To CO, WBTS Service Dept., WBTS Legal Dept, Ralph Parks From: Brother Rod Francis Mountain View French Congregation, Mountain View, CA 510-290-9161; rodinfremont@gmail.com Dear Brothers: I am writing once more regarding the accusations against Brother Mike Clarke, Brother Gary Abrahamson and Brother Larry Lamerdin (Lev These brothers lied repeatedly, intentionally and with ?malice? while under oath during the Candace Conti lawsuit against the North Congregation in Fremont and the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. A number of details are included in the attached two previous pieces of c0rrespondence as well as letters and documents that are part of the case file. These are all public records. When I called the previous Circuit Overseer, he declined to get involved referencing his age and the fact that he was going offthe road. He suggested that I contact the "next brother?. Here are some of the problems: 1. The case file shows that these three brothers lied repeatedly under oath thereby breaking God?s law and committing perjury during their testimonies. They were caught red handed by Candace?s lawyer and were found guilty with malicious intent by thejury. The case has subsequently mushroomed on the internet including well respected news sources. Repeated, intentional lying with intent to cover up is serious wrong doing as is the case with gross immorality, theft or extortion. 2. I was serving on that body of elders at the time many of the events referred to during the trial took place and can personally see the conflict between the testimonies of our brothers and what actually happened. 3. No proper investigation was ever done. None ofthe local elders have read the case file or have asked Brother Parks, who was the first to start looking into the case, nor myself for any assistance. None of the other elders, including myself were aware that a child sexual predator was in our midst even though the offender was in my book study. Because of this, the congregation and our own families were unable to be adequately protected resulting in catastrophic outcomes for other young girls and damage to my own family. These three brothers lied in court about this and much more. 4. The two local brothers who investigated closed the investigation without consulting the case file where the evidence is contained and closed the case stating to me "We are not lawyers? and ?We don?t want to get into all this 'legal schmegal? (Prov. 18:13). Also, we don?t know if the two local brothers who did the bogus investigation were assigned by the brothers being investigated. The letters and documents on record that are part of the case file are quite incriminating toward these three brothers. in view ofthe actions of these three brothers and the public fallout from the case, the question arises as to whether these brothers are still ?irreprehensible?, "free from accusation?, "have a fine testimony from outsiders? and ?not self?willed (1Tirn. 3:2,7; Tit. As a suggestion, it might be productive to have these three brothers investigated by brothers from outside the North Congregation in order to eliminate any potential for intimidation, bias or ?buddy system?. As i have mentioned previously, I am not focusing on the ultimate disposition of the case monetarily. I am reporting wrongdoing where these brothers repeatedly lied in brazen fashion under oath in court Lev. 5:1 Your Brother, Rod Francis Feb. 13, 2014 To: North Fremont Body of Elders Brother Daris Chorro From: Rod Francis 510-290-9161 Mountain View French Congregation, Mountain View, CA I wish to provide pertinent information on the court case/lawsuit of Candace Conti vs the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York and the North Fremont Congregation of Jehovah?s Witnesses in Fremont, CA. This involves alleged child sexual abuse of Candace Conti and the con?rmed child abuse of the step daughter of Jon Kendrick, by Jon Kendrick in both cases. Whereas this case was won by Candace Conti, and the disposition of this case resulted initially awarding the plaintiff, Candace Conti, 28 million dollars, I am more interested in approaching this from a theocratic standpoint rather than legal. have the entire case file including letters sent to and from the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society Legal Department and local brothers involved. All this information is a matter of public record. was serving on the North Congregation elder body late 1993 through the summer of 1998 during which time many of the events addressed in the court case took place. I can, therefore, differentiate between lies and what actually took place. am only going to focus at this point on the testimonies by Brother Gary Abrahamson and Brother Mike Clarke who were and are currently elders in the North Fremont congregation, and were both involved in the events brought up in the case apart from the other brothers on the body of elders at the time, and both of whom appear to have lied under oath on numerous occasions during the trial. According to the testimonies of Brother Clarke and Brother Abrahamson and according to Brother Clarke?s letter dated 11-15-1993 to the Watchtower Society, Jon Kendrick appears to have confessed to sexually assaulting/abusing his minor step daughter. The subsequent review of the police report, which is also a matter of public record states that he had sexually assaulted/abused his step daughter whereas, somehow, the expression ?inadvertent