Bridget Marks: 'Glenn
Really Bothers Me' |
April
7, 2005 |
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Bridget
Marks Ruling: It's OK to Coach
Little Girls Into Saying They'd
Been Molested
Marks
was reunited Tuesday with
the daughters two courts
found she abused. |
Bridget Marks,
who was found
both by a trial
court and most
recently by an
Appellate court
to have coached
her then four
year-old twin
girls to make
false allegations
of sexual molestation
against their
father, got her
kids back Tuesday,
having been awarded
sole custody.
It is one of the
clearest examples
of anti-father
family court bias
in recent memory.
While Marks
has garnered
widespread media
sympathy through
her constant
theatrics and
the mainstream
media's anti-male
bias, the girls'
father, John
Aylsworth and
his attorney
Patricia Grant,
have declined
to speak publicly.
That changed
Sunday night,
when Grant appeared
on
His Side with
Glenn Sacks.
Tuesday both
the New York
Post and the
New York Daily
News quoted
from my
interview with
Grant. To listen
or read a transcript,
click
here. |
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The
newspaper articles are
Victorious mom's twins home
to stay (New York Daily
News, 4/6/05) and
MOMMY CHEERIEST (New York
Post, 4/6/05). Both are very
slanted against the father,
as has almost all of the reporting
so far. To write to the Post
or the Times about the issue,
click
here and
here.
I also discussed
the Marks ruling on the Charles
Goyette Show on Air America
KXXT AM 1010 in Phoenix, Arizona
yesterday morning. To listen
to the interview, click
here.
Observant readers
will note that the handover
was done quietly and out of
sight of the media, as opposed
to the hysterical street scene
Marks staged for the media when
she handed custody of the girls
over to Aylsworth on June 1,
2004. After getting her girls
as worked up as possible for
the cameras, Marks "hollered
'EVIL' at casino owner and former
beau John Aylsworth, as he and
his wife Karen picked up the
girls in front of Marks' East
72nd Street home... Marks' mother,
Molly Bennett screamed, 'He's
running like a rat!' When the
vehicle pulled away, Marks chased
after it briefly wailing, 'I
love you! I love you!' And her
little girls waved back"
(New York Post, 6/2/04).
Marks' Legal Team, Family Taunt
Me Over Recent Decision
I've
received letters from members
of Marks' legal team and a prominent
member of her family, gently
taunting me over their court
"victory" last week.
I responded as follows:
"I'm
not sure why you're giving yourselves
high fives in relation to me--the
Appellate court stated very
clearly that Marks had concocted
the accusations, exactly as
I said she did. The fact that
she was granted custody anyway
speaks volumes about the anti-male
bias of the family courts, another
common theme of mine. When a
court finds that Aylsworth really
did molest his daughters, be
sure to let me know...."
Bridget herself
is apparently not a fan either,
telling an interviewer in January
that I "really bother"
her.
See Bridget
Marks' Christian Family Values
in Action
Aylsworth has
lost custody and lost in the
media in part because Marks
has successfully portrayed him
as immoral. During this case
Marks has emphasized her professed
Christian family values. When
Aylsworth allegedly declined
to take the girls to church
on Sundays, Marks told the New
York Daily News "John even
wants to take Jesus away from
them" (6/28/04). She has
also repeatedly branded Aylsworth
"an adulterer." As
I mentioned on the show Sunday,
it is certainly true that Aylsworth
put both the girls and his wife
Karen in a difficult position
by having an adulterous affair
with Marks after three decades
of marriage. I also noted on
Sunday's show that "I do
get a little weary of some of
these guys who get themselves
into trouble because they can't
keep the pistol in the holster."
However, even
if we leave aside Marks' despicable
false molestation allegation,
she's still nobody to preach.
Marks carried on the affair
knowing Aylsworth was married
and, according to the Appellate
court, during the affair with
Aylsworth "it is undisputed
that she had been carrying on
a simultaneous sexual relationship
with another man, to whom she
was engaged at the time of the
hearing." Further evidence
of Marks' Christian values and
moral superiority can be seen
by clicking
here. Marks is on
the left. Jesus is not pictured.
