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To the Editor: The following is submitted as a letter to the editor or a guest opinion..
LOOK AT WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE MARION COUNTY COURTHOUSE

      In the Statesman Journal last Tuesday an article described how a Salem man, William Mayhar, was forced to leave the courthouse after aledgedly making violent threats, according to the courthouse spokesman who subitted the story. On Wednesday, another article described how Mr. Mayhar on Tuesday, had been arrested in the courthouse. In these articles, Mr. Mayhar described that he is a constitutional defender and is being attacked for defending his rights to represent himself.
      There have actually been six such incidents in the last four months whereby constitutional defenders have been attacked and falsely arrested in the courthouse. Why no report of any of these violent incidents? On March l9, a fifty year old church secretary and Family Freedom Press editor was brutally attacked, drug out in shackles on the ground and drug around the courthouse screaming with her clothes around her knees for forty-five minutes and taken to jail without probable cause or evidence of any crime and charged with trespassing . On March 11 and March 17, Will Gaston was falsely arrested, once in the courtroom with no evidence of any crime and spent eight days in jail. On April 16, Pamela Gaston was attacked, maced and arrested in judge Norblad's office doorway, with no probable cause and no evidence of any crime. Now Mr. Mayhar is in jail, an innocent man, on 130,000 bail and today, they forced Mr. Mayhars fellow constitutional defender Gaynor Johnson into a mental hospital.for "observation" for at least 90 days because Mr. Johnson hasinsisted on his sovereign right to represent himself in court and to have a jury trial, which judge Greg West repeatedly denies.
      On April 10, l998, Will and Pamela Gaston were in a five day trial where they were found innocent of breaking judges orders and the jury decision found that judges, attornys, police and state agents are committing racketeering by conspiring and retaliating against the Gastons for representing themselves in court and exposing the lies and corruption being enacted by state agents against innocent people. The Gastons have been going into hearings and trials describing the intense abuse and retaliation to their children and themselves. The Gastons had also been ordered to have "mental health exams" which they refused, and the jury agreed these forced "examinations' are a rendering process whereby the state takes everything from vulnerable people. Mr. Gaston, 72 years old, does not hear well and Pamela Gaston has been repeatedly forced to leave the courtroom to cause Mr. Gaston to be at a disadvantage.
      The jury finding established that judges are writing fraudulent orders and these officials have been thoroughly discredited. Those of us who are constitutional defenders are being labeled as "radical" for exposing the reality that in the courtroom you have no constitutional rights in l998 in the state of Oregon and, as the jury determined, the judges and attornies are involved in an insidious and organized system to render vulnerable victims with no due process
      The people in the state of Oregon are uniting in this growing awareness that in order for this system to become accountable it will be only the people's voice that will force the change.
      The Reform Party of Oregon is holding rallies on the Capitol Steps every last Thursday of every month, starting June 25, through October. The Reform Party platform centers on restoring constitutional rights to citizens and in the courts and putting a halt to the growing trends of bloated beaurocracies profiting with no accountabilty, using tax dollars to destroy families and abuse children, steal property and send innocent people to jail with no jury trials and no due process of law.
      The public eye is opened and these networks of state officials who are committing abuses of power are not going to enjoy this privledge much longer. The Government Oversight Committee has been holding meetings for months moving toward solutions to this dangerous "injustice" that the justice system has become in Oregon and how to resolve it.
      The people must be told honestly what is going on in the Marion County Courthouse and demand that their Constitutional Rights are upheld, as these state agents and judges are sworn by oath to uphold. It is high time for accountability from these elected officials, and an end to the violations of innocent citizens rights.. A Voice For Children Pamela K Gaston Will Gaston PO Box 132 Mt. Angel, OR 97362 (503)845-6734

JUDGE LEWIS FLEES COURT IN GASTON MEZIERE CASE
WEIDNER FORCIBLY REMOVED BY GUARDS AND CARVER ORDERED OUT OF COURT FOR INSISTING THAT MEZIERE BE ALLOWED TO MAKE RECORD
      On May 22, 1998 Will Gaston and Pamela Meziere appeared in Marion County Court to be heard on their Summary Judgment Motion. Gaston and Meziere have filed a Racketeering complaint charging 67 individuals, including 11 judges, numerous police officers and SOSCF workers and others, with sexually abusing and exploiting Gaston's 7 year old daughter Melissa. The story has been covered front page in the February and May issues of the OREGON OBSERVER. None of the Defendants had denied or otherwise refuted the charges so Gaston and Meziere were moving for Summary Judgment on all factual issues set forth in their complaint. Not only had the defendants not denied the charges but a jury on April 10, 1998 found Gaston and Meziere not guilty of violating restraining orders because these same defendants had been conspiring against them for exposing the criminal activity of the defendants.
      At that trial, Judge Ertsgaard instructed the jury that only if the judges were part of this conspiracy against Meziere and Gaston could they be found innocent and the original stalking orders null and void.
      On May 20, Gaston and Meziere received a letter from one of the main perpetrators in the racketeering case, District Attorney Dale Penn, stating "It has come to my attention that you believe the stalking order issued against you had been rescinded. This is not the case. The recent jury verdict meant only that you were not ound in violation of that court order. You should know that the order itself remains in effect and if you violate it you will be subject to arrest and prosecution". The state fully intends to ignore the truth of the jury's findings in order to keep arresting Gaston and Meziere with no probable cause as they have repeatedly done already.
      With Gaston and Meziere were 12 supporters including Roger Weidner, State Director of the Constitutional Defenders, Jesse Lott Oregon Senate candidate, Florence Brown President and Dee Michaels Secretary of Lane County Chapter of the National Grandparents Association. Larry Carver (Plaintiff in federal civil rights action against 5 state representatives for attacking him while he picketed outside the State Capitol on April 18, 1997) Chairman of the Single Fathers of Oregon. Arrayed against Gaston and Meziere at the counsel table were Asst. Attorney General Kathleen George, Asst. Marion County Legal Counsel Tim Jensen and attorneys Bob Winkler, Joe Trailer and Shirley Cooper, Barbara Diamond and Thomas Doyle. Also present, for intimidation purposes, were 3 uniform Marion County Sheriff Deputies Melgard, Pontius and Barker and two plainclothes deputies Schultz and Ford. When Judge William 0. Lewis (from Linn County) entered the courtroom neither Gaston, Meziere or their supporters stood up. Judge Lewis then said he was going to insist that the parties stand when they address the court. He also threatened the supporters that he would not tolerate any comment from them during the proceedings.
      After all the parties had identified themselves Judge Lewis said he was going to first hear the defendants Motion To Dismiss because if granted that would be the end of the hearing. Assistant Attorney General George said the state planned to take five minutes to defend their motions to dismiss. It was obvious to Gaston and Meziere that the defendants and the Judge had already decided how they were going to keep Gaston and Meziere from being heard on their Summary Judgment.
      The fix was in. Meziere told Lewis that she was insisting on making a record on her Motion for Summary Judgment. After a heated exchange between Lewis and Meziere, Lewis, visibly shaking, said he was going to recess the hearings and quickly left the courtroom. Weidner then stood and told all those present "these are public courtrooms. In this country we have an adversary legal system, plaintiff and defendant and neutral judge. Mrs. Meziere has an absolute right to make a record in this court". Weidner sat down and after a few moments told Meziere to go ahead and make her record.
      The record in the courtroom where the hearing was held is kept on video tape. Meziere then stood and described the horrible ordeal she and Gaston have been subjected to for attempting to regain custody of Mellissa and expose the criminal conduct of all the defendants. The abuse has included repeated arrests, jailing, menacing, assault, battery and macing. Shortly after Meziere started to speak Lewis re entered the courtroom. He waited for a minute or two then told Mezier to stop speaking because he wanted to resume the hearing. Meziere told Lewis it would take only a few minutes to finish making her record, and kept going about the criminal behavior of the defendants.
      When Lewis insisted in a loud voice that Meziere stop speaking Weidner said "let her speak!" Lewis immediately pointed a shaking finger at Weidner and said "guards remove him from the courtroom'. Melgard and Pontius then each grabbed one of Weidner's arms and escorted him out of the courtroom. As Weidner left the courtroom he told Gaston, Meziere and the other supporters to leave also. He said that Lewis was conducting sham proceedings as part of an on going effort to cover up the criminal conduct of the defendants.
      Most of the supporters left. One who stayed behind was J. P. Strom, a veteran with a 100 percent medical disability. He stood and said that all Gaston's problems started when his daughter lied that Gaston had molested his daughter. He said his daughter has admitted in court under oath that she lied and it was terrible what the state was doing to Gaston and his daughter. When Lewis started to interrupt Strom, Strom interrupted Lewis and said "now you listen to me! God is listening and you can too!"

