Monday, April 16, 2012
Father Kelly: "By the time you read this..."
UPDATE January 14, 2014:
Kelly has just been CRIMINALLY Indicted, and request for extradition from Ireland has been filed.
Read more!
Channel 10 News in Sacramento is reporting:
Father Michael Kelly, Found liable for child sex abuse for molesting a young boy at the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Stockton in the mid-1980s, and currently under criminal investigation in another separate, child sex abuse case, has fled the country for Ireland.
I'm Shocked. SHOCKED, I tell you....
He should have just asked for a change of venue to San Molesteo County.
[Update: 4/18/2012]:
There is now some coverage in Ireland about Kelly's return there. It would appear from comments that local folks would like Kelly to return home to face his accusers:
Read the story in thejournal
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
To Victims of Father Michael Kelly of Stockton; Lockeford; Modesto; Sonora; San Andreas and Ceres, CA: Please Come Forward
UPDATE January 14, 2014:
Kelly has just been CRIMINALLY Indicted, and request for extradition from Ireland has been filed.
Read more!
Update: 9/12/12: 7:24 EST.
A second lawsuit has just been filed against Kelly by a victim who states that he was sexually assaulted by him at St. Andrew's Church in San Andreas:
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120912/A_NEWS/209120317
If you are a victim or have any information on other assaults by Kelly on children, please contact
Attorney John Manly: 949-252-9990
Update: 5/1/12: 7:23 EST:
Update on criminal investigation into Michael Kelly by the Calaveras County Sheriff's office
http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/1607386/Father-Kelly-Facing-Criminal-Charges.html
Excerpt:
The Calaveras County Sheriff's Office has been investigating additional allegations made against the priest. Kelly has reportedly returned to his native Ireland. If additional charges are brought against Kelly, it could potentially lead to him being extradited back to the U.S.
Update: 4:11/12: 6:25 pm EST:
Someone's posted a "Looking for Victims of Father Michael Kelly" on Craigslist for Sacramento.
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/com/2950462981.html
Update: 4/11/12: 8:40 am, EST:
An article today in the Modesto Bee, "What's Next For Former Valley Priest Kelly after Verdict?" states that in addition to Stockton and Lockeford, Father Mike Kelly also worked at the following parishes and organizations:
* Our Lady of Fatima in Modesto, from 1973-1979
* Modesto Youth Soccer Association, which he helped found in 1976
* Early to mid 1980s: Cathedral of the Annunciation in Stockton
* Sonora: spent a decade in Sonora from 1987-1997
* San Andreas, 2000-2002
* St. Jude's in Ceres from 2003-2004
* St. Joachim's Catholic Church, Lockeford, 2004 -2012, until forced to step down
The Modesto Bee also reports that another victim states that he was sexually assaulted between 2002 and 2002, when he was 10 years old.
According to John Manly, lawyer for the victim in the civil case where Kelly was found guilty of sexual assault last week, the Calaveras County Sheriff's Department is investigating whether criminal charges should be filed. Yesterday, in the comments section of a Stockton Record about the Kelly case, the Sheriff's department asked victims to contact them.
Please report any information related to potential victims of Michael Kelly to:
Calaveras County Sheriff's Department
891 Mountain Ranch Road
San Andreas, CA 95249
(209) 754-6500
Or contact 9-1-1 if there is a current threat.
Original Post: 4/10/12
On April 6, 2012, Good Friday, a civil jury unanimously found Father Michael Kelly, who for the past 8 years has been working as a priest at St. Joachim's Catholic Church in Lockeford, of sexually assaulting a 37 year old man when he was 10 years old and an altar boy at the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Stockton.
The Stockton Record talks about a defining moment in the trial:
The two victims who have spoken out so far have paved the way for the others out there; please break your silence and come forward.
One of Kelly's likely victims died not long ago. I know the family of this likely victim. When someone is sexually molested, those closest to him - spouse, children, parents, siblings, are scarred by it as well.
If you are a victim, or know of one, or have new information regarding Kelly's illegal activities with children, you can email me: balfour.victoria@gmail.com.
Or leave a message at 650-549-5241 and I will return your call.
You can also contact Tim Lennon at SNAP, for victims of priests: sflennon@gmail.com
Finally, congratulations to lawyer John Manly for his victory on this civil case. Manly, who appeared in the Academy Award nominated documentary "Deliver Us From Evil" about another Stockton pedophile priest named Father Oliver O' Grady, has been working for victims in priest abuse cases for many years.
Kelly has just been CRIMINALLY Indicted, and request for extradition from Ireland has been filed.
Read more!
Update: 9/12/12: 7:24 EST.
A second lawsuit has just been filed against Kelly by a victim who states that he was sexually assaulted by him at St. Andrew's Church in San Andreas:
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120912/A_NEWS/209120317
If you are a victim or have any information on other assaults by Kelly on children, please contact
Attorney John Manly: 949-252-9990
Update: 5/1/12: 7:23 EST:
Update on criminal investigation into Michael Kelly by the Calaveras County Sheriff's office
http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/1607386/Father-Kelly-Facing-Criminal-Charges.html
Excerpt:
Sheriff Gary Kuntz has released the following statement, "The Calaveras County Sheriff's Office is currently completing interviews with persons associated with the Father Kelly case. Attempts are being made to locate potential witnesses and victims, however this effort is complicated by the fact that many persons now reside out of the area. One Detective from the Sheriff's Office is specifically assigned to the case, and it is the intention of the Sheriff's Office to submit a report to the District Attorney within the next 30 days."
The Sheriff's Office notes that no further information will be released until the full report is submitted to the DA's Office.
Update: 4:11/12: 6:25 pm EST:
Someone's posted a "Looking for Victims of Father Michael Kelly" on Craigslist for Sacramento.
