The Chicago Tribune reports that 3ABN was sued on June 20, 2011, in federal
court by Attorney Jeff Herman on behalf of Alex Walker, one of Tommy Shelton's child molestation
victims. See
"Christian network sued in child sex abuse case."
Danny Shelton's Recorded Admission & Veiled Threats
When Pastor Glenn Dryden wrote
Walt Thompson in 2003 about his concerns about pedophile Tommy Shelton working at 3ABN,
3ABN attorney Mike Riva replied
on behalf of Tommy threatening suit.
But even before that, Tommy's brother, Danny Shelton, called Pastor Dryden twice on May 23, 2003, to apparently
do what he has often done over the years: attempt to intimidate. You can listen to the two recordings Danny left on
Pastor Dryden's answering machine below. Be patient, as there is a little delay before the recordings begin:
Danny warned Dryden that he could injure his
reputation and be held liable for his accusations since Dryden had stated as fact that Tommy had molested
six boys. Danny also pointed out that he had spoken with an attorney, and that Dryden was incorrect about
the statute of limitations issue.
Eight years later, Danny and his attorney and the statute of limitations have not kept 3ABN from
being sued over child molestation.
In speaking about the statute of limitations issue, Danny seemed to have a lot of difficulty
getting his words out, until he finally said it: Regarding the six victims Dryden had referred to,
the statute of limitations had already run out. In other words, Danny admitted that something
had happened for which the statute of limitations would apply.
Now if Danny knew something had occurred, why in the world did he allow Tommy to work at 3ABN
around children?
We will probably post Danny's reply if he sends us one.
WGN
TV's coverage, including footage of the June 20, 2011, press conference today at the
federal courthouse at which the lawsuit against 3ABN was announced, can be seen here:
As reported by the
Washington
Post on July 19, 2010, Tommy pled guilty to molesting Alex Walker and another victim in Virginia.
So Tommy admitted that Alex Walker's allegations were true.
Know of Additional Victims of Tommy Shelton, or of Any Helpful Information?
If you know of additional victims, or any information that you think might be helpful, you may pass it
along to:
Herman, Mermelstein, and Horowtiz, P.A.
18205 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 2218
Miami, Florida 33160
Here is the entire press conference as posted on YouTube.
You'll want to turn up the volume of your speakers in order
to hear the audio, since the audio is a bit low.