God is listening to Marion County

      He told judge Lewis that" these repeated hearings against Gaston and Meziere are a waste of taxpayers money " and said "there is no reason why Mr. Gaston's daughter has not been returned to him. Can YOU tell me why Mr. Gaston's daughter has not been returned?" The courtroom fell silent as Lewis let Strom finish speaking and said nothing as Strom voluntarily left the courtroom. Larry carver then stood and told the Judge to let Meziere speak, that she was sui juris. Judge Lewis immediately ordered the guards to remove Carver. As the guards approached Carver said "don't touch me" and the guards stepped back as he left the courtroom.
      While Gaston and Meziere were out of the courtroom the attornies told the judge that Gaston and Meziere had not filed any response to their motions and they were entitled to have the complaint dismissed. Gaston and Meziere then re entered the courtroom and showed the judge the answer and counterclaim they had filed a month before and that the attornies were lying. The hearing ended after Meziere again testified that none of the criminal charges they have made against the defendants have ever been denied and they are entitled to a Summary Judgment on all factual issues set forth in their Racketeering complaint.
JURY FINDS JUDGES, POLICE, STATE EMPLOYEES GUILTY
GASTON AND MEZIERE INNOCENT

A GOOD FRIDAY DECISION - CRUCIFIXION TO FOLLOW
April 21, 1998
On April 10,1998, after a four day trial, a Marion County Jury, found Wilbur Gaston not guilty on all six charges brought against him and Pamela Meziere by the State. The State had charged him with violating two restraining orders and refusing to submit to a state ordered mental health examination. Gaston has submitted to mental health exams twice and has passed with flying colors.

Mental health exams, restraining orders and stalking claims have become the weapon of choice for judges, D.A.s and government agencies involved in cover-ups of corruption and misconduct. Dr. Sweet, a court appointed psychiatric examiner reported in the last examination that Mr. Gaston was, "Justified in believing there is a conspiracy afoot to kidnap Mr. Gaston's daughter and sell her in the black market."

Gaston and Meziere intentionally admitted that they violated the court orders because they were sham documents issued in furtherance of an on going conspiracy to prevent Will and Pamela from exposing the child pornography and the literal black-market selling of children by SOSCF employees in Oregon.

Fifty three conspirators have been named in the Racketeering complaint filed by Gaston and Meziere on behalf of the children and families who have suffered at the hands of such notorious and out of control public agencies across the country. Just a few named in the complaint are Judges Gregory West, Paul Lipscomb, Don Dickey, Joseph Ochoa, Connie Haas, Pamela Abernathy, Loraine Anglemeier, Terry Leggart and Silverton Police officer Gary Robertson and Jack Mattingly, along with numerous other state employees.

Meziere spoke boldly to the jury with scathing and poignant questions of witnesses which stunned the courtroom. The shocking story of abuse and cover-ups began to unfold in Judge Ertsgaard's courtroom. So many Judges have participated in the attempt to silence these two people fighting for the release of Gaston's daughter Melissa, that the list of misconduct, lies, and felony actions has taken monumental proportions. Officer Robertson was charged by Meziere with lying, falsifying documents, sexual abuse of children, perjury and racketeering. He admitted under oath to these criminal activities. He sat frozen and red faced as Meziere repeatedly asked him if he did falsify documents and then use them to take Malissa Gaston from the care of her father.

Meziere asked hard questions about Hazel Spees and Robinson who conspired to issue a criminal stalking complaint against Gaston and Meziere. Robinson admitted he had no authority to issue the complaint. The complaint was evidently an attempt to silence the newspaper, A Voice for Children which had published the story of abuse of Malissa in state foster homes, specifically the story that referred to Spees as a child pornographer and pedophile for taking video pictures of 7 year old Malissa nude, who was coaxed to perform in a sexual manner. The pictures were taken with the encouragement and instructions from Spees.

When Spees took the stand, Meziere confidently questioned her. Spees reversed her testimony several times. First she denied taking the video of Malissa and then when Meziere produced Spees own report to SOSCF case worker Larry Lawson requesting a letter to protect her from any liability, knowing that what she was doing was pornography. Spees admitted that she had lied when she said she found The Voice for Children tucked in her front door.

When Gaston first took the stand he was overcome with emotion, but he soon began to articulate the detailed nightmarish story he has been forced to live since this all began. He told how Bruno and Vega had suborned perjury by having Judy Strom falsely accuse Gaston. Later, under oath in Judge Sulivan's court she admitted she lied. Gaston told how Judge Leggart had ordered SOSCF to return Malissa to her father.

Then in October of 1997 Gaston learned of the pornographic video by Spees and Lawson. SOSCF now needed some way of defaming Gaston's character and without any evidence made up new charges against Gaston in hopes that he could be controlled and that a cover-up could be accomplished. Gaston would not roll over and go away.

Through the Freedom of Information Act he discovered from documents he obtained that Malissa had in fact been sexually molested in three foster homes and burned as punishment in one of them. He also discovered caseworker Tim Irmen was a registered sex offender and Hazel Spees was a child pornographer and pedophile. It was at this point he began to publish A Voice for Children.

The police and the judiciary aided and abetted in the criminal persecution of Wilbur Gaston. They sealed records, created phony stalking orders, delayed due process, obstructed justice, threatened him and physically attacked him and his supporters on numerous occasions. Gaston stood up as he finished testifying and pointed his finger at Spees and said these child pornographers and pedophiles should be hung. He then walked over to the jury box asked them, "What would you have done if it had been your daughter or granddaughter."

Meziere, in her closing arguments, stated, "That this is the first time in two years that I have been allowed to speak in court." Meziere, speaking sui juris, joined Gaston in this fight when he had been exhausted from the relentless attacks. Meziere who has had to become her own lawyer in the fight for Malissa, told the jury that in this country they are the sovereign authority in the courtroom with the right to judge both fact and law. She said that the good citizens of this country have been asleep and have allowed corrupt and perverted individuals to take over our courts and public institutions. She then held up a copy of the Oregon Observer, February issue, which carried a front page story of what SOSCF has been doing. Pointing to the paper she said, "This is the reason we are being prosecuted. They are trying to shut us up for good."

Judge Ertsgaard, brought out of retirement to hear this case, repeatedly blocked Meziere's attempts to introduce evidence. She was not allowed to read to the jury Spees' reports where she described in detail the sexually explicit language she used over and over again in talking to Malissa which is a class A felony (Encouraging Child Sex Abuse). She tried to bring evidence concerning Officer Mattingly who was sent to jail three weeks earlier for falsifying police reports and for abuse of power. Mattingly saved his partner Robertson from going to jail also by plea bargaining. She was not allowed by Ertsgaard to bring in most of the evidence of conspiracy, persecution and fraud by judges, police and state employees. Ertsgaard would not read the stalking statute to the jury which would have exonerated Gaston and Meziere. Judge Ertsgaard did tell the jury that they must find Gaston and Meziere guilty because they had repeatedly admitted that they violated the court order.

The judge told the jury that even if someone lies to a judge and falsely obtains the judges order, the order of the judge must be obeyed. Such rationale is the building blocks of injustice and tyranny by lies. In a moment of overconfidence the judge also said that only if the judges were involved in the conspiracy by a preponderance of the evidence could the orders be considered of no affect.

On Good Friday, after only four hours the jury, including several government employees, returned with a unanimous decision. The judge then asked for the verdict and sat visibly shaken as he said "Not Guilty" on each and every charge.

On Monday, April 13, l998, employees retaliated with a vengeance against Gaston and Meziere. They began an investigation into Mrs. Meziere's ex-husbands life and wrote a petition with SOSCF to take Mrs. Meziere's 8 year old son.

