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Harrisburg Senators player charged for sex with teen

A professional baseball player on the Harrisburg Senators minor league team has admitted that he twice had “sexual acts” with a 15-year-old Elizabethtown girl, police say.

Elizabethtown Borough Police on Wednesday charged Garrett Guzman, 25, with one misdemeanor charge, corruption of minors.

...Guzman admitted to the offense at the station, the detective said.

“It’s a serious problem. It’s happening more and more,” Martin said. “Older guys are having sex with girls in their teens.”

He said the fact Guzman was a professional athlete might have made the girl “more susceptible to any kind of advances” from Guzman and that she might have had “stars in her eyes.”

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1. The Most Interesting Man In The World Posted: September 12, 2008 at 05:46 PM (#2939424)

Is Guzman a Dukes protege?

I admit that when I first read this headline, I thought Guzman had to like, pay in cash.

2. Hal Chase Headley Lamarr Hoyt Wilhelm (ACE1242) Posted: September 12, 2008 at 05:47 PM (#2939426)

The way I read this headline, it meant that the girl had to pay him.

3. SoSHially Unacceptable Posted: September 12, 2008 at 05:50 PM (#2939435)

The way I read this headline, it meant that the girl had to pay him.

It's not just the way you read it. That's what it pretty clearly says.

He was charged with something, not for it.

Edit: Looking at it again, there is a second way of reading it, but in that reading he's unambiguously guilty.

4. Random Transaction Generator Posted: September 12, 2008 at 05:51 PM (#2939436)

I read it the same way as ACE1242.

5. Best Dressed Chicken in Town Posted: September 12, 2008 at 05:59 PM (#2939452)

Yes, what a serious problem. Maybe the candidates can debate this right after they finish testing lipsticks.

6. Chris Needham Posted: September 12, 2008 at 06:01 PM (#2939456)

Paul LoDuca's hoping they don't check all the phone calls the girl received.

7. sbiel2 Posted: September 12, 2008 at 06:02 PM (#2939461)

“It’s a serious problem. It’s happening more and more,” Martin said. “Older guys are having sex with girls in their teens.”

NEWS FLASH!!

8. mopar Posted: September 12, 2008 at 06:02 PM (#2939462)

One way or another the girl always ends up paying for it

9. Hello Rusty Kuntz, Goodbye Rusty Cars Posted: September 12, 2008 at 06:03 PM (#2939465)

His team picture looks like a mug shot.

10. Crispix Attacks Posted: September 12, 2008 at 06:07 PM (#2939479)

One incident was in a parking lot at the MoviE-town movie theater, 700 N. Hanover St., another in the Elizabethtown Middle School lot at 600 East High St., according to a police criminal complaint filed in District Judge Jayne F. Duncan's office.

Classy. Doesn't this guy have an apartment, or are 25-year-olds in AA still living with host families?

11. Slinger Francisco Barrios (Dr. Memory) Posted: September 12, 2008 at 06:08 PM (#2939481)

“It’s a serious problem. It’s <strike>happening</strike> being reported more and more,” Martin said. “Older guys are having sex with girls in their teens.”

FTFH.

12. The Kids Are Enright (1k5v3L)

Posted: September 12, 2008 at 06:12 PM (#2939487)

Saram Palin is expected to preside at the upcoming shotgun wedding.

13. The Kids Are Enright (1k5v3L)

Posted: September 12, 2008 at 06:13 PM (#2939489)

Doesn't this guy have an apartment, or are 25-year-olds in AA still living with host families?

You obviously over-estimate the earning potential of 25 year old AA players.

14. Greg Maddux School of Reflexive Profanity Posted: September 12, 2008 at 06:17 PM (#2939495)

I'm disappointed in all of you.

what's up sexy, you are very cut it is bad that you are 15 the law is very strick about that kind of stuff but I may have to do an execption this time

15. David Nieporent (now, with children) Posted: September 12, 2008 at 06:19 PM (#2939501)

another in the Elizabethtown Middle School lot at 600 East High St.

You'd think that might have clued him in.

16. Designated Sitter (GGC) Posted: September 12, 2008 at 06:19 PM (#2939503)

A Senator in a sex scandal? Get outta here!

17. Chris Needham Posted: September 12, 2008 at 06:23 PM (#2939512)

another in the Elizabethtown Middle School lot at 600 East High St.

You'd think that might have clued him in.

Maybe she's reallllllly slow? Luis Polonia would approve.

18. Slinger Francisco Barrios (Dr. Memory) Posted: September 12, 2008 at 06:27 PM (#2939517)

He said the fact Guzman was a professional athlete might have made the girl “more susceptible to any kind of advances” from Guzman and that she might have had “stars in her eyes.”

I know it's Harrisburg, but still, "stars in her eyes"? State legislators are now stroking their chins and musing on the implications of that.

19. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) Posted: September 12, 2008 at 06:40 PM (#2939545)

If only he played in Alaska, where all this would be legal!

20. Gambling Rent Czar Posted: September 12, 2008 at 06:50 PM (#2939562)

My first reaction when i read the headline was .. Kevin

21. Toolsy McClutch Posted: September 12, 2008 at 07:03 PM (#2939583)

I say if there's grass on the field...

22. The Most Interesting Man In The World Posted: September 12, 2008 at 07:06 PM (#2939588)

I say if there's grass on the field...

What about, uh, artificial turf?

23. bunyon Posted: September 12, 2008 at 07:07 PM (#2939589)

I say if there's grass on the field...

What about, uh, artificial turf?

If there is artificial turf, it's best to use a designated hitter.

24. Hello Rusty Kuntz, Goodbye Rusty Cars Posted: September 12, 2008 at 07:09 PM (#2939592)

I say if there's grass on the field...

What about, uh, artificial turf?

Artificial turf is more suited to Luis Polonia's game.

25. jwb Posted: September 12, 2008 at 07:15 PM (#2939599)

You obviously over-estimate the earning potential of 25 year old AA players.

He was a Rule 5er, so a first MLB contract of $31,250.

26. The Most Interesting Man In The World Posted: September 12, 2008 at 07:16 PM (#2939601)

another in the Elizabethtown Middle School lot at 600 East High St.
You'd think that might have clued him in

I don't know.... perhaps he thought that "AA" was analagous to "Middle School".

27. jwb Posted: September 12, 2008 at 07:18 PM (#2939607)

What about, uh, artificial turf?

Paging Mr. Valdez! Mr. Merkin Valdez!

28. Walt Davis Posted: September 12, 2008 at 07:23 PM (#2939615)

“stars in her eyes.”

I can understand that teen girls may not be up on their MLEs (214/268/356 for Guzman) but don't our sex ed classes at least teach that 25-year-olds in AA aren't prospects.

29. konaforever Posted: September 12, 2008 at 07:39 PM (#2939629)

You to to love those middle school girls.:-|

30. The Bones McCoy of THT Posted: September 12, 2008 at 07:46 PM (#2939641)

I can understand that teen girls may not be up on their MLEs (214/268/356 for Guzman) but don't our sex ed classes at least teach that 25-year-olds in AA aren't prospects.

Unless they're rehabbing groin stiffness after pulling it.

Best Regards

John

31. Don't want the truth; just wanna see some dingers Posted: September 12, 2008 at 07:50 PM (#2939643)

They stay the saaaaaaame age.

32. RJ in TO Posted: September 12, 2008 at 07:52 PM (#2939647)

He said the fact Guzman was a professional athlete might have made the girl “more susceptible to any kind of advances” from Guzman and that she might have had “stars in her eyes.”

That wasn't stars.

33. Hello Rusty Kuntz, Goodbye Rusty Cars Posted: September 12, 2008 at 08:00 PM (#2939654)

I can understand that teen girls may not be up on their MLEs (214/268/356 for Guzman) but don't our sex ed classes at least teach that 25-year-olds in AA aren't prospects.

I bet everyone here knew that at half the girl's age. And we learned it on the street.

34. Halofan Posted: September 12, 2008 at 08:06 PM (#2939666)

Same offense that they got R.P. McMurphy on...

35. Vaux, A.B.D. Posted: September 12, 2008 at 08:30 PM (#2939694)

I just want to say that when I saw this on the front page, I thought it said "Harrisburg Senators player charged for sex with men." "Curious," I thought . . .

36. RMc's grumbling has gone far enough Posted: September 12, 2008 at 09:44 PM (#2939770)

35 posts and not one reference to Roger Clemens? For shame.

37. Crispix Attacks Posted: September 12, 2008 at 10:01 PM (#2939783)

I can understand that teen girls may not be up on their MLEs (214/268/356 for Guzman) but don't our sex ed classes at least teach that 25-year-olds in AA aren't prospects.

"Baby, five years from now I'm gonna be the hitting coach for the Greeneville Astros, and I want you to be there with me and share that lifestyle."

38. The Most Interesting Man In The World Posted: September 12, 2008 at 10:08 PM (#2939787)

"Baby, five years from now I'm gonna be the hitting coach for the Greeneville Astros, and I want you to be there with me and share that lifestyle."

Actually, that sounds like Guzman would be the one reaching for the stars in this case.

His taste for young girls aside, what would likely be the eventual fate of a 25 year old nonprospect once his baseball time runs out?

39. Crispix Attacks Posted: September 12, 2008 at 10:11 PM (#2939790)

I picked that name at random, but it seems that even the Greeneville Astros would probably have an ex-major leaguer as their hitting coach, although upon further inspection they don't actually have a hitting coach anyway. Their pitching coach is Travis Driskill, which is a semi-demi-recognizable name.

