Vladek Filler Family Legal Defense Fund
Victims of Ellsworth Maine Rape Hysteria
Borderline Personality Disorder
False Allegations by Parents in Custody Disputes
The Myth that Women Never Lie about Rape
| You Can Help |
Contact Us |
Last Updated on 02/14/2010 |
Media Coverage
In Maine, it doesn't pay to be a man
“…No doubt about it, Maine's domestic
violence industry has friends in high places. One of them is Mary Kellett, Assistant District Attorney for the Bar Harbor area. Think of
her as Michael Nifong on steroids.
Inspired by feminist Catherine Comins' sneer, "Men who are unjustly
accused of rape can sometimes gain from the experience," Kellett has
taken to prosecuting every allegation of sexual misconduct, often
ignoring glaring inconsistencies in the woman's account or clear
evidence of consensual activity:
http://www.fillerfund.com/marykellett.htm
In one case, Kellett summed up the case to the jury with this comment,
"there has been no evidence
presented to you as the jury that would suggest that a sexual act hadn't
occurred on those dates," revealing a sad ignorance of the legal
principle that the burden of proof falls on the plaintiff.
In another trial, Kellett did not present a shred of physical evidence,
prompting the defense attorney to comment, "We were just very surprised
with the only evidence the state had, that they brought these charges at
all."
Unfortunately for her prosecutorial victims, none of them play lacrosse
at an exclusive university or have wealthy parents to hire high-powered
attorneys. As a result, many have spent months in jail awaiting their
trial.
It gets worse.
Maine now has a law enforcement policy that says in effect if a woman
punches the living daylights out of her husband, somehow it must be the
man's fault. "Identifying Predominant Aggressors in Domestic Violence
Cases" is a training guide put together by the Maine Criminal Justice
Academy:
http://www.maine.gov/dps/mcja/docs/Mandatory-Law/Predominant%20Aggressor.doc
A little background: It is well known that many domestic violence
incidents are mutual in nature — she slaps him, he shoves back. One
study by Centers for Disease Control researcher Daniel Whitaker reported
fully half of all incidents of partner aggression are mutual. More often
than not, it's the woman who