Tuesday, April 14, l998, Gaston and Meziere planned to go to Bend to serve tort claim notice and motion of recusal on Judge Michael Sullivan, Meziere had kept her son home from school.

Meziere stepped out of the shower to find a dozen or more police and state officials trying to take her child. Police showed up at the school where Meziere's 8 year old son attends where they would have easily taken her child. Bill Howell, the DA from Family Law Court, had made a request for custody of Pamela Meziere's son in Judge Guimond's court. With three Sheriffs cars, one State Police car, Mt. Angel Police cars and two unmarked state vehicles, officers had surrounded her home, including two Woodburn SOSCF agents, Rick Puente and Supervisor Oscar Herrera, and DA Bill Howell who were among the first to watch the pornographic video made by Spees and then seal it up along with judge Joseph Ochoa on October 31, l996.

The boy was not in school that morning so the police went to his home. Meziere was like an outraged Mother bear protecting her cub and backed them all out to the side walk with the force of her righteous indignation while her young son hid terrorized weeping in his bedroom. The child was spared, who knows what, only by her courage and the grace of God.

These agents of the state had no warrant and no evidence or documentation to substantiate their order. Mrs. Meziere loudly stated all of the events that had transpired to the Mt. Angel Chief Ralph Francisco, who was at a loss to help because of the court order. Mrs. Meziere accused all of these officers of their abuse of her family and many others, and of the abuse of Melissa, and at one point stood face to face with Oscar Herrera, SOSCF, accusing him of lies and pedophilia at which he remained silent and would not look her directly in the eyes.

Meziere shouted at these officers that if they came any closer she would go inside and barricade the door with their family inside and they could bring an army and there would be a war right here and now. She told them to, "Bring out their ugliest attack yet - go for it! We are telling the world every step you take and exposing you for the criminals that you are."

This confrontation lasted an hour or so and finally ended, against Mrs. Meziere's protests, when Wilbur Gaston agreed to leave with Chief Francisco in the patrol car and agree to not be near Mrs. Meziere's son.

The method and operation of SOSCF in these cases is to create outrageous accusations with fraudulent hearsay documents to incriminate without proof and then in a bias court proceeding without a jury the parents rights are crushed without ever having been charged with a crime.

This is what judge Sullivan is doing right now with Mr. Gaston and Pamela Meziere and their children. In 99 out of l00 cases, SOSCF prevails in court with attorneys who play the game that the defendant always loses.

On Wednesday, April 15, l998, Pamela Meziere and her ex-husband Garry Meziere appeared in court for a shelter hearing about their son. Judge Ertsgaard presided and again gave Meziere a semblance of a Constitutional court and a fair hearing. Mr. Meziere gave compelling and sincere testimony about how he felt that SOSCF had attacked his family and how he felt like he was on trial and his son terrorized by these agents of the state. Both Meziere's stated that theirs was a good relationship and in fact Mrs. Meziere had immediately called her ex-husband to get their son when and if the SOSCF became vengeful.

Mr. Meziere described how he felt violated that in one day they had investigated his family, including the Meziere's adult daughter, trying to find dirt for incrimination.

Judge Ertsgaard asked for evidence upon which to base this order issued by Judge Guimond, whereupon the DA asked to continue the hearing until later in the afternoon.

Mrs. Meziere interrupted "I don't think so" and the judge stated he did not care how they run the court at juvenile, but this is a court of evidence. Mrs. Meziere and Judge Ertsgaard made the point clear to note that SOSCF HAD NO EVIDENCE upon which to have issued this order.

Judge Ertsgaard did not give SOSCF anything they wanted, and Mr. Meziere effectively closed the door on their plans but the petition by Bill Howell had to still be address at another hearing. Ertsgaard order was to have been issued that afternoon, and would in effect be protection from the other judges order to allow SOSCF to take their son.

On Thursday, April 16, l998, Wilbur Gaston and Pamela Meziere went into the Marion County Courthouse as they had done every day all week, to file documents and to get the judges order from the hearing the day before. After about a half hour of doing paperwork, they walked down the hall towards the judges chambers. Sheriff Deputy Dave McMullen came up from behind and ordered Meziere to immediately leave the building or be arrested. She said "don't do it Dave" as she knows this man well. He has been instigating and following her for four months to many courthouses and repeatedly harassing and threatening her with arrest in front of many witnesses. This is the same Sheriff that attacked 50 year old church secretary and Family Freedom Press editor Dottie Ann Blakemore in the same courtroom two weeks ago and drug her for forty five minutes through the courthouse bleeding and tortured with her pants and underclothes around her knees.

Gaston and Meziere kept walking to Norblad's office where Ertsgaard was presiding to get help and to get the document for protecting her and her son. In the doorway, officer McMullen attacked Pamela Meziere, wrenching her arm behind her as he pushed her to the floor While Pamela was on the floor in front of Ertsgaard's office, McMullen maliciously sprayed her with a chemical agent which made her blind and gagged her cries for help. Secretary Dale Griffith in Norblad's office put his hands into the air. He would do nothing to stop the attack.

McMullen handcuffed Meziere, who staggered with him eyes blinded and skin burning and bruised past court employees who know her well and who would not look as she passed by them calling out - "Look what they are doing here! You just stand there!" The officers did not give Mrs. Meziere the antidote spray. An hour or so later he took her to jail for trespassing and resisting arrest.

Later that night she was released on her own recognizance after being groped by sheriffs who stated that they could' "grope all they wanted." She was mocked by ten or more male sheriffs who came into the room to watch her through this ordeal. The release officer could not explain why she had been arrested, only that there was a court order. Corrupt judges like Paul Lipscomb, the presiding judge of Marion County Courthouse, write orders at their own whim and often in secret with no accountability and until now have been getting away with it.

Attorneys are disbarred for "irritating the court."You must defend yourself, alone. What you say is "not relevant." And so you go to jail and lose your children, your home, your property without the truth ever being heard.

I often hear people talk of the 6,000,000 Jews who died in the Jewish Holocaust and debate the numbers and cruelties. To begin to single out groups that died in that epic of man made madness labeled WWII is the essence of bigotry and does a dishonor to the 17,000,000 who were exterminated and were not Jews. How about the 50,000,000 Germans who died in those years? What about the woman and children of Dresden and Cologne? What of the untold millions that died and suffered at the hands of the "red menace" from the Baltics to Beijing. Are we immune? There were far to many captured German soldiers who died in allied and American prison camps to be statistically wholesome, but it is taboo to speak of that.

Nationalities did not foment the Holocaust. It has been ignorance, apathy, avarice, pride, arrogance, selfishness and greed that has fed the flames of man made kingdoms of Hell.

Now fifty some years later America has changed and I am afraid it has been for the worst. Our laurel leaves have wilted with our freedom and responsible individualism. My Father was an attorney in several states and wrote law books, I grew up around the law and the courts. The courts I sit in today are a travesty of justice and are filled with vanity and corruption. I pursued a career in law enforcement in the 60's and 70's. Yet today, the caliber of officers I see in action has shifted to avenues of abusive power fueled by arrogance and ignorant pride. All this coupled with an army of sudo-cops operating out of every other government agency, we have become primed for the worst holocaust the world has known.

The court order to keep Meziere out of the court house unless she is called as a witness, which in itself was denying her a right to due process, was no longer valid. These crimes are committed because of the gutless cowards who stand around and do and say nothing.

The modern day Christian good Samaritan, when coming upon a poor unfortunate soul beat and bleeding in some judicial or bureaucratic ditch, might kneel down and say a prayer. Then feeling much better about him or herself, will go their own way. If the victim dies, maybe they'll name the road after them or build a shrine or take a holiday. True Christians know that standing up for Jesus is not just standing up from your warm pew and singing a song. Raising your hands to the LORD is not waving your arms over your head behind the secure doors of a state church building.

At the first sign of danger or personal sacrifice the false love of the apostate christian waxes cold. They have chosen these false gods of these modern courts. They would not risk their lunch or their TV much less their jobs, property or their lives to stand for truth, justice and their brothers. They are not like John, Jesus and Peter nor Abraham, Moses and David. They do not follow in the ways of the LORD. They seek the comforts not the Christ.