touching? had entered into the picture. Brother Clarkes?s letter states that she was 15 when she was actually 13. Then Mike states: "Here are the facts as best as we can present them without interviewing each party? meaning that he wrote the society on his own without the body of elders being advised that that there was alleged child sexual abuse nor having facts because he had not interviewed anyone. This brings up the question as to where he got his information. Testimonies continued in court by Brother Clarke and Brother Abrahamson stating that the body of elders was called together and noti?ed that Jon Kendrick molested his step daughter that Jon Kendrick was removed as a ministerial servant by the entire body and that the brothers were assigned individually to monitor Jon Kendrick?s actions. I can assure all that none of this happened. None of the brothers were noti?ed that Jon Kendrick molested his step daughter, no one was assigned to keep an on him and none of the other brothers were involved with removing him as a ministerial servant. No one outside of Brother Clarke, Brother Abrahamson and Brother Larry Lamerdin knew nor were involved, nor were privy to correspondence from the Watchtower Society. Between Brother Ralph Parks and myself, two other brothers, who were also on the Fremont North elder body at the time, were questioned about these matters and both indicated that they were unknowledgeable about these events which totals three including myself. What I do remember is that the body was called together and informed that ion Kendrick had confessed to some sexual wrongdoing that had to be looked into, but nothing about child sexual abuse or tracking Jon Kendrick?s actions. Jon Kendrick had been a friend of mine and a friend of the family. As such, when he hit hard times I invited him to move in. This would have never happened ifl had known the truth about Kendrick. I still do not understand why as an elder was not informed, especially when I invited him to move in. Gary seems to have been caught red-handed lying by Candace?s attorney when in his filmed deposition he stated that he could not remember Candace. Yet during his testimony he offered copious details about Candace. When questioned during his testimony about how he could present details without remembering her he denied saying it. The attorney stopped the proceedings and played back his deposition showing the jury that he had lied. In fact, the attorney directly implied that Gary had lied. These are just brief excerpts from the Conti case - the tip of an iceberg. There is much more that indicates 'botched' procedures and lies to cover these up. I hope the local elders can become more familiar with the case and then review the scriptural quali?cations of Brother Abrahamson, Brother Clarke and Brother Lamerdin on the issue of lying under oath and, whether these brothers are ?free from accusation? and have a "fine testimony from those on the outside" as this case has gone public and has splashed all over the internet. Your Brother in the Truth, Rod Francis To Fremont North Congregation Body of Elders Daris Chorro Ralph Parks, Lloyd Overholt? Circuit Overseer From: Rod Francis 510-290-9161; rodinfremont@gmail.com; M. View French Dear Brothers: I have several questions in follow?up to my earlier letter dated Feb. 13, 2014 in connection with testimony given during the Candace Conti Trial: 1. Is this investigation still being conducted? text message (dated 4/14) stated that the issue is still being probed. Does this mean that the case file documents are being examined by qualified brothers? 2. Did my letter dated 2/13/14 go to the Circuit Overseer and the Branch Service Department? 3. Regarding the question of why I took so long to report this issue came up during my meeting with 2 brothers: There is no statute of limitations, thus it is a moot point 4. It was mentioned during my meeting that the brothers who testified should be excused because protocol was different in 1989: This does not change the fact that our brothers lied repeatedly during the case or, as with one example, that Mike Clarke (Mike Clarke letter dated 11/15/93) fabricated the information in the letter and did not interview anyone and that someone at the Branch gave dubious acknowledgement of this letter. 5. it was mentioned during my meeting that it have been an honest oversight about Candace by Gary not remembering Candace? The evidence in the court transcripts indicates otherwise. These brothers apparently have not read the court transcripts. 6. it should not be forgotten that as a Book Study Conductor at that time, at the group where Jon Kendrick attended, I was not informed of the predatory behavior ofion Kendrick and, thus, did not monitor his activities at the Book Study and Kingdom hall. If restrictions had been imposed upon him, I had no knowledge. 7. The meeting that I had with brothers :iz?ii?iilfl hour and was unproductive because, due to an apparent unwillingness to read the court transcripts where everything is documented. To me it at least 3? seemed as though the brothers were trying to ?strong?arm? me to see things in a way other than what the facts indicate. 8. During my meeting with these two brothers, I made mention that they could request assistance from Brother Ralph Parks and/or myself. Brother Parks has intimate knowledge of the case file as well and deals with these types of matters professionally. Respectfully, Your Brother, Rod Francis