If you’re a 77-year-old woman cleaning your 99-year-old mother’s house at 2 in the morning, the last thing you’d expect to see is a young black man running through your house.
You also wouldn’t expect him to hit you on the head and flee into the night.
You really wouldn’t expect to find your mother dead in her bedroom, either.
And you absolutely wouldn’t expect the young black man to be the son of a local Reverend.
Police responded to a 911 call made by 99-year-old Edith Mecalla’s 77-year-old daughter after she was hit by a young black man running through her mother’s house at just past 2 in the morning on the 9th of October, 2007.
After arriving at the woman’s residence, police searched the area but found nothing but Edith Mecalla, mother of 11 and grandmother of 50, dead in her bed. She had been sexually assaulted.
Police did, however, get Edith’s daughter to describe her assailant well enough to a police sketch artist that 17-year-old Moise Opont was recognized and arrested the next day.
Moise Opont, the troubled son of a preacher man, had already had several run-ins with the law in his area, with battery on a police officer and burglary charges already on his record.
Cleverly, authorities charged Moise Opont with burglary and battery on a person over 65 years old. Unfortunately for Moise, he had no idea that the woman he had raped was dead…and as a result, cooperated with authorities for a while.
He talked enough to lead authorities to believe that he didn’t have robbery as a motive and that Edith had been purposefully targetted.
Then the investigators charged Moise Opont with first-degree murder and sexual battery.
It is possible that he will be charged as an adult.
Moise Opont’s father, the Reverand Richard Opont, told reporters, “My defense is in God’s hands, every day I teach my family the same thing.”
Moise is apparently a slow learner.
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Thats the only thing the Rev could come up with ? How about….” I’m sorry for the family of the victims and I’m praying for them..”
How rare it is for someone to reach the age of 99…and this punk comes in and takes it from her..after raping her..He should be released into the custody of the 11 kids and 50 grandkids so they can torture his EVIL ass…
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Do I hear, “Death Penalty?”
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Why in the hell would a 17-year-old want to have sex with a 99-year-old? He targeted her. Sick, sick, sick.
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This complete sicko deserves every lick of fire awaiting him.
Somehow I doubt prison will be that kind to him either.
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yo moise aint do that shit son ill tell you that.thats my bestfriend and dont worry my dude we got ya back.you aint goin to hell for suntin you aint do.if yall kno moise like me and half of point high you would kno he aint do it.if he was in the house his motive woulda been to rob the house MAYBE but never rape an old woman.somebody else had to be in there wit him and hes just coverin up for them because 2 things moise is not is a raper and a snitch so make sure you got all ya facts before yall go into yea he should get life because he might have robbed them but never rape.
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Mulch reply on June 25th, 2008:
Either learn English or shut the hell up.
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Don’t you think a life sentence would be inappropriate for an 18-year-old robber?
Once the DNA comes back, I’m sure the truth of the matter will be revealed.
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Prodaja…..what would your highschool English teacher think….assuming you made it that far….” Suntin “…what kind of stupid word is that…if you are going to make a comment..may I suggest that you get someone who has higher than a 4th grade education to help you….
Now…lets move on to the content of your comment….So you expect us to believe that your friend is a thief but not a rapist or a snitch…Hmmmm…and when he hits his crack pipe he doesn’t inhale either i suppose….
Maybe you should go back to school or Suntin..
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Prodaja, I’m truly disappointed in your lack of being able to speak the english language. Your ignorance in your post further validates negagtive thoughts of Moise Opont.
I knew the parents of this young man and I will tell you this. His father is a very humble person and that is the type of response you would hear from him. And he would sincerely pray and ask God to guide them through this disturbing time. If this child did commit such and incredulous, heinous and dispicable act, he should be tried as an adult and face all of the punishment the courts decide. Either way its sad and a shame. A woman who almost made it to a century is taken away violently from a family who loved her and a young mans family is faced with the questions of why their son could do something so evil.
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Parents can only do so much. Eventually the child will go out on his own and either sink or swim.
Moise evidently chose the former.
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first off tina incase you aint kno why the hell would i spell out the whole got damn word if i can spell it a shorter way.dnt worry buot my damn education sweetheart cause im a seior graduatin wit all a’s and b’s and if theres a damn problem plz come see me.but this aint about me its about my nigga do you got a problem wit that word too?DK thank you for comin to me the right way about things instead of dis one call haself tryna play somebody.careful tina wit ya nose so far in the air you might just drown wen it rains.but anywayz i kno my nigga and like i said yea he was in there for robbery most likely but come to find out my nigga was set up and we gon put that nigga in jail b4 its too late so i have nuttin further to say on this so if you dnt like my coment dnt comment back on it just be on your way.
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Mulch reply on June 25th, 2008:
You is a seior gradumikatin wit a’s ain b’s? Yo da be da shiat yo.
I pray for our future and future generations.