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/com/2950462981.html
Update: 4/11/12: 8:40 am, EST:
An article today in the Modesto Bee, "What's Next For Former Valley Priest Kelly after Verdict?" states that in addition to Stockton and Lockeford, Father Mike Kelly also worked at the following parishes and organizations:
* Our Lady of Fatima in Modesto, from 1973-1979
* Modesto Youth Soccer Association, which he helped found in 1976
* Early to mid 1980s: Cathedral of the Annunciation in Stockton
* Sonora: spent a decade in Sonora from 1987-1997
* San Andreas, 2000-2002
* St. Jude's in Ceres from 2003-2004
* St. Joachim's Catholic Church, Lockeford, 2004 -2012, until forced to step down
The Modesto Bee also reports that another victim states that he was sexually assaulted between 2002 and 2002, when he was 10 years old.
According to John Manly, lawyer for the victim in the civil case where Kelly was found guilty of sexual assault last week, the Calaveras County Sheriff's Department is investigating whether criminal charges should be filed. Yesterday, in the comments section of a Stockton Record about the Kelly case, the Sheriff's department asked victims to contact them.
Please report any information related to potential victims of Michael Kelly to:
Calaveras County Sheriff's Department
891 Mountain Ranch Road
San Andreas, CA 95249
(209) 754-6500
Or contact 9-1-1 if there is a current threat.
Original Post: 4/10/12
On April 6, 2012, Good Friday, a civil jury unanimously found Father Michael Kelly, who for the past 8 years has been working as a priest at St. Joachim's Catholic Church in Lockeford, of sexually assaulting a 37 year old man when he was 10 years old and an altar boy at the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Stockton.
The Stockton Record talks about a defining moment in the trial:
Another victim of Kelly's will be getting his day in civil court later on this year. Both of these victims are out of statute for a criminal case. However, we have been told that there are many, many more victims of Kelly out there who have yet to come forward. Some of them may be within statute for criminal prosecution.Both Kelly and the plaintiff testified, and the alleged victim's courtroom breakdown was one of the defining moments of the trial, according to a man who attended multiple hearings.
"He was in Day 2 or 3 of testimony and cross-examination, and he had an outburst," said Tim Lennon, of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests. "He pointed and yelled, 'You raped me, I was just a kid,' and it came from the very core of him as a person. It hit me to my heart, and I assume it had a similar effect on the jury."
The two victims who have spoken out so far have paved the way for the others out there; please break your silence and come forward.
One of Kelly's likely victims died not long ago. I know the family of this likely victim. When someone is sexually molested, those closest to him - spouse, children, parents, siblings, are scarred by it as well.
If you are a victim, or know of one, or have new information regarding Kelly's illegal activities with children, you can email me: balfour.victoria@gmail.com.
Or leave a message at 650-549-5241 and I will return your call.
You can also contact Tim Lennon at SNAP, for victims of priests: sflennon@gmail.com
Finally, congratulations to lawyer John Manly for his victory on this civil case. Manly, who appeared in the Academy Award nominated documentary "Deliver Us From Evil" about another Stockton pedophile priest named Father Oliver O' Grady, has been working for victims in priest abuse cases for many years.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
A Caller Claiming to be a Parent of an Ayres Victim: A Word of Caution
Yesterday, the day before the fifth anniversary of the arrest of Dr. William Ayres, a mother of an Ayres victim received a phone call from a man claiming to be the father of two victims. The mother noted that her phone ID said "private caller" when this alleged father of a victim called. He asked her if she was the mother of an Ayres victim. She said yes. The mother, who has a common name and whose phone is not listed in her name, wondered how this man had gotten her number, but forgot to ask him.
The man did not give the mother his phone number or email address. He talked to the mother a bit about his sons and the pediatrician who sent his sons to Ayres and how much he appreciated her voice as the parent of a victim. But as soon as the mother started to complain to the man about how the Ayres case could have been wrapped up with a conviction decades ago, the man got off the phone in a big hurry.
For the past five years, this man has called a number of other people who have been involved in the Ayres case. He called me four times in 2007. He called another victim's advocate in 2009, during the Ayres trial. He also called Boston lawyer Mitchell Garabedian after the Ayres blog posted a New England Cable News Network interview Garabedian did in March 2010 about the Ayres victims. He has most likely called others, too. He always calls from a private number; he refuses to give out his email or phone number.
Now, this man may be a father of a victim. If he really is who is says he is, then he has our sympathies.
However, some of us who have been contacted him have been concerned that he may not be who he says he is.
For example, the man has a very distinctive voice -- one I will never forget. The first time he called me, on April 24, 2007, he gave me his surname ,which begins with an "S". "The second time he called, he gave me a different surname, but also beginning with an "S." The third time he called, he gave me the same surname as the second time but with a different first name. The fourth time he called, in August 2007, he gave me a new first name and surname, but both beginning with"S."
The first time he called he said he was the "friend "of a victim. The second time he called, he said he was the father of one son who had been a victim. On the third and fourth calls, he said he was the father of two sons of victims.
The fourth time he called me, he reached me at my workplace. My employer had just moved to a new building and I had a new work phone number- one that no one in California had. When I asked the man how he had managed to get my work number, he said, " Oh, I was at a meeting of Ayres victims in Burlingame the night before. There were 60 parents there. A mother of a victim there had your number and gave it to me."
When I asked for the name of the mother who had given him my phone number, he refused. This was odd; at that time I only knew two parents of Ayres victims and neither of them had my new work number. Furthermore, I knew that neither of them had been at a meeting for parents of victims in Burlingame the night before. If fact, none of us were aware of any meeting that had taken place at all. And given that roughly 30 victims had come forward at the time, it didn't seem plausible that sixty parents could have attended the meeting. It also struck me as strange that while he said he was calling from his office ( I could hear other phones in the background) when I asked for his work number, he said he couldn't give it to me because he couldn't make any calls from work about the Ayres case. But during this call he was pumping me for information on the case and about the other victims.
