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Sammy Teusch's father reveals how heartless trolls have targeted him online after 10-year-old's shock suicide
The father of a ten-year-old boy who killed himself after years of bullying has told how heartless trolls have been attacking him over his son's suicide.
Sammy Teusch killed himself on May 5 after suffering years of brutal bullying. He was laid to rest on Wednesday in Greenfield, Indiana.
In an interview with Nancy Grace on Merit Street Media, Sammys's father Sam opened up about how he has been bombarded with hateful messages from sick keyboard warriors.
Sammy Teusch killed himself on May 5 after suffering years of brutal bullying
The father of ten-year-old Sammy Teusch who took his own life after years of bullying has revealed he has been receiving hate comments on the internet, blaming him for his son's suicide
In an interview with Nancy Grace, Sammys's father, Sam Teusch, said that while he and his family have received an tremendous amount of love, support, and prayers, online trolls have bombarded his social media with hateful messages
'When you put something on social media or anything else that you've got to expect crap from both sides,' said Teusch.
'So, while the outpouring of love and support has been great, I have also gotten horrible, horrible messages about how this is our fault [or that] we're doing this for monetary gain.'
Teusch said his son was scared to fight back because he was afraid he would be perceived as the aggressor and get in trouble at school for defending himself.
'[As] Americans, we should no matter what your age is, you should be able to defend yourself without fear or repercussion,' he said.
In an email statement to DailyMail.com, Deputy Chief Charles McMichael of the Greenfield Police Department said Teusch's bullies could now face criminal charges.
He added: 'This case is still under investigation currently. As you can imagine, scheduling interviews with children takes time to work around school/sports and parents' schedules.
Deputy Chief McMichael said the Hancock County Coroner's Office has not completed its investigation into the official cause and manner of death.
He continued: 'The Greenfield Police Department considers all unattended death investigations a criminal investigation until the evidence and facts of the case prove otherwise.
In a eulogy from Sammy's funeral service, his neighbor said the 10-year-old seemed popular among the local kids and was often seen with 'the biggest grin on his face'
The family said they contacted the school 20 times about the bullying
Sammy's father Sam embraces a pastor at his son's funeral service, where a neighbor recalled the boy 'seemed to suck the darkness out of every corner in the room'
'If probable cause is found, the case will be turned over to the Hancock County Prosecutors Office to determine if criminal charges should be filed with the court.
'Please also understand that if probable cause is found and any of the suspects would happen to be children, any information released related to criminal charges will be very minimal.'
The child's parents Sam and Nichole said he was subjected to both physical and emotional bullying at his school, and was being tormented daily up until the night he passed away.
They explained that the bullying started last year when he was in elementary school, and followed him to Greenfield Intermediate School.
His father told local NBC affiliate: 'They were making fun of him for his glasses in the beginning, then on to make fun of his teeth. It went on for a long time.'
The harassment allegedly escalated to an incident on the school bus where Sammy ridiculed for his glasses and beaten up. The week before his death, Sammy's parents said he was cornered by bullies in the bathroom.
'I have his broken glasses sitting over there in a memorial shrine that my kids made,' his father told local CBS affiliate WTTV.
Although the family say they complained to the school about the bullying 20 times, Greenfield Community Schools superintendent Dr. Harold Olin told WTHR that no bullying report was ever submitted by the parents or by Sammy.
He added that school administrators and counselors had been in regular contact with the family, but declined to offer specifics of these discussions.
Pictured: A memorial dedicated to Sammy after his shock suicide
The harassment allegedly escalated to an incident on the school bus where Sammy ridiculed for his glasses and beaten up. The week before his death, Sammy's parents said he was cornered by bullies in the bathroom
Sammy's parents Nichole and Sam said that the bullying started last year when he was in elementary school, and followed him to Greenfield Intermediate School
'They knew this was going on. They knew this was going on,' Sam told 21alive.
Sammy's family said the bullying occurred even when Sammy was at home via Snapchat, despite him having limited access to his phone.
''I'm going to beat you up. I'm going to beat you up when you get to school.' Saying mean things about his (mom), which would really, really set him off,' his father said.
Speaking to 21alive, his grandmother Cynthia said: 'They can't just say they have zero tolerance because that doesn't mean there is zero tolerance about bullies.
'Their zero tolerance means that they don't have responsibility for it. People trust their kids to the school, but now that trust is breaking down.'
Greenfield-Central Community School said in a statement: 'The death of Samuel Teusch is tragic, and it has left our school corporation and larger community in tremendous grief. Our hearts pour out to the family at this time.
Speaking to 21alive, his grandmother Cynthia (pictured) said: 'They can't just say they have zero tolerance because that doesn't mean there is zero tolerance about bullies'
In an email statement to DailyMail.com, Deputy Chief Charles McMichael of the Greenfield Police Department said that Teusch's bullies could face criminal charges (Pictured: Greenfield Intermediate School)
In gut-wrenching images from Sammy's funeral, his parents were seen standing by his casket weeping while mourners shuffled past
'Sammy was a student in Greenfield-Central for the last year and a half. He finished his 3rd grade year at Weston Elementary School in May of 2023, and he was a 4th grade student at Greenfield Intermediate School during the current 2023-24 school year.
'We were made aware of his death on Sunday afternoon, and we dispatched our crisis response team to both Greenfield Intermediate School and Greenfield Central Junior High School (where he has two siblings) to start the week.
'Our staff in Greenfield-Central has worked with the Teusch family quite a bit over the last 18 months. Contact between school personnel and the parents was frequent.
'The parents did report the manner of death as a suicide, and we are investigating their claims related to bullying.
'While the investigation continues, we are primarily focusing our resources on meeting the immediate needs of the students we serve in Greenfield-Central Schools.'