Wesley Raymond Stump, Roger Wesley Stump, And Robert Vernon Stump II
Most of us have heard the old saying, “A family that plays together, stays together.” Well, These three winner to the left, Wesley Stump, 67, and his sons Roger, 37, and Robert, 40, of Auburndale, Florida, recently took the meaning of that saying to a whole new level.
Wesley Stump has always strived to be a power of example for his children. Back in 1986, he was arrested and convicted on a charge of sexual battery on an adult victim (Wesley’s court records). Wesley lucked out this time and was given straight probation.
This must have impressed his son, because 4 years later in 1990 (although the newspapers are mistakenly reporting it as 1998) Roger pled guilt of 2 counts of First Degree Sexual Batter By An Adult On A Child Under 12 and 2 Counts of Lewd and Lascivious Acts On A Child Under 16 and was sentenced to 10 years in prison (Roger’s court records). Both Wesley and Roger Stump were now registered sex offenders (Wesley’s sex offender flier and Roger’s sex offender flier).
Even Roger’s older brother Robert decided to join the family “business”. In 2001 he was convicted of Lewd and Lascivious Acts On A Child Under 12. Because of previous convictions for Grand Theft and Domestic Violence the judge threw the book at him and sentenced him to 20 years (Robert’s court records). Robert is currently incarcerated and isn’t scheduled for release until the year 2020.
Roger Stump served his time, was released, and eventually met the woman who would become his wife, Dani. They got married and moved in with Roger’s dad Wesley, and life appeared to settle into a normal routine for the Stumps.
This past Wednesday, May 13th, 2009, Dani Stump decided to get on the family computer, for what I don’t know. Perhaps she was going to pay some bills online, or kill a few zombies playing Resident Evil, or maybe she’s a fan of People You’ll See In Hell and thought she’d check out the latest freak we’d written up. Whatever the reason, she somehow stumbled onto some files I don’t think Wesley and Roger wanted her to see.
There were pictures of little children in various sexual poses, and other shots showing kids being forced to perform various sex acts with adults. Dani also found 5 videos of very young children being raped and doing things with grown ups that only people with sick, demented minds view intentionally. She was shocked beyond words, but she didn’t hesitate for a minute.
She immediately called the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and told them what she had found. After obtaining a search warrant, members of the sheriff’s Computer Crimes Unit seized the computer, where they found those five video clips depicting young children being sexually abused by adults. Police also located CDs containing more images, according to the Wesley Stump’s arrest affidavit.
Dani told deputies her father-in-law and her husband use the computer several times a day with the door to the room shut. Dani also said all the members of the family have access to the computer. Hmm, I wonder why they would need so much privacy?
Police contacted Wesley and Roger Stump, who were in Tampa at the time. They both denied knowledge of the photographs and the videos, but the cops were not convinced since, as we know, both men are registered sex offenders. Wesley Raymond Stump and Roger Wesley Stump were charged with 10 counts each of possession of a photo of a sexual performance of a child and booked into the Polk County Jail without bond.
So let’s hear it for Dani Stump, who chose to do the right thing over her scumbag child molester husband. After writing about and reading about so many women who fail to protect their children from their boyfriends/husbands who are abusing their own flesh and blood children, it was incredibly refreshing and a real privilege to be able to publicize what Dani Stump did for children she didn’t even know. She is a true hero in my book.
Do Wesley Stump, Roger Stump, and Robert Stump Deserve To Burn In The Fires Of Hell?
- Hell yes man! Burn, baby, burn! (97%, 477 Votes)
- No, maybe they can be rehabilitated (3%, 14 Votes)
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Someone did the right thing here on PYSIH?
Dani you are a hero! And we won’t hold it against you that you found Roger attractive…. lol.
We need more people in the world like Dani, people who place an absolute morality above all else. While I am going to guess that she let certain things slide or gave the benefit of the doubt like most caring people would, the fact that she stood her ground when the line was crossed is admirable.
I am glad to see such a boring story – good job Dani!
