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Amyjo
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Date: February 18, 2016 12:35AM
This is from Ronald Meldon Karran's Facebook page for this profile, dated February 16:
Thanks for the interest, views, shares, comments; and yes, even the skepticism. I never expected anyone to take my word for this at point blank, nor did I ask for or start this fight. Many are calling for evidences, and THAT is all we (my kids and I) wanted from Day One: for a judge, a church leader, a neutral psychiatrist, or an unbias detective to look at the evidences. The evidence will show that these venues not only dismissed our evidences without even looking at them, but shut them down. We are arranging the release of these evidences, documents, and correlating explanations in the ensuing days, followed by a radio interview (at which point I hope to step out of the spot light and let my kids take over, lending their efforts to a new support-group-with-teeth). I will update this post within the next 24 to 48 hours regarding that data download.
Again, thank you sincerely for the dialogue (pro and con), it has brought some tremendous people to the table (even in the past 24 hours) who are putting into place practical solutions, legal protections for victims and whistle-blowers, etc. Most importantly, it has brought victims forward who are ready to tell their stories. For the past 48 hours, I relived the last 5 minutes of the movie Spotlight: the phones ringing with victims who now have the courage to come forward. With the leadership dialogue started today, they will have more support to do so...Thank you Matt, Mark, DeAnn, Cate, Lauren and your various organizations/efforts.
On this you have my word: I will never settle for hush money (but then again it's too late for that, isn't it). My kids and I have been firm on that from the beginning. Please copy/paste/share this message. Ronald Meldon Karren.
He then followed up with this post with another one from three hours ago by asking Richard Packham and Maria Santana to contact him privately to exchange information as he's being accused of being insane and this is a hoax by Mr. Packham and Maria Santana:
"Update: We have been working with various sites to release an explanation of the video, along with the evidences and documentary supports in what is quickly becoming a trial in the court of public opinion: The releases should begin by day’s end tomorrow.
I have made it a point to not publicly thank or address people’s comments, because I welcome both sides. Pro and Con are both NECESSARY to flush out the truth.
There are two particular personal attacks that Samuel has brought to my attention within the previous post. I have no intention of removing that post or those attacks. I want those " words against me to stand as the manure gets washed away and the truth rises to the surface.
I would invite Maria Santana and a Richard Packham to privately exchange their personal and professional contact information with me; as I would like you to stand by your words and position as this process unfolds. You have my word, I will not engage in any “I told you so” when the truth reaches the surface.
Let’s let the people judge between me and you two on both private and professional levels, as the evidences are released.
Can the 50,000+ people following this story get the invitation extended to these two individuals...
Thank You ALL."
From feedback to him by a Samuel on his Facebook profile since RPackham's post here on RfM, Samuel states: "I was just sent the following link, regarding what the highly respected (in the EXMO community) Richard Packham has to say about your claims, who apparently was given info about your case, by an EX-Mormon attorney (Maria Santana) he respects. Just wondering what your response is to him? You're being called a liar, insane and it's stated that this whole thing is a "hoax?"
I just thought it was important and only fair that you have a chance to respond, before these claims become fact, whether true or not. We don't know who his source is or anything about them.
http://exmormon.org/phorum/read.php?2,1770837"
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001608752300Calling someone "insane" and accusing them of a hoax when coming forward against a General Authority (now former GA as Mickelson was given Emeritus Status in 2009 - one year after the Karran's divorce was finalized,) is rather serious allegations by both Packham and Maria Santana. In all fairness to Mr. Karran and his daughter, and in lieu of this being an "ex" Mormon community not a "pro" LDS community it might be fair indeed for others to not be accusing him of either a hoax or insanity being as he doesn't appear to be either - other than being broadsided by labels and defamatory attempts by a personal attack coming out of Utah. Which could be purely orchestrated as a PR attempt by SLC Public Relations Department, which would not be the first time it has engaged in such tactics. Just ask our own Steve Benson on this.
Child molestation charges are serious, and he doesn't seem like the kind of person who would make this up for some kind of publicity stunt.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/18/2016 05:40PM by Susan I/S.