John Cantrell, foster father and Santa Claus (obviously) to a whopping 27 adopted children, including some who performed in the infamous child sex show before he rescued them, has been arrested on unrelated charges of sexual assault from two decades-old cases.
Now one of the six trials of suspects in the Mineola, TX child sex ring case is on shaky ground... since Cantrell was supposed to be the prosecution's star witness...
Cantrell, who has cared for hundreds of children through the foster care system and has adopted 27, is being charged by two of his own daughters, who no longer live with the family. The statute of limitations has expired on one of the allegations, but the other is waiting a preliminary hearing to determine if there is enough evidence to proceed.
Cantrell's wife claims the two daughters are disturbed, possibly by earlier sexual abuse, and made "unfounded" claims in her younger years. But why doesn't the media say why John Cantrell is testifying? Does he happen to know the ringleaders for some non-child-sex reason and happened to stumble on their nefarious game... or did he attend the performances himself?
Victoria Cantell, another adopted daughter, also defended her dad. "They let me in with loving arms, and they always raised me in a godly, Christian way," she told KETK. "My dad's always been sweet and kind to everybody. All that stuff that they're saying, it can't be true."
Meanwhile, the next trial in the sex show case, Patrick Kelly's, is being postponed because of the new developments.
Via WorldNetDaily.
Previously: Sloppy Seconds... (in which we mention the case for the first time.)