That must have hurt to do, but it was the RIGHT thing to do before someone else got hurt!
The perfect family. Not!!! Although this story does make me want to watch the movie Vulgar. It’s about a father and his two sons that rape a clown, videotape it and then blackmail the clown with the video. Good stuff. :)
Talk about a screwed up gene pool. Every male in the Stump family needs to be castrated so they can’t use their sperm to produce any more male Stumps.
I’m guessing she got curious as to why they needed so much privacy and decided to look at the history or maybe even favorites. Then she discovered the perverse and disgusting results of her investigation. People like her, are like us. Investigators. I would have a red flag up myself.
I have a daughter who is almost two. Every girl in my family with the exception of a few have been sexually molested in one way or another. I don’t want my daughter to ever have to say that she was sexually molested as a child. I protect her from almost all men. I never leave her alone with a man ever! You just never know what man is capable of doing these things. You never know who the pervert is. My neice’s pervert was someone they went to church with. Good Gravy!!
Well, Dani, if you find this page or if you already know about it, we commend you for doing the right thing, and having the courage to do so!
Bry
This is kind of disturbing to me. I hope that YOU get some therapy. I’m not accusing or anything but this is not a normal thing. Not all men are abusers. I’ve been abused and know this. You also don’t want your baby growing up hating all men and thinking they are abusers, or deciding on her own that they are not, and that you are just nuts.
You need to come to terms with what happened in your family and strive to not have it repeat, not condemn half of the human race as potential child molesters.
Also, lest ye forget… women molest too … like that freak that killed Sandra Cantu, and that tennis lady. I also read in one of my forensic books about this woman who decided to simulate rape on one of her young neighbors using a pair of SCISSORS.
Alana,
There is no doubt that women do the same thing. I don’t think that all men are molesters. It’s just seems that the people that you would least expect are the one’s doing these awful things to babies. I take back my comment that I won’t leave her alone with any man, I just make sure that other children are there and more adults.
Yes, Alana, I do have trust issues with men, and I have already gone through therapy. I don’t think there is anything wrong with wanting to protect my daughter from evil. In my family it was always the men that were trusted that did awful things to the girls. I guess I’m extremely precautious of those that are close to me.
I trust her father, but not my own. Honestly, I don’t trust her grandparents on his side b/c he’s been accused once of child molestation, and his mother is crazy. When she visits them, her dad has to be present at all times.
I think you are getting my drift. I’m not insane, and I don’t hate men, it just scares me and I worry. That’s what mothers do. It is my duty and responsibility as a mother to protect my child, which I plan to do with all that I have.
I hope I have cleared the air, if not, I guess we’ll agree to disagree.
P.S. I NEVER said that all men are abusers, I was trying to convey that you never know which ones are.
I do get your drift. But even you admit that you have trust issues with men. What I mean to say is that even though you are protecting your child from the possibility of molestation, you are not protecting her from any mental or emotional issues that will come from your own problem. Children pick up on everything. They say that it is through the parents that kids learn their fear of small things, like snakes, mice, bugs, spiders etc. The trust issue you have with men will be conveyed to her and is not necessarily a good thing. Caution, yes, and certainly you have a reason to feel that way. BUT you want her to avoid ALL repercussions of molestation, or so I believe from reading what you have to say. Your feeling towards men is another repercussion that she will not avoid unless you are careful about that too.
In my opinion everyone should be taken on a case by case basis as individuals. Obviously we can’t blanket trust the clergy, or Sunday School Teachers… nor necessarily our teachers. I believe that we should know who our kids are spending time with overall, and not just because of molestation. There are many kinds of abuse out there, sadly much of which we are reading here. Also I do not believe you are insane =) I do think that the suffering your family has endured lives on in you, and you won’t really break free of the cycle unless you can see that clearly and do something about it.