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Prodaja that my dawg lol.. any way ive known moises for 3 years we are the clostest of friends i chilled with him the day he got arrested. im prayin for him everyday we will always b here for him regardless of what yall think yall know because your guys are judgin him on things in his past n havent looked at how he grew he isnt a slow learner he a smart kid and teachers neva had a problem with him. the charges were way back n there was a reason for the burgly i aint gonna put his bussiness on blast tho so if you dont kno o well for you. regardless of what you guys may think he is a good kid. the story dont even make sence to people who dont kno him and got his back a 77 year old cleaning at close to 3 in da morning. ??!! w0w bout that. was the 99 year old alive with the 77 year old b4 the cops got there. In my own oppipon i would check on every1 if sum1 just robed my house. his intentions wouldnt be to kill or rape sum1. he isnt the type to go to a house byhimself in da 1st place n do sumthin that stupied or crazy n cum to skool the next day like life was str8. you guys dont kno everythin that is goin on. your goin off of what your read. ima keep my faith in him despite what yall think about him. the news will sell what ever suits then best. i love my nigga moises and i support him through this. and i hope that the truth really comes out. because regardless if we who supposrt him were to b right his life is ruined because of the way the news up his name out there in the 1st place. We love you moises
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Syyd reply on September 14th, 2008:
Lots of older people suffer from insomnia. She couldn’t sleep, so she started cleaning. Unlike your friend, who rapes and murders 99 yr old women when he has a hard time sleeping.
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eternal reply on October 9th, 2008:
who the fuck cares WHAT she was doing at 3 in the morning! at least she wasn’t in someone else’s house, robbing and raping them! you little fucktards are a disgrace to my race! stfu and take your dumbasses to school. my paycheck can only support so many of you dregs at a time!
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Prodaja….you set yourself up to be commented on…go back and read your post…that does not look like something that an A & B student would write…
I’m going to impart a bit of wisdom with you…so get out your dictionary so you can look up the big words…..
* It is better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool….than to open it and remove all doubt *
You Prodaja….have removed all doubt….
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ok….. yeah i know moise and to me he was a nice and funny guy he neva talked he was always to him self you would always see him at school around mad shortys and wat not… to me i dont think he did it, due to the fact that if he wanted some pussy he could of picked any bitch up and fuck her you feel me… but to go to an 99 year old lady doesnt make any sense to me i think he was set the fuck up and who eva did that is the insane one you feel me and the news is so fucked up in da ass cause the way the put his business out like that… what if he did do that?….but anyways moving back to the fact that my boy might be going to jail and even get life in prison for MAYBE something he did not do… and facts about the 77 year old lady all do respect but what the fuck was she doin so late cleanin the house why wasnt she in bed? (watchin bill cosby)well i aint got nothing else to say but moise i love you and i pray and hope that everything comes out and the truth is reconized and the insane person out there that could of been there during the brake in is fuckin shittin in his jean cause you would get catch….but rest in peace MRS EDITH……
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wait i got more to say and ask?
1-why was the lady up so late?
2-was there a second person?
3-who was the person that gave the news a hint?
4-why did he show up in school the next day?
5-did he fuck her with a condom?
okey if you put this all together you might even think that the nigga was set up…
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Mulch reply on June 25th, 2008:
1) Her freaking right
2) Doesn’t really matter unless they are ordered to testify as a witness. And then they have to have seen, heard something.
3) Who really cares what the news says?
4) What does it matter?
5) That is evidence tzhat is not open to the public as it could sway potentiony jury members.
Is da stupid? Y fo u b fruntin yo?
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Some first class ghetto posts in this thread.
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i agree with keep the faith and hope. we all think he got set up. n its goin around tht it was his cuzion or sumthin i kno sumone had somethin to do wif it too.
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apparently these people must be blind because that picture does not look nothing like him. then the stories dont match at all . how can a 77 yrs old be awake cleaning a house this is a disgrace to the sherrif dept. only but its a disgrace for all maybe they should start wearing glasses. dont you think the stories? dont match how can you think that a young kid its gonna rape an 99 yrs old with so many girls that he had..
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eternal reply on October 9th, 2008:
considering the fact that rape is a crime of power and not one of horniness, the “girls he had” are irrelevant.
and so is your dumb ass opinion. how i’m all for innocent until proven guilty, but the sheer stupidity of you so-called “friends” posts here make me believe he did do it. he cooperated enough to make the pd eliminate other suspects, and if there was another that he’s not snitching on, oh well, too bad. refuse to tell and take all the weight.
your homeboy is in deep shit.
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Damn he stupid!!! I knew that dude frome da Block!!! Well all i Can say is what da hell she do to u ma dude!!! Well stay up ma nigga and watch out for ya self if u do get dat life sentence!!! Trust it wont be easy!!!