Marion County wreaks with corruption with the attacks on religious freedom, parental and civil rights. But is that the only place? No! The Jenkins' family in Klamath County, John Wise in Lake County, from one end of Oregon to the other the stories are pandemic. Across the country with the Sweeneys in Massachusetts as well as atrocities in Florida, Texas, Nevada, California, Idaho, it doesn't make any difference where you live. Early this morning I had a call from Iowa where a gentlemen was trying to tell me that the courts were worse in his area than anywhere. I could almost laugh at how many times I hear that if it wasn't so tragic. This tyranny exists throughout America because Christians claim the name of Christ but deny the courage of Christ.

The word devil in the Bible comes from the word diabolos which means, "prone to slander, slanderous, false accuser, slanderer." If you want to stand up for Jesus, then stand up for justice, truth and the way of the LORD and stand against the corrupt, the liars and the wicked.

WAKE UP AMERICA! YOUR SOUL IS ON THE LINE.


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Blakemore attacked and Jailed
Cover-up and vengeance. Desperately out of control.
March 22, 1998
From: Families in Oregon under siege !
avoice@pdx.oneworld.com(503) 845-6734
To: Dear Gregory at ekklesia@presys.com

Today, March 23, 1998, a WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS will arrive on the desk of Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rhenquist for the release of two people being held POLITICAL PRISONERS IN OREGON - two people are in jail and a 7 year old child is being held hostage in a raging court battle to silence a newspaper and cover-up evidence of felonious acts by agents of State Offices for Services to Children and Families. WILBUR RUSSELL GASTON OF MT. ANGEL, OREGON is being held on 20,000 bail for publishing a newspaper, and DOROTHY ANN BLAKEMORE is under 15,000 bail for criminal trespass (in a public courtroom) resisting arrest and disturbing the peace after being tortured and assaulted in the courtroom by a sheriff gone berserk inciting a riot!

On March 19, 1998, Mrs. Dottie Blakemore was a witness in the courtroom with a crowd of forty people. As 71 year old Mr. Gaston was brought into the courtroom in shackles the audience arose to their feet in honor to this man's courage in the fight for parental rights to their children. Sheriff Sergeant Dave McMullen became enraged at the crowd and attacked Mrs. Blackmore..

Several people said hello to Mr. Gaston as well as Mrs. Blakemore. The sheriff roared in her face that she had no right to speak to his captive and she told him that she had freedom of speech in a public courtroom (court was not yet in session) This Sheriff, Dave McMullen grabbed her breast and she started screaming to ARREST THIS MAN - he is assaulting me !!! He violently assaulted the fifty year old woman and shoved her to the ground.

Officer Papenfus, shouted at everyone that they would arrest the whole audience. Papenfus assisted in the assault. Both men put handcuffs on each of her wrists and dragged her through the court house hall to jail as she screamed in pain and terror.

This same Officer McMullen had just received a tort claim notice from Mr. Gaston for abuse of authority by continuously following his fiancee Pamela with the intent to incite situations which would render her vulnerable to arrest.

After receiving service of notice of tort, Officer McMullen stood back, became pale, sat down and then suddenly turned on the crowd, singling out Dorothy Blakemore as a vulnerable target. These agents and judges are hell-bent to somehow get away with misconduct and even criminal conspiracy but thanks to the courageous efforts of many people who show up in court and are willing to speak out about such blatant corruption the public's eyes are being opened.

Mr. Gaston learned by discovery through the Freedom of Information Act that his daughter has been held by SOSCF for two years with no evidence of probable cause. His daughter was originally taken from him on the word of Shirley Baez, a black market baby seller who was arrested in Mexico for child buying.

Under oath, testimony was given last week that his daughter has been in more than 13 foster homes, BURNED in one, SEXUALLY ABUSED IN THREE, and a PORNOGRAPHIC MOVIE was made of her at the instruction of the caseworker by foster parent Hazel Spees, who is also a first grade teacher at Monitor Elementary School.

SOSCF caseworkers, admitted on the stand that they knew all along of this abuse and no report was ever made and nothing was done to any of the foster parents!

Last January, Mr. Gaston filed a $500 million dollar lawsuit against 49 (now up to 53) state officers, agents of the state, 8 judges and counting, 4 sheriffs, et al, the State of Oregon and SOSCF.

WE ASK HOW MUCH IS YOUR CHILD'S LIFE WORTH?

As court actions have been on going since last August to force the release of Mr. Gaston's daughter, an unimaginable picture of corruption has come to light. The evidence of criminal behavior of foster parents, caseworkers, counselors, attorneys, police and sheriff departments and judges all working with practiced and polished methods of deception to terrorize and destroy families who are unable to fight back.

But there is hope. A week ago the families of Monitor School held a protest against Mrs. Spees who for years has abused their first graders. For the last four years they have been filing complaints with the school district. There has been no success in the attempts to have her removed. Mr. Gaston watched from across the street on public property taking pictures for A VOICE FOR CHILDREN. The nonprofit organization is working to pass THE FAMILY PROTECTION AMENDMENT, a Constitutional Amendment to bring due process and accountability to the SOSCF.

Mr. Gaston was ARRESTED and charged with protective stalking order violation number four, 5,000 bail which was raised and he came home. The following Monday., in what was supposed to have been an arraignment on the protest arrest, Judge Loraine Angelmeier, without hearing the charges brought before her, produced a fraudulent warrant signed without documents by Judge Paul Lipscomb, Stalking Protective Order violation number five with 20,000. bail. Unable to raise the money this time, Mr. Gaston languishes in jail.

Mr. Gaston can only afford to defend himself sui juris. The aim of this persecution is to render him defenseless. Incarceration without access to his legal documents and papers he can not present an adequate defense.

Pamela Meziere has been given a memo by this same Judge Lipscomb that she is to be arrested upon entering Marion County Courthouse, also another blatantly illegal tactic to keep the lawsuit from proceeding.

This volatile situation - A POWDER KEG - is shining a light on the methods and operations the state "child protectors" use to instill memories, exploit sexually and terrorize the children taken into their custody. The use of drugs, continuous traumatizing interviews, shifting children from house to house render them "adoptable" with "special needs." The agencies reap huge monetary awards for the more children they can PROCESS !

They have been put on notice now by the families of Oregon who are uniting - to EXPOSE WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR CHILDREN !

Mr. Gaston's case against these people has moved it to the center of a FIRESTORM and the judges are unbelievably abusing legislative intent of ORS l63 Stalking ordinance to silence Mr. Gaston's newspaper and to silence and incarcerate Mr. Gaston.

Mr. Gaston and Pamela Meziere have been cited five times and now his arrest on the same charge - breaking a protective stalking order -for writing a newspaper for the last year and for being at an orderly protest.

On Thursday, Pamela Meziere filed the writ of habeas corpus in the Supreme Court to release Will and Dottie from extreme injustice and false incarceration . The whole situation has arisen from Mr. Gaston's tenacity and determination to bring an end to the abuse of his daughter and to pray for relief for his family.

The Senate and Legislature is hearing the testimony now from the families of Oregon who have been abused. Although most are afraid for their lives to talk, and are threatened, that they will never see their children if they "cause any trouble' or participate "in unacceptable activities." The people are calling for indictment hearings to bring accountability to this abusive, out of control, Federally and State financed un-American TERRORISM!

There are upcoming hearings and all of the cases now constantly fluctuate, often leaving two days notice of court.... A jury trial is set for April 6, l998, Marion County Courthouse at 9:00 am. EVERYONE NEEDS TO HELP FIGHT THIS LAWFUL BATTLE TO RESTORE CONSTITUTIONALITY AND DUE PROCESS INTO OUR COURTS AND HOLD OUR Families TOGETHER!!! The stated goals of this agency are to "create families that they can subsidize and control, preying on the vulnerable.

WE NEED YOUR HELP WITH THE FAMILY PROTECTION AMENDMENT. IT IS TIME TO SET THE PRISONERS FREE!

Pamela Meziere, A VOICE FOR CHILDREN

Will Gaston
A Voice For Children
PO Box 132
Mt. Angel, OR 97362
(503) 845-6734
e-mail to: avoice@pdx.oneworld.com


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MORE Criminal Abuse and where are you?
More attacks by Bureaucrats and State Employees in an attempt to cover up.
March 14, 1998
Dear Gregory at
ekklesia@presys.com
! "THEY HAVE ARRESTED WILL AGAIN!! This time $20,000 bail and no documents - only a warrant signed by judge Paul Lipscomb in an effort to render Mr. Will Gaston and myself unable to protect ourselves, defend ourselves and in any way they can to stop the lawsuit from going through or Melissa coming home."

