On a slow, sunny day in Portland… late in the summer of 2009… the 3 year ordeal of Eric Pepin’s trial finally ended. Nobody cheered, or breathed a sigh of relief. A few phone calls to loved ones went out, “It’s finally over”. That’s it. That is all anyone could muster to say.

Perhaps because by then everyone was too tired, beat up and exhausted to feel. To endure such a thing, you have to steel many of your emotions. You are robbed of much of your life.

Perhaps it was also because while it was “officially” over, everyone knew it would never really end. The damage was done… on lives, hearts, minds. Nothing would ever be able to undo it.

Or perhaps, and any in this position may relate, while the case ended it left in its wake a hole of justice… that the experience of the last 3 years had taught any who witnessed it… would NEVER be filled. It was just a moment of life. A battle, a fight that had to be fought… and now you simply learn how to move on and rise again.

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Before the dust even had a chance to settle after the police stormed Higher Balance’s main office in 2006 they decided to cry out their verdict to the world. Skip the judge, the trial, gathering evidence or investigating. Higher Balance was a cult, guilty of whatever they wanted to claim, and Eric Pepin was too.

Perhaps disappointed by what they found, or DID NOT find, as there was no more evidence that Higher Balance was a cult than Eric Pepin was guilty of the story being made against him, they ran straight to the newspaper. They wanted a big show and nothing draws headlines like an “evil cult”.

The lead detectives claim was very straight-forward. Higher Balance is a cult, running in Beaverton. Everyone should be afraid of what they were doing and thank the police for the great service they were doing.

Later Smith would claim the newspaper misquoted him. That somehow they got it all wrong. He never said those things. Yet he said it not once, but twice.

In court Smith would testify, “When the newspaper article came out I felt that what happened was that she wrote down two separate sections of our conversation and put them together. Like it was one continuous quote when, in fact, it wasn’t. I wasn’t happy about the way she put that together.” Detective Mike Smith said.

Defense attorney Stephen Houze asked detective Smith if he felt the reporter misquoted him. He replied, “Yes sir.”

How often can someone be misquoted? Well… after reading the articles surrounding the trial, it turns out the newspapers can (and do) get a lot of things wrong. Really clear black-and-white things. Like someone saying one thing and printing the opposite. So we can forgive the detective that. Yet, let’s suppose he really did say those things. Why would he say them… just guessing hypothetically…

1) The accuser told them so – This would be a no-brainer. As soon as the man said “meditation” or “sixth sense”, “spiritual awakening”, it immediately invokes non-mainstream religion (not Christian in the US case), which means slap the “cult” label on it. It’s also possible the accuser exaggerated and lied about what Higher Balance was to bring more attention to the story. It has never been disclosed what were the things he really said at the beginning of the case.

However, if this were the case the police should have easily compared what they were told and what they saw and realized they did not match up. They came in with guns and vests ready for a fight… certainly they must have been disappointed. Expectations didn’t match up to their “big bust”.

BUT if they had a vested interest in Higher Balance being a “cult” because it makes a great story, then reality doesn’t matter so much. You can still make a great story. You can even look for things that support your story… except later you might be embarrassed about them.

2) They had ‘evidence’ – Police took pictures of everything inside Higher Balance they day it was raided. When confronted about their newspaper article the District Attorney later suggested they had pictures “proving” Higher Balance was a cult. (Here’s a tip, don’t defend a defenseless position just because it sounds good in the paper.)

In one of the rooms inside the office, was the title of a marketing book on a white board, The Power of Cult Branding. The book discusses companies like Apple, Nike, and Star Trek franchise to determine why their customers are so loyal to their brand and what the common components of these companies are. The police saw one word “cult” from the title, took a picture and figured it supported their story… and ran with it.

Later it would be pointed out it was a marketing book. They abandoned their case that Higher Balance was a cult.

Detective Smith testified he could not say the company was anything like a cult. He told the court, “I don’t know exactly, how do you define a cult?”

