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Filed under: Teens, Just For Dads, Health & Safety: Babies
It's every father's nightmare -- you wake up in the middle of the night to the sound of your teenage daughter's screaming and discover a naked man attempting to do who-knows-what to her. That's what sixty-four-year-old Robert McNally dealt with recently. During a struggle with the intruder, McNally got his arm around the man's neck and pinned him to the floor while his wife called the police. When the police arrived, McNally was still holding the man down. After McNally let go, the intruder was unresponsive and subsequently pronounced dead.
The man broke into the house through the girl's bedroom window and was wearing nothing but a mask and latex gloves. He was also carrying a knife, a rope, a gag, and condoms, according to police. It turns out that the man was David Myers, a former sex offender who had been living with his mother nearby. He had served ten years of a twenty-year sentence for sexual deviate conduct but had failed to register as a sex offender after being released two years ago.
Police are unsure whether the man died from being choked or from heart failure; Myers had a history of heart problems. The police said that it is unlikely any charges will be filed against McNally. It seems to me that McNally did exactly the right thing in order to protect his family and others'. And, despite the law that apparently says teenagers have to hate their parents, I'll bet McNally's daughter sure loves her old man right about now.
The man broke into the house through the girl's bedroom window and was wearing nothing but a mask and latex gloves. He was also carrying a knife, a rope, a gag, and condoms, according to police. It turns out that the man was David Myers, a former sex offender who had been living with his mother nearby. He had served ten years of a twenty-year sentence for sexual deviate conduct but had failed to register as a sex offender after being released two years ago.
Police are unsure whether the man died from being choked or from heart failure; Myers had a history of heart problems. The police said that it is unlikely any charges will be filed against McNally. It seems to me that McNally did exactly the right thing in order to protect his family and others'. And, despite the law that apparently says teenagers have to hate their parents, I'll bet McNally's daughter sure loves her old man right about now.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
9-29-2008 @ 6:47PM
ame s said...This is why we need life sentences for sex offenders. Rehab may help a thief or drug addict, but there is no "cure" for sex offenders. At least there is now one less walking the streets.
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9-29-2008 @ 8:57PM
pamela said...I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!! good for you dad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! one less scum of the earth in other words, walking the streets for sure, i just wish it was a more painfull death for that peice of @#$%!!
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9-29-2008 @ 9:43PM
ninainindia said...Former sex offender? Idon't think former is in order here.
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9-30-2008 @ 8:17PM
Stacie said...Well, he's certainly "former" now.
9-30-2008 @ 3:52AM
Vito said..."The police said that it is unlikely any charges will be filed against McNally."
Unlikely? There should be no question that the Dad should NOT be charged with anything. He deserves a medal.
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9-30-2008 @ 7:13AM
Bill said...I agree they should give him a medal and a reward If he would have went back to prison it would have costs us to have him there. Thank God for this Dad I have 3 daughters and this Father took one less low life out for good
9-30-2008 @ 10:08AM
Courtney said...What do you mean charges are "unlikely"? If there are charges brought whoever would find this man guilty needs punished. He did the world a favor!
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9-30-2008 @ 9:32PM
varrinique said...woooo hooooo!!
"way ta go dad!!!"
Bag em and dump em
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10-01-2008 @ 9:33PM
Heather said...Thank you hero dad.
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