While Will was appearing in Judge Loraine Anglemeier court on an arraignment hearing. He asked her what was the venue. She told him she didn't have to tell him. Judge Loraine Anglemeier pulled out an arrest warrant signed by Judge Lipscomb. The police arrested him saying they were just doing their job. I have seen Judge Loraine Anglemeier in action.. twice, once February 4, 1997 and 15th of May, when she arrested a man for failing to appear while he was appearing. The original charge was a violation which was a non jailable offense..

"We have to go into court on March l9th at 2:00 Marion County Courthouse, Judge Norblad courtroom, Judge Karaman from Jackson County presiding and I know that the plan is to arrest me too! They added a "get a mental health exam" when they upheld the stalking citations for a newspaper and by refusing to submit I am now in contempt!"

WHAT ARE WE TO DO? WHO DO WE GO TO FOR HELP? The Silverton Police Chief sent our documents to the Justice Dept. to get someone to prosecute this RICO act racketeering case against the state.

What needs to happen RIGHT NOW is EVERYBODY to write letters to Senators, as they are in the process of indictment hearings on these judges and state workers, come to the hearings - we need PEOPLE sitting there or the Judge will not be honest (even then) but the people need to see how we are WINNING this battle. No matter what the fearful appearances, we must be of strong and utmost faith that all is really in Father's hands and just keep going about His work.

There is a plan, a Way and we are walking in it- the Valley of Decision, Jehosophat, you mentioned - amazing picture there of EXACTLY where we are ..... Please do all you can ... - Thank you, Pamela Meziere, A Voice For Children avoice@pdx.oneworld.com
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MORE Criminal Abuse and where are you?
More attacks by Bureaucrats and State Employees in an attempt to cover up.
March 14, 1998
From: avoice@pdx.oneworld.com telephone number is 503-845-6734

To: ekklesia@presys.com

Dear Gregory and the good people of ekklesia,

This situation that I find myself in with Mr. Gaston fighting for the return of his daughter is escalating beyond anything we could ever imagine ! Last Wednesday Mr. Gaston was ARRESTED while taking pictures from across the street where a orderly (ruly) protest was taking place by the families of Monitor, Oregon, trying to force the removal of the teacher/foster mother who took the pornographic movie of Melissa.

These families have been trying to get her out for years with formal complaints to the superintendent to no avail as she has terribly abused their first grade children. The newspapers were there and many witnesses and the sheriff who took him said the orders came from "way high up" and that he did not want to be doing what he was doing.

The state is relentlessly attacking all of our Constitutional rights and freedom to protest and to write a newspaper. I received a "memo" from presiding Judge Lipscomb that if I step into the Marion County Courthouse I will be arrested! This renders Mr. Gaston and myself vulnerable as I cannot do my paperwork and we are both sui juris and now I cannot adequately defend myself. We are forced into hearings and trials on three days notice and cannot subpoena any of the criminal witnesses that we need to hold long enough to shred under oath, with no documents and continuance denied.

We just came out of a four day "trial" without charges and without a jury as they practice in juvenile court. The testimony we have now is unbelievable from the caseworkers and counselors we cross examined. Mr. Gaston made an opening statement four hours long describing the criminal activities of the state officers and agents and maybe got half the story on the record. We keep going in and making more of the record each time and as this keeps going we are compiling evidence under oath of these people.

We were told in court by the judge that we would get our transcript of the testimony, but now that the Judge went back to Bend, this Judge Lipscomb is not releasing our transcript. We fight like tigers to get our documents - and we DO get them - but always the attempts to hold the evidence needed for our defense ! When we get this transcript we are sharing it with the public, as Public Right To Know is paramount and one of the reasons we get our documents, as what we are doing is revealing the inner workings of this agency that steals children and terrorizes them and the families. Practiced and polished methods of deception, we call it. You cannot believe what has been going on!

Mr. Gaston SAW the pornographic video that was made of his daughter and it IS definitely pornography and the foster mother who did this definitely DID encourage her to do this all Class A felonies.

The caseworkers who have been holding Melissa for two years all admitted under oath that, bottom line, there was NEVER ANY CREDIBLE EVIDENCE against Mr. Gaston that he never was abusive to his daughter in any way ! THERE NEVER WAS ANY PROBABLE CAUSE !

So now we have testimony in their own words that yes - they take children without probable cause, and yes they hold and abuse them in foster "care" without any credible evidence of abuse! These caseworkers admitted that they KNEW for all this time that Melissa has been sexually abused in three foster homes, burned in one and this pornography made of her and NO ONE HAS DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT ! Evidence - not allegations like they used to take her and are using to hold her.

The policeman who took her is involved in black market baby selling and took Melissa based on his own created documents. He did not testify and the Judge maneuvered the hearing so that we only had three days notice and could not subpoena this policeman ! Last week another one of the policemen involved in this went to jail for abuse of power and fraudulent documents. We heard testimony at his sentencing hearing about what bad news this Gary Robertson, Silverton police, is and that he cannot be trusted.

At one point in the hearing the DA stood up and said "Mr. Gaston would have us believe that you can believe every detail of a police report!" everyone groaned - this was when we presented a Silverton Police report that stated the caseworker who took Melissa is a "Registered sex offender - YES."

Then we also presented the confidentially document which was altered when they cleaned up the record a few months ago, as this all came to light.

Since, Mr. Gaston has filed a half a billion dollar lawsuit against all of these people, including six judges already and 43 others, all they keep doing is desperately protecting state interests at all costs and these individuals have sold their souls long ago on questions of Right or Morality. Attack, destroy, desecrate, abuse, intimidate and conceal is all they are capable of doing.

Today we filed a demand for arrest with Silverton Police Chief Rick Lewis on Hazel Spees, the pornographer/teacher/foster mother and Gary Robertson Silverton policeman. This will now go to the Justice Dept. as overseer to the District Attorney and call for prosecution of these criminals.

We heard testimony in court that was unbelievable from these caseworkers - how they think regarding children and families and how anything natural is perverted. If you hold your babies too much you are inappropriately touching them and that you are supposed to "engage in appropriate age and gender related activities" that are "acceptable". That if your three year old gets out of the tub and runs around the house naked that the child needs to be "controlled" and that people must be "trained" to be "acceptable parents" according to some unimaginable standard that they use to judge families.

These caseworkers and expert witnesses are soulless beings with vacant eyes and all talk the same way and act the same way and when you get them under oath and they have to answer piercing questions the perversion of their "training" is so evident that it is scary to watch! We have testimony that reveals the mind control and instilled memory behavior modification techniques that they use to get any kind of a statement that can be construed as incriminating in any way.

They hone in on a piece of a story, or memory or dream or whatever and create stories around it then tell the child to tell the "truth" constantly stating to the child what the "truth" is! But, as we said in court, the great thing about liars is that the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing and the "stories" they have created have elements that are off in timing in place and completely fabricated. It is almost impossible to defend against a story that is created from pieces of real memories, and the children are absolutely tortured by incessant repeated conversations about "daddies, sex and vaginas" in that order. A constant assault by foster parents, caseworkers and counselors!

You will not believe the story that is unfolding ! What is being revealed is so HORRENDOUS and INSIDIOUS that it is almost unbearable to se what we see in the courtroom and that most people do not realize that we are living in a POLICE STATE. Not getting that way - ARE IN IT NOW ! We have documents now from a meeting in l986 called Oregon Agenda for the l990's Children and Families... All of the "powers that be" in Oregon met, the Governor and all of his agencies and the gist of this meeting was that "family values are part of the problem, not the solution" and plans were made to enact programs to control and create families that they can financially subsidize. To put a big brother/sister on every child from kindergarten up that will be their "friend for life" placed there by the state ! The decision was made at that time that Oregon would be a "Pioneer State" and that after the police state agenda was in place and the method of operation established, that this will be the national standard.

