Bob Turk
Bob Turk
slideshow
City of Sanford hires new Economic Development director from DeLand
by Special to the Herald
May 19 2013 at 2331 | 52 views | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Bob Turk
Bob Turk
slideshow
Sanford City Manager Norton Bonaparte has selected Bob Turk, the Economic Development Director for the City of DeLand, as Sanford’s new Economic Development Director. Prior to going to work for the City of DeLand, Turk was director of Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce's Business Development Partnership. In addition to leaving his post with the City of DeLand, Turk will resign as chairman of Team Volusia's Economic Development Practitioners Council. Turk's previous positions included Project Manager for the Disney Small Business Administration Entrepreneurial Center in Orlando and Director of Economic Development for Seminole County. “I am very excited about the opportunity to work for a city that has such great potential for quality growth and development. Sanford has many resources that contribute to a strong business core and to its sustainability and vitality – the airport, the river, the rail, the interstate. We plan on taking advantage of those assets to elevate Sanford to the next level. I anticipate building strong partnerships throughout the county, the region and the state,” said Turk. Bonaparte said, “There’s much opportunity in Sanford. Economic development is crucial to the sustainability of the city. I’m confident Bob will work to build Sanford’s solid economic footprint in Central Florida, for both now and for the future. We look forward to Mr. Turk being a valuable addition to Sanford’s management team.” Turk will be earning a salary of $81,845.21. His first date of employment will be May 28. He replaces Nicholas Mcray, who left the position earlier this year.
David Gerard Lester
David Gerard Lester
slideshow
Cedric Eugene Cuthbert
Cedric Eugene Cuthbert
slideshow
Sanford pastor, student arrested for child porn
by Rachel Delinski, Herald Editor
May 19 2013 at 2330 | 111 views | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Cedric Eugene Cuthbert
view slideshow (2 images)
Two Sanford men – a pastor and Seminole State student – were arrested in separate incidents this week when police discovered they were looking at child pornography online. The Sanford pastor, who has since been removed from his duties at the Historic St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church, was caught watching child pornography on his work computer at Disney’s Port Orleans resort, according to his arrest report. Cedric Eugene Cuthbert, 49, had worked at the resort for more than seven years before he was fired. According to his arrest report Cuthbert was loading pornographic videos of teen girls during his shift – while writing his Easter Sunday sermon. Cuthbert faces charges of possession of material including sexual conduct by a child and soliciting a child for unlawful sexual conduct using a computer. He was arrested Wednesday and released on a $12,500 bond Thursday and was instructed by a judge not to have contact with anyone under 18. In a separate incident a 38-year-old Seminole State College student was also arrested Wednesday after investigators at the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office discovered he was sharing child pornography on the internet. Police said they traced the files to David Gerard Lester’s IP address and subsequently found the videos on his computer after a warrant was served to search his residence. According to Lester’s arrest report police also found a video of a juvenile in a bathtub which was taken without her knowledge. Lester was charged with six counts of possession of material including sexual conduct by a child, two counts of cruelty toward a child by promoting a sexual performance, and voyeurism of a child less than 16-years-old. Lester was released on a $17,000 bond on Thursday. He was ordered by a judge not to have contact with his victims, not to use a computer and he was also placed on a monitoring device.