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Dear Larry,
Lets have a talk, MK to MK, man to man, Agnostic to Saint.
No doubt by now you've realised that the Gary Earl scandal has broken publicly and although what Gary has done in his past is abhorrent to any person with any moral fibre, what NTM has done about it is truly appalling and I would suggest could be the final straw that brings NTM down.
I won't bore you with the transcript that has been published on Fanda Eagles, you can read it for yourself.
The reassurance that the abuse had ended in the 90s proved to be alas inaccurate, when Scott Kennell was jailed for 58 years. NTM issued this vague statement "While we are trying to confirm whether there is a connection between the accused's personal actions and our organization, we have put the accused on immediate leave." and then Scott Kennell was wiped from NTM and for his victims probably nothing?
Now it turns out the promises of instant termination are hollow, for Gary Earl remains on the NTM website long after it was confirmed he was an abuser. No doubt he is collecting his donations and has a comfortable lifestyle, but what of his victims.
I knew Gary, met him when I was an MK at Numonohi. He is just another offender in a growing list of men who transgressed into criminality and who intercepted my teenage years. Coincidence that there were so many or is there a more logical explanation?
No doubt Gary will soon be gone from NTM, his name will only be mentioned by those who dare to gossip. His victims won't forget his name, as the victims of many others won't forget theirs. And no more promises of action or policy change or terminations will repair the damage done to those who became collateral damage of a faith that far to many have lost because of the crimes of evil men who were supposed to be protecting them.
There are many MKs who's lives have been destroyed by the monsters that NTM had pass through it's ranks. Very few of these monsters have ever seen justice and those who have did so because they were turned in by brave MKs not by a Mission that cared. Most have been allowed to fade into retirement or slip quietly away with a resignation or buried as Saintly Hero's.
The fate of NTM now lies in yours and a select few hands. There is a swell of public distrust and disgust with groups who hide their paedophiles under the cover of their religious beliefs. Where that tide of revulsion will sweep and what it will sweep before it is not my gamble to ignore, it is yours.
So MK to MK, man to man, Agnostic to Saint, it is time to turn Gary Earl and every other paedophile, rapist, child beater and whoever else NTM is and has sheltered over to the authorities and do it publicly with sincere contrition that leaves only the truly cynical doubting your true repentance. No more lies, half truths, inquiry groups, excuses, biblical excuses or hiding.
Kind regards
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cc Fanda Eagles
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