Now, thirteen years later, we are seeing these exact programs being implemented RIGHT NOW ! This is not a lunatic fringe belief anymore and the magnitude of the corruption is horrific! There is absolutely NO CONSTITUTION in our courtroom in Oregon in 1998 and we are getting the signatures on the Family Protection Amendment right now. We have four or five cases now against us. All for writing and printing the newspaper for A Voice For Children stating the details of this video that this woman has made. For this they have upheld stalking charges and defamation charges and now they have added two charges of contempt on Will and myself for not stopping the newspaper and for not submitting to their "mental health commitment enforcer" (really his title !) when we were told by corrupt Judges Haas, Dickey and Abernathy to do so.

As we never had stalked anyone, not getting the mental health exam renders usvulnerable to contempt. So, we are going into jury trials on this part and sui juris. We will make these trials as all encompassing as we can, as Mr. Gaston cannot get a jury to hear the case for Melissas release. The state rarely charges parents with criminal charges, as they never have Mr. Gaston, because it takes it out of juvenile court where they can get away with destroying peoples lives and your rights are nonexistent and they treat these cases as civil cases.

The judges believe themselves to be gods in their own domain. We found out why attorneys will not fight this battle for familles when they lose their children. They are disbarred for "irritating the court" !! When you are sui juris, you are a loose cannon and you can demand your Constitutional rights and do not care if you "irritate" anybody including the judge, who is supposed to be a neutral party ONLY and you are there to make a record Instead, they write law from the bench as they go and anything goes ! Like your freedom and all of your rights and your children permanently! We are living proof that all of this is so - documented in their own words !

There is so much more - we are trying so hard to help people to SEE how serious this is and that if this Nazi SS State is not ended we are looking at the new world according to the State! It is frightening to even consider that this will prevail ! Our eyes have been opened so wide that we can hardly stand what we see, it is so bad ! People have got to charge authorities and agents for their abuses of power. That is all there is ! No more "internal investigations" that keep all these things hidden - no more unaccountability.

We must strip this agency and start again with compassion and change the laws that are allowing individuals within these agencies to enact their corruption and abuse of power. They have an agenda and the bottom line is MONEY - GREED - what else? Attorneys will not fight this battle for anyone, will suck you dry and never once tell the story of your abuse in court or allow you to speak. You have to fight this battle sui juris and take a crowd of people in with you to make a record of criminal behavior or you will be squashed like a bug otherwise.

People have to stand up for what they see and what they know in their heart is RIGHT and JUST and people must learn what this concept of sui juris is all about. . It is bringing SACRED LAW back into the heart of this country. When one uses the term pro se it means that you represent yourself, which in itself is an impossibility - you cannot represent yourself YOU ARE YOURSELF and sui juris means I AM, before the court, and in all matters of sound mind and eyes and hands to write to plead my own case. Very important difference and when we do this we are not only do we begin to bring TRUTH into the court but we are bringing GOD back into the fabric of this nation.

WE HAVE GOT TO WAKE UP!

This case is becoming a catalyst for ending this terrorism in our own country and state. All of the elements of this case reveal the corruption going on in our agencies and courts and police departments and for a lot of people this creates great fear when suddenly they cannot trust what they have always trusted. All of the authorities become suspect - not just thinking that this might be so - this is our daily reality out at the capitol building and at the courthouse almost daily in court or related business.

If Mr. Gaston and I had "normal" jobs (I am an artist and sign maker and Mr. Gaston is retired) we could never fight this battle. Most of the families cannot and this agency knows this and they take their children! Right now a child in the system represents $90,000 in illegally compelled contracts annually and that is just a part of the budget this agency is receiving from every tax dollar you pay to kidnap and terrorize and abuse and rape our children! There is so much more....

We affirm only VICTORY in this war and many people are praying for us in this situation. It is our story but it is really about all of our children and families. This is the DAY OF CHOOSING and the form of the new world is being modeled now - THEY are intensely at work forming it in the image of the system/beast. ARE YOU " 'SHOUTING FROM THE ROOFTOPS WHAT I WHISPER IN YOUR EAR? "We must all do our part, after all, this is our posterity and all of our responsibility. Light be in and around you and thank you for your prayers. Pamela Meziere, co-director A Voice For Children

Our telephone number is 503-845-6734, and everyone needs to help get the Family Protection Amendment on the ballot for November. Help with the initiative - THERE IS NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR FAMILY BODY - THE SYSTEM'S GOAL IS TO CONTROL OR DESTROY YOUR FAMILY! We need l00,000 signatures by July 1. We have no paid signature gatherers. This is a peoples movement and together we can start a transformation process NOW.

Criminal Abuse by Bureaucrats and State Employees
The General Government Subcommittee of Government Oversight convened at 3:00 pm
January 20, 1998
From: avoice@pdx.oneworld.com

To: ekklesia@presys.com

Thank you for the beautiful article on your web page .... Things are exploding in this case - one statement was that the people sent a shock wave through the Capitol at the hearing last week...We are learning to fight this battle and bring to light the corruption and terrorism people are enduring at the hands of the state and judicial system - like sheep to slaughter we have been at the mercy of this beast and now with one voice people are overcoming their fear and coming forward demanding their children, due process and justice to be served. I am also including the transcript of the omnibus hearing... Thank you for helping us to raise the consciousness of the trusting people of Oregon that they are in great danger if this system is not rebuilt from the ashes.....


The General Government Subcommittee of Government Oversight convened at 3:00 pm on January 20, l998. Many family activists invited to speak, spoke, charging State Offices for Services to Children and Families (SOSCF) with heinous and criminal abuses to children and families within the foster care system.

Roger Weidner, President of the Constitutional Defenders, opened with remarks on the corruption in Oregon courts and the lack of integrity in the judges in Oregon. He pointed out to those present that a court is a place to make a Public Record. He further stated that corrupt judges uphold fraudulent motions and documents and suborn the intent and constitutionality of Law.

Dottie Ann Blakemore, poet, family activist and publisher/editor of the Family Freedom Press, spoke of the destruction of peace to families and peace to children brought about by SOSCF's criminal, cruel policies hidden and covered from public view.

One young man, Michael Dorson, told of his "raising" in the foster care system telling of a life of abuse; of SOSCF's lies, deceptions and criminal abuses. A poignant story that brought tears to the eyes of many in the hearing room as Mr. Dorson said "They have stolen my childhood."

Mrs. Angela Borovicka told how they had jailed her husband for 169 days without a hearing and then SOSCF dismissed the allegations and now SOSCF is moving to take their parental rights without due process.

Mrs. Sharon Bahler complained of overt threats by SOSCF to the effect that they would not allow this grandmother to have her grandchildren if she continued to associate with members of Grandparents for Family Justice.

Claude Derr, a founding member of Grandparents For Family Justice and Family Rights Lobbyist, spoke about the kinship bill passed last legislative session and about SOSCF's lack of compliance.

Ed Johnston, a single man shocked at what the state allows a state agency to do to families says he has a great fear in the thought of raising a family in the shadow of this agency out of control. Johnston, a Lincoln County candidate for County Commissioners Seat #1, called for a Senate Indictment hearing for those people who have been illegally removing children from their homes.

Betty Stenzel, family activist, Lynnett Brokow, Roger Olsen and others who have been victimized spoke of the horrors of their involvement with this "Police State" agency.

Will Gaston with A Voice For Children spoke on the criminal assault made on his family (he has a $500,000,000.00 lawsuit against the State of Oregon, SOSCF, et.al. (49 individuals). Pamela Meziere, co-director of A Voice For Children also spoke about the Gaston vs State of Oregon case and crimes of the SOSCF.

The committee adjourned at 5:37 but Sen. George and a few remaining activists engaged in conversation until security asked to close the wing at the Capitol Building.


PUBLIC NOTICE

Important Notice
The Battle Continues for Justice. Will you be there.
January 11, 1998, update
IMPORTANT NOTE; THE NEXT Hearing/trial? for contempt arrest for taking pictures across the street from an orderly protest is March 19, l998, AT l:00 PM, MARION COUNTY COURTHOUSE, JUDGE KARAMAN's COURT.

IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ATTEND.

ALSO: APRIL 6,1998 9:00 AM JURY TRIAL FOR STOCKING DO TO THE PUBLISHING OF THE NEWSPAPER A VOICE FOR CHILDREN. BE THERE.