Defense attorneys attempted to bring into the court the police’s OWN photos showing the white board with the title of the book on it, as it was the basis of their assertion. District Attorney Andrew Erwin argued to keep it out, saying they had already given up the argument Higher Balance was a cult, nobody was suggesting it was… and they should all move on.

3) Sounded good at the time – Quotes to all the papers, months of asserting they had busted an evil cult… and now they didn’t even want their own evidence or story discussed in court. This is the extent of the investigation and where the accusation comes from that ‘Higher Balance is a cult’.

NEXT: Accuser Admits, “Many Claims I Made Against Eric Pepin Were FALSE!”

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It is strange and troubling that long after the criminal case ended, it was discovered the accuser had physical evidence of over 7 relationships he had with adult men and women when he was as young as 15 years old. None of them were Eric Pepin. None of them were ever pursued or questioned by police.

An even sadder statement on the injustice done by the police and district attorney is this:

During testimony, the accuser was asked about claims he made during the criminal case to police which he repeated, on paper, in his civil lawsuit. These are shocking statements he claimed Eric Pepin had done and when.

With complete indifference, he casually stated claims he made never happened.

The lawyers sat still for a moment – had he just said claims he made NEVER HAPPENED?!

They asked what any logical human would follow with: If those things never happened, why did you say they did? Why did he tell police they happened, why was he claiming damages in his own lawsuit for things he is now saying never happened?

The man shrugged and said they should ask his lawyer.

Here is perhaps the most disturbing part: nobody cared. They acted as if it was business-as-usual and continued on as if nothing interesting had really happened. As if it was all a given and things like this happen every day. It’s just another day on the job, earning a living. Somebody lies to the police, lies in their lawsuit, destroys innocent lives… and it’s no big deal. Happens all the time. That’s life. Get over it.

Nobody seemed shocked by the discovery, as if it was a given that everyone already knew the man was lying. It’s just the way the system works. It’s not about guilty or innocent, it’s just a system that moves along and people make money from it. In the end it spits you out, the just, the unjust… all the same. Justice, as is often said, is indeed blind.

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It was a great line for a newspaper. Some guy goes around the house, meeting people for the first time in a black robe gloriously declaring to the world, I am “Master Eric”, and he’s serious? That’s sure going to get readers!

Such a story was also great viral food for the internet. In no time complete strangers were all too happy to savagely feed off of the instant-iconic image. Seriously, if that were true, the Southpark episode had practically written itself! Who would be that arrogant and full of themselves?

For sure there are people like that out there… but there was one problem for the accuser who made up the story (at first then he changed it), the police who told the paper, (at first then they changed that too), and the paper who printed it (but never retracted it despite EVERYONE testifying it was made up)… it wasn’t true.

Not long after the paper ran the sensational tib-bit about Eric Pepin Detective Smith found himself in court saying it was the reporter who got it wrong. “When the newspaper article came out I felt that what happened was that she wrote down two separate sections of our conversation and put them together. Like it was one continuous quote when, in fact, it wasn’t. I wasn’t happy about the way she put that together.” Detective Mike Smith said.

Defense attorney Stephen Houze asked detective Smith if he felt the reporter misquoted him. He replied, “Yes sir.”

Detective Smith went on even reversing his earlier assertion Higher Balance was a cult. He agreed that he could not say the company was anything like a cult. He told the court, “I don’t know exactly, how do you define a cult?”

The accuser also changed his story – completely – telling the court it was a “fuzzy, brown cotton robe.” When asked if he was certain Eric Pepin was wearing a fuzzy, brown robe he confirmed that was what he told police.

Of course the original officer who interviewed the accuser maintained that was NOT what he said. Officer Matthew Groshong, a 10 year veteran of the force, testified that was not what he was told. Groshong conducted the first interview with the accuser in January 2006. The interview was done at the office of the man’s civil attorney, which he obtained before filing charges. Groshong’s report detailed a different version of events than what the man would later told other officers and what he also said in court.

