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Century Woman Charged With Failing To Report Child Abuse
November 8, 2021
One of the four people recently arrested on child neglect charges for living in squalor with several children is now accused of failure to report child abuse.
Tabitha Ann Tedder, 50, was arrested Friday on the third degree felony charge. She was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $10,000 bond.
According to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Tabitha Tedder failed to report the sexual battery of a minor child. Investigators believed she had knowledge that sexual abuse was taking place.
Michael Tracy Tedder, 29, was charged with three counts of capital sexual battery of a victim under 12 by a person in familial custody. If convicted as charged, Michael Tedder faces up to life in prison. During a recent appearance, he entered a plea of not guilty, and his bond was set at $3 million. He remains in the Escambia County Jail.
The victim disclosed at school that she had been raped by Michael Tedder, according to an arrest report. She stated that it hurt, and about the time she healed, he would do it again, the report continues. The alleged abuse occurred between January 1, 2020, and October 20, 2021.
Much of the arrest report is redacted under Florida law, but it states “several (others) divulged sexual abuse by Michael Tedder. The incidents they described were similar to the sexual abuse disclosed, adding credibility to her statement.”
For more information on the charges against Michael Tedder, click or tap here for an earlier story.
When the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office went to Michael Tedder’s home on October 20 to investigate the sexual battery allegations, deputies found Tedder and three others living in squalor with six children in two campers.
They found Michael Tedder and his wife 28-year old Elizabeth Mae Dennis, along with 55-year old Norman Tracy Tedder and his wife Tabitha Tedder. All four were charged with felony child neglect. Only Michael Tedder is accused of a sex crime; the other three have not been charged with any sex crime or named as suspects.
The Department of Children and Families temporarily removed the children and transported them to the Gulf Coast Kids House.
For more information on the child neglect allegations, click or tap here for an earlier story.
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12 Responses to “Century Woman Charged With Failing To Report Child Abuse”
I don’t care who you are, my mom,dad, sister or brother or who ever you may be if I know that you are molesting a child, I would escort you to the police department my self, what kind of person texts the victim and tells the victim to lie about the whole situation to sacrifice her son not getting in trouble. That’s got to be the sorriest P.O.S on earth, and that’s telling your granddaughter that it is okay for anyone to hurt her. I’m very sure everyone that lived there knew about this, everyone should be locked up with out a bond. I don’t understand how they are able to keep getting charged with new charges and are able to bond out, seems like their bonds should be revoked by now.SMH, they definitely need to be made an example of when it comes to justice for the victim.
She needs to teach the rest of us how to live in “squaller” & Post Bail ?????
@Chris,
The Bible says it isn’t our place to judge. That power belongs to God, not us.
I’ve done some bad things in my life and have made poor decisions that affect me today. However, I’ve never done something continuously that affected another person much less a child. God says to judge not lest you be judged. Most people are ignorant in thinking it means not to judge. Instead, it means you will be meted out judgement in the same manner you judged others. That being said, may the four adults regarding this situation die slow and burn forever. F-O-R-E-V-E-R !!
She’s made bond both times but was living in squalor? How are these people making bond? It sounds like the child told their Grabdmother but the Grandmother did nothing. I can’t imagine the psychological damage this child has on many levels and not being able to even trust her own Grandmother. Lord, please help those children.
I bet it comes to light that they ALL knew… As a Grama myself, I don’t understand how she could let this happen, I would have “removed him from the situation” myself! Keeping these children in my thoughts, and I hope the adults get what they deserve. Scum, every one of them.
All FOUR need to be arrested and held without bond. They definitely knew what was going on around them, and chose to keep it a secret.
How dare you Michael to rob that young girl of what would have been womanhood in years to come.
ALL of you need to rot, but hopefully prison inmates will end that sooner than you think.
The Tedders are well known for being arrested, and there are dozens of those bad eggs out there.
Prayers for the children to remain safe and in God’s guiding hands.
Bunch of sick people around here!! Arrest them ALL!! Them poor kiddos
There are no words to describe these people! They are filthy inside and out!
These poor children, God help them, bless them and from now on keep them safe and away from this scum!
Arrest them all. You can be sure in such close quarters, they either know or participated. Repulsive. Bless those baby’s hearts.
Living in that mess as described, that close together, surely they all knew something was going on! Need to be charged severely for child abuse for making children live in squalor! Anybody can clean up where they live! Just plain sorry!
May you all rot in hell! Lord, please help this child heal.