tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post1649445209661726817..comments2024-03-12T21:13:06.850-05:00Comments on Legal Schnauzer: Donald Watkins offers insight on how former Balch attorney Chase Tristian Espy, now facing a child-solicitation charge, wound up in Gov. Kay Ivey's officelegalschnauzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-75759655740778629332022-03-29T14:27:53.940-05:002022-03-29T14:27:53.940-05:00Good questions, @2:25. I don't have answers, b...Good questions, @2:25. I don't have answers, but I wonder if such inappropriate solicitations might prompt behavioral changes in a child, the kind of thing a parent might notice.legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-6427834678631752062022-03-29T14:25:50.790-05:002022-03-29T14:25:50.790-05:00I wonder how Espy got caught. Did a child say some...I wonder how Espy got caught. Did a child say something that caused an adult to spring into action? Was a parent already alert to the possibility of something untoward going on with a child's computer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-36552036628542997632022-03-29T14:23:10.475-05:002022-03-29T14:23:10.475-05:00The gist of Watkins' article, of course, is th...The gist of Watkins' article, of course, is that Alabama Power, Balch & Matrix have the ability to use "trade secrets" to help control powerful entities in the state, such as law enforcement and the Alabama State Bar. Was a cover-up of the Espy matter going on here?legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-9479159184232518212022-03-29T14:19:50.114-05:002022-03-29T14:19:50.114-05:00Did the Alabama State Bar and law enforcement know...Did the Alabama State Bar and law enforcement know about Espy's alleged activities about a year before they became publicly known. If not, why not? If so, what (if anything) did they do about it.<br /><br />That's a trail that definitely needs to be sniffed.legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-12774075143416556982022-03-29T14:16:08.604-05:002022-03-29T14:16:08.604-05:00K.B. Forbest raises a key question with this:
Bal...K.B. Forbest raises a key question with this:<br /><br />Balch, in sheer panic, stepped on a land mine . . . while trying to save face by telling the Montgomery Advertiser that they had terminated the alleged sexual deviant “nearly one year ago.”<br /><br />If true, what did Balch know and did they report Espy’s misconduct to the state bar or local authorities?<br /><br />legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-46290650362082625602022-03-29T14:09:20.064-05:002022-03-29T14:09:20.064-05:00I don't believe that has been made known publi...I don't believe that has been made known publicly at this point -- perhaps because Espy waived a preliminary hearing. Either way, it appears one or more criminal statutes were in play. Based on the charge being "child solicitation," I'm guessing the activities likely did not go beyond what you might call the "trolling" phase. Of course, trolling that involves children still presents a big problem for the defendant.legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-48195880495680196432022-03-29T14:04:47.929-05:002022-03-29T14:04:47.929-05:00Did Espy follow through on his efforts, or was he ...Did Espy follow through on his efforts, or was he sort of trolling?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-56916241363089984272022-03-29T14:03:49.791-05:002022-03-29T14:03:49.791-05:00It's a sad story on a number of levels. The sa...It's a sad story on a number of levels. The saddest, of course, is that children allegedly were targeted for activities they should not be involved with, in any way, at any time.legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-38341246861224972242022-03-29T10:52:03.373-05:002022-03-29T10:52:03.373-05:00I would say Mr. Espy took a nice career and flushe...I would say Mr. Espy took a nice career and flushed it down the toilet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com