As I've also
noted, the court found that
Aylsworth is a capable and loving
father. His four adult children
and his wife all gave the court
glowing reports of him as a
father, and, according to Judge
Goldberg, "all persons
who have seen him interact with
the twins testified that he
is a very good parent and that
the twins love him and are happy
with him." By contrast,
according to Grant, Marks was
found to be an unfit mother--see
the quotes from my interview
Sunday below:
Patricia Grant:
Bridget's team repeatedly said
to the members of the media
that she was found to be a fit
mother. In fact it was quite
the contrary. She was specifically
found to be unfit. But that
never surfaced.
Glenn Sacks:
Because of what? Because of
the allegations?
Patricia Grant:
Well, there were the false allegations,
there were intrusive physical
examinations that she took the
children for and indeed the...
Glenn Sacks:
Wait, wait, wait. Somehow I
have never heard of this. You
mean to tell me this is one
of the... Because I remember
I had a guy I talked to before
on the show who CPS came, they
investigated, what I guess was
his step daughter and I remember
him describing this horrendously
invasive examinations they do
on the little girl, supposedly
to tell if they have been molested.
I mean, just listening to this
I thought if somebody ever tried
to do this to my girl I'd blow
his head off. Are you talking
about this?
Patricia Grant:
They were taken to the emergency
room by Bridget Marks and indeed
her testimony was that one of
them had been molested, but
she took both of them for intrusive
vaginal examinations and when
asked why she took both she
said, and I quote, "for
comparison purposes."
Glenn Sacks:
So, in order to set up this
whole con game against Aylsworth
she was willing to drag her
little girls, who must have
been three or four at the time.
To take them to the emergency
room so some stranger could...
I'm not even going to describe
it. And that's a fit mother?
Patricia Grant:
That's a fit mother. Well she
wasn't found to be a fit mother.
The forensic evaluators thought
she was not fit and the court
found her to be unfit. But somehow
that was transformed by Bridget
Marks into she was a fit mother.
The basis of that was the testimony
that she was a "good enough"
mother and that was explained
rather clearly by Dr. Billick.
And what he meant when he said
that was that she saw to it
that the children were fed and
that the children were clothed
and that they went to school
and she was a "good enough"
mother.
Glenn Sacks:
That makes you a good enough
parent?
Patricia Grant:
It's a psychological term.
Glenn Sacks:
That's a pretty low standard.
Patricia Grant:
Well, he said "good enough"
in those respects but she was
unfit as a custodial parent.
In addition to the intrusive
physical examinations, Ms. Marks
was found by Dr. Billick to
have abused them emotionally
and physically in that she would
agitate them around periods
of visitation with their father
so that to induce asthma attacks
and then she would give them
very, very strong medication
which he believed was potentially
very harmful to them.
Glenn Sacks:
So, so it's not just a matter
that she would get them agitated,
because you know, you know what
she did on that street. Everything
she can to get them agitated
so that everybody could say
what a tragedy this is, and
what a victim she is. But the
girls, what, they had asthma?
Patricia Grant:
They developed asthma, yes.
Glenn Sacks:
And then they would have to
take medication because of the
way she was riling them up?
Patricia Grant:
That's right. That was one of
the things Dr. Billick thought
was potentially physically abusive
in her conduct. He also testified,
as did other witnesses, that
she was incapable of caring
for the girls herself. She had
nannies 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week."
Hear Bridget
Give Her Side of the Story
Bridget Marks
has received enormous media
attention for her side, a thousand
times what John Aylsworth ahs
received. However, for those
of you who would like to hear
Marks interviewed at length,
I suggest you listen to the
two interviews she did with
forensic consultant Dean Tong,
who is part of her legal team.
The interviews can be heard
on Nothing but the Truth with
Dean Tong by clicking
here and
here.
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friend
Peter Walzer was one of
the heroes of our
successful campaign to save
the crucial LaMusga decision
last summer. Peter specializes
exclusively in Family Law and
handles Marital Dissolution,
Spousal and Child Support, Custody
and Visitation, Tax Issues in
Marital Dissolutions, Interstate
and International Family Law
Disputes, Bankruptcy and Divorce,
and Paternity.
