mine!

Posted by: Me! Location: Ky on May 10, 2008 at 09:07 AM
Hey j in Frankfort Re-read the story. It was the mother's boyfriend that raped her daughter.After living with someone for 3 years you would think you can trust them. Right? I commend this mother for coming forward and letting it be known that the sucker did this to her daughter. Alot of the time, mothers are so caught up in their own relationships that they do not believe their own kids when they try to tell them something like this has happened to them. Lay off this woman. She is at least trying to do the right thing.Even if moving this monster in with her was wrong.I hope he gets several years for it and is someone's babydoll in the pen.

Posted by: Anonymous Location: KY on May 10, 2008 at 08:17 AM
WHO BOYFRIEND WAS THIS GUYS MOTHER, OR GIRL..OR MAYBE BOTHS..THIS MOTHER NEED SOME TIME ALSO ,15 YEARSOULD NEVER BEEN IN SAME ROOM ALONG WITH A MAN THAT WHAT HERE MOTHER IS FOR TO LOOK AFTER HER..NOW TRUTH IS THE TH FIRST TIME THEY HAVE HAD SEX TOGETHER OR DID THE MOTHER FIND OUT SOMETHING IS WHY THE GIRL TOLD HER SHE WAS RAPED

Posted by: Morace Location: Hazel Green on May 10, 2008 at 08:04 AM
The man did wrong,and the daughter did wrong, and mom ficilitated the whole thing!

Posted by: kim Location: london on May 10, 2008 at 07:26 AM
I think the boyfriend was the moms!Not the daughters.

Posted by: me Location: corbin on May 10, 2008 at 06:51 AM
what the hell was that so called mother thinking when she let that thing move in with her 12 yr old daughter! i hope that "mother" is also charged with child neglect/abuse, promoting child abuse, unlawful transactions with a minor, endangering the welfare of a minor and whatever else they can come up with against the "mother" and i use that term lightly! castration would be a good thing to use on that child molester. cut it off totally! i hope if there are other children in that household that they are taken away and put in a good foster home. this stuff makes me so ANGRY!

Posted by: J Location: FRANKFORT on May 9, 2008 at 10:40 PM
IS THIS MOTHER FOR REAL?! WHAT DO YOU EXPECT WHEN YOU LET YOUR THEN "12" YR OLD DAUGHTER DATE A THEN 35 YR OLD MAN AND EVEN LIVE WITH HER. YOU NEED TO BE CHARGE WITH SOMETHING YOURSELF. YOU'RE A MISFIT!!

Posted by: Judy Location: Pineville on May 9, 2008 at 08:54 PM
I guess her mother will move another man in with her and her daughter.....Here we go again.......When will they learn????????????

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