This past week, Sheriff Errol D. Toulon, Jr. delivered a timely press conference at the Yaphank Correctional Facility—where an aptly-named “wall of shame” now stands.
The county he presides over strategically released its 10 most egregious daddy duty duckers across Suffolk in the days leading up to Mother’s Day Weekend.
These so-called fathers emphatically evading fatherhood shan’t have anywhere to hide for much longer, now that a face and last known residence has been placed to their justifiably sullied names.
According to officials, “The Neglectful 10” collectively owe the mothers of their children nearly $1.5 million. The worst of the bunch, Gustave Schtoker, of Farmingdale, has raked in over $420,000 in unpaid child support alone.
“That’s not an oversight,” said Toulon. “That’s abandonment.”
Toulon confirmed many of the sought-after less-than-men have not made a single payment, nor an effort to contribute one iota of monetary assistance to the brunt-bearing mothers despite years of court orders and even arrest warrants issued.
“This Mother’s Day, let’s honor the parents who show up every day,” the Sheriff added, “and let’s bring justice to those who refuse to.”
In an era where social media awareness and digital surveillance are more-or-less ever-present, Toulon and company believe it imperative that the right-minded join lawmen in helping ensure that modern-day neanderthals are held accountable for their tomfoolery.
Those with information pertinent to the pursuit of the paternally challenged may contact the Sheriff’s Office Warrant Squad directly at (631) 853-5697.