Finally, I said, " I've heard your voice before. Each time you call you've given me a different name. I think you're a private investigator working for Ayres' lawyer." That's when the man panicked and got off the phone as fast as he could.
I haven't heard from him since. That was almost five years ago. But this man continues to call others who have knowledge about the case.
It has occurred to DeepSounding and me that perhaps this man could be just a news junkie about the Ayres case, who gets a thrill of digging up phone numbers of people with knowledge about the case and talking to them. As I said up top, he could be the father of a victim or victims. But we're just not sure.
If the man who made those calls is reading this, you know who you are. If you are a legitimate parent of a victim, you can email DeepSounding and tell us about yourself. There's no chance your sons' names - if you do have sons and they were Ayres victims- will ever be in the paper at this late date. If you are a legitimate parent, when you do call other parents of victims or lawyers or other advocates to talk to them about the Ayres case, it's well past time for you to give them an email address or phone number so that we can verify who you are.
Finally, if you are not the parent of a victim, then please bug off and stop calling parents of victims and others who have been involved in this case.
The man did not give the mother his phone number or email address. He talked to the mother a bit about his sons and the pediatrician who sent his sons to Ayres and how much he appreciated her voice as the parent of a victim. But as soon as the mother started to complain to the man about how the Ayres case could have been wrapped up with a conviction decades ago, the man got off the phone in a big hurry.
For the past five years, this man has called a number of other people who have been involved in the Ayres case. He called me four times in 2007. He called another victim's advocate in 2009, during the Ayres trial. He also called Boston lawyer Mitchell Garabedian after the Ayres blog posted a New England Cable News Network interview Garabedian did in March 2010 about the Ayres victims. He has most likely called others, too. He always calls from a private number; he refuses to give out his email or phone number.
Now, this man may be a father of a victim. If he really is who is says he is, then he has our sympathies.
However, some of us who have been contacted him have been concerned that he may not be who he says he is.
For example, the man has a very distinctive voice -- one I will never forget. The first time he called me, on April 24, 2007, he gave me his surname ,which begins with an "S". "The second time he called, he gave me a different surname, but also beginning with an "S." The third time he called, he gave me the same surname as the second time but with a different first name. The fourth time he called, in August 2007, he gave me a new first name and surname, but both beginning with"S."
The first time he called he said he was the "friend "of a victim. The second time he called, he said he was the father of one son who had been a victim. On the third and fourth calls, he said he was the father of two sons of victims.
The fourth time he called me, he reached me at my workplace. My employer had just moved to a new building and I had a new work phone number- one that no one in California had. When I asked the man how he had managed to get my work number, he said, " Oh, I was at a meeting of Ayres victims in Burlingame the night before. There were 60 parents there. A mother of a victim there had your number and gave it to me."
When I asked for the name of the mother who had given him my phone number, he refused. This was odd; at that time I only knew two parents of Ayres victims and neither of them had my new work number. Furthermore, I knew that neither of them had been at a meeting for parents of victims in Burlingame the night before. If fact, none of us were aware of any meeting that had taken place at all. And given that roughly 30 victims had come forward at the time, it didn't seem plausible that sixty parents could have attended the meeting. It also struck me as strange that while he said he was calling from his office ( I could hear other phones in the background) when I asked for his work number, he said he couldn't give it to me because he couldn't make any calls from work about the Ayres case. But during this call he was pumping me for information on the case and about the other victims.
Finally, I said, " I've heard your voice before. Each time you call you've given me a different name. I think you're a private investigator working for Ayres' lawyer." That's when the man panicked and got off the phone as fast as he could.
I haven't heard from him since. That was almost five years ago. But this man continues to call others who have knowledge about the case.
It has occurred to DeepSounding and me that perhaps this man could be just a news junkie about the Ayres case, who gets a thrill of digging up phone numbers of people with knowledge about the case and talking to them. As I said up top, he could be the father of a victim or victims. But we're just not sure.
If the man who made those calls is reading this, you know who you are. If you are a legitimate parent of a victim, you can email DeepSounding and tell us about yourself. There's no chance your sons' names - if you do have sons and they were Ayres victims- will ever be in the paper at this late date. If you are a legitimate parent, when you do call other parents of victims or lawyers or other advocates to talk to them about the Ayres case, it's well past time for you to give them an email address or phone number so that we can verify who you are.
Finally, if you are not the parent of a victim, then please bug off and stop calling parents of victims and others who have been involved in this case.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
ayres Molester Lawsuits Underway Again
The lawyer (John Carcione) for three of the plaintiffs filing lawsuits against william hamilton ayres relating to his molestation of young boys, was in court today regarding the lawsuits which were stayed pending outcome of the criminal trial and related competency trial. According to courtroom case notes, the Plaintiffs can now motion to have the stay lifted, so that they can proceed with the lawsuits.
The next case management review will be May 15, 2012 at 9am.
From the notes from one of the three cases (all are nearly identical):
HONORABLE ROBERT D. FOILES, JUDGE PRESIDING.
CLERK: CHERYL LYSSAND
COURT REPORTER: NONE
ATTORNEY(S): JOHN P. CARCIONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE PLAINTIFF.
ATTORNEY(S): CONSTANCE I. YU APPEARED BY COURTCALL ON BEHALF OF DEFENDANT JOHN DOE 1
THE COURT IS INFORMED THIS MATTER WAS STAYED AS TO DEFENDANT JOHN DOE 1 PENDING DETERMINATION OF DEFENDANTS COMPETENCY IN THE UNDERLYING CRIMINAL MATTER. PLAINTIFF WILL FILE A MOTION TO LIFT THE STAY SO A TRIAL DATE CAN BE SET.
