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By: wendi

wendi — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:52:12 +0000

I can whole heartedly agree with the corruption. My husband of 25 years, who had absolutely no criminal record, has been falsely accused of theft and other related felonies. Despite the fact that he furnished the investigator with evidence to support his claim that the funds were loan proceeds from an investor, the paperwork was disregarded as having been fabricated to present an alibi. The problem with this line of thinking is that in order for him to have done this he would have to have known they were “on to him” and if so would certainly would not have stayed in town nor would he have returned to the bank to withdraw funds from his account. I have personally caught the lead investigator in at least 2 bold face lies and he has stolen funds from our home.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:56:59 +0000

It looks like the kids were manipulated by their mothers to stay out of contact with Clyde Ray Spencer.

If you look at the allegations and course of the investigation, the first allegations sound very much like they were Shirley Hanson messing around with the mind of her step-daughter Kathryn. The investigation initially went in a direction that looked like Spencer’s first wife, Deanne Spencer, was being investigated for child sexual abuse.

Later, after Spencer was charged with child sexual abuse, then Shirley Hanson had her son stay over with Spencer at a motel where he was living. This resulted in accusations of child sexual abuse against Spencer for supposedly molesting his step-son, Matt Hanson. The whole thing smells like a set-up.

An objective prosecutor, unlike the scum in Clark County, could tell the case was a mess and didn’t make sense. Rebecca Roe of the King County Prosecutor’s Office reviewed the case and thought there were substantial problems with the statements from the children and that the case should not be prosecuted. For instance, Kathryn Spencer’s statements named her mother, father, brother, and other people as being involved in sexually molesting her but she couldn’t remember if it was on one occasion or many.

Clark County prosecuted it anyway. They ruined Clyde Ray Spencer’s life over lies and deceit.

By: Brenda Alexander

Brenda Alexander — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:16:50 +0000

This is outrageous. Thank God the children are testifying now but where were they 10 years ago when they knew he was in prison for a lie but didn’t come forward? I hope he sues the county and the police department.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:20:29 +0000

For those of us who have experienced the brokenness of a system that has so much at stake and such poor oversight and accountability, this is just one more example of devastation at the hands of the state.

The only deterrence is to make the STATE accountable by owing compensation for damages and rooting out those who knowingly abused their positions. Only when the state owes money for the wrongdoing of its employees will justice reforms be considered. This is what we must push for. The state will fire people who cost it millions of dollars, and the People should insist upon it.

We are a collaborative group our of Nebraska: The Family Advocacy Movement – that offers tools for families and individuals in every state to tell their stories, support other families and join for reforms – even across state borders. Please visit our website and register. We have an important event coming up (October 3rd):

Safe Haven Revisited:
Mental Health, Child Protection & Civil Rights
A Call for Reform

If you are able to make it to Nebraska for this, you would be welcome! Just visit our conference page to learn more: familyadvocacymovement.com/conference.

By: Pam

Pam — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:34:47 +0000

I already know how corrupt this county is. This isn’t the first atrocity. Take a look at how much money was gained by the prosecutors and judges in the Jack Stein case. He was wrongfully imprisoned almost 20 years ago and even though his case was overturned by the WA State Supreme Court, it came back to clark county and tried by the same corrupt people. His attorney ended up on the wrong side of justice before the case was over. He was found guilty with no evidence and no witnesses. The people who testified against him in the first case even recanted thier statements and told Jack’s attorneys that the prosecutor threatened him if he didn’t testify against Jack. In his case, way too much money is at stake for the state and way too many people in power would end up in jail. No way could he ever get a fair trial. It’s such a nightmare.