Why would such a strong, striking image be so hard to remember? How could he get it so wrong? I mean a black robe with “Master Eric” on it is pretty dramatic – that kind of soap opera is hard to forget. How could it become a plain old brown robe instead? Even the brown robe ended up being disputed by 11 witnesses… so now it ends up there wasn’t even a robe at all.

The District Attorney threw the 10 year veteran of the force, Groshong, under the bus. Claiming the 10 year veteran officer had gotten the account wrong because his version no longer matched the one the accuser gave to the court. So did Detective Smith – the version he was told was different too! OF COURSE the accuser didn’t get his story wrong, the officers were incorrect or lying about it. He had said brown robe the whole time…

Why was District Attorney Andy Erwin working SO HARD to defend every change in the accusers testimony? Maybe… just maybe… because the case was as important to him and his future, as it was to the man making it hoping to cash in on Eric Pepin’s money.

One thing is for sure… the black/brown/green robe/pajamas/shorts story weren’t helping them hang an innocent man. So they abandoned it along with the idea Higher Balance was a cult and kicked the hard working police officers who were really doing their jobs, and protecting the innocent, to the curb.

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Eric Pepin’s court case lasted three years. His name, reputation and those of his friends and family were nearly ruined. It’s something he will have to carry the rest of his life, even though he was found to be innocent, the case was brought without any evidence, his accuser was never investigated and he even testified many of the claims he made never happened.

Forget that the accuser had evidence of sexual relationships with seven adults, men and women, when he was as young as 15 and NONE of them were ever investigated or charged. One even testified that he was living with the accuser, in a sexual relationship, when he was an adult and the accuser a minor. Never mind the District Attorney defended all the different variations of the accusers story, even going as far as saying a 10 year veteran of the police force who made the first interview with the man, hadn’t done his job and was wrong because he conflicted with the accusers story.

Remove from your mind that the same Distract Attorney, Andy Erwin, then launched a campaign against an incumbent judge soon after the trial, boosted from the media attention… and won.

After all that do you think you would have some regrets? Know what Eric Pepin’s regret is? The answer will really surprise you…

An injustice occurs that will affect you for the rest of your life… never to be corrected. How many of us could look at the world, or trust other people, the same?

What is the real price of Eric Pepin’s trial?

See if first-hand in an emotional account below…

Few can imagine what an ordeal such as this is truly like, unless you or someone close to you has been through it. To be wrongly accused with no hope for justice, to be innocent and have the very force meant to protect you turn against you, and to be publicly dragged through the mud while strangers all through the world use it for their own gain and purposes. It is hard to blame someone, in that position, from questioning the goodness in their fellow humans.

But is the price worth it? Can you keep a dream alive, or even want to, after such an event?

Would you keep going after Eric Pepin’s lawsuit?

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When the accuser first went to police it was for “employment related issues”. The police at the station said they did not deal with that but, if the accuser felt the issue was serious, they would take a statement. He declined the statement and left.

Certainly if you have been abused and you are in a police station, that’s a serious matter, why walk away then?

You walk away because at that point in time the “story” about the abuse had not been created. He was just looking to get money from somewhere. Watch below for new, unknown details about the real story… who the accuser was and what drove him to make the accusations…

After the man tried to get money from Eric Pepin and was turned away, he tried the police and ended up getting a local civil attorney, John Uffleman, who had once served as a district attorney for Washington county. This is a man who still knows people in law enforcement, knows how the legal system works, and has connections.

John Uffleman took the case on, pro bono. This means he worked for free with an agreement he would be paid later out of money gotten from Eric Pepin.

Certainly Uffleman did not want to take on a civil case, it would be lengthy and costly. Why not find a reason for law enforcement to pursue a case for him? Then he would have the near-endless resources of the state and all of the taxpayers money at his disposal.

If the criminal case against Eric Pepin succeeded… the accuser, and Uffleman, would have won money immediately. This is how it works in the US, which is something Uffleman would have known.

I believe it is somewhere in this time that the abuse “story” was crafted from employment complaints to underage sex. Of course, lots of facts had to be twisted and changed, which is why I think the accuser gave so many different versions of his story.