HEARING CONTINUED TO 05/15/12 AT 09:00 IN DEPARTMENT 21.
PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANT SHALL SUBMIT AN UPDATED CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT.
ENTERED BY C LYSSAND ON 04/03/12.
There are currently FIVE lawsuits that we know about against william hamilton ayres relating to his molestation of young boys while he was alleging to provide psychiatric care.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Civil Suit Hearing Tomorrow 4/3/2012
There is a Case Management hearing scheduled on April 3, 2012 at 9am, for 3 of the 5 civil lawsuits against william hamilton ayres relating to his molestation of young boys while he was alleging to provide psychiatric care.
These hearings are normally very brief, and referred by case number only - CIV467741, CIV467743, CIV467742 - as all parties are listed as anonymous names, including ayres himself (He's listed as "John Doe #1) In the past, often there is only one attorney for the plaintiff present, and ayres' attorneys just phone in. ayres has never been present as far as I know. Sometimes the defense attorney phones in too, so the whole thing may be over the speakerphone. There are other cases being managed in the same time-slot, so you you just have to wait for the case number to be announced by the clerk. Could happen at 9, could happen at 11. I don't think I've ever been there later than about 10:45 though.
The hearing is currently scheduled in the courtroom for Dept. 21, in the Redwood City Courthouse.
All 5 civil cases were stayed pending outcome of the criminal proceedings.
Brief Info on the FIVE civil suits:
There are currently FIVE known lawsuits against william hamilton ayres relating to his molestation of young boys under the guise of providing psychiatric care.
The civil cases were stayed by presiding judges with wording like the below (not the same language for ALL 5 cases, but all were similar:
HONORABLE BETH LABSON FREEMAN, JUDGE PRESIDING. CLERK: SEAN KANE COURT REPORTER: CHRIS PEREZ
ATTORNEY(S): JOHN P. CARCIONE APPEARING ON BEHALF OF PLAINTIFF CLARK DOE.
ATTORNEY(S): CONSTANCE J. YU APPEARING VIA COURTCALL ON BEHALF OF DEFENDANT JOHN DOE 1.
PARTIES INFORM THE COURT THAT THE RELATED CRIMINAL ACTION HAS BEEN CONTINUED TO 2/18/11 FOR FURTHER PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION. PER AGREEMENT OF PARTIES, COURT ORDERS THE FOLLOWING:
ENTIRE CASE IS STAYED PENDING COMPLETE DISPOSITION OF RELATED SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASE.
PARTIES MAY REQUEST TO PUT CASE BACK ON THE PRESIDING JUDGES CALENDAR FOR TRIAL SETTING
WHEN APPROPRIATE. REQUEST MAY BE MADE TO THE COURT DURING THE PRESIDING JUDGES EX PARTE HOURS. COURTCALL APPEARANCES SHALL BE PERMITTED.
FORMAL ORDER TO BE SUBMITTED BY COUNSEL.
These hearings are normally very brief, and referred by case number only - CIV467741, CIV467743, CIV467742 - as all parties are listed as anonymous names, including ayres himself (He's listed as "John Doe #1) In the past, often there is only one attorney for the plaintiff present, and ayres' attorneys just phone in. ayres has never been present as far as I know. Sometimes the defense attorney phones in too, so the whole thing may be over the speakerphone. There are other cases being managed in the same time-slot, so you you just have to wait for the case number to be announced by the clerk. Could happen at 9, could happen at 11. I don't think I've ever been there later than about 10:45 though.
The hearing is currently scheduled in the courtroom for Dept. 21, in the Redwood City Courthouse.
All 5 civil cases were stayed pending outcome of the criminal proceedings.
Brief Info on the FIVE civil suits:
There are currently FIVE known lawsuits against william hamilton ayres relating to his molestation of young boys under the guise of providing psychiatric care.
The civil cases were stayed by presiding judges with wording like the below (not the same language for ALL 5 cases, but all were similar:
HONORABLE BETH LABSON FREEMAN, JUDGE PRESIDING. CLERK: SEAN KANE COURT REPORTER: CHRIS PEREZ
ATTORNEY(S): JOHN P. CARCIONE APPEARING ON BEHALF OF PLAINTIFF CLARK DOE.
ATTORNEY(S): CONSTANCE J. YU APPEARING VIA COURTCALL ON BEHALF OF DEFENDANT JOHN DOE 1.
PARTIES INFORM THE COURT THAT THE RELATED CRIMINAL ACTION HAS BEEN CONTINUED TO 2/18/11 FOR FURTHER PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION. PER AGREEMENT OF PARTIES, COURT ORDERS THE FOLLOWING:
ENTIRE CASE IS STAYED PENDING COMPLETE DISPOSITION OF RELATED SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASE.
PARTIES MAY REQUEST TO PUT CASE BACK ON THE PRESIDING JUDGES CALENDAR FOR TRIAL SETTING
WHEN APPROPRIATE. REQUEST MAY BE MADE TO THE COURT DURING THE PRESIDING JUDGES EX PARTE HOURS. COURTCALL APPEARANCES SHALL BE PERMITTED.
FORMAL ORDER TO BE SUBMITTED BY COUNSEL.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Opinion: ayres' Imminent Release
According to court documentation, as uncovered earlier today by Victoria Balfour, william hamilton ayres, who molested many young boys while alleging to provide psychiatric care and/or juvenile evaluations for the County and Courts of San Molesteo, has asked for his daughter, Barbara, to take conservatorship with regard to his person, specifically with regard to medical care and placement. Estate conservatorship is not indicated. ayres' attorney Scumbag McDougall states that ayres felt that his daughter "possessed the knowledge and skills needed to do a great job" Further, Scumbag indicates that ayres seeks the "least restrictive placement appropriate for his needs." Well, we certainly hope that the molester's needs are being met. Maybe the DA and Court can provide a steady stream of expendable 9 - 12 year old boys for his enjoyment too. I wonder if Barbara will turn a deaf ear as everyone else seems to have....