He could definitely coach a high school team, and then if he was good at coaching he could move up in the coaching career.

40. Athletic Supporter leads the nation in drifters Posted: September 12, 2008 at 10:13 PM (#2939792)

He could definitely coach a high school team

He's just getting real-world experience for his future job coaching a girls' softball team.

41. The Most Interesting Man In The World Posted: September 12, 2008 at 10:25 PM (#2939799)

I picked that name at random, but it seems that even the Greeneville Astros would probably have an ex-major leaguer as their hitting coach, although upon further inspection they don't actually have a hitting coach anyway. Their pitching coach is Travis Driskill, which is a semi-demi-recognizable name.

It does seem that, running up and down the list of major league managers/coaches, that major league experience, even if it were sucky, is a major foot in the door.

42. Best Dressed Chicken in Town Posted: September 12, 2008 at 10:28 PM (#2939800)

Pics?

43. Alberto Gilardino Posted: September 12, 2008 at 10:45 PM (#2939807)

Perv.

44. Phil Coorey, You Won't Posted: September 13, 2008 at 12:36 AM (#2939890)

My first reaction when i read the headline was .. Kevin

That is one of the dumbest things I have ever seen written here.

45. Perros Posted: September 13, 2008 at 12:45 AM (#2939905)

When I was in college, I befriended a Salvadoran refugee who dropped by one day with his young pickup and asked to borrow my bed.

I sent him on his way.

The girl, too.

46. Srul Itza Posted: September 13, 2008 at 01:47 AM (#2939976)

what would likely be the eventual fate of a 25 year old nonprospect once his baseball time runs out?

I hear Dennys is hiring.

47. bunyon Posted: September 13, 2008 at 02:09 AM (#2939989)

what would likely be the eventual fate of a 25 year old nonprospect once his baseball time runs out?

He can sign a 4 year deal with the Giants in another ten years.

48. Best Dressed Chicken in Town Posted: September 13, 2008 at 05:57 AM (#2940057)

Perv.

Whatever, as if most people in this thread don't wanna see how she looks.

That is one of the dumbest things I have ever seen written here.

You're not including everything Kevin ever wrote, correct?

49. Gambling Rent Czar Posted: September 13, 2008 at 07:09 AM (#2940063)

That is one of the dumbest things I have ever seen written here

why, just the other day he was rambling on about he would love to sleep with a 17 year old pregnant girl, if his wife wouldn't find out.
Yeah i know i was appalled too, but when i saw the headline, it was the first name that popped in my head.

sorry if it bothers ya.

50. Biff isn't really an apt handle anymore Posted: September 13, 2008 at 07:28 AM (#2940067)

That is one of the dumbest things I have ever seen written here.

That's not even anywhere near the dumbest things Red Juice himself has posted.

51. Gambling Rent Czar Posted: September 13, 2008 at 07:30 AM (#2940070)

That's not even anywhere near the dumbest things Red Juice himself has posted.

agreed.

52. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) Posted: September 13, 2008 at 10:36 AM (#2940086)

He was an EL All-Star last year, so I guess I could buy the "stars in her eyes" thing (that's amore!).

If she lied to him about her age, I have some measure of sympathy for him. If he knew, then he should've kept it in his pants, hot or not.

53. jwb Posted: September 13, 2008 at 03:15 PM (#2940162)

Their pitching coach is Travis Driskill, which is a semi-demi-recognizable name.

I had him pegged as a concierge at a hotel in Austin for his post-playing career.

54. tfbg9 Posted: September 13, 2008 at 04:05 PM (#2940191)

BTW, in Canada, and most other socialist countries, the ballplayer would not have been breaking the law.

55. Tike Redman's Shattered Dreams (shayborg) Posted: September 13, 2008 at 05:35 PM (#2940244)

BTW, in Canada, and most other socialist countries, the ballplayer would not have been breaking the law.

Wrong. Like most sane places, though, they have some consideration for the age difference between the two individuals. Guzman would still be a felon.

The age of consent in most of Europe is lower than in the US, though, ranging for the most part from 14 to 16.

56. Perros Posted: September 13, 2008 at 11:55 PM (#2940551)

They wear no pants in the southern part of France.

57. Exploring Leftist Conservatism since 2008 (ark..) Posted: September 14, 2008 at 01:35 AM (#2940645)

My first reaction when i read the headline was .. Kevin

When you consider teen sex you think about Kevin?

58. jyjjy Posted: September 14, 2008 at 01:40 AM (#2940650)

Ages of consent

59. Gambling Rent Czar Posted: September 14, 2008 at 01:42 AM (#2940652)

I don't consider teen sex.

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