Mellissa's Story.
She is just a little girl who needs your help. Find out what you can do. It wont take much time to save her life. The next child abused may be yours.

The enclosed is UNDISPUTED CRIMINAL CONDUCT from the omnibus hearing on Jan. 14 - the DA and the lawyers only response to all the vile charges was they agreed that Mr. Gaston's records should be concealed and that they wanted a protective order to prevent getting any more of his documents! (The judge would not act on this motion and twice now judges have not let their protective order stand - they KNOW that the people have every right to all of their documents and records and their children's - Federal law protects this right of the Constitution but if you do not know your rights and go in with a crowd and demand them, you will be crucified ! What we are seeing everyday is unbelievable!! We go into the courthouse and judges duck off into side doors - take documents and will not sign them and keep them anyway ! Running now like rats on a sinking ship and the firestorm is rapidly intensifying.....we are watching and learning and seeing miracles unfold - angels giving us documents and events timed in a state of Grace! The main point to realize about this testimony is that this was the DA and lawyers opportunity to say "Mr. Gaston is wrong, crazy, a liar, or whatever to all these vile things and there was not one word of protest - they and the judge were stunned as Mr. Gaston blew up their whole foundation - the lead article in the Oregon Observer tells more about this hearing - but we still don't have Melissa home................

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF MARION
In the Matter of
WILBUR R. GASTON vs State of Oregon, SOSCF, et. al , Case # 98Cl0062.
and
MELISSA ANN MAXWELL/PHILIPS/GASTON

Child, Juvenile Case No. 91J0740

In August, l995, SOSCF caseworker Tim Irmen filed a paper with the court to establish the fact that Melissa Ann Maxwell/Philips /Gaston was a ward of the court residing with me, her father, Wilbur R. Gaston. In this report he gives his opinion that I am "minimally" cooperating with the SOSCF service agreement. ( Mr. Irmen, in the Silverton Police Report, is a registered sex offender and caseworker). Along with his associate Shirley Baez, who manages the state housing apartments where I lived with my daughter, a plan was created to manufacture evidence through slanderous accusations and perjured coerced witnesses to kidnap Melissa, to discredit and destroy my reputation and parental rights and to personally profit from illegally adopting Melissa into the underground illegal adoption market with whom they participate. (Shirley Baez later was arrested in Mexico illegally buying an infant to sell in the US as reported in several newspapers. Police reports were written of two other known incidents in this same apartment complex of Baez and her associates trying to buy and confiscate babies. She was turned down from legally adopting because of a criminal history, the newspaper stated.)

On October 5, l995 a friend and cohort of Shirley Baez named Mignon Bruno called SOSCF and said that her daughter Andrea Bruno had heard about a little girl being abused (when questioned Andrea did not remember what the girl said and her mother Mignon stated she was not actually present when the alleged remarks were made.) Two other friends of Mrs. Baez, Nico Vega and Santiago Reyes, offered lurid descriptions of things they had alledgedly heard Melissa say (when questioned in the police reports, Melissa said these statements were not true and that these were "bad people").

On October 7, l995, Silverton Police officers Jack Mattingly and Ed Jensen stopped me on a false pretense (their words) and questioned me about these allegations. The next day, SOSCF interviewed Melissa and had her physically examined and found no signs of abuse and there were no disclosures. Melissa was returned to my care and the reports officially were closed, according to Judge Leggert October 7, l995.

On February 12, 21 and 22 three documents were created by Silverton Police Officers Sylvia Stearns and Gary Robertson along with a coerced witness Donna Meyer, all reports written to be slanderous, all without substance and designed to be used as "evidence" to kidnap Melissa. I was repeatedly harassed as these individuals waged their attack in a relentless effort to make sure next time they took her that I would not get her back. A witness testified they heard Mrs. Baez describe how she was going to frame me for sexual abuse of my daughter and how she could make it stick and "get rid of me one way or another". At this time there were frequent visits to Mrs. Baez' and Mignon Bruno's residence by caseworker Larry Lawson, who had replaced Tim Irmen in this "case" that was officially unfounded and supposed to have been closed.

On March 20, l996, Officers Robertson and Stearns interviewed Shirley Baez and her friend Mignon Bruno's niece, Judy Strom, who told the officers that she saw me inapropriately touch my daughter. ( When questioned in court she admitted it was all lies and that she had perjured herself because her aunt said she should say these things. ) The officers put Melissa into their patrol car from the yard in front of our apartment without a warrant and then came to my door, telling me that they were taking Melissa based on their fabricated "evidence" (all of which was dismissed in court Nov.6, l996 ).

In the SOSCF reports at the time Melissa was kidnapped, it is stated that there are no criminal charges pending against me. In April, l996, another report states there will be no criminal charges filed against me, yet without any explanation on April 15, l996 my visitations were stopped by Judge Joseph Ochoa . and DA William Howell, and all response to any inquiry by me about Melissa was ended.

At this time, according to discovery, Melissa was sexually abused in the foster home of Ruth and Kenneth Miklaucic. SOSCF moved her and other children from this home and nothing was done to the foster parents and no public record or police report was made of this incident. Carla, Melissa's half sister who was also abused, was shipped to the east coast three weeks ago to avoid her testimony by SOSCF. As my daughter was abused and terrorized, my attorney, Jeanean Craig, advised me to "let it sit for a while" , did nothing to defend me or bring about reconciliation, and participated in closed hearings of which I was never appraised.

In May and June of l996,at attorney Jeanean Craig's instigation, while no communication or response was forthcoming from SOSCF, a counselor,Shirley Hardwick, and a lawyer, Richard Condon entered the case. Mrs. Hardwick began to and has since worked toward getting "disclosures" of any kind, repeatedly instigating vile discussions of a sexual nature to Melissa and exploiting her, emotionally abusing her with coercive therapy and instilled memories and aiding Mr. Lawson , Diane Rainey and associates in their attempt to procure Melissa for adoption. Mr. Condon did nothing and has ever since utterly failed to protect Melissa and has never been present when she has been sexually interrogated, physically transported or interviewed in private unmonitored situations by police officers.

On October 2, l996, according to discovery, caseworker Larry Lawson told Melissa's then foster mother, Hazel Spees, to get disclosures from Melissa "by any means" in order to take parental rights from me at a hearing on October 28, l996. She was told to exploit the child in a sexual manner to extract "all she knows about sexual behavior" and to encourage child sex abuse, and to influence the child to think of her father in a sexual manner (by her own words). Mrs. Spees, that night, took a video camera and encouraged Melissa to strip naked , dance and masturbate on film and gave the film to Mr. Lawson on October 3, l996. Mrs. Spees said in her confession this was pornography and she "felt totally comfortable doing it". Three months later she allowed Gary Robertson privately in her home to talk dirty to Melissa asking her "how it felt when her daddy put straw up her butt and did it feel good".

Within days, new caseworkers replaced Mr. Lawson, and caseworkers Susan Syrnek and Kem Sunich , according to the documents, first knew about the tape and concealed any public knowledge of this criminal sexual abuse. Another new caseworker was brought in, Diane Rainey, and on October 25, l996 , State Police officer Michael Gower interviewed Hazel Spees regarding the video. SOSCF claimed to have investigated this matter internally which in reality was that on October 31, l996, the video was seen by Judge Joseph Ochoa, lawyer for Mr. Gaston, Jeanean Craig, and DA William Howell, whereupon it was sealed and all knowledge of this crime was covered up. They had postponed the October 28 custody hearing until this video had been sealed, according to Hazel Spees, to keep Will from finding out about it and getting Melissa back. On November 4, l996 I aired a video on Public TV charging the herein named individuals with kidnapping my daughter for black market adoption and pornography trade. On the evening of the 4th two men representing Jeannie Vega came to my door threatening to kill me if I didn't shut up and if I tried to bring Jeannie Vega into court. The next day, two unauthorized Silverton Police officers came to my door threatening to arrest me for verbal harassment for talking about Shirley Baez . They said they could arrest me and their chief did not need to know they were there. The next day the chief knew nothing about this. Two days later an unknown woman came to my door with a purse she said she had found, trying to make me take it from her. One hour later Chief Lundsford came back with the same purse, also trying to make me take it from him. in an attempt at entrapment. On November 6, l996, Judge Greg West heard testimony of primary witness who admitted to perjury and the original motion alleging innapropriate touching was dismissed.

