But there are other ways that Tommy is involved in the lawsuit. Go to http://www.save-3abn.com/3abn-and-danny-v-joy-and-pickle-complaint.htm:
¶ 46 The check(s) that were sent to Tommy could have had something to do with buying the silence of victim(s).
¶ 48(a) Why else would a pedophile replace an alleged adulteress?
¶ 48(c) The hiring of Tommy, and Walt's failure to properly investigate the allegations, fall under here.
¶ 48(d) & ¶ 50(b) ASI was supposed to investigate the Tommy allegations, but Danny and 3ABn refused to allow that.
¶ 50 The replacing of Linda with a known pedophile shows that Danny did not divorce Linda over adultery.
¶¶ 46, 48, 50: The paragraphs all use the word inter alia which means that there are other allegations in the lawsuit in these categories that are not listed in the complaint. And Tommy fits.
O for pete's sake Robert Pickle. I just looked at your link, and it has nothing to do with what you just posted above. In fact, what looks to be answers to the complaint filed by 3ABN against you and Joy as you just wrote them with your could be's and maybe's , were not ever even given in your reply to the complaint. (Your answers to the numbered items you are referencing as filed by you and Joy are below.) The Johnny come lately arguments you just made are deceptive in my view, and only good for one thing. (flush..)
Defendants’ Untrue Statements
Gailon Joy and Robert Pickle have published numerous untrue statements
that 3ABN and its President Danny Shelton have committed financial improprieties with
donated ministry funds. Among those untrue statements made by Joy and Pickle are,
inter alia, that:
Answer of Defendants to 46: Plaintiffs are left to their proof that the statements published are untrue, that the defendants knew them to be untrue. The defendants assert that they properly researched each such statement now challenged and that the factually challenged statements, or unresponsive statements of the plaintiffs constitute an absolute defense in fact against the presumption of wanton and reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the claims. Therefore denied.
a. For the last several years, the international television ministry
known as Three Angels’ Broadcasting Network (3ABN) has found itself beset by a
growing number of moral, ethical, and financial allegations. Despite the serious nature of
these allegations, repeated calls for investigation, reform, and accountability have gone
unheeded by its officers and directors.
Answer of Defendants to 46a:Admitted that the ministry is best by allegations. Plaintiff is
left to their proof that any allegation has been properly acted upon by its officers or board
of directors. Defendants are publishing an allegation that is a restatement of a protected
source or sources. Plaintiffs have been unresponsive to the allegations or have been
factually challenged. Therefore, defendants are without sufficient evidence upon which to
state a fact based response and request the right to supplement their response upon
completion of discovery. Therefore denied.
b. Danny Shelton purchased a 3-year-old van using 3ABN funds,
then sold the van to a member of his family for just $10.00.
Answer of Defendants to 46b: Defendants are publishing an allegation that is a
restatement of a protected source or sources. Plaintiffs have been unresponsive to the 26
allegations or have been factually challenged. Therefore, defendants are without
sufficient evidence upon which to state a fact based response and request the right to
supplement their response upon completion of discovery. Therefore denied.
c. Danny Shelton purchased new furniture with 3ABN funds, put the
new furniture in his residence, and put the old furniture from his residence on the 3ABN
television set.
Answer of Defendants to 46c: Defendants are publishing an allegation that is a
restatement of a protected source or sources. Plaintiffs have been unresponsive to the
allegations or have been factually challenged. Therefore, defendants are without
sufficient evidence upon which to state a fact based response and request the right to
supplement their response upon completion of discovery. Therefore denied.
d. Danny Shelton used 3ABN funds to purchase used furniture from
his sister, Tammy Chance, at nearly new prices (enabling Ms. Chance to buy brand new
furniture for her home), for use in a 3ABN guest house, but, instead of putting the used
furniture in the 3ABN guest house, Mr. Shelton gave the furniture to yet another family
member and used 3ABN funds to purchase brand new furniture for the guest house.
Answer of d Defendants to 46d: Defendants are publishing an allegation that is a
restatement of a protected source or sources. Plaintiffs have been unresponsive to the
allegations or have been factually challenged. Therefore, defendants are without
sufficient evidence upon which to state a fact based response and request the right to
supplement their response upon completion of discovery. Therefore denied.
e. The 3ABN Board of Directors has failed in its responsibility to oversee and manage 3ABN’s financial assets.
