This is 31-year-old William Rettew.
William Rettew here is wearing the inmate clothing that he just might be wearing for the rest of his life.
William Rettew was, most recently, a receptionist at Joy Junction, which bills itself as both “the largest emergency homeless shelter in New Mexico” and “the intersection of despair and hope.”
As someone who knew how to say the right things and someone whose family was one step ahead of homelessness on a regular basis, William Rettew regularly sought employment or some other kind of connection with homeless shelters whenever he moved to a new area.
And William Rettew moved his family a great deal, living in about 14 states since 2002. While this might seem excessive to the average family, that just goes to show you how little we’ve been exposed to different cultures and ideas. After all, according to wikipedia, there are somewhere between 30 and 40 million nomads in the world, and what’s 6 more, really?
The only problem with William Rettew’s seemingly nomadic existence is that his movements weren’t out of the spirit of seeing new lands and places. No, the movements of William Rettew and his family were the movements of someone trying to run from something.
In this case, William Rettew was running from justice.
The FBI wanted to talk to William Rettew about child pornography that he was sending to Internet addresses overseas.
Officials in Clear Lake, Iowa lost contact with William Rettew in October of 2006. After having had contact with the Rettew family in August of 2006, police report that something felt “off” about the family, and especially with William Rettew.
After a 7 or 8-year-old son of William Rettew was found wandering around outside a donut shop called Daylight Donuts at 5 in the morning. After an employee of the donut shop called police, an interview with the boy produced more questions than answers. According to Paul Chizek, a detective with the Clear Lake Police Department:
When we checked it out, a lot of things didn’t make sense. The boy was 7 or 8 years old and he gave us a couple of different names, wasn’t certain about his address and was just evasive on a couple of other questions. It just didn’t make sense.
The police checked with the local elementary school and, after talking to the child’s teacher and school officials, police were able to return the boy to his home.
There were still questions they wanted to ask William Rettew, however, and on the 23rd of October, 2006, law enforcement officials and the local Department of Human Services dropped in on William Rettew. According to Detective Chizek, William Rettew knew exactly what the authorities wanted to hear and had all the right answers - almost like he’d done this before. Despite the fact that there were some red flags that touched off a sense of unease in the officers and Child Services folks, there wasn’t anything at the time that stood out enough to warrant taking the children.
On the 24th of October, 2006, when it became apparent that none of William Rettew’s kids were going to make it into class that day, the boy’s school called the police and asked them to check with the Rettew family. Police arrived at the place that the day before had housed the Rettew family, only to find that William Rettew and his brood had skipped town. According to Detective Chizek:
One of the two cars was there, the other was gone. There were some belongings left behind, but for the most part, they had picked up and left town.
Because William Rettew was the subject of an investigation at that point, authorities tried to locate and track the Rettew family over the next few months. According to police reports, William Rettew moved his family to Rapid City, South Dakota, then to a town in Utah, then to Prescott, Arizona and finally to Albuquerque, New Mexico where William Rettew got that receptionist job with the homeless shelter.
Yes, homeless shelters were a comfortable environment for William Rettew, and Joy Junction was very accommodating, giving the Rettew family - William Rettew, his wife and their four children - an apartment of their own when William Rettew was hired on.
That apartment was where William Rettew’s now 10-year-old son made a few friends on his father’s behalf.
After a good deal of coaching, the 10-year-old approached one 12-year-old boy in particular. That 12-year-old boy’s mother was staying at the shelter, and the little family, while having their basic needs taken care of by Joy Junction, needed to get some money together if they were going to get back on their feet. William Rettew knew this and knew that the best way for his son to get that 12-year-old up to their apartment was to ask the 12-year-old if he wanted to make some money.
The 12-year-old agreed and followed William Rettew’s son to the apartment where William Rettew - and his webcam - were waiting.
Once the 12-year-old was through the door, the 10-year-old shut it, locked it and pulled out a knife. The 10-year-old held the knife to the 12-year-old’s stomach while William Rettew told the child how things were going to go down. With the 10-year-old holding the knife on the 12-year-old the entire time, William Rettew recorded a “sexual act” between the 12-year-old and William Rettew’s son.
After William Rettew completed his recording, he and his son let the 12-year-old go. The 12-year-old, of course, told his mother about what happened. His mother called the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department, and the sheriffs came and took William Rettew away.
After police interviews with William Rettew, it turned out that Rettew expected a return of about $1000 or so in exchange for posting that video on the Internet.
