These are the parents of the four-year-old boy whose 15-feet fall into the gorilla exhibit moat in Cincinnati Zoo resulted in the death of 17-year-old silverback gorilla, Harambe. Seen here for the first time is mother Michelle Gregg, 32, who has four children by father Deonne Dickerson, 36, a man who, Daily Mail Online can disclose, has a lengthy criminal history.
Criminal filings against Dickerson stretch over a decade and include burglary, firearms offences, drug trafficking, criminal trespass, disorderly conduct and kidnap.
In 2006 he was sentenced to one year behind bars for a drug trafficking conviction.
But in numerous pictures posted on Dickerson's Facebook site in recent years he appears to have turned his life around to become the proud father of four.
Indeed, the majority of his postings to the social media site are updates of his children and his working life.
Cleveland based Dickerson is from Atlanta, Georgia and studied at Cuyahoga Community College, Ohio and now works as a sorter at a Cincinnati industrial equipment supplier.
Gregg is currently the administrator at a Cincinnati pre-school.
She has been the subject of sharp criticism following the incident that saw zoo staff shoot dead Harambe who, according to new video footage, may have been protecting rather than threatening the child after he crawled through a barrier and fell into the gorilla's enclosure.
Many social media commenters have criticized her and Dickerson and said they should be held accountable.
A Cincinnati police spokesman said no charges were being considered. A spokeswoman for the family said on Monday they had no plans to comment.
'I do think there's a degree of responsibility they have to be held to,' said Kate Villanueva, a mother of two children from Erlanger, Kentucky, who started the 'Justice for Harambe' page and attended a vigil on Monday at Cincinnati Zoo for Harambe.
'You have to be watching your children at all times.'
More than 115,000 people have signed a Change.org petition calling for the mother and father to be 'held accountable for their actions of not supervising their child'.
One Twitter user wrote: 'So a beautiful, innocent gorilla has to die because neglectful parents can't control their kids? Mankind sucks :( #Harambe #CincinnatiZoo'
Soon after the incident, Michelle Gregg, the mother of the boy, posted a message on Facebook saying: 'I want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers today. What started off as a wonderful day turned into a scary one.
'For those of you that have seen the news or been on social media that was my son that fell in the gorilla exhibit at the zoo. God protected my child until the authorities were able to get to him.
'My son is safe and was able to walk away with a concussion and a few scrapes... no broken bones or internal injuries.
'As a society we are quick to judge how a parent could take their eyes off of their child and if anyone knows me I keep a tight watch on my kids. Accidents happen but I am thankful that the right people were in the right place today.'
The family also released a statement on Sunday saying they had taken their boy home from the hospital.
It read: 'We are so thankful to the Lord that our child is safe. He is home and doing just fine. We extend our heartfelt thanks for the quick action by the Cincinnati Zoo staff.
'We know that this was a very difficult decision for them, and that they are grieving the loss of their gorilla. We hope that you will respect our privacy at this time.'
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QuoteGregg is currently the administrator at a Cincinnati pre-school.
aint no fckin way
tears @ the mom working at a pre-school tho. She will probably get fired now after all this press tho.
:dead: I swear if the blacks on social didnt do all of that dancing and laughing when they thought it was someone white this would've just blown over.
This information doesn't even apply :plzstop:
Now see... This is why I don't like white people. What does his criminal record have to do with anything? He wasn't even fucking there.
Quote from: Baphomet. on May 31, 2016, 03:48:17 PM
:dead: I swear if the blacks on social didnt do all of that dancing and laughing when they thought it was someone white
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And what's the relevance of his convictions to this gorilla mess
:sevynstreeter:
Quote from: Margeaux. on May 31, 2016, 03:49:41 PM
Now see... This is why I don't like white people. What does his criminal record have to do with anything? He wasn't even fucking there.
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I was gonna say, was he there?
:udontlookok:
An attempt to paint the parents as unfit
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Justice for Harambe
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Typical...they make me sick.
Quote from: Margeaux. on May 31, 2016, 03:54:03 PM
An attempt to paint the parents as unfit
Well... :everythingok:
:omgwatshappening:
disgusted tbh
Quote from: Dumas. on May 31, 2016, 03:56:12 PM
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He should sue
And the zoo should sue them
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I mean ... these activists types don't play. They're PISSED over this.
It was their child. I was never allowed to casually fall into a gorilla pit. Ppl are gonna want to know what kinda parents let that happen. It's sad but... This is the backlash.
Fuck Harambre
He dead.
:omgwatshappening:
Well they wanted to go viral LMAO
congrats
hmph
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Seriously
but yea they're doing too much....what does the father history has to do with the boy's death!
nvr forgettin'..HARAMBE!
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Quote from: LiBra on May 31, 2016, 04:13:50 PM
but yea they're doing too much....what does the father history has to do with the boy's death!
the boy didn't die hun'
The gorilla didn
Quote from: BOND on May 31, 2016, 04:22:46 PM
Quote from: LiBra on May 31, 2016, 04:13:50 PM
but yea they're doing too much....what does the father history has to do with the gorilla's death!
the boy didn't die hun'
The gorilla didn
oh right i was typing to fast...... :dead: *edited*
Quote from: BOND on May 31, 2016, 04:22:46 PM
Quote from: LiBra on May 31, 2016, 04:13:50 PM
but yea they're doing too much....what does the father history has to do with the boy's death!
the boy didn't die hun'
The gorilla didn
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This is typical.
Quote from: Fruity Dog Bot on May 31, 2016, 04:19:44 PM
nvr forgettin'..HARAMBE!
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hmph!
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