KHOU exposes Texans' degenerate; Texans defend
The "11 News Defenders" ran a big story on Texans linebacker Antwan Peek yesterday. It seems Peek has been leaving unsupported children all over the country:
On a Sunday afternoon in Cincinnati, there was a battle with the Bengals. For the Houston Texans' number 98, it was a return home.
"I had my family here, and you know, we enjoyed it," said Peek.
He's Antwan Peek, linebacker on the field and role-model off, with time for community activities charities and children.
That particular October weekend, one Cincinnati child went ignored.
Omari Peek is the linebacker's 5-year-old son, but the closest he got to his father was watching him on TV.
"It's a smack in my face, it's a smack in the face of his child," said Omari's mother, Dara Moore, "Fatherhood is being there for your child."
But there's another reason.
Unpaid child support, money needed for a boy with big league dreams of becoming, "A doctor and a teacher and a football player," he said.
"It's ridiculous," said his mother, "It just makes me feel disgusted."
She is disgusted because court records show Peek owes mom and son more than $80,000 in support. This despite making $380,000 a year and getting a $500,000 signing bonus.
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But it turns out that Omari and his mother are not the only ones missing that support from the NFL father. In fact, Peek has left a trail that covers three states.
In addition to Dara Moore there's a second Cincinnati mother and child. Peek owes them $70,000 and faces contempt charges from the local court.
In Michigan, records confirm Peek owes a third mother $41,000 and in Kentucky, records show a fourth mother was owed more than $10,000 dollars.
Peek paid that in one lump sum, but only after he was locked up in jail, arrested on a fugitive warrant for felony flagrant non -support of a child.
When 11 News Defenders tried to ask Peek about the back support owed, the Texans wouldn't let their player talk. They said they locker room was closed.
His lawyer, however talked. "He understands he owes money, he clearly does," said Jim Comodeca, Peek's attorney, "Mr. Peek wants to take of his children. What he's trying to do is make things right
When he was asked why is had taken so long, "Well, I knew you'd ask that question, and I, quite frankly, don't have an answer for that question," Comodeca said.
And what about the Texans, what do they have to say about all of this?
"Antwan is not a bad person OK? He's not a bad person. He's fulfilling his obligations," said Tony Wiley, Texans spokesperson.
He hasn't been fulfilling his obligations, and that does make him a bad person.
Why is the Texans organization going out of its way to defend this loser? I'm not suggesting they cut him, but neither do they need to defend the degenerate.
MORE: Texans' Peek responds to child support allegations (KHOU).
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 11/04/05 06:29 PM | Print | Comments (5)
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