Photos: Josh Shapiro, PA Attorney General (top left), George Lepley, criminal defense attorney (bottom left), Brandon Pardoe, WAHS head principal (middle), Dr. Timothy Bowers, WASD Superintendent (top right), Fred Holland, WASD Solicitor (bottom right)
By: Todd Bartley
News@TalkWilliamsport.com
With charges now being filed by South Carolina authorities; Brandon Pardoe, WAHS head principal has some explaining to do regarding his specific handling of the Myrtle Beach case.
There are undeniable facts in the case and the role Pardoe played in it.
- Pardoe allowed Ryan Miller to be an assistant baseball coach and then head coach with 2 DUI’s on his record
- Pardoe co-signed the Myrtle Beach baseball tournament entry form
- Pardoe received the room assignment list and has yet to produce it even though his wife did
- Pardoe was on the Myrtle Beach trip
- Pardoe attended an off-site party and was photographed being there
- Pardoe has been unable or unwilling to disclose his WASD paid for phone records relating to the trip
- Pardoe was the WASD point person for “criminal and non-criminal investigations” into the matter
- Pardoe has yet to issue a public statement to deny any of the reporting in this series of articles
The Myrtle Beach Police Department called Pardoe on September 28, 2018 for answers as noted with full audio of the call in PART XIII of “A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball” series.
So let us explore this and more with the following question posed to Brandon Pardoe;
“Can I ask who you tried to speak with?”
When it came to hiring and allowing Ryan Miller to be an assistant baseball coach and then head coach with 2 DUI’s on his record?
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
When the 2018 Myrtle Beach baseball tournament entry form was presented to you for signature?
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
When it was time to review the “room assignments email”?
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
When Wanda Erb (WASD Right to Know Officer) denied the very existence of the “room assignments email”.
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
When it was revealed your wife who works in the South Williamsport Area School District was preparing to release the same email you claimed to not have in your @wasd.org account.
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
When you booked your accommodations for your stay in Myrtle beach, South Carolina.
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
When you received the party details you were photographed attending with the WAHS Seniors at the beach house.
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
When this author asked several years ago for your WASD paid for phone records relating to the trip.
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
When the details of the “criminal sexual misconduct” incident came to your attention.
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
When the Childline call of May 18, 2018 was made and the WASD was notified.
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
When WASD Solicitor Fred Holland gave you “permission” to undertake the “investigations” into the matter.
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
Once informed of the Childline call of May 18, 2018 and the “investigations” underway; the WASD school resource officers needed to be notified. However the documented record indicates that was not the case. The reason this did not occur would be a question for a lead investigator.
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
When you sat down in your office on May 25, 2018 with Lycoming County Chief Detective Willie Weber by your side to interview JOHN DOE#1.
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
When you sat down in your office to interview VIDEOGRAPHER #1.
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
When you informed WASD Superintendent Dr. Timothy Bowers you “began an investigation”.
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
If Dr. Bowers is the leader of the WASD, would he not have been in the loop on having the WASD Solicitor approve your involvement in the investigations in the first place? If so.
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
When you decided to allow ALLEGED PERPETRATOR #1 to play in the District II baseball playoffs while “criminal and non-criminal investigations” were underway.
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
When ALLEGED PERPETRATOR #1 received his District II baseball championship Gold medal while “criminal and non-criminal investigations” into his behavior were underway.
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
When the May 31, 2018 threat of legal action letter arrived from attorney George Lepley as counsel representing ALLEGED PERPETRATOR #1; the same Lepley who was also on the Myrtle Beach trip and stayed at the team hotel.
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
When the meeting occurred between yourself, WASD Solicitor Fred Holland and attorney George Lepley.
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
When you informed VIDEOGRAPHER #1 and ALLEGED PERPETRATOR #1 of the same suspension from baseball activities for their roles in the incident and pending the outcome of the “investigations.”
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
When you sat down in your office on June 5, 2018 to interview ALLEGED PERPETRATOR #1.
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
During the “investigations” a conscious decision was made to not inform the Myrtle Beach Police Department of the information obtained. While arriving at that decision;
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
In September 2018 when the Myrtle Beach Police Department began calling Lycoming County law enforcement agencies and individuals with knowledge of the incident including yourself.
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
During your call with a Detective from the Myrtle Beach Police Department you were asked about information you had about the incident and decided not to share it. When arriving at that decision,
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
When Lycoming County District Attorney Ryan Gardner, issued the statement “criminal sexual misconduct” occurred on the video.
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
When PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro confirmed receipt of the “criminal sexual misconduct” case referral.
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
When the WASD statement was issued on January 9, 2020:
“The Williamsport Area School District does not condone inappropriate and indecent behavior. The district has fully conducted an investigation of this incident and has transparently cooperated and participated with law enforcement officials. We urge our students, families and community members to avoid posting statements to social media that are inaccurate or misleading, as those statements can be detrimental and potentially harmful to our students.
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
When it was reported last week criminal charges were being filed in this case by South Carolina authorities.
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
Over the past years and months there has been a mountain of stories written regarding the incident in Myrtle Beach. You have yet to issue a public statement to deny any of the reporting in this series of articles. When arriving at that decision,
Can I ask who you tried to speak with?
The case is currently under investigation by the office of Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro.
As Pardoe stated to Detective Aiesi on the call, providing answers to these questions; “that may help.”
LINKS TO SERIES PUBLISHED BY Talk Williamsport
WASD lack of response clock posted
WASD fails to acknowledge “victims” in Myrtle Beach incident; uses death of George Floyd as distraction
WASD unmasks father of ALLEGED PERPETRATOR #1 in Right to Know responses
WASD school board approves spring sports coaches stipends after motions to table
Myrtle Beach incident “Fallout” begins with WASD school board meeting tonight
BREAKING NEWS: WAHS student criminally charged by South Carolina authorities in 2018 baseball team incident
UPDATE: Major development in the 2018 WAHS baseball team “criminal sexual misconduct” case
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART XXV
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART XXIV
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART XXIII
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART XXII
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART XXI
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART XX
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART XIX
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART XVIII
BREAKING NEWS: PA AG Press Office confirms receipt of Criminal Sexual Misconduct referral from DA Gardner
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART XVII
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART XVI
EXCLUSIVE: AG Shapiro press office on referral: “If and when we receive it, it will be promptly reviewed”
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART XVII
BREAKING NEWS: PA AG Press Office confirms receipt of Criminal Sexual Misconduct referral from DA Gardner
UPDATE: Charges filed in Greater Latrobe Junior High hazing case cited in “A Baseball Story”
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART XVI
EXCLUSIVE: AG Shapiro press office on referral: “If and when we receive it, it will be promptly reviewed”
BREAKING NEWS: District Attorney Gardner refers Myrtle Beach case to PA Attorney General – PART XV
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART XIV
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART XIII
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART XII
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART XI
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART X
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART IX
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART VIII
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART VII
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART VI
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART V
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART IV
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART III
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART II
A Baseball Story In The Birthplace Of Little League Baseball – PART I