Answer of Defendants to 46e: Defendants are publishing an allegation that is a
restatement of a protected source or sources. Plaintiffs have been unresponsive to the
allegations or have been factually challenged. Therefore, defendants are without
sufficient evidence upon which to state a fact based response and request the right to
supplement their response upon completion of discovery. Therefore denied.
f. Danny Shelton laundered money through 3ABN donations to
Cherie Peters, in order to make payments that had been expressly prohibited by the
3ABN Board of directors.
Answer of Defendants to 46f: Defendants are publishing an allegation that is a
restatement of a protected source or sources. Plaintiffs have been unresponsive to the
allegations or have been factually challenged. Therefore, defendants are without
sufficient evidence upon which to state a fact based response and request the right to
supplement their response upon completion of discovery. Therefore denied.
g. 3ABN Board members have personally enriched themselves as
officers and directors of 3ABN in violation of the Internal Revenue Code.
Answer of Defendants to 46g: Defendants do not recall an allegation that Board
Members, other than the President, Danny Lee Shelton, have enriched themselves. If it
did then it would be that Defendants are publishing an allegation that is a restatement of a protected source or sources. Plaintiffs have been unresponsive to the allegations or have been factually challenged. Therefore, defendants are without sufficient evidence upon which to state a fact based response and request the right to supplement their response upon completion of discovery. Therefore denied.
h. Danny Shelton wrongfully withheld book royalties from 3ABN
and refused to disclose those royalties in proceedings before a court of law related to the
distribution of marital assets.
Answer of Defendants to 46h: Defendants are publishing an allegation that is a
restatement of a protected source or sources. Plaintiffs have been unresponsive to the
allegations or have been factually challenged. Therefore, defendants are without
sufficient evidence upon which to state a fact based response and request the right to
supplement their response upon completion of discovery. Therefore denied.
Answer of Defendant Pickle to 46h: Defendant Pickle is unaware of any books that
3ABN has written. Therefore denied.
i. Danny Shelton has directed 3ABN Chief Financial Officer Larry Ewing to not answer questions concerning Danny Shelton’s personal finances, expenses, bonuses or book royalties in a Family Court proceeding, which was initiated by Linda Shelton regarding division of marital assets and that Mr. Ewing has complied and refused to answer questions posed to him by the Court.
Answer of Defendants to 46i:Defendants do not recall an allegation that Mr Ewing was
posed questions by a court. Otherwise, Defendants are publishing an allegation that is a
restatement of a protected source or sources. Plaintiffs have been unresponsive to the
allegations or have been factually challenged. Therefore, defendants are without
sufficient evidence upon which to state a fact based response and request the right to
supplement their response upon completion of discovery. Therefore denied.
j. Danny Shelton has used the 3ABN corporate plane for personal
uses.
Answer of Defendants to 46j: Defendants are publishing an allegation that is a
restatement of a protected source or sources. Plaintiffs have been unresponsive to the
allegations or have been factually challenged. Therefore, defendants are without
sufficient evidence upon which to state a fact based response and request the right to
supplement their response upon completion of discovery. Therefore denied.
k. Danny Shelton spent $600,000 of 3ABN funds for radio station WDQN without Board approval and paid in excess of its fair market value, which was only $250,000.
Answer of Defendants to 46k: Defendants are publishing an allegation that is a
restatement of a protected source or sources. Plaintiffs have been unresponsive to the
allegations or have been factually challenged. Therefore, defendants are without
sufficient evidence upon which to state a fact based response and request the right to
supplement their response upon completion of discovery. Therefore denied.
47. Each and every one of the statements set forth above is false and Defendants published them with malice, either knowing them to be false or with wanton
and reckless disregard for the truth or falsity of the statements.
Answer of Defendants to 47: Plaintiffs are left to their proof that the statements published are untrue, that the defendants knew them to be untrue. Therefore the defendants assert that that the factually challenged statements, or unresponsive statements of the plaintiffs. constitute an absolute defense in fact against the presumption of wanton and reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the claims. Therefore denied.
48. Gailon Joy and Robert Pickle have published numerous untrue statements
that 3ABN and its President Danny Shelton have committed administrative and
operational improprieties at 3ABN and that the organization is not properly or
competently managed by its managers, officers, and directors. Among those untrue
statements made by Defendants are, inter alia, that:
Answer of Defendants to 48: Plaintiffs are left to their proof that the statements published are untrue, that the defendants knew them to be untrue. Therefore the defendants assert that that the factually challenged statements, or unresponsive statements of the plaintiffs. constitute an absolute defense in fact against the presumption of wanton and reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the claims. Therefore denied.
a. 3ABN engages in nepotism in the hiring and firing of staff.