Rather than return to the police to file a report, his lawyer had police come to his own private office to interview his client. The police accommodated this request. This would also protect the accuser and his lawyer from having to discuss what they spoke to police about – everything is under client-attorney privilege.

It is strange and troubling that long after the criminal case ended, it was discovered the accuser had physical evidence of over 7 relationships he had with adult men and women when he was as young as 15 years old. None of them were Eric Pepin. None of them were ever pursued or questioned by police.

An even sadder statement on the injustice done by the police and district attorney is this:

During testimony, the accuser was asked about claims he made during the criminal case to police which he repeated, on paper, in his civil lawsuit. These are shocking statements he claimed Eric Pepin had done and when.

With complete indifference, he casually stated claims he made never happened.

The lawyers sat still for a moment – had he just said claims he made NEVER HAPPENED?!

They asked what any logical human would follow with: If those things never happened, why did you say they did? Why did he tell police they happened, why was he claiming damages in his own lawsuit for things he is now saying never happened?

The man shrugged and said they should ask his lawyer.

Here is perhaps the most disturbing part: nobody cared. They acted as if it was business-as-usual and continued on as if nothing interesting had really happened. As if it was all a given and things like this happen every day. It’s just another day on the job, earning a living. Somebody lies to the police, lies in their lawsuit, destroys innocent lives… and it’s no big deal. Happens all the time. That’s life. Get over it.

Nobody seemed shocked by the discovery, as if it was a given that everyone already knew the man was lying. It’s just the way the system works. It’s not about guilty or innocent, it’s just a system that moves along and people make money from it. In the end it spits you out, the just, the unjust… all the same. Justice, as is often said, is indeed blind.

NEXT: Eric Pepin’s Surprising REGRET about Lawsuit

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The District Attorney in Eric Pepin’s case, ran against a sitting judge in an election that took place soon after Eric Pepin’s trial ended.

He won and became a judge. Did Andy Erwin use Eric Pepin’s case, and possibly others like it, as a way to exploit them for his own gain? How much abuse of state power do we tolerate and what are other people in similar positions capable of? Who is protecting us, the people, from those who are supposed to be protecting us?

Hear how the police used their power in Eric Pepin’s case and ask yourself… how many are out there who didn’t get a chance to speak?

The election did raise some eyebrows, with Blue Oregon asking in an article, “Did Andy Erwin dupe Washington County?”

My belief is he did a lot more then they are claiming and he got away with it.

Blue Oregon did some research and uncovered what Eric Pepin and many of his legal advisers would later believe to be true – Erwin used the case to play to his donors and voting base.

“A few weeks ago, a reader sent me a tip about looking into Erwin’s campaign finances. Since this was a race on my own ballot, it intrigued me enough to surf over to Orestar and check it out. A look at Erwin’s campaign finances via Orestar does show some rather unsavory connections.

It’s pretty clear this wasn’t one of your run-of-the-mill races. Erwin ran this like a legislative race. He even had a campaign website. None of the other circuit judge candidates had them, that I can find.

On Erwin’s website is a rather odd letter that Rogers apparently sent out to criminal defense attorneys in March. The letter accuses Steve Doell and Crime Victims United of “weighing in” on the race with a huge donation to Erwin (which Erwin denies). It further accuses Doell and Kevin Mannix of asserting themselves into these sorts of races, a charge that Erwin further denies.

On 5/13/08 (one week before the election), Erwin’s campaign received $10,000 from Loren Parks. For those still unaware, Parks has a penchant for bizarre, right-wing campaigns and candidates (not to mention Parks’ fantabulous claims about how he can cure female frigidity by hypnosis warning: NOT family-friendly). Parks dropped $175k to Mannix in July . In fact, Parks is one of Mannix’s most generous benefactors. Why would Parks be dumping that much cash into a nonpartisan, judicial race? And why right before the election?”

The web gets more tangled for Erwin, which you can check out here:

http://www.blueoregon.com/2008/09/did-andy-erwin.html

Eric Pepin as someone promoting “meditation”, a tradition not normally understood by mainstream conservative Christianity, living an alternative lifestyle, would be an easy target to rally behind with tabloid-like reporting and headlines from an assisting reporter.