A search of William Rettew’s apartment turned up about 40 DVD’s, 3 of which had child pornography on them. The video William Rettew had made of his son and the 12-year-old was found on Rettew’s computer. While that video was the only child porn recording that officials found on Rettew’s computer, authorities suspect that making child porn was a regular hobby of William Rettew and that he and his son regularly victimized children on their various stops around the country - moving on whenever someone reported their activities to the police. According to Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Detective A.J. Rodriguez:
I think they’ve been the type of family that they move so much, they’ve been one or two steps ahead of law enforcement and we just got lucky and we ended up a step ahead of him.
Clear Lake Police Detective Paul Chizek stated to the press:
I one-hundred percent expected that to happen. It was just a matter of when. I was just glad he got caught.
Another official with the Clear Lake Police Department, a Mr. Greg Peterson, stated:
William Rettew just demonstrates how people in the past have been very successful in escaping arrest once they become subject to an investigation simply by moving to another geographic area.
Authorities have announced that child victim agencies in a few states have now filed claims against William Rettew.
So far, William Rettew has been charged with criminal sexual contact, kidnapping and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
William Rettew’s case has been turned over to federal officials. Federal charges of possession and manufacture of child pornography are just two charges that William Rettew can expect to face.
The four Rettew children have been taken away from William Rettew’s wife and placed in state custody. Surprisingly, William Rettew’s wife is not allowed on Joy Junction property.
Jeremy Reynalds, the founder and chief executive officer of Joy Junction got on the horn with the press and made sure that everyone in the area knew that William Rettew job did not involve working with children - and that’s why a background check was not done on Mr. Rettew. According to Mr. Reynald’s, the only employees of the shelter that get background checks are those that work with children and senior executives. After this incident, however, Jeremy Reynalds has mentioned that the background check policy may possibly change.
Still think online background check services are something only the paranoid subscribe to? If you’d like to know the truth about anyone, check out either NetDetective or this background check service. Both are quite good and are comparably priced.
Oh yes, by the way. William Rettew is the adopted child of Bill and Debbie Rettew. Wilbur Rettew is the natural child of Bill Rettew. William Rettew was adopted and given the name “William Gerald Rettew” - aka Jerry. We have word that William Gerald Rettew used the name of his older brother to take advantage of his good name…
In 2002, the Greenville Department of Social Services came into Bill and Debbie Rettew’s South Carolina home, removed 15 of their 18 children and placed them in foster homes. All 15 of those children who were taken into Department of Social Services custody were special needs children.
Having given birth to the older Wilbur and their younger daughter Autumn, now 40 and 30, the Rettews felt strongly that it was their Christian mission to care for children others might not want. So they became foster parents and eventually adopted multi-racial kids and children with medical problems. Every one of their adopted 18 have physical, emotional or mental disabilities.
Now, exactly why the kids were taken into Department of Social Services custody isn’t certain, since Family Court Judge Amy Sutherland put a gag order on both the Rettew family and Department of Social Services officials which kept everyone from talking about the case. Friends and neighbors of the elder Rettews loudly proclaim that there is nothing that Bill and Debbie Rettew did that would have brought the state’s attention down on them. After all, in 1999, South Carolina Attorney General Charlie Condon named Bill Rettew “Father of the Year” when the couple cared for 24 special needs children. And earlier, in 1998, Focus on the Family invited the Rettew family to meet Dr. James Dobson, the ministry’s founder and president, and sing on his weekly radio broadcast.
So why did William Rettew move out of South Carolina in 2002? Could it be because he had a falling out with his father?
Could it be because his father reported him to the authorities for doing something…unsavory to the adopted children?
Maybe the truth will finally come to light.
Loading …
Similar Posts:
what a sick asshole
[Reply]
Interesting connection between William and Bill Rettew. Father of the year didn’t quite rub off on the younger Rettew.
[Reply]
heyyou reply on April 24, 2008:
hee hee rub off wasn’t that the problem?
[Reply]
Thats just so horrible.
[Reply]
Joy Junction?
What the hell kind of name is that for a homeless shelter?
Why not “Grateful Gates”? Or “Salvation Circle”?
I don’t think those folks were joyous, especially having a sick asshole answering phones.
What’s so joyous about being homeless?
Would I find joy there? No! I’d find a fat* fuck with a queer look on his face, sitting behind a desk.
* (No offense to obese folks – only evil obese folks like Mr. W. Rettew)
[Reply]
What I’m most horrified by is the fact that Rettew had his own son participate in the sex abuse. That kid may well grow up to become an adult sexual predator. I hope he gets some serious therapy.