Answer of Defendants to 48a: If the allegation has been made, Defendants are publishing
an allegation that is a restatement of a protected source or sources. Plaintiffs have been
unresponsive to the allegations or have been factually challenged. Therefore, defendants
are without sufficient evidence upon which to state a fact based response and request the
right to supplement their response upon completion of discovery. Therefore denied.
b. 3ABN violated the Federal Equal Opportunity Act by taking
adverse employment actions against two whistle-blower employees of 3ABN’s Trust
Services division.
Answer of Defendants to 48b: Defendants are publishing an allegation that is a
restatement of a protected source or sources. Plaintiffs have been unresponsive to the
allegations or have been factually challenged. Therefore, defendants are without
sufficient evidence upon which to state a fact based response and request the right to
supplement their response upon completion of discovery. Therefore denied.
c. The 3ABN Board of Directors has failed in its responsibility to
oversee the governance and administration of the organization.
Answer of Defendants to 48c: If the allegation has been made, Defendants are publishing
an allegation that is a restatement of a protected source or sources. Plaintiffs have been
unresponsive to the allegations or have been factually challenged. Therefore, defendants
are without sufficient evidence upon which to state a fact based response and request the
right to supplement their response upon completion of discovery. Therefore denied.
d. Danny Shelton and 3ABN would not permit an ecumenical
Seventh-Day Adventist-related, fact-finding tribunal proposed and directed by Adventistlaymen’s Services and Industries (“ASI”) to investigate all allegations related to the ministry and confined the tribunal to only those allegations involving Linda Shelton’s
removal and the Shelton’s’ divorce.
Answer of Defendants to 48d: Defendants note that the terms "ecumenical" and
"Seventh-day Adventism" are mutually inconsistent, the first not being a part of the tenets of the second, therefore any allegation contained in the statement is denied. However, if such an allegation was actually made, Defendants are publishing an allegation that is a restatement of a protected source or sources. Plaintiffs have been unresponsive to the allegations or have been factually challenged. Therefore, defendants are without sufficient evidence upon which to state a fact based response and request the right to supplement their response upon completion of discovery. Therefore denied.
48. Each and every one of the statements set forth above is false and Defendants published them with malice, either knowing them to be false or with wanton
and reckless disregard for the truth or falsity of the statements.
Answer of Defendants to 49: Plaintiffs are left to their proof that the allegations are false,
that the defendants knew they were false and therefore represent wanton and disregard
for the truth or falsity. Therefore, denied by the defendants.
49. Gailon Joy and Robert Pickle have made numerous published untrue
statements that 3ABN and its President Danny Shelton acted without grounds in
removing Linda Shelton from the 3ABN Board of Directors, that Danny Shelton had no
grounds for divorcing Linda Shelton, that 3ABN and Danny Shelton conspired to hide
evidence and information concerning the removal and divorce, and that 3ABN and
Danny Shelton have lied and made otherwise purposeful misstatements concerning the
Shelton’s’ divorce and Danny Shelton’s remarriage. Among those untrue statements
made by Defendants are, inter alia, that:
Answer of Defendants to 49: Plaintiffs are left to their proof that the statements published are untrue, that the defendants knew them to be untrue. Therefore the defendants assert that that the factually challenged statements, or unresponsive statements of the plaintiffs. constitute an absolute defense in fact against the presumption of wanton and reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the claims. Therefore denied..
a. Danny Shelton and ASI conspired to exclude Gailon Joy from participating in a
fact-finding tribunal regarding Linda Shelton’s divorce and removal from 3ABN.
Answer of Defendants to 49a: Admitted inasmuch as Defendants are publishing an
allegation that is a restatement of a protected source or sources. Plaintiffs have been
unresponsive to the allegations or have been factually challenged. Therefore, defendants
are without sufficient evidence upon which to state a fact based response and request the
right to supplement their response upon completion of discovery. Therefore denied.
b. Danny Shelton and ASI conspired to prevent various allegations and issues from
being included in the fact-finding tribunal.