With Erwin using the power of his position and all the resources of the state – who has the wealth to combat that? How can you prove your innocence when you were charged with a crime without evidence?

Erwin as an experienced attorney would know exactly what Eric Pepin’s chances were. He could have also made an educated case that most people, in that position, would cave and negotiate a deal rather than risk prison… even though they know they are innocent. The state simply holds too much power.

It would be a way to strong-arm a conviction and score an electoral victory for his upcoming race.

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“A lot of time these judges races, it comes down to who’s got the better name.”

- Republican State Senator Bruce Starr commenting on Andy Erwin’s race for judge to the Forest Grove News-Times

The District Attorney in Eric Pepin’s case, Andy Erwin, was young, ambitious and hungry for position and power… that much many people could have figured out. What few people knew, outside of his inner circles where he was building his backers, is that he wanted to run for judge.

He needed name recognition to win. What better way to do that then get his name in headline news? In comes Holly Danks, reporter for the biggest, most respected newspaper in Portland, The Oregonian.

Holly served up publicity for Erwin nicely – she was the first, and often only, reporter to write about Eric Pepin’s case with Erwin’s name in it (a frequent source cited in her stories)… and when it came time for election season… did Holly make sure The Oregonian praised Erwin and slammed his opponent?

It would be a perfect team, although it had many ethical gray areas. A District Attorney who pursued cases without evidence, yet did not pursue cases that did? A newspaper that lost its impartial stance and always sided with one man.. basically serving as his publicity machine?

Somewhere, someone must have caught on… as the evidence in her stories were later altered. If there is nothing to hide… why try to cover it up?

Here is one of Holly’s stories supporting Erwin in the judges race:

http://web.archive.org/web/20080530193929/blog.oregonlive.com/elections/2008/05/washington_county_circuit_cour.html

Simple enough right? Erwin wins in a “stunning vote” and Erwin is “so terribly grateful”… while his opponent gets a no comment. Good quotes for Erwin… maybe TOO good.

Now look at the article as it currently appears on The Oregonian site. You can see it here:

http://blog.oregonlive.com/elections/2008/05/washington_county_circuit_cour.html

The first thing to notice is the byline… WHO does it say wrote the story? Jerry Casey? Who?? What happened to Holly Danks?

Go back to the first story and notice it says, “Posted by”. Digging through The Oregonian archives reveals there’s very little stories “posted by” people who are not the author of the article. After all, if you write a story, what’s so hard about clicking a few buttons and putting it on the web with your name on it? Why have someone else do it, with their name at the top? Was Holly in that much of a rush to get the stories out she needed to do it?

Funny thing about online articles at the Oregonian’s website is that writers sign their articles TWICE. Once at the top, and the second at the end of the story with their email address… so whose name still appears at the bottom of the current story? Lo and behold… Holly Danks…

So the writer, assuming Jerry Casey actually wrote the story, is sharing their article with someone just for posting it. I’m sure there’s a reason why so very few writers have other people “post” their stories on The Oregonian site. It must be a pretty easy thing to do. Why would Holly do it?

Another curious crumb is that the Internet Archive still has a copy of the article with Holly’s name at the top. If you wrote the story, and someone else posted it, wouldn’t you want a little credit for your hard work by having your name at the top? How long was Jerry Casey’s name NOT there for it to be stored in the cache of the Internet Archive? Had to be a good amount of time… so why then bother going back some time later and putting your name back on there?

Is it possible someone started to ask questions and Holly, or The Oregonian, needed to distance itself from the perception of Holly-Erwin having an unethical or improperly close relationship? That would get a name changed at the top… pretty fast I’d imagine.

One story could be considered “a fluke”. Nevermind that after hours of searching through The Oregonian’s site I struggled to find more than other article that has a different name at the top then at the bottom. They always match, as first published.