I’m not problem free, don’t think that I’m saying that… as I’ve said before, there’s a reason my daughter learns Tae Kwondo, and will learn at least 2 other martial arts before she leaves my house. I’m determined that she will not be a victim, but I’ll GIVE her those TOOLS so that she has the confidence in herself to never become a victim in the way I did, and the strength to defend herself should anyone try to make her so!!!!!!!!
PS. For many many years my mom told me that men are pigs, dogs who only want one thing, how they do this and that, and are bad, will lie to you, beat you and whatever. On top of all the sexist stuff, I got the racist and sexist stuff, of how certain colored men will treat you in ultra specialized abusive ways…
All the shit she talked and let her last bf beat the living hell out of me at a young age, and other family beat me later… I rebelled against her, and took it the total other way, and it took me YEARS to find, trust the right man. Just some background so you don’t just think I’m being anal to you lol
Alana,
Look, we all have our history of why we are the way we are. We push through it and make the best of bad situations. What happened to you has made you stronger. So, you have a history of not trusting men either. We are kindred spirits. I don’t think you were being hard on me, I think I was misunderstood. I’m really sorry that your mother did those awful things to you, and then let her bf beat you. Makes no sense, it was HER job to protect you!
I hope I have “un” disturbed you!! LOL!!
Bry
Bryann,
Lol, I do hear you; the difference with me is that I learned to trust NO ONE completely. Women tend to be secretive, crafty, gossipy and evil for no apparent reason. Men are more open, but also prone to ignorance, anger problems etc…. but what I’ve learned really is that either sex can have the SAME ISSUE. I try my best not to convey that to my daughter though, and she’s a happy buzzy little social butterfly who loves everyone and everyone seems to love her…. gah the stuff she gets away with!!! =/
We do agree on protecting our children… that is our job as parents, even if we have to protect them from ourselves, our own doubts, fears and small sadnesses. Its our job to be strong for them. A lesson that was sadly not learned by all the people featured on PYSIH =(
Response to before PS….
I understand what you are saying, and I want you to hear from me, that I don’t go around saying the things that your mother said. I just use I guess you would call it “extreme” precaution. Just like you said you don’t want you daughter to ever be a “victim”. I’m in total agreement. I don’t hate all men, in fact, I have forgiven my brother and father for what they have done to me. That was a big step for me, but it was the most BENEFICIAL tool for my recovery. I still love my father and brother, even after all that was done.
Like I said earlier, I just make sure there are other adults present when I leave her with men. I wish I could say that I trust my bestfriend’s husband, but I don’t. He’s a drunk. I wish I could trust my neighbor’s husband, but I don’t, he drinks too. My husband’s god father has a history of drug abuse. I guess it’s just the men in my life at the current time that I don’t trust. In the same token, there are some women I wouldn’t ever leave her with either.
With that said, let’s be friends???? LOL!!
Hehe, we can be friends. I’m kind of a challenging friend though, always with the debating and playing devil’s advocate. =) I do it to everyone, including my husband, though I think he’s used to it by now.
I see your point Bryan. Im a very open, honest person and id like to say that i take people at face value…but that would be a lie. I dont trust people. Not when it comes to my children.
I never put my fears onto them and stop them from living a full life (visiting friends, after school sports and other activities) But i do make sure that i know their friends parents VERY well. And even then you can never know anyone 100%. Like you said, clergy men, doctors, teachers, next door neighbours, parents, grandparents….it seem that there are people from every walk of life who are child abusers. It terrifies me.
And no, i was never sexually abused as a child. I just know that if one of my children came to me and told me they had been molested, i would NEVER be the same again. I would be strong, and support them and help hem heal. But inside i would never be the same Amy. So i decide to err on the side of caution.
Maybe i am wrong. But thats risk i am willing to take.
Amy,
Here’s what I know; I was a wild child, mostly due to what happened to me. I could not wait to get out of the house and be on my own, even though I had no idea how to do that. I put myself in harms way sooooo many times. I should NOT be alive today. I am a lucky person and have learned my lesson well. I want to instill into my daughter as she gets older the dangers that are out there. Not for fear, but for knowledge that not all people in this world are nice. I’m just scared that she will someday have similar awful memories that I have, you never forget!