The court documents essentially are the release of ayres, fait accompli. They present ayres as a patient on leave of absence from Napa State Hospital, and that ayres requested that his daughter be his conservator.
Documents show that he expressed reluctance to be sent home to live with his wife, or in a residential setting. The documents show that ayres has preference to be established in a “secured perimeter residential care facility.” This is probably to appeal to the court’s mercy, to show that he still thinks he’s demented, and needs medical supervision. (I guess so that he doesn’t wander off in his demented state, and accidentally molest more boys.)
Solveig, ayres’ trashy wife, agrees with the arrangement, and daughter Barbara Ayres is also OK with the arrangement, and everyone has signed paperwork saying so. The documents state that Solveig is not party to any action against the conservatee, such as divorce, etc…
No bond is required for this arrangement.
The documents state that ayres is “adjudged to lack capacity to give consent for medical treatment.” YET: they state that he is allowed to complete an affidavit of voter registration, and according to the documentation, ayres’ physician Dr. Telfer states: “ayres has the capacity to give informed consent about his medical care. Deficits exist in Memory and information processing and thought disorders”
The documents further state that ayres is healthy enough to be present at the conservatorship hearing, but he is not required to be there. He states that he will NOT be there.
According to Valerie J. Samuel, Ph.D.:
The most typical diagnoses given for those with thought disorders are: Schizophrenia and Psychosis. The symptoms of Thought Disorders can include false belief about self or others, paranoia; hearing or seeing things that others don’t see; extremely disconnected speech or thinking; feelings that don’t match the situation; social isolation; being unable to function at home, or school; odd behavior; excessive concerns about one's body or very disorganized behavior.
In relaying the information, ayres’ attorney, Scumbag McDougall also states that he has “found that his status has deteriorated since Dr. Telfer’s declaration, and since my representation over the past two years.” This is especially important given Scumbag McDougall’s renowned prowess as a medical doctor, with his degree from ImNotAFuckingDoctorButILookPrettySoTheCourtShouldBelieveMe University.
Fucking loser whiner ayres is taking antidepressants and painkillers, because he’s having such a hard time dealing with his sorry lot in life. Must be stressful, not having easy access to young boys.
On Wednesday, April 25th 2012, the conservatorship status will be presented to the court, and on Friday, April 27th 2012 , I assume Scumbag will be presenting his request to release ayres. The DA will wave their hands in objection (possibly), and then the court will shit on all of ayres victims again.
Hey, Barbara: Congratulations, now you're glamorous too! All you have to do is stand still and look stupid...
Continue on to the post below this one for additional details, and the original links to the court documents, etc. Also note that Victoria details the meds that ayres is taking, according to the public documents.
Ayres' Daughter Has Petitioned to be His Conservator
The papers haven't reported this, but we have learned that William Ayres' daughter Barbara Ayres, of Sacramento, has petitioned the court to become her father's conservator ( of his person- NOT of his estate.)
The petition states:
A total of six court investigators have been authorized to access Ayres' health information. For the record, Barbara Ayres did not attend her father's criminal trial in the summer of 2009.
Update: 3/16/ 12: 1:25 pm.
Interesting information found at this entry:
According to his lawyer Jonathan McDougall's statement, "Mr" (sic) Ayres is being given:
1) Citalopram for depression and anxiety
2) Levothyroxine for hypothyroidism
3) Memantine for cognitive deficits
4) Omega-3 fatty acid for cardio and cerebrovascular protectionprotection (sic)
5) Methocarbamol for chronic pain.
McDougall describes "Mr." Ayres' demeanor at two meetings at his law office on April 2, 2011 and at a visitor's room at Napa State hospital on March 1, 2012 as "pleasant and cooperative." He states that Ayres "expressed concern over placing a burden on his daughter. He felt that she possessed the knowledge and skills needed to do a great job but did not want to burden her with responsibilities. "
MacDougall then states:
"Mr." Ayres expressed serious concerns about leaving Napa State Hospital for either a residential home or his home with his wife. He understood that the conservator would have with court approval the power to decide his residence."
Huh? If he doesn't want to go home to his wife or a residential home, then where does he want to go?
To view the documents related to the case, click on the little picture of a camera on the far right "Image" column. it will open as an acrobat file:
Case PRO122027 - CONSERVATORSHIP OF WILLIAM AYRES
The petition states:
William Ayres is diagnosed with dementia of the Alzheimer's type. Without the assistance of others he is unable personally to provide for his daily needs as a result of the increasingly debilitating effects of the dementia, especially in the exposure to risk of self injury from falling and in failing to manage his medication regimen accurately. Failing memory also prevents him from managing his other health care needs without the assistance of others.
A total of six court investigators have been authorized to access Ayres' health information. For the record, Barbara Ayres did not attend her father's criminal trial in the summer of 2009.
Update: 3/16/ 12: 1:25 pm.
Interesting information found at this entry:
| 03/07/2012 | DECLARATION OF ATTORNEY FOR PROPOSED CONSERVATEE FILED BY WILLIAM AYRES |
According to his lawyer Jonathan McDougall's statement, "Mr" (sic) Ayres is being given:
1) Citalopram for depression and anxiety
2) Levothyroxine for hypothyroidism
3) Memantine for cognitive deficits
4) Omega-3 fatty acid for cardio and cerebrovascular protectionprotection (sic)
5) Methocarbamol for chronic pain.
