Dean Kelly

SMU girls BEWARE! There is a new scam artist on the loose running freely around the SMU campus and surround areas. In all seriousness, recently there has been a man, who goes by the name Dean Kelly, going around SMU and other frequented Highland Park areas asking younger, female students if they would like to be on an MTV show, in a music video, or even pose for him in pictures. He presents fake business cards, and lures girls into giving him their number, thus making it almost impossible for him to get charged with any wrong doing. Once he get the numbers, he constantly text messages the girls asking them to meet up with him to discuss a show or a photo shoot he is going to set up exclusively for them. His intentions are really to meet up with the girl, corner her into taking nude pictures with him and in extreme cases even sleeps with them. I know it is hard to believe something like this could possibly be happening in such a protected place like Highland Park, but it is! Fortunately, the SMU police have been contacted and are currently taking care of the situation and warning the students to steer clear of Dean Kelly. If you type his name into Google, you get a whole bunch of sexual predator websites and stories of angry woman who have had horribly experiences with this man.

This situation really opened my eyes to the real world. I have always lived in nice areas and have always felt protected and safe growing up. I came to SMU because I felt the same sense of security here, but stories like this Dean Kelly character really showed me that I no longer live in a little bubble protected by my parents. I think it is definitely time for me to grow up a little and be more aware of my surroundings and to stop being so naive!