There is no doubt you would never be the same if something happened to your children. The guilt would take over. The feeling of failing your child would overcome. But like you said, you would have to be strong for them and help them work through whatever nightmare they must face.
It’s really a hard situation. I think any good parent has these fears and worries. I think it’s normal and healthy for us to feel this way! It defines us as good protective parents….
Bry
Guys – I am jumping in this conversation – I hope that’s ok =)
Both of you are good parents, from what it sounds like – take credit for that.
As far as trusting a man, there are a couple of things to keep in mind. First of all, MAKE a man earn your trust. Period. My motto is – anyone can behave for a week or even a month – even longer if it is an online relationship. But you WILL start to see cracks eventually. Maybe a slipped statement, or a knee-jerk anger to something that happens. Maybe driving in the car he starts to swear and call all women whores and bitches – or he blows his stack over an idiot driver. So then – you need to think REALLY hard about what that means. Is it an isolated incident? or does it show up elsewhere?
And, once you realize that you have a good one – gradually give him the trust. Small things first – don’t hand your kid to him and leave for the weekend. Watch the interaction between them, and see if you get hairs raised on the back of your neck about anything. If you are watching, you will see things like – maybe the play is a bit too rough.. or your child pulls back from him.. listen to and watch all that. Kids can sense stuff sometimes, that we might miss.
Anyway, if you convince yourself that you are WORTHY of being treated well (which is a huge step for a formerly abused person), and you take it slow – you will find honest, dependable, trustworthy men out there. And you deserve it. So do your kids.
Mazzi,
Thank you for having faith in formerly abused individuals. There is much to overcome when this happens. With me, trust is earned with both sexes. I very rarely trust women with my secrets as they are gossipers. They have to prove their loyalty to me. Few have made it. There have only been three men in my life that I have trusted, one from my childhood, my first husband and my baby’s father. Even with her father I don’t trust him with my emotions, but I trust him with his daughter. Good Golly, Trust is another topic altogether.
But you are right, once you realize you are WORTHY of a good man, then you can find one. It took me to the age of 27 (i’m 35 now) to trust a man that I was intimate with. I married him, and even though we are divorced, to this day I trust him. He was a great guy, just not the guy for me. I jumped, thinking I could’t do any better. It seems I have to find things out the hard way…..
Bry
The ones that many people would either suspect or feel creepy about are not given as many chances to abuse. very few parents would leave their child in the care of the wino down the street (although this site features parents whose children may have a better chance with the wino).
Decent parents try to find decent people and do make mistakes, mistakes that less than 20 years ago were easily swept under the carpet.
Thanks to sites like this the Stumps will have even less chance of having / starting a day care center!
Amen to that!
Not to criticize, but you said:
“I take back my comment that I won’t leave her alone with any man, I just make sure that other children are there and more adults.”
More children and/or adults and she wouldn’t be ALONE with a man anymore.
Good catch Fred. I’m at work and I make silly mistakes when I’m not solely focused on what I’m writing……
Thanks….
Oops, Good Catch Rick!! See, I’m at work…… Multi tasking… LOL!!
Bryann,
You puy into words perfectly how I feel. I can absolutely relate 100% to your desire and intent to protect your child. Kudos to you, and KUDOS!! to Dani Stump. I too come from a family that had so many various lines of molestors and abusers that I am extremely wary of who my children are exposed to. As far as giving people the benfit of the doubt, well sure, I can trust someone enough to lend them twenty bucks, but I sure as hell don’t ever intend to gamble with my children’s lives, safety or innocence. Too many pedos, in my family, in my husbands’ family, in our schools and in this world. I
would rather have my kids be sheltered than abused.
And Alanna,
Tae Kwondo! That is awesome. As soon as my kids are tall enough, I will be enrolling them in a variety of self defense classes as well. If we are sending them into this God Foresaken world, we had better teach ‘em to defend themselves.
