I've been following this story but didn't want to post it until it was properly covered by msm, and that's taken an awful long time. I'm so glad it's here now. The Daily Mail also covered the story, I see.
I really did not like the way the first stories were completely from Gerod Roth/Geris Hilton's point-of-view. This was a man who took a photo of his co-worker's young child without mom's permission or her being present - in a private workplace room - and then posted it online. Without any comment but it sure looked pretty strange to me and I'm surprised no-one alerted police, frankly. Exactly why was he shutting himself away with someone's child, taking photos?
Once the hurtful comments from his online friends started coming, he failed to remove it. In fact, he answered one of them, suggesting that the little boy was a feral child he'd just picked up somewhere. deaf and dumb to boot too. He did NOTHING to protect the little boy who he had plastered all over the Internet, then when called out, pleaded that he, Gerod Roth, was the victim. He's now posting photos of himself with notes saying 'My name is Cayden'...but it ain't and never will be.
It is a very suspicious thing to do, in my opinion; shutting himself up with a child and then taking an illicit photo and posting it for his friends to abuse. I think he's lucky he just lost his job and didn't suffer any further legal repercussions. Why the heck none of his friends called him on taking illicit photos of a child I don't know.
Amongst Gerod Roth's FB friends joining in the abuse/racial abuse of this little boy was an alumni of Oxford College, Emory University and someone of quite extreme views who seemed to revel in targeting a child,amongst others. Roth continued working alongside mom for weeks and didn't say a word of apology or explanation, despite knowing his photo post was catching fire on social media.
Mom Sydney Shelton is a sweetheart and so is her handsome little boy. This is really unpleasant but that little one's so loved, I don't think it's going to do him any harm. He's going to grow up into a fine young man and make his mom proud. Which is more than you can say for Gerod Roth and friends, in my opinion.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...black-colleague-calling-little-boy-slave.html
This twitter lady here was instrumental in drawing attention and putting a stop to this online abuse of little Cayden Jace.
https://twitter.com/IfeJohari