As is the case with most scandals, big or small, details leak out slowly until a sharper image is formed of the entire sequence of events. The case of Nathan Jump, the former proncipal of Mt. Olive Christian School in Claiborne Parish, appears to be no different.
It now appears, according to at least one person, there were as many as 80 complaints lodged against him. It’s not known if all, most or even any are related to sexual misconduct–though his arrest in February and again last week were for just that.
LouisianaVoice has learned that Louisiana State Police initiated the investigation of Jump but the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, an arm of the Louisiana Attorney General’s office, soon stepped in and took over the case, a development described by a retired law enforcement officer as “a good move.”
The same retired officer said he was told Jump’s first arrest for sexual battery in February was not a political move to discredit his wife, Tammy Jump, who is running for district attorney of the 2nd JDC, but was legitimate. “He also told me there would be more arrests and sure enough, they popped ol’ Nathan again,” the retired officer said, the latest last week for two counts of indecent behavior with juveniles and a single count of molestation of a juvenile.
Tammy Jump For several years has been an instructor in an annual law enforcement criminal law update class. This is a three- or four-hour class where officers around north Louisiana are made aware of the latest criminal law updates of the most recent legislative session. “I think she started doing that with retired (now deceased) Judge R. Harmon Drew from Minden,” he said. “After Judge Drew’s health declined, the class was taken over by presiding Judge Jeff Cox of the Second Circuit Court of Appeal. I don’t know if she and Judge Cox are still working together on this or not.”
Another person will knowledge of the situation said Nathan Jump wrote notes to some of the girls at Mt. Olive Christian School and would take some of the female students to lunch. She described him as ”creepy.” The person said when the first female victim contacted local authorities to report Jump, she was “blown off.”
“One complaint—possibly a vendetta, but 80 complaints? That is insane,” the individual said. “[There’s] no telling how many more there are that are ashamed or afraid to come forward.”
For previous stories LouisianaVoice has posted on the Jumps and their family ties to the defunct New Bethany Home for Girls where survivors continue to claim they were sexually, physically and mentally abused, see the links below:
Discover more from Louisiana Voice
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
Louisiana Voice 
Amazing of how old dead dogs die. Well it has popped up again! I well remember the stories of
The math isn’t mathing for me. Why did everyone stay quiet until Tammy Jump runs for DA?
Well, let’s see…When was Nathan Jump arrested? Ah, the story of Tammy was revisited right after the husband of the DA candidate (Tammy) was arrested for indecent behavior with and molestation of a juvenile. That’s kinda newsy, doncha think? Plus, she triggered the story’s relevance by running for DA because she had turned her back on similar criminal activity as an assistant DA. That’s also relevant and newsworthy though it’s obvious you’ve already decided it was all a hatchet job in your convoluted manner of selective obtusiveness.
I went to the home 3 days ago to look. A very nice man purchased mac’s home and the girls home . He does not own across the street. He had no knowledge of the history before he bought. He has met and sat with and talked with both the men and women who had been their and had come back to look. I Was able to walk the place and take pictures. He is a retired gentleman who by hisself is trying to make it something elseand something nice. He has allowed a few different homeless people to stay until they get on their feet. Once again very nice man so please don’t take any frustrations out on him. He said there had been a few especially people from town who had an attitude against him because of the history. I left my personal contact info with him and he said people are welcome to look if they want. I will post pics soon.
Charlotte