McDougall describes "Mr." Ayres' demeanor at two meetings at his law office on April 2, 2011 and at a visitor's room at Napa State hospital on March 1, 2012 as "pleasant and cooperative." He states that Ayres "expressed concern over placing a burden on his daughter. He felt that she possessed the knowledge and skills needed to do a great job but did not want to burden her with responsibilities. "
MacDougall then states:
"Mr." Ayres expressed serious concerns about leaving Napa State Hospital for either a residential home or his home with his wife. He understood that the conservator would have with court approval the power to decide his residence."
Huh? If he doesn't want to go home to his wife or a residential home, then where does he want to go?
To view the documents related to the case, click on the little picture of a camera on the far right "Image" column. it will open as an acrobat file:
Case PRO122027 - CONSERVATORSHIP OF WILLIAM AYRES
Thursday, March 15, 2012
To the Jerry Sandusky Victims Who Have Not Come Forward:
As of this writing, former Penn State Assistant Football Coach Jerry Sandusky is charged with sexually abusing ten boys during the course of 15 years.
Everyone who knows anything about sexual predators know that this number represents just a tiny fraction of the actual number of boys who were molested by Sandusky. There are likely hundreds of victims out there.
Some of them may have spoken up when they were children and been ignored, some of them may have been quietly hiding the truth forever.
Before I decided to speak up and say something to authorities, when, as an adult, everything began falling apart, I was very afraid of what would happen to me if I spoke up, and reported to authorities. I was afraid that I would be seen as culpable because I didn’t report when I was a child, I was afraid that I could be compelled to testify against my will, facing the gut wrenching embarrassment in court. Everything was falling apart, and I just wanted to hide.
I was following the news of the scumbag who molested me when I was a child. I had been looking for news for years, and when news finally broke, I posted comments on a message board. Ultimately I made contact with a person who was looking for victims to come forward to help the DA build their case. I finally did come forward. I used a throw-away cell phone to call the police, and asked about what would happen to me if I gave them my name. After talking to the officer, reassured that they wouldn’t want someone on the stand who didn’t want to be there, I went in and filed a report.
I’m not going to mislead you: the path has not been easy. I didn’t get to testify; in general, things did not go well during the trial or aftermath. It’s still traumatic to this very moment, and probably always will be. But I did sit in the courtroom during the trial and faced the devil himself. I sat in the front row, from time to time, and I looked into his eyes as he lied on the stand, he was staring right into my eyes while he was letting the bullshit flow from between his lips. Even though he won, I still beat that piece of shit, and I know that he knows it. That alone made my speaking up worth it, I wouldn't have been there if I hadn't ever spoken up. It was better, I think, than if I had not spoken up.
If you’re one of the victims of Sandusky, old or young, dying inside, wanting to speak up, but also afraid to, I’d urge you to contact authorities, a lawyer, anyone, talk to them anonymously, if you're more comfortable doing it that way. Ask them about what the next steps are. Most people investigating this kind of crime understand why you'd want more assurances before giving them your name. In my case, the officer was very understanding, and gave me facts with no pressure. I told him I'd think about it and call him back. Again, no pressure, he stated that he'd be ready to take my report if I wanted to do it. I hung up without giving him my name, and then called him back later, when I was ready.
The victims of Dr. Ayres and Jerry Sandusky cases have much in common. High profile predators in a position of power with unlimited access to children -- Sandusky through his charity, Ayres through his child psychiatry practice. Both Sandusky and Ayres were protected and enabled by institutions, authorities, and colleagues, who either turned a blind eye to the abuse or were too cowardly to contact police.
Sandusky victims: what you went through and continue to go through mirrors what so many of the victims of Ayres are experiencing now. To that end, we'd be happy to help put you in touch with authorities and/or legal representatives, or just to talk about what we went through, and perhaps what to expect.
Call and leave a message if you want: 650-762-9737. The number is a voice-mail number, and no one ever answers it directly, We'll return your call later.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Where is the Outrage?
Two items of OUTRAGE, both coming from my review of the San Mateo Daily Journal this morning:
The first item is a letter to the Journal, sent by two San Mateo County residents expressing their outrage at the poor job San Mateo county has done of controlling molester william hamilton ayres, who molested many young boys while he was alleging to provide private psychiatric treatment and psychiatric evaluation services and court testimony for the County Juvenile System.
You can read the letter at the San Mateo Daily Journal. I've copied it here:
Editor,
Why is there no public outrage in San Mateo County over the William Ayres’ child molestation charges when similar charges in Pennsylvania brought rapid public outcries from the whole country? Do we value football more than the lives of young boys? Sandusky, unlike Ayres as a doctor, did not take an oath to “do no harm,” and boys were not sent to him for psychiatric treatment.
Ayres’ attorney is now using dementia as an excuse for his being unfit to stand trial or remain in custody at Napa State Mental Hospital for ongoing evaluation. If the County had acted on complaints filed in the ’80s and ceased sending referrals to Ayres, some 40+ young men would not still be seeking justice, to say nothing of the three victims who are now dead and will never have justice. Let us hope the county court will follow Deputy District Attorney Karen Guidotti’s statement that Ayres “belongs locked up” and not continue to treat him with deference and “kid gloves.”
Carol Abrams
Millbrae
Barbara Ross
San Mateo
The second outrageous item is an article in the same newspaper. There is an article this morning talking about charges against yet another alleged San Mateo County child molester, this one arrested last week. The article talks about Kyle Clifton Vogt's molestation of at least four girls, at least one of them very young, and of alleged threats he made to the girls if they spoke up. My problem with "The Daily Journal" is the same that it has been frequently in the past:
I think that The Daily Journal is trying to present an "impartial" reporting perspective on the matter. But as they have often done in the past, they keep ascribing blame to child molestation victims by describing the events as a "sexual relationship" as if the matter were some kind mutual... well... relationship. This is incompetence on the part of the Journal at best, and maliciously abusive and damaging on take-away. Here's the ACTUAL language that the Journal had the gall to print:
"A man arrested last week for having an ongoing sexual relationship with a girl beginning when she was 5 likely has at least three other victims and maybe more, according to South San Francisco police."