[Reply]
Maddywoo reply on April 22, 2008:
That’s exactly what got me. That kid is seriously scarred for life unless he gets help. If not they might as well throw him in juvie and take it from there
[Reply]
Wow, what a creep. Especially for a guy who hasn’t seen his own dick in many a moon. On the other hand, his Mr. Winky must stay dry in the heaviest rainstorms.
[Reply]
Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to another addition of FANTASY GLORY-HOLE!
Tonight we have with us Mr.William Rettew! A round of applause please!
Audience: (Applause)
William: Thanks. Good to be here.
Moderator: Hello Bill. How are you?
William: I’m pretty good.
Moderator: Me too.
Bill, you are here on FANTASY GLORY-HOLE because you have a fantasy to share with us. What is that fantasy? But, before you start, tell us why you are dressed like a human teapot.
William: Well I’m 50% voyeur and 50% exhibitionist. That means I like to watch as much as I enjoy being watched. Today I felt the need to be a teapot and have my bottom toasted and just basically be used and abused - like a servant.
Moderator: Interesting.
William: …and I’ve been practicing the teapot song too!
Audience: (Laughter)
Moderator: Oh really? Let’s here it.
William: (sings and gyrates)
I’m a little teapot short and stout
Here’s my handle - Here’s my spout
When I get all steamed up - Hear me shout
“Tip me over and pour me out!”
Audience: (Applause)
Moderator: Impressive.
Now, Bill, tell us about your fantasy.
William: Yes. I like to have young boys tug at my spout and just abuse me totally.
Moderator: Oh, I see. I think I understand. Bill, we are here to do just that - to fulfill your fantasy. Here on this side of the room you will find a door with a mailbox slot in it as your glory hole. You are to put your erect penis inside the mailbox slot in the door.
Bill, as an added bonus you can take a peek in the peep hole on the door to see who’s on the other side tugging away at your penis. Sounds good?
William: Yes.
Moderator: Ok Bill, whenever you’re ready - step on up and put your erect penis inside the mailbox slot.
William: Ok.
Moderator: Bill, are you in securely?
William: You bet.
Moderator: Do you feel some tugs at your penis?
William: I felt something…Ohmm..
Moderator: Bill, whenever you’re ready - I want you to give a peek in the peep hole, to see who’s tugging away. Alright?
(William doesn’t know that on the other side of the door there’s a .40 caliber handgun pressed against the peep hole. Once Bill gets a peek in the peep hole, it will be his last.)
Moderator: Bill, how are you doing?
William: Oh - I’m feeling some good tugs!
Moderator: Great! Take a peek Bill, to see who’s doing it.
POP!
(The gun discharges and sends a round through Bill’s skull by means of his eye socket. He falls down limp next to the door with a huge exit wound in the back of his head.)
Audience: (Applause)
Moderator: Thank you all for watching FANTASY GLORY-HOLE. Goodnight.
[Reply]
Max The Cat reply on April 22, 2008:
rotflmao! You’re a sick, demented little turtle.
[Reply]
Fred reply on April 28, 2008:
Great Show!
Bravo - I have a few ideas foir some “guests”!
[Reply]
This makes me utterly sick, I was molested when I was 6, and I know what kind of damage it has done to me, I am 30 and still have severe night terrors and suffer from insomnia……..that mother f’er and any other mother f’er that touches a child or another person inappropriately deserves to FRY!!!!
[Reply]
TurtleMania- I sincerely hope that you have other outlets for your creative writing, since you obviously have a knack for it. I was kind of hoping the mailslot was going to decapitate his winky before he got shot. Oh, well. Maybe next time.
I feel very sorry for the 12 year old (as well as his other children and anyone he’s met)… I’m not sure therapy will help him at this point. Is there really any chance to reverse sexual triggers learned at a presdolescent age? I’m guessing the offense was the 12 year old forcing the child to perform oral sex while he held a knife to the kid, while daddy-dearest filmed it? Being able to get an erection while forcing someone at knifepoint to perform sex acts at age 12 is not a good sign. ‘Normal’ sex would be very difficult to be arrousing after that point, wouldn’t it?
As far as I’ve heard, grooming and creating sexual triggers in children is something that follows that abused child around for life, and it’s difficult for them to maintain normal relationships/sexual relationships for the rest of their lives… and those are the victims that were passive, not aggressive like this boy. It’s sad, but I think this kid’s doomed, and it’s only a matter of time before he ends up in prison as an adult for continuing similar actions.
Oh, and yeah. Hell for the losers who created him. I wish both could get the DP.
