Yes, indeed, been a long, strange journey, and parts of me say it’s just beginning. Nick Bryant has done a masterful job. His persistence has brought forth an understanding and exposition of the scandal that surpasses all previous attempts.
(from the back cover)
Are our politicians, businessmen and media personalities being compromised? Is there a covert check-and-balance system affecting our body politic? How and why does a nationwide child-abuse network stay hidden? What about the children? These are just some of the questions thatThe Franklin Scandal addresses.
Journalist Nick Bryant has traveled over 40,000 miles and spent nearly seven years uncovering this authoritative history. He has had his life threatened, his car searched, and his actions monitored.
Bryant located several of the young victims, who are now adults, and coaxed them to emerge from the shadows—some telling their story for the first time ever. He also tracked down members of the sex ring, and persuaded them to talk.
Conducting hundreds of hours of interviews and digesting thousands of documents, Bryant has written the definitive narrative of our country’s most suppressed scandal. More than just an exposé, this is also an amazing chronicle of courage, faith, and fortitude amidst great betrayal.
Bryant brings this explosive report directly to the court of public opinion, in search of justice for the devastated children and consequences for those who have helped to perpetuate this horror. This book is a wake-up call for everyone who cares about children … and our Republic.
(from the book flaps)
A tragic tale that tears at your heart and rips your soul, THE FRANKLIN SCANDAL is the true story of a child-pandering network and the masking of its very existence through a massive cover-up orchestrated from the utmost pinnacle of power—using the CIA, FBI, Secret Service and a corrupt judicial process.
Various news organizations have attempted to break aspects of this story, but the reports have either been ignored or mysteriously shelved. ABC backed away from pursuing this story, while, conversely, CBS appears to have abetted its concealment—making it obvious that very powerful people have a vested interest in safeguarding this secret.
The shocking disclosures begin at an old brick warehouse in a seedy section of Washington, DC, progressing through the $40 million rip-off of a nondescript Midwestern credit union—with a fancy bedroom in its basement—and then back to a DC party-house with hidden cameras.
The alleged front man for the group was a rising star in the Republican party, Lawrence E. King.
He opened the 1984 GOP national convention with a rousing rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner, and threw a party for 600 people, including a cabinet official and President Reagan’s daughter, at Southfork Ranch — the swanky mansion used for the Dallas TV series.
After accounts of severe abuse told by the frightened children were squelched, a state legislative committee was formed to examine the alarming affair. Its lead investigator’s airplane mysteriously exploded in midair, his omnipresent briefcase went missing, and all of his investigative records were subpoenaed by the FBI two days later. With that the case was shut down — until now.
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Peace,
Kris Millegan
Publisher
Jim 2:34 pm on August 25, 2009 Permalink
I just want to let you know that I received my copy in the mail a few days ago and am about halfway through reading it. It is very well written! It is hard to put this book down! I had a cousin who was molested by her dad and some of his “friends” when she was young and have seen the damage done to her because of it. This book hits home for me because of the toll the childhood abuse took on my cousin. The Franklin Scandal exposes the dark forces that dwell beneath the surface of everday Americana! Thank you to Nick Bryant for writing this and thank you Kris and Trine Day for having the guts to publish this!