-March 06, 2012, 05:00 AM Daily Journal staff report
Is there a child molester friendly editor on the Journal's staff? Perhaps this is just a regurgitation of language that appeared in a police report, perhaps it is just poor editing (By the way, I checked SFGate, and they are reporting that the investigating officer uses words like "rape" and "molestation." I don't see the word "relationship" in the SFGate article.) Either way, it's reprehensible and disgusting, and they keep doing it over and over.
Let me give the Journal a helpful tip to figure out wording when in doubt:
A FIVE YEAR OLD GIRL DOES NOT HAVE THE WHEREWITHAL TO DECIDE TO ENTER INTO A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH A 36 YEAR OLD "MAN."
Stupid fucking morons.
UPDATE 3/7/2012: We now know who the fucking moron at the San Mateo Daily Journal is. Bill Silverfarb wrote this, this morning:
Kyle Clifton Vogt, 36, was arrested Thursday after a two-week investigation by police that revealed he allegedly had carried on a sexual relationship with his girlfriend’s half-sister for at least eight years starting when the victim was just 5.By the way: Police want other potential victims or people with information about Vogt to call them:
-March 07, 2012, 05:00 AM By Bill Silverfarb Daily Journal staff
(650) 877-8910.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Surprise: ayres not demented enough to enjoy Napa
[Original Post Date: 02/25/2012: DS]
[Note: Please see post below this one as well.]
Apparently there was a hearing last Friday (02/24/2012) in the ayres case. Surprise!
(I'm not sure why the victims who filed police reports are not told ahead of time about this shit. Seems like we should be. In fact, it's very likely this blog wouldn't even exist if the victims had ever received consideration from the DA, and been treated with a modicum of dignity before the trial. I know, I know... it's not the DA's job to treat people with dignity. Wagstaffe is Aces. )
According to articles in the Mercury News and the San Mateo Daily Journal:
ayres' attorney, Scumbag McDougall is still alleging that his client is demented (in spite of video and reports showing otherwise.) BUT: Scumbag also claims that ayres is having such a difficult time at Napa, that the doctors should be forced to report on his condition earlier than their planned August evaluation.
There will be a hearing on April 27, 2012 at which Scumbag McDougall will apparently argue that william hamilton ayres is so demented that he needs to be NOT tried for for molesting many young boys while alleging that he was practicing child psychiatry, AND he needs to be released from Napa because he's SO demented that he needs to have non-locked-up, outpatient treatment.
Sounds like a logical argument right? My money says the court is going to eat it up.
According to the Mercury News, Karen Guidotti from the DA's office - the who jauntily greeted the mother of one of the victims outside the courtroom immediately after her office conceded to ayres' bogus dementia defense - said that based on her take from reading initial reports, it's too early to release ayres. She also speculates that ayres is not having a great time at Napa (fucking Sherlock Holmes working in San Mateo, we have...) She also tells the Merc that she is sure that Scumbag McDougall "will do whatever they can to get him out of there, just as strongly as we feel that he belongs locked up."
The San Mateo Daily Journal says that Guidotti says that the DA's office will " “absolutely” argue vigorously against any change" " Note that the Journal included air-quotes around the word "absolutely."
By "Absolutely" I'm sure that what is meant is that they'll have an underling stand up in court, rather than have Wagstaffe himself show, and say that they really, really, really would like ayres to stay locked up, and then the court will shrug and say: "nutin' we can do," and then, POP, there will be another child molester roaming the streets of San Mateo again.
Both articles seem to be unclear about what happens after the 6 months of by-law lockup, but the San Mateo Daily Journal article says that Scumbag McDougall has the burden of proving that ayres can be adequately "treated" outside of lockup.
Child molesters should be "treated" to long-term prison beatings in my thinking, but alas, I live in San Mateo county, and molesters here are most frequently "treated" to a slap on the wrist and slobbering praise over their military service.
Anyhow, put April 27, 2012 in your Disappointment Book. We'll post times when we get them.
[Note: Please see post below this one as well.]
Apparently there was a hearing last Friday (02/24/2012) in the ayres case. Surprise!
(I'm not sure why the victims who filed police reports are not told ahead of time about this shit. Seems like we should be. In fact, it's very likely this blog wouldn't even exist if the victims had ever received consideration from the DA, and been treated with a modicum of dignity before the trial. I know, I know... it's not the DA's job to treat people with dignity. Wagstaffe is Aces. )
According to articles in the Mercury News and the San Mateo Daily Journal:
ayres' attorney, Scumbag McDougall is still alleging that his client is demented (in spite of video and reports showing otherwise.) BUT: Scumbag also claims that ayres is having such a difficult time at Napa, that the doctors should be forced to report on his condition earlier than their planned August evaluation.
There will be a hearing on April 27, 2012 at which Scumbag McDougall will apparently argue that william hamilton ayres is so demented that he needs to be NOT tried for for molesting many young boys while alleging that he was practicing child psychiatry, AND he needs to be released from Napa because he's SO demented that he needs to have non-locked-up, outpatient treatment.
Sounds like a logical argument right? My money says the court is going to eat it up.
According to the Mercury News, Karen Guidotti from the DA's office - the who jauntily greeted the mother of one of the victims outside the courtroom immediately after her office conceded to ayres' bogus dementia defense - said that based on her take from reading initial reports, it's too early to release ayres. She also speculates that ayres is not having a great time at Napa (fucking Sherlock Holmes working in San Mateo, we have...) She also tells the Merc that she is sure that Scumbag McDougall "will do whatever they can to get him out of there, just as strongly as we feel that he belongs locked up."