Wondermom… if you haven’t heard of it, check into Krav Maga. It is a form of defense for real world situations, losing situations in which the opponent has a gun, knife, whatever, and you are at a disadvantage. Once my daughter is a teenager, this is what she will be learning. There are plenty of youtube videos on this. =)
You can start most martial arts at age 4, if this helps.
Good luck!
Wondermom!
You are awesome! With so many responses from mothers, it feels good to not be alone.
There is one thing that you said about not compromising your children’s innocence. That’s just it! None of us are innocent for long, but I would like to keep her innocence as pure and as long as I can. It brought a tear to my eye.
It tears me apart everytime I read about a child’s lost innocence, their spirit is broken, and can NEVER be undone. I’ll be damned if that ever happens to my little girl!!
Thanks for the eye opener!!
Bryann
OMG. There ARE more than twenty normal people in the world. Really, though, this must have been hard for her to do knowing that this one action would immediately destroy her whole world. Congratulations, Dani: you are my hero for today. I’m still trying to get up the strength to never see my abusive husband again. You could give me lessons.
Hang in there, you WILL get up the strength, it is there. It has been there the whole time. It is like exercising when you havent for a long time. You are building strength and resiliency every minute you realize he is a fucktard and not worth your time.
Hold tight and dont budge for nothing…..
:)
He ISN’T WORTH IT! Didn’t you say he broke your jaw???? Fuck that shit. Lady, work on yourself, and feeling good, and you’ll someday get to the point where you NEVER want to see that POS asshole again! It just takes time but you’ll get there!
Alanna is absolutely right. Hell if you need backup, drop me a line and I’ll be happy to show your ex-husband what it’s like to fuck with someone who isn’t afraid to fight back. He might kick my ass but I’ll sure as shit make him work for it.
I got your back Max. Let’s go find this fucker and teach him how to treat a lady.
It’s been very difficult. I have never gone back to live with him; I am living with a girlfriend and her family, and frankly, it’s time to move. I think I finally have the money after some financial setbacks.
Directly after getting my jaw broke I began drinking like a fish and turned into a full-fledged alcoholic; two months later I have finally ended that.
The hard part is where I’m out on my own again after so long; the part where he calls my cellphone all the time (once, ten times between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.) crying (of course) and begging to be given a second chance (no). It’s going to be a real blast trying to get my stuff out of the house (looking at a restraining order). He doesn’t know where I live now (thank God) and I don’t want him to know where my new apartment will be; but this town is small, and he is violent, and when I look into the future I see endless stalking, threatening, and following me around. And yes, the restraining order may help, but I’ve also seen (and read) about alot of dead restraining order petitioners.
Then there’s the whole sick mindfuck thing about having someone you love very much and who “appears” to love you knock the shit out of you, and then beg and cry for forgiveness, because they “were loaded and don’t remember it.” Shit. I sure remember it. I relived it in a dream last night and bolted straight out of bed with the memory.
I know it’s easy for me to say things will be fine when I’m here and you’re there, but things will eventually be fine. Stay the course. Getting out of the relationship is only the first step and this won’t be easy, but believe me – you deserve happiness, you don’t deserve to live in pain and fear. You are in my thoughts.
Bosses Secretary: First, congrats on breaking the cycle and getting out of a relationship that is toxic. Your ex is a domineering abuser who will never change, but you know that. I would suggest changing your cell number, that is a quick fix to solve the harassing phone call issue. Did you get a TRO? I know most abusers walk right through them, but you have to have a paper trail. You obviously have a very good friend whom you are living with. Use that support. Find a support group in your area where you can get the emotional support that you need. The emotions that you feel are like a drug or alcohol and you need to break free of them just like you did the bottle. If you can get an alcohol addiction under control, you can control your addiction to the emotions that keep you bound to your ex. Learn to love yourself. Lean on your friends and take strength in knowing that you have done the right thing by taking control of your life. You have the strength, even if you don’t think that you do. You are worth it and deserve better so hold your head up high and turn those emotions that you feel for your ex, to yourself. You can do it.