Walzer is a fellow of the
American Academy of Matrimonial
Lawyers and the International
Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers,
and is the past president of
the Association of Certified
Family Law Specialists. He takes
a proactive role in each of
his cases to handle the matter
in the most cost effective and
efficient way to better serve
his clients. He can be reached
at 818-591-3700 or at
www.California-Divorce.com.
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Police
Officers Unite to Defend Their
Livelihoods
Against False DV Allegations
Shot
in the line of duty. Twice awarded
the Medal of Honor. Named New
Jersey Police Officer of the
Year. A highly decorated
officer with an impeccable record.
For 22 years police officer
Eric Washington battled
criminals on the streets of
East Orange, New Jersey.
On January 21, 2001 Washington
was ambushed and brought down--not
by an ex-convict bent on revenge
or a shadowy gunman but instead
by a false domestic violence
accusation brought by a mentally
ill woman.
Under
the Violence Against Women Act
of 1994 and the 1996 Domestic
Violence Offender Gun Ban, individuals,
including police officers and
armed forces personnel, are
prohibited from possessing a
firearm if they are subject
to a restraining order regarding
an intimate partner. Yet
restraining orders are notoriously
easy to obtain. Unless the accused
can get the order undone at
a hearing--no easy feat in today's
climate--any police officer's
or serviceman's career is one
flimsy accusation away from
destruction. In New Jersey,
state policy dictates that men
lose their weapons simply when
a woman makes a police report
of domestic violence.
For
many fathers, the destruction
is double. Since restraining
orders are often used as first
strike weapons in divorce, falsely
accused officers often have
their careers destroyed at exactly
the moment they are slapped
with stiff child support obligations,
spousal support, and legal costs.
Washington
and 40 other falsely accused
officers have banded together
to form the
Police Officer Solidarity Commission
and fight these policies. Seattle
family law attorney
Lisa Scott frequently defends
men targeted by draconian domestic
violence policies. Eric and
Lisa will join Glenn on
His Side with Glenn Sacks
on Sunday, April 10 at 5 PM
PST/8 PM EST.
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To
learn more, see:
-
Cathy Young's
Hitting below the belt:
Easy to get, hellish to
deal with, restraining orders
have become the ultimate
weapon in domestic disputes
(Salon.com, 10/25/99)
-
Woman Destroys Officer's
Career with Accusation Found
to be Baseless then Demands
Half His Police Pension--see
Wife can keep share of pension
in divorce (MSNBC, 3/25/05)
-
Glenn's column
Baseball Player's Domestic
Violence Arrest Demonstrates
How Men are Presumed Guilty
in Domestic Disputes
(Los Angeles Daily Journal,
San Francisco Daily Journal,
8/8/02)
-
John Brumbaugh's story:
After years of appeals,
a technicality clears ex-police
officer's name (Daily
Breeze, 3/8/05) John,
who appeared on His Side
on 4/13/03, is a former
Torrance police officer
who successfully fought
for over seven years to
clear his name and get his
life back after being falsely
accused of domestic violence.
-
Stephen Baskerville's
No Restraint on Restraining
Orders
(Human Events, 8/5/02)
-
Glenn's column
New Report on Maternal Homicide
Crisis: Myth-Making and
Manbashing (Lexington
Herald-Leader, 1/3/05)
-
Glenn's column
'Fatal Fathers' Myth Promoted
in Wake of Peterson, Hacking
Cases (Daily Breeze
[Los Angeles], 9/17/04)
-
Glenn's column
Attacks on American Muslims
Reaffirm Wisdom of 2nd Amendment
(Pasadena Star-News &
Affiliated Papers, 9/19/01)
-
FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA--a
challenge to the Lautenberg
amendment.
-
His Side:
Restraining Orders: Saviors
of Abused Women or Child
Custody Tactic? (2/27/05)
-
His Side:
Father Spends 3 Months in
Jail for Returning Phone
Call (9/7/03)
-
His Side:
Liz Taylor's Son-in-Law
Says Taylor, Daughter Kidnapped
His Two Year-Old Son
(4/11/04)
-
His Side:
Seattle Press Brands Cops
as Batterers (8/3/03)
-
A comprehensive discussion
of the both the politics
and practical aspects of
dealing with false allegations
can be found in
The Father's Emergency Guide
to Divorce-Custody Battle
by Robert Seidenberg and
William Dawes, Esq.
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