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okey it me again and i cant wait until nov 8 comes to see weather he did it or not….. well lets pray and hope that he didnt do it……luv you moise and my god look ova you and bless you and that everything turns out to be good………
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Mulch reply on June 25th, 2008:
Yes lets pray that he didn’t do it. But if found guilty I hope they sting him up, flog him and drop him in a keg of diluted acid. He deservs no less.
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I am utterly speechless at this moment. I know it’s late to be posting to these articles, but this one is just begging for a comment. It pains me to try and read this crap knowing that this is our future writing and misspelling everthing and using such horrific grammar. All I can do is shake my head and sigh……
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i knew moise we were ina program together called house of hope and i knew he had some issues i fought him in church at the program i dont beleive he did it cause he respected woman and always stould up for them when we got out of line with a lady but that dude is right moise aint a snitch
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i was raised in poinciana and am a young black male but for these children to be on here and talk about snitch this and he was probably going to rob him is crazy, that shit aint cool. you live in poinciana not the projects, you live in the suburbs so stop frontin!!!!!
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PantalonesDeDios reply on April 23rd, 2008:
The suburban black male is definitely an interesting character. They are usually more Carlton Banks than Dr. Dre on the inside and all that assbackward gibberish posted up top is just what they hide it behind. I’m sorry guys, but being born black doesn’t get you into the ghetto hoodlum club by default. It would be in your best interest just to be yourself, dig your loafers out of the closet and well, “get to steppin”…
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Mulch reply on June 25th, 2008:
@anthony ummmmm what?? Do you have problems expressing yourself in English? Do you even grasp plain English?
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Oops, I forgot my English to Ebonics dictionary.
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33% say he dosn’t deserve hell? Must be a lot of blacks voting on this one.
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eternal reply on October 9th, 2008:
no- there must be a lot of ASSHOLES voting on this one.
i’m black and i think he needs to go to hell for what he did.
and with gasoline undies as an added bonus, just for being a disgrace to my race.
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Amy reply on October 9th, 2008:
What is with poeple judging a whole race by the actions of a few.
I’m lucky to be white, because it seems like no matter how many white people murder, rape, molest, tourture…they are still considered wonderful.
But yet get a black guy go out and kill someone and every black man is veiwed as a possible murderer.
All you racists need to have a good look at your ancestry and look at the atrocities “your people” have committed. We may be white, but we sure as hell aint pure.
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WOW. I can’t believe the level of ignorance on these posts.
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Julie - Birds of a feather flock together dear! Stupid is as stupid does! Apples don’t fall from trees!! Any other analogies that I can offer to help you understand? You can take a person out of the ghetto but rarely can you take the ghetto out of a person. Education is the key to success! Drug addicts and dealer and thugs = NO EDUCATION!
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I was talking about comments from Lui, hope, faith and trust, and Krystal. I agree with you, mostly.
Except that I know a few highly educated people (doctors, lawyers, etc.) that do have drug addictions or are recovering addicts. I highly doubt any of those people defending this POS have even passed high school.
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Either there are a lot of racists reading this site, or some troll is keeping busy responding to his/herself. I’m more offended by the people yelling at the bad grammar (which seem like posts from the same person, anyway). Look at myspace. Kids of all races type that way now, like it or not. I don’t like it, but it’s common vernacular, probably not how they write in school. No one commented on what they had to say at all. If this 17 year old kid raped a 99 year old woman, that’s really crazy.I really want to know what makes people like that tick.
Oh, to those asking…the elderly have less chemicals in their brain to keep them asleep than younger people and they often wake up in the middle of the night. It’s pretty common for older people to be up doing busy work really late/early. My grandma would clean or read at 4 am before Alzheimer’s left her unable to do much of anything.
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TurtleMania reply on September 10th, 2008:
You feel like you’re part of history. It’s like having a vintage collection item.
Imagine looking at pictures of how sexy granny was while you plunge in her. You get that connection with a grand old era. And as an added benefit, granny can’t get pregnant either. Yes, I’m a member of a granny porn website. Thanks.
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What happen to innocent until proven guilty? No one but God decides whether or not he deserves hell. Technology is so advance these days, I am sure justice will be served if the court finds him guilty. As far as being a snitch, a terrible crime was committed, if there is another party involved, he must tell the truth, this not the time to protect anyone and fear becoming a snitch. I feel terrible for both families. Parents can encourage and help built character in their children, but parents do not make a child’s character and/or decisions.
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Ninety nine years old. She would have been a child in the first world war and also wittnessed the hardships of the second world war. Raised children. Had grandchildren and great grandchildren.
And then to be raped and murdered in her bed.
What he did to to her an absolute disgrace. How can anyone defend him?
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Ninety nine years old. She would have been a child during the first world war and also lived through the hardships of the second world war. She raised her children. Probably had grandchildren and great grandchildren. And the end of her long life was to be raped and murdered in her bed.
Absolutely disgusting.
What the hell happened to respecting your elders? How can anyone defend him? Disgraceful.
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