‘Sons of Guns’ reality TV star arrested on child molestation charge

[bullwinkle428]

"A Baton Rouge gun dealer known nationally as the star of Discovery Channel’s reality television show “Sons of Guns” was arrested over the weekend, accused of recently molesting a girl at his Greenwell Springs Road home.

William “Will” Hayden, the show’s 49-year-old star, spent Friday night in the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison before leaving sometime Saturday after posting a $150,000 bail on counts of molestation of a juvenile and aggravated crimes against nature, booking records show.

Sheriff’s deputies arrested Hayden on Friday based partly on accusations made by a woman who told investigators that on Aug. 4 she saw Hayden inappropriately kissing the girl while he was undressed, according to a deputy’s statement attached to the warrant for Hayden’s arrest."

http://theadvocate.com/news/9965583-123/sons-of-guns-star-arrested

[dilby]

1. Interesting, will have to wait and see the evidence.

From what I read it sounds like he maybe innocent but who knows.

[LeftyMom]

5. Oh, pray tell where did you read that?

[LanternWaste]

6. What have you read that leads you you to believe as such?

What have you read that leads you you to believe as such?

[dilby]

12. The article that was linked.

Says it was a former employee who accused him which can make it a false accusation out of spite.

[LanternWaste]

17. Then little more than a guess based on bias...

Ahhh.... a guess based on bias. Gotcha.

[dilby]

18. I said I will wait to see the evidence.

People can make up their mind either way but till it goes to trial all the speculation in the world does not matter. The jury will make the decision and I could be correct or I could be wrong but I am not going to tar and feather someone till I see the evidence.

[LanternWaste]

20. You also said it sounds like he's innocent.

You also said it sounds like he's innocent.

[dilby]

22. Yes I did, from the evidence presented it sounds like he is.

Former employees making accusations is not unheard of, however I am not dead set that he is innocent I would like to wait till I have all the evidence till I make a firm conclusion. But even with that I could be wrong and the jury could find him, innocent, guilty or it could never go to trial.

[bullwinkle428]

24. At the bare minimum (no pun intended), wouldn't you at least admit

that it's incredibly creepy? 49-year-old man in his underwear slobbering all over a girl under the age of 13?

[dilby]

25. When you put it like that yeah.

But if it was his granddaughter who he pecked on the head when she came into his room in the morning then not so much. Context of the situation can help to determine what may have or have not happened.

[onethatcares]

27. point to be made

do not, repeat, do not allow your granddaughter into your room if you are standing there in your skivvies and then give her a kiss on the head.

much easier to have the door closed and say, "give me a minute, I'll be right out"

Context of the situation can help to determine what may or may have not happened but maybe it's just me, I would not let my granddaughter see me in my boxers....................................................no matter her age.

[dilby]

28. I think everyone has seen their parents or grandparents in their skivies.

And it's not sexual in the least so there is no reason to start acting because you are in your underwear like it is something sexual.

[BainsBane]

2. Interesting that neither he or the girl denies that Hayden kissed her

Rather than she wasn't "abused."

[theHandpuppet]

4. Trying to infer from what scant real information was provided in the article

But it appears the girl may have been under the age of 13? If that's the case, I'd consider that abuse whether the girl said she was abused or not. She may not even know what constitutes abuse -- many young girls don't, unfortunately.

[BainsBane]

9. It's hard to know her age

They said suspected of abuse of a minor. Is there a separate designation for child? 12-13 is usually the cut-off age in terms of the severity of charges.

[opiate69]

13. They also said the possible sentencing he's facing is consistent with under 13 victims

If charged and convicted on the count of aggravated crimes against nature, Hayden would face a prison sentence of 25 years to 99 years in prison.

The penalties accompany a conviction when the victim is younger than 13 and the perpetrator is older than 17 under amendments to state law proposed this spring by legislators and later signed into law by Gov. Bobby Jindal that recently went into effect.

[BainsBane]

15. So they did

Thanks for pointing that out.

[opiate69]

16. You're welcome.

[mikeysnot]

3. How's that saying go about guns

and criminals?

[IronGate]

7. Why don't you tells us. nt.

[BainsBane]

11. Nevermind him

He's just a "Demorat" like everyone else here, including me.

[IronGate]

14. I'd like to hear his saying. nt.

[mikeysnot]

29. WTF?

[HangOnKids]

32. You always appear to know it all

Why ask a question now?

[conservaphobe]

8. There's a lot of disgusting people in gun culture. nt

[IronGate]

10. There's alot of disgusting people in the world period. nt.

[LanternWaste]

19. I imagine I'd do my best to disassociate this cretin from a passionate and shared demographic too.

I imagine I'd do my best to disassociate this cretin from a passionate and shared demographic too.

[IronGate]

23. His owning firearms has nothing to do with his possibly being a pedophile,

lots of people non gun owning people have been arrested and convicted for molestation.
Associating pedophilia and firearm ownership is false and wrong.

[VanillaRhapsody]

26. they just dont call themselves...

"Responsible" gun owners like this guy....If guilty should he br considered "resonsible" at anything...

[IronGate]

30. He is a responsible gun owner, ie: he handles an stores his weapons responsibly,

now, he may be a POS pedophile, that remains to be seen, but that has nothing to do with his owning firearms.
BTW, if he's convicted, his right to own firearms goes bye bye.

[VanillaRhapsody]

31. No I am sorry.....a pedophile is not responsible.....gun or otherwise...he cannot control himself

someone without self control has no business near weapons.....period.

Some people do not know what the word "responsible" even means...and I am from the deep South...MOST that I know do not keep their guns responsibly....just the way it is...

Take a trip down south and SEE for yourself.

if MOST gun owners were truly responsible....we wouldn't have nearly the amount of children with access to those weapons killing themselves and others...

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

33. Where did he kiss her?

I'm not asking that out of a prurient interest but I think it's relevant. If he kissed her on top of the head, for example, that happened frequently when I was a kid. Kids would often get kissed on the head by adults. Many times I was in a store or the bank when I was a young boy and strangers would pat my head out of the blue or muss my hair. Nowadays, i know it's a different world. Strangers don't even look young people in the eyes fearing that mere friendliness towards a kid might get misinterpreted. And I'm certainly not suggesting sexually-motivated touching by adults doesn't occur. More than the kissing (as I don't know enough about it) I'd be more concerned about a middle aged man being in a state of semi undress while in the girl's presence, unless she was a family member. My dad always hung around the house in his boxer shorts.