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Date Posted: Mon, Sep 27 2010, 21:56:03
Author: bri (disappointed)
Subject: you people are beyond ridiculous
In reply to: notknockingWIDA 's message, "He was deported for violating probation orders not to be around children, so now .... he goes to another country and its OK for him to be around children, situation is the same, location has changed thats all. He gets kicked out of Au Coimisiun so its unacceptable for him to teach anywhere under that organization, goes to a different country and starts one up yet does not have his name associated with it for years. I dont understand why WIDA would allow a person like that to be in charge, literally financing a pedophile with class fee's etc, it might be hard to find someone with his Irish Dance exp but I think I would rather dance for the devil hisself than associate with this charachter" on Wed, Sep 19 2007, 18:26:36

You people need to get your facts straight. I danced for Sean as part of Sean Gavan Irish Dance Company. I began dancing for him when I was about 6 years old, up until I was about 11. He was an amazing teacher and an amazing person. His whole school loved him and knew he was innocent. Even after the accusation had been made, parents supported him and continued to bring their children to his classes. I also knew the person who accused him first hand. All I will say about the accuser is that many of my friends and family did not trust him, and he was not liked by many in the school. You people base all of your facts on google. The judge even said that Sean was not a threat to children or to the community and did not believe he was guilty. They also offered him the choices of dropping the charges to a misdemeanor which would have stayed on his record for 3 years, and by the time would have been over and done with. Instead he chose to be deported, and has always remained open with his past. Many members of An Comission shot him down simply because he reached the top. His school came from nothing, and rose to become one of the top school in the country. He is allowed to be teaching Irish Dancing and he is allowed to be around children. Anyone can get the court transcripts for their own personal viewing. And for the who still don't feel comfortable with him, he is not the one who will be teaching your child. Yes, he does have his own school, but there are many other schools and he would not be around your children. I personally plan on starting my own dance school under WIDA as do many of Sean's former dancers.

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