Answer of Defendants to 49b: Defendants are publishing an allegation that is a
restatement of a protected source or sources. Plaintiffs have been unresponsive to the
allegations or have been factually challenged. Therefore, defendants are without
sufficient evidence upon which to state a fact based response and request the right to
supplement their response upon completion of discovery. Therefore denied.
c. It was Danny Shelton that participated in an extra-marital affair by becoming
“involved” in “after hours activities” with 3ABN employee Brenda Walsh.
Answer of Defendants to 49c: Defendants do not recall such a specific allegation but
inasmuch as it is believed to be inferred, Defendants are publishing an allegation that is a
restatement of a protected source or sources. Plaintiffs have been unresponsive to the
allegations or have been factually challenged. Therefore, defendants are without
sufficient evidence upon which to state a fact based response and request the right to
supplement their response upon completion of discovery. Therefore denied.
d. During his marriage to Linda Shelton, Danny Shelton had several inappropriate
extra-marital relationships, of which 3ABN staff and board members were aware.
Answer of Defendants to 49d: Defendants do not recall alleging several extra-marital
relationships, and in particular not in any publication such as alleged by Plaintiffs, but
inasmuch as plaintiffs believe it is inferred, Defendants are publishing an allegation that
is a restatement of a protected source or sources. Plaintiffs have been unresponsive to the allegations or have been factually challenged. Therefore, defendants are without
sufficient evidence upon which to state a fact based response and request the right to
supplement their response upon completion of discovery. Therefore denied.
a. Danny Shelton was preparing to divorce Linda Shelton beginning
in 2003.
Answer of Defendants to 49e: Defendants do believe that upon a preponderance of the
evidence that was available to the defendants, it be may be inferred, therefore,
Defendants are publishing an allegation that is a restatement of a protected source or
sources. Plaintiffs have been unresponsive to the allegations or have been factually
challenged. Therefore, defendants are without sufficient evidence upon which to state a
fact based response and request the right to supplement their response upon completion
of discovery. Therefore denied.
f. Danny Shelton conducted an inappropriate relationship with from
August 2004 until they were married in 2006, and 3ABN’s officers and directors were
aware of the relationship.
Answer of Defendants to 49f: Defendants are publishing an allegation that is a
restatement of a protected source or sources. Plaintiffs have been unresponsive to the
allegations or have been factually challenged. Therefore, defendants are without
sufficient evidence upon which to state a fact based response and request the right to
supplement their response upon completion of discovery. Therefore denied.
g. Danny Shelton lied by claiming to have joint title with Linda
Shelton to a Toyota Sequoia automobile.
Answer of Defendants to 49g: Defendants are publishing an allegation that is a
restatement of a protected source or sources. Plaintiffs have been unresponsive to the
allegations or have been factually challenged. Therefore, defendants are without
sufficient evidence upon which to state a fact based response and request the right to
supplement their response upon completion of discovery. Therefore denied.
h.The 3ABN board of directors had no authority to authorize Danny Shelton’s adulterous
marriage or to allow his continued employment by and direction of 3ABN.
Answer of Defendants to 49h: The defendants alleged conclusion relates to ecclesiastical
authority and ecclesiastical foundation. However, Defendants are publishing an allegation
that is a restatement of a protected source or sources. Plaintiffs have been unresponsive to the allegations or have been factually challenged. Therefore, defendants are without
sufficient evidence upon which to state a fact based response and request the right to
supplement their response upon completion of discovery. Therefore denied.
i.Danny Shelton perjured himself through the course of court proceedings relating to his
divorce from Linda Shelton.
Answer of Defendants to 49i:Defendants do not recall such an allegation, but inasmuch
as the plaintiffs feel it is inferred, Defendants are publishing an allegation that is a
restatement of a protected source or sources. Plaintiffs have been unresponsive to the
allegations or have been factually challenged. Therefore, defendants are without
sufficient evidence upon which to state a fact based response and request the right to
supplement their response upon completion of discovery. Therefore denied.
50. Each and every one of the statements set forth above is false and
Defendants published them with malice, either knowing them to be false or with wanton
and reckless disregard for the truth or falsity of the statements.
Answer of Defendants to 50: Plaintiffs are left to their proof that the statements published are untrue, that the defendants knew them to be untrue. Therefore the defendants assert that that the factually challenged statements, or unresponsive statements of the plaintiffs constitute an absolute defense in fact against the presumption of wanton and reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the claims. Therefore denied.
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