So what happens when it happens not once, but twice, BOTH related to the judges race? To me, means something smells fishy.

Here is ANOTHER article Holly “posted” for the judges race praising Erwin. Take a look at who it says wrote the article, Roger Gregory. Then scroll down to the bottom – ah, Holly Danks is there again.

In the original online version, it listed Holly at the top. However, searches to secure Internet archives of the original article turned up nothing. The article wasn’t saved.

Here is the altered version on The Oregonian’s site:

http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2008/04/judge_prosecutor_in_heated_ele.html

Note the strong ending of the article for Erwin, “Erwin has endorsements from every police association in the county, three police chiefs, the sheriff, the district attorney and Washington County Circuit Judge Charlie Bailey.”

Who wrote this article again… an impartial newspaper or Erwin’s publicist?

There is a popular saying, “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire…” Well, when there’s a tight-knit relationship between a D.A. and a reporter… and her hands are all over the glowing articles pushing said candidate… chances are there’s a few other facts under the covers nobody knows about.

This wasn’t the only “funny” thing to happen in Erwin’s judge race. If you are going all the way, why stop at the paper?

Independent news Blue Oregon did some research and had to ask, “Did Andy Erwin dupe Washington County?” My personal opinion and belief is he did a lot more then they are claiming and he got away with it.

See more about their research here…

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Watch here for the dark secret nobody has dared talk about because of the powerful people involved… then keep reading below for breaking news about an attempted COVER UP! Who are the police really looking out for?

It is strange and troubling that long after the criminal case ended, it was discovered the accuser had physical evidence of over 7 relationships he had with adult men and women when he was as young as 15 years old. None of them were Eric Pepin.

The police never pursued any of these individuals

… – even after one man stated on record he had the accuser LIVING with him and was engaged in a sexual relationship with the accuser when he was a minor and he was an adult. The accuser admitted it was true.

Admission of guilt, evidence, end of story?

No charges were ever filed. No police investigation ever begun.

If District Attorney Andy Erwin were after justice for the crime Eric Pepin was accused of… why pursue only him when there was no evidence the accuser was telling the truth? Was the DA hiding the other relationships he had proof of? If so, what would be the purpose to do so?

Is it possible that neither the accuser nor Andy Erwin had anything to gain by going after these people… so neither of them cared? None of them, even the adults older than 40 with established careers who had relationships with the man as a minor, had any wealth. For the accuser that leaves nothing to gain.

For a young District Attorney, hoping to run against an incumbent judge grossly more experienced than him, none of the adults on the accusers list of relationships had any kind of fame or stories that would grab headlines. To win an election, Andy Erwin needed to make a name for himself, he needed publicity… Eric Pepin could provide that… and did.

Even better is that Erwin had an Oregonian reporter who, by some local accounts, practically lived in the District Attorney’s office. Holly Danks needed stories to further her career, Erwin needed headlines to promote his name for his upcoming election… it was a perfect match.

From the blog NWRepublican

“Like the Oregonion isn’t biased. Holly Danks practicly lives in the Washington County DA’s Office. She’s on a first name basis with them and has their direct dial numbers. Just exactly how many of the voting public is given that info?”

Lucky for Andy Erwin the civil attorney the accuser went to with his story, John Uffleman, was a former District Attorney for the county. He had connections and could work to sell the story to Erwin. When Erwin heard Ufflemans tale of a “cult leader” right in Beaverton, it is easy to see how he could envision, in that moment, headlines splashed across all of the papers… with his name on them all.

As reported by the Forest Grove News-Times, Republican State Senator Bruce Starr hit the nail on the head, “A lot of time these judges races, it comes down to who’s got the better name.”

Follow the “Fame Name Game”. Who’s got the fame, to recognize the name?

The better name also means name recognition. The more Erwin could get his name in the paper, with help from Holly Danks, the better. If he were to win a “sensational” case against a “cult leader”, why, it would make him a local hero.

Of course, Erwin didn’t win that fight but like the saying goes, “the only bad news is no news”.