________________
It’s interesting that the POS’s parents had 15 fostered children taken away- while it’s possible it was because the POS was molesting them, it’s equally possible that perhaps he learned his behaviour from those parents, and that the children were taken away not because of him but because of their own actions. There has been more than one case of a foster parent being named father/mother of the year… before they were convicted of child abuse/rape/murder.
c
[Reply]
bill reply on April 25, 2008:
I am the 1999 SC Father of the year. I reported Jerry’s activities and he got the attention of a most unurual attorney who coached him into a plan to be a witness against me, get his children back. In 2006 we adopted another child, thru the court system. My life is open I never ran and lived off others. All I did is try to help someone who turned on me when he had the opportunity. I hope you can see who is who. The problem with people like jerry is they confuse people who don’t know the good guys from the bad guys and then make a judgement based on error. I hope that helps you understand that I am trouble by this. He used a child I had safe to commit crimes. Thank for the opportunity to respond to what I knew some would think.
[Reply]
sad that this kid will grow up to become a sexual predator unless he gets some serious help. The cycle continues
[Reply]
Joy Junction Transitional Housing Helps Homeless Families Reclaim Their Lives
That’s a great concept! RECLAIM my life!
So, if I bunk at Joy Junction and meet William Rettew, I can reclaim my life?
Amazing!
Let’s define “reclaim”.
Reclaim: make somebody reform: to cause somebody to return to a more moral way of life
Hmmm. Does “make somebody reform” include knives and threats?
Let me get this straight. To help me return to a moral way of life, I need to be forced to do lewd acts with Mr. Rettew and his son?
Whoa, that’s heavy.
[Reply]
I’ll bite. So…. Bill? Sr? Why, if you adopted a child would you name that child after you, if you’d already named your older biological child after yourself? And if the child was already named William, and when adopted, you changed his last name to yours, why would you also change his first name, or switch it to his middle name? All that’s a little weird. I’m adopted, so I know these things.
Other than that- while I get the jist of what you were claiming- that William (Jerry) is somehow responsible for you losing 15 foster children, you don’t explain how. If it was because Jerry was somehow molesting them, as you imply, then after he was no longer in the house, nor a threat to the other children, they’d have been returned, right?
It’s all well and good to deflect criticism by blaming the bad things that happen to you onto someone else…. but without providing the how and why, it’s really kind of useless info.
I’m very open to hearing what exactly happened that resulted in your children being removed, and how it relates to the POS in this story. However, I’m jaded. If you aren’t a troll, then I’m going to guess that the explanation will be the stereotypical response in most of these stories… that it’s a secret/private/legal (insert your excuse here) matter, and you just can’t give any details that would make sense of this story. I’d love for you to prove me wrong.
_____________________-
TurtleMania- I always thought ‘reclaim’ meant to get back something that was rightfully yours, that you’d lost or had stolen.
Kind of like the childhood of the 10 year old son of the POS and his 12 year old victim’s childhood and innocence. That can’t be reclaimed.
Mr. Rettew might understand that better when he’s in prison trying to reclaim his anal virginity.
c
[Reply]
I just wonder how many other children he did this to. You’d think the fbi would find people like this easier. We were downloading Titanic from limewire or so we thought (I know copy rights) anyways it was two little kids I called the police and they did nothing! I was afraid of getting in trouble for the music we had downloaded but I was more concerned about the person who had this on their computer needed to be taken away and what was sick you can click browse host and they had children’s music downloaded along with several other movies I even gave the cops the ip address of the host and they still did nothing!!!!
[Reply]
This PHUCKER doesn’t deserve another second of the why fors. Lock him up anmd throw away the key! I want to spend my energy used to make sure those 4 children he had with him finally find a homee wherre some one ACTUALLY loves them.
That BSTRD lived in my town CL Ia.. The Cl police Cheif and DHS dropped the ball on this. When that child was caught at 5 a.m the DHS should have taken them away. There was enough cause. Neighbors told of cig. burns on the boys hand. Tachers had to know something was up. These children did not look/act average.
When Rettew first came to town he camped with wife and kids by the lake. They were getting eaten up by mosquitos trying to take a bath in the lake. Neighbors came to the rescue and gave them a garage to camp out in and bought them beds.. Eventually they rented a house. She worked at a grocery and he delivered papers. And OBVIOUSLY SOLD KIDDIE PORN!
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
GO STRAIGHT TO HELL WILLIAM GERALD RETTEW!
[Reply]
I agree Glory…I don’t think therapy will help the kid involved the most. They’re probably going to have plenty of problems. It’s already programmed into his mind so to actually who him the other way of living, it just may be too late. I have a Dahmer feeling for this one.
[Reply]