I was ordered to take a mental exam (for the second time) which concluded that reunification should be the goal for myself and daughter. This was completed in December, and in January a service contract was agreed upon to work toward a goal of releasing her in March, l997. SOSCF never allowed this contract to be fulfilled and we now see from the documents that they never intended to send her home, and were conducting slanderous coercive investigations in yet a further attempt to justify their holding Melissa hostage without probable cause or evidence for over a year, at that time. (now it has been two years), and concealing the evidence that will free her.

From February until August, l996, visitations again were ended with no cause and response to all inquiries was "it is under investigation" and I continued to be locked out of the appeals process to force the return of my daughter.

In the course of their "investigations" caseworker Diane Rainey, officer Robertson, State Police officer Kenneth Pecyna and DA William Howell have bribed and coerced witnesses and brought fraudulent, duplicated motions into court to hold Melissa, and when it was brought out in October l997 that this same motion had been dismissed in November of l996, these individuals decided to exploit yet another sexually abused child, Melissa's half-sister Amanda, who, according to the documents does not even know my name and is currently institutionalized and in sex offender status. The report asks that she be "prepared" a few days before for the police interview, and Mr. Howell and Mr. Pecyna have coerced and exploited this child, too..

On August 26, Judge Terry Leggert ordered SOSCF to charge me or the case would be dismissed.Mr. Howell entered this fraudulent duplicated motion and by upholding it and not returning Melissa, the slanderous attack has continued and so Mr. Howell presented a newly coerced allegation and added three new words to the duplicate motion in an attempt to make it legitimate.

On December 9, l997,I printed and had distributed a non-profit newspaper "A Voice For Children" and printed the confession of Hazel Spees making the pornographic video of Melissa. In another attempt to create fraudulent manufactured evidence and cover up their crimes, Officer Robertson and Mrs. Spees cited me for stalking. I had never had any contact with Mrs. Spees before court the citing officer was not present and three judges - Haas, Dickey and Abernathy aided these individuals in their attack on me by upholding this in a court of law to silence all knowledge of this criminal conspiracy and sexual abuse.

There has been a relentless and desperate campaign of defamation,coersion and influencing of witnesses in an attempt to fabricate evidence in this case and this continues as we speak, the latest investigations opened last month even as we have been going into court. As more and more criminal behavior comes to light there has been an ongoing united effort to silence the discovery and conceal evidence. Judges are upholding fraudulent charges without understanding what they are a part of in acting on motions affecting this case.

The individuals named herein have terrorized, exploited, abused and slandered Melissa and myself. Judge Leggert denied me the right to pray with my daughter, issuing a court order forbidding me to talk to her about God.

They have together seriously violated my and Melissa's constitutional rights and freedoms and have been holding her for almost 2 years in more than 10 foster homes. All the while every adult Melissa has talked to instigates and encourages child sexual abuse and exploitation with their repeated discussions of a sexual nature - vile, disgusting adults immorally exploiting a little girl with their own pornographic fantasies for personal gain in concert and conspiracy with others. After all that has happened, Melissa is not yet freed to the only real loving home she has ever known and from which she was torn - with her me - her father...

SEND MY DAUGHTER HOME. DATED this 14th day of January, l998 _________________________________________ Wilbur R. Gaston, Melissa's Father Re: Juvenile Case # 91J0740 PO Box 132 Mt. Angel, OR 97362 (503) 845-6734' WRG/pkm

Wake up America!


CHILD ABUSE BY THE STATE OF OREGON

(submitted by A Voice For Children)

We have an unbelievable story unfolding in Oregon and we need your help in order to protect a little girl!! WE ARE OUTRAGED!! She has been sexually abused and her abusers for a year have covered the evidence of their crime which now has come to light.

A pornographic video was made of this little girl by a foster mother at the behest of a caseworker for Oregon Services to Children and Families. The foster mother was told to and did encourage this 6 year old child to strip, dance naked and masturbate on film. The enclosed document is the foster mother's words, obtained by the Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act and Public Right to Know, revealing the contents of this tape.

This video was sealed on October 31, l996 and only now have we been able to discover its contents. We are experiencing a major cover-up at many levels of state agencies, even now the Attorney Generals Office is saying that they will not nor cannot talk about it - this in response to Senate inquiries into this case... The little girl was taken criminally from her father's custody on false allegations that were recanted and there never have been any charges brought against him, but THEY KEEP THE CHILD !!!!! The State caseworkers and associates began a malicious campaign to create "evidence" to justify their illegal behaviors and now they have attempted to settle out of court, an admission of guilt trying to keep this tape concealed. Now they have once again switched judges and set a court date for March in order to avoid a two year tort claim filing period - OUTRAGEOUS!!! THEY ARE NOT GOING TO KEEP THIS QUIET !!!

This child has been in at least ten different foster homes in two years and we have documented proof of sexual abuse in three homes and she was burned in one (some of this is mentioned in the enclosed confession) ... all the while SOSCF has been repeatedly opening "investigations" and a malicious campaign of slander against the father - they are accountable to no one and are acting above the law... THIS CHILD NEEDS YOUR HELP!!!

ONLY THE OUTRAGE OF THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW THIS IS GOING ON WILL RESCUE THIS ABUSED LITTLE GIRL AND HER FATHER FROM THE TERRORISM THEY ARE EXPERIENCING!!!

Please read the enclosed documents. We cannot believe we live in the USA to experience the way the system has locked us out of any type of grievance process or accountability. You keep thinking as it goes on that justice will prevail - that someone will listen and care and that the nightmare will end, but we are only driven deeper into the jaws of the beast with no effective overseer for abuses of authority.

This situation is eye opening and it is getting more bizarre and outrageous every day now - the judge wants to put a gag order on the tape, so we must get this evidence out into the media - out into the mainstream, before they can shut this up. Under Oregon penal code making, having, viewing, reproducing or distributing of any form of pornography is a class A felony. NO EXEMPTIONS EXIST FOR THIS. The closest thing SOSCF is legally allowed occurs in their assesment centers - a therapeutic setting, gender sensitive doctors, third party witness and lawyer present. This in no way is what has occured here. In court last week the DA said that they knew it" could be" criminal when they viewed it and sealed it a year ago, and the judge also said criminal. The enclosed article also tells SOSCF's reply to this - they have admitted everything, that they made this tape, concealed knowledge of it and are trying to pass this off as "bad judgement" and ultimately they are making the child a scapegoat, blaming her for "going too far", for the perverted, exploitive behavior of the adults around her.

This woman is still a foster mother, and a FIRST GRADE TEACHER Four years ago families in the local school district wrote letters and campaigned to remove her for abusing their children!!(In court she said they were liars.) The caseworker is still a caseworker. The slander and "investigations" are continuing as we speak, even as they have attempted to settle out of court.

Bottom line - this little girl continues to be abused and terrorized by this system - every adult she has encountered in the past two years has talked to her about her about vile, pornographic conversations about her private parts and sexual acts.

THIS ABUSE HAS GOT TO BE STOPPED AND ONLY THE LIGHT OF PUBLIC OPINION WILL END IT.

The father is acting Pro Se, having fired lawyers who allowed this situation to continue, and who will not fight for the families against the state. We now go to the Supreme Court level and a Senate investigation continues to develop into SOSCF on this and other cases. We ask your help in making people see how serious and insidious this problem is - what is happening here is an abomination! Senator Ron Wyden last week told the audience at a town hall meeting that every county he has gone into he has heard stories of abuse and terrorism by this state agency against families of Oregon.

HELP US SAVE OUR LITTLE GIRL and countless others in great despair - INVESTIGATE and see for yourself the outrageousness we are experiencing - we have to expose the REAL story here.

There is so much more to this agonizing situation. We hope and pray that you will care enough about the children and families of Oregon to expose these lies and cover-up being attempted right now.
HELP US END THIS NIGHTMARE !!!

Please call:
Will Gaston
A Voice For Children
PO Box 132
Mt. Angel, OR 97362
(503) 845-6734
e-mail to: avoice@pdx.oneworld.com




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