Holly Danks led the charge as the first, and pretty much only, reporter to write about Eric Pepin’s case. In many stories not related to Eric Pepin she frequently quotes Erwin, a regular source in a relationship where one hand seemed to wash the other.

When it came time for election season Holly Danks pushed her partners name… with her help the Oregonian pushed Andy Erwin’s cause. Think about it, if you need a source for stories, what better “inside scoop” then a judge in the courthouse? It was also a great score for Erwin – Holly had the power of the Oregonian behind her – the biggest local Portland paper.

Holly Danks sided with Erwin in the election. The Oregonian promoted him while casting down his opponent.

The Forest Grove News-Times noted in an article during the election, “It’s the kind of battle you’d expect to play out in a courtroom on network television.”

Erwin got his news and he won for judge.

Check out the Forest-Grove article here:
http://www.forestgrovenewstimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=120898259374081800

Shocking Update… Attempted Cover-Up?

Someone may have caught on to Andy and Holly’s mutually beneficial “relationship”… or started to catch on. Evidence has surfaced that shows some suspicious activity from The Oregonian. Is there evidence, now being attempted to hide, which shows the extent to which Holly worked to elect Erwin?

A man who, by the looks of it, knowingly overlooked pursuing crimes he had evidence for, used (or abused) his trusted position as a public servant to wield all the power of the state against people he knew would create publicity… is now in a position of even greater power? Greed, thirst for power, corruption… it looks like The Forest Grove-Times was right. The kind of thing you’d expect to play out on network television.

Reads like it should be on the evening news… think it ever will be? Probably not. Corruption and abuse of power is the kind of thing that REALLY scares people. It’s not the kind of fear that sells papers. Plus it damages the illusion that the U.S. is a moral system, where these kind of things “don’t happen”.

See for yourself… Holly pushing stories of Erwin for judge, the originals and the altered stories. The story nobody else dares to talk about.

NEXT: SHOCKER! Attempted cover-up in Eric Pepin trial

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In March 2006 Beaverton police, covered in full swat gear with guns ready, stormed Higher Balance’s main office .

Nothing would change their belief that, in their own words, Eric Pepin was already guilty. This was before they searched for any evidence or spoke to a single witness. Below are parts of a shocking story about the case that would destroy two innocent lives and damage so many others…

Eric Pepin, the president, had been accused by an ex-employee of having a sexual relationship 8 weeks before his 18th birthday… 4 YEARS after he said it occurred and after he had been fired. Based on nothing but conflicting stories the accuser could not keep straight, the police led by Detective Mike Smith, put on their helmets, loaded their guns and raided the building.

Inside they found a normal, quiet office filled with a dedicated staff steadily working on their dream of contributing their part to a better world through meditation, activating the sixth sense and spiritual awakening.

Eric Pepin threw his full cooperation behind the police, who it seems never investigated the man making the accusations. They also never found any evidence that any of the man’s claims were true except 3 DIFFERENT stories he told police. (Later the man would ADMIT in depositions, under oath, many of the claims being made never happened. Nobody cared about his admission which occurred over a year after the trial ended clearing Eric Pepin.)

Every legal advisor, a retired captain of Portland’s police force, and a former federal prosecutor all assured Eric Pepin that it was so obvious the claims were made up, that once the police investigated they would be dismissed.

Almost a year later, Eric Pepin and Jamison Preibe would be charged for a crime they did not commit, without any evidence. Guilty until proven innocent… is this the new American way? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Duke_University_lacrosse_case

That fateful day in March, 2006 marks the moment the names, reputations and lives of many innocent people were destroyed. Despite Eric Pepin being found not guilty to all of the charges, the damage caused could never be undone.

Here are gathered accounts and details surrounding the case, true experiences from people who were there and are still waiting for justice.

It involves, what many believe, corruption in the Beaverton police and District Attorney’s office, a local reporter using her position at Portland’s biggest and most respected newspaper, The Oregonian, for her own ambition, and a thirst for money and power regardless of the cost.

For a more complete background see the news story here: Eric Pepin Cleared of all Sex Charges

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