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School board member who hugged teen and called her ‘hot’ is charged with assault
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:01 am
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:01 am
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A Tennessee school board member who hugged a teenage girl and called her “hot” at a public meeting last month has been charged with assault, court records show.
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The charge of assault — physical contact stems from an incident on April 2, when Keith Ervin put his arm around the girl, a student member of the board, hugged her from the side and told her, “God, you’re hot,” after she had just wrapped up asking questions about career and technical education.
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I mean…dude’s a creep and shouldn’t be on a school board. I’m not sure I see how someone can be charged with assault for a side hug. But also, he shouldn’t have hugged her.
What do y’all think? Is an unwelcomed side hug assault?
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Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:03 am to StringedInstruments
Future Trump slush fund recipient
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:03 am to StringedInstruments
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:06 am to StringedInstruments
They’re taking it too far now, which people always seem to do. Morons
I understand expelling him from the school board, but you can’t convict him of a crime for something like that. It was creepy but not criminal.
I understand expelling him from the school board, but you can’t convict him of a crime for something like that. It was creepy but not criminal.
This post was edited on 5/20/26 at 8:07 am
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:12 am to StringedInstruments
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hugged her from the side
Is that the crime? Or is it calling her hot?
This seems like a stretch.
Definitely search his hard drive though.
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:14 am to StringedInstruments
The guy apparently sees nothing wrong with it and said he was just saying "she was on a roll". He currently has not been removed.
This feels like one of those situations to force them to act to get him removed.
I'm betting this isn't the first instance of him acting inappropriately.
This feels like one of those situations to force them to act to get him removed.
I'm betting this isn't the first instance of him acting inappropriately.
This post was edited on 5/20/26 at 8:16 am
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:18 am to StringedInstruments
They always let females get away with more. If it were totally reversed nothing would have been said.
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:19 am to StringedInstruments
What happened, canning the dude and labeling him a creep wasn't good enough?
Arresting the dude for that seems a little harsh...
Arresting the dude for that seems a little harsh...
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:22 am to au4you
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Future Trump slush fund recipient
Tell us WTF you are referring to.
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:23 am to StringedInstruments
The teen sounds like a count. Let it go.
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During the public comment part of a May 7 meeting, the student called the adult members of the school board “cowards” for what she characterized as their “failure to act.” “To begin, I want to address Ervin’s actions, which were not only unwelcome, but sexist and derogatory,” she said, standing at a podium in front of the members, including Ervin, who sat with his arms crossed as she spoke. “I know this because he has not behaved this way with any of our male members, nor do I believe that he ever would.”
In her public comments, the teen told the board members that she does not accept “your fake apologies used to protect yourselves. I do not believe that you deserve that peace of mind.”
The members did not respond to her and moved on to other meeting agenda items.
This post was edited on 5/20/26 at 9:01 am
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:23 am to StringedInstruments
He should be charged with assault for that LeBron hairline
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:26 am to OysterPoBoy
quote:well is she hot?
Is that the crime? Or is it calling her hot?
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:32 am to StringedInstruments
Clearly the only two options are to do nothing and let him continue creeping or to throw him in jail and make him register as a sex offender.
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:35 am to nes2010
quote:More likely the parents are pushing this. And I'm betting there is more to the story.
The teen sounds like a count.
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:37 am to StringedInstruments
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Is an unwelcomed side hug assault?
It shouldn't be, but the mob is out for this guy. If this is really the standard, you could be charged with assault for bumping into someone on the street.
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:54 am to UltimaParadox
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This feels like one of those situations to force them to act to get him removed.
That makes more sense. They legally couldn't remove him from the school board since he is an elected official. I bet there's a clause that says if you're charged and convicted with a crime, they can remove you.
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:56 am to UltimaParadox
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This feels like one of those situations to force them to act to get him removed.
Probably this
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:57 am to StringedInstruments
Actually, it probably does meet the criteria for subsection 1(c) of the assault statute, which is unwanted touching.
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It’s only a class B misdemeanor, and it doesn’t require sex offender registration.
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It’s only a class B misdemeanor, and it doesn’t require sex offender registration.
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:57 am to StringedInstruments
Need a pic
Posted on 5/20/26 at 9:07 am to Supermoto Tiger
Side hugs are different.
Several years ago I had a phone call from a woman in our flower society. She was working on her GED and really keeping her family and children well fed and in school.
Someone in our club was helping her with the GED (he was a part time preacher) and had started full frontal hugging and holding the hugs too long.
She hated it. She asked my advice.
I asked how long until she had the GED. About a month.
I told her, if it were me, I'd avoid him, keep my mouth shut until I had the GED in hand, and then the next time he reached for a hug, tell him "NO" with the tone of voice you'd use to train a dog not to jump.
She did earn her GED and got a decent job and avoided the Rev there after.
Several years ago I had a phone call from a woman in our flower society. She was working on her GED and really keeping her family and children well fed and in school.
Someone in our club was helping her with the GED (he was a part time preacher) and had started full frontal hugging and holding the hugs too long.
She hated it. She asked my advice.
I asked how long until she had the GED. About a month.
I told her, if it were me, I'd avoid him, keep my mouth shut until I had the GED in hand, and then the next time he reached for a hug, tell him "NO" with the tone of voice you'd use to train a dog not to jump.
She did earn her GED and got a decent job and avoided the Rev there after.
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