The San Mateo Daily Journal says that Guidotti says that the DA's office will " “absolutely” argue vigorously against any change" " Note that the Journal included air-quotes around the word "absolutely."
By "Absolutely" I'm sure that what is meant is that they'll have an underling stand up in court, rather than have Wagstaffe himself show, and say that they really, really, really would like ayres to stay locked up, and then the court will shrug and say: "nutin' we can do," and then, POP, there will be another child molester roaming the streets of San Mateo again.
Both articles seem to be unclear about what happens after the 6 months of by-law lockup, but the San Mateo Daily Journal article says that Scumbag McDougall has the burden of proving that ayres can be adequately "treated" outside of lockup.
Child molesters should be "treated" to long-term prison beatings in my thinking, but alas, I live in San Mateo county, and molesters here are most frequently "treated" to a slap on the wrist and slobbering praise over their military service.
Anyhow, put April 27, 2012 in your Disappointment Book. We'll post times when we get them.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Anonymous Ayres victim : One Year Ago
Yesterday marked the first anniversary of the death of an Ayres victim, from alcohol abuse. He left behind many, many friends. I met some of them at a memorial party last March. I remember how they all talked about his unique laugh.
Sadly, in the five years that I knew this victim, who shall remain anonymous - I never heard him laugh once. I did however, hear him cry on a number of occasions -- always when we were discussing Ayres. The pain in his voice was so acute that it would haunt me for days afterward. In the summer and fall of 2005, when there was no police case against Ayres and it looked as if there never would be, it was the grief and pain in this victim's voice more than anything that made me to resolve to fight for the victims and to try to get a criminal case going against Ayres.
In March 2011, at his memorial party, I learned that before he died, the Ayres victim alleged to his counselor at rehab and to some of his closest childhood friends that when he was about 12, Ayres had given him alcohol laced with a drug and then raped him. His friends told me that the victim recounted how Ayres had said to him, "If you let me do this to you, I will make sure you won't go to juvenile hall."
How many other juveniles did Ayres ply with alcohol and drugs and then violently assault ? How many are afraid to come forward?
Thousands, most likely. Ayres started working for the juvenile courts in San Mateo almost immediately after moving to California in 1963. We know that former Juvenile Judge Marta Diaz was sending boys to Ayres up until December 2003, when the first molestation civil suit against Ayres was filed. (This is the same Judge Diaz who, according to San Mateo DA Steve Wagstaffe told the police to "stop investigating Ayres" in the fall of 2002, as she and Ayres were" friends.") The fact that San Mateo County was paying Ayres all of those years to molest and rape juveniles like this victim is just mind boggling, and the fact that they have so far been disinclined to look at their own role here is just as shocking.
I am glad I got a chance to tell the Ayres victim before he died about that for all of his aloofness with the police who were investigating Ayres, he nevertheless was a key lynchpin in this case. I believe that in his death he is continuing to be a strong motivating force for justice. If there are any victims who were molested as juveniles in Boston or California, and for whom this victim's story resonates, please come forward.
Finally, I want to thank Deputy Police Chief Mike Callagy for paying the Ayres victim a visit at his home just before he died, to offer his help.
If you were assaulted by Ayres at Judge Baker Guidance Center in Boston; Boston Children's Hospital or Rosslindale Detention Center in Massachusetts between the years of 1959-1963, please contact
Sgt. Detective Robin Demarco at the Boston Police Department's Crimes Against Children Unit:
Office number: 617-343-6186 or 617-343-6183.
Email: DemarcoR.bpd@cityofboston.gov.
Photos of Ayres as he looked at a younger age (around the time he was in Boston):
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Scumbag Molester Wives
Seems like a common theme that the wives of child molesters are incapable of recoiling at the nasty, subhuman behaviors of their scumbag husbands, even after their depraved activities come to light. It seems to me that this behavior is probably the result of GUILT, not disgust. I suspect that at some level, these moronic spouses knew what their perverted husbands were up to, and when they are caught, the spouses angrily blame the victims, the prosecution, and the press, rather than expressing the more appropriate disgust at the
perpetrator and the damage the perpetrator has caused.
Very cowardly indeed.
In the clip below, pervert child molester Jerry Sandusky's wife "Dottie" Sandusky attempts vehicular homicide against a reporter and camera operator who were standing on the public sidewalk in front of the molester's house, doing a news report about the pervert coming outside his house to watch schoolchildren while on house arrest.
Also in the clip is Joseph Amendola, Jerry Sandusky's scumbag attorney, who himself had sex with a 16 year old child while he was around 50 years old. In the video, he's making pathetic excuses for his client or something. I didn't listen.
Dottie Sandusky's behavior is more extreme, but very similar to the behavior of other wives we've talked about here:
Solveig Ayres, the wife of william hamilton ayres, who molested many young boys while he was claiming to practice child psychiatry, has taunted parents and victims, made pig-like snorting noises in court when officials mentioned victims, invaded private conversations between victims and police officers, and other similar bad behaviors. She continually made ridiculous excuses trying to explain away her pervert subhuman husband's despicable behavior.
Dr. Colleen Halloran, pediatrician wife of Bernie Ward, a local radio personality and collector of child pornography (including the involvement of infants) and who fantasized about having sexual relations with his children and their friends, had this to say about her disgusting husband's evil behaviors:
"The justice department sure hasn't got any of the real terrorists out there, they got us into a war that was based on a lie, they can't control the economy, they can't control gas prices, but oh boy, they got that really dangerous criminal Bernie Ward off the street and have destroyed his family. I thank you all very much,"
I suspect that these wives all know way more than they're letting on, and it's disgusting that they did nothing. If so, they are just as much to blame for the continuous abuse as the perverts themselves are.
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