I do not know what state you live in; if it’s one of these pussy footin states or a state where one is allowed to defend themselves.
Get a gun. Little bit of lead in the balls, head or chest has been known to cure stalking, harassing phone calls, etc…
There is a song called something like “Gunpowder and Lead” .. Kary Underwood???
Don’t bother trying to wound him. Aim for a kill and if God wants him alive, let God deal with the bullet.
I said it up up earlier in this thread, but it bears repeating – you need to convince yourself that you are WORTHY of being treated right. Abusers are control freaks, and they break down your defenses via the abuse. Their message is that you are worthless, and it is hard as shit to believe otherwise when you are constantly in pain. Even when, as an adult, you are aware that it is his fault, the message worms into your mind that you somehow deserve the shit. The younger you are, and the longer it goes on, the harder it is to break it.
TBS – you are on the right path. And, I can tell you this – from what I know about you, you DO usually believe that you are worthy, don’t you? Maybe a few doubts now and again, but I bet you are mostly there. And, I am proud of you, and of all the strong women on this site, who have overcome abuse to become our children’s (or future children’s) protectors.
They all should have thier dicks cut off at the stump!
At least someone cares about children.
YAY Dani! My Hero!
I am very happy to hear that someone did what was the morally right thing to do. It seems sad that I should even feel this way, because it is actually the OBVIOUSLY RIGHT thing to do, but in this day and age, can’t take anything for granted.
Wow, Max. Three of them, from the same family. They remind me of the Edenfields. Creepy bastards.
Thank you to Dani. Her actions definately prevented more children from falling victim to this trio of trash. She could have also potentially saved lives, because these three would have continued, just like the Edenfields did, likely progressing to murder.
Just eeew. Filthy mutant bastards. Can we just kill them already?
And yes, hell, hell, and hell.
The patriarch looks kind of like his face is melting off… they remind me of nothing more than a bunch of Mutants from a bad horror flick… and I like B movies…
Dani, you go girl!
Its about time we have a strong woman prove that love aint enough to change a predator. The fact that she didn’t hesitate to turn her dirtbag husband and father in law makes me realize that there are still some smart people out there… regardless of the stories i read everyday. Thanks Dani, for being a positive example of what a woman does when she has to!
PYSIH,
Thanks for publishing a story where not only did someone deserve to go to hell, bu someone else also has something in their favor to go the other direction. Dani is a brilliant example of good person; her reaction to her husband’s and father-in-law’s “extracurricular activities” probably prevented a more horrific crime, especially if you look at the court records.
What ugly fuckers, they look like they’d have starring roles in The Hills Have Eyes! Dirty bastards, evil to the core.
Three cheers for Dani!
Sick sad fkwits – ROT!
The Stumps, it’s like a really bad sitcom name. I mean so many things come to mind to say, its almost not fair.
Thank God for Dani. I wish I could give her a medal.
They could star in a new show “Married to my Children”
Man, Im stumped on this one…
Stumped about what? Which one to kill first?
Kill them now , before they molest another child, because they WILL! Bring back public capital punishment. Stop the pussification of America and punish those that are caught red – handed doing dastardly deeds with death. And to all of you whiny ass liberals who say waterboarding is torture, go hang out with the taliban and see what THEY do to YOU!
It’s a shame that no one killed Stumpy Senior before he bred.
Hail Dani! Death to pedophiles!
ewwwww…..Wesley looks like a melting lump of shit. Yuck! And what’s with the yellow spots all over the first two guys? is that just the photo or do those two have jaundice or something?
oh wait…i figured it out…those yellow spots are bits of corn.
Can we just buy them a one-way ticket to Hell for them.
Save yer money squid. Give em to me for a few days. They will be begging for death.
Oh and the term squid is seriously ment wiht the utmost respect for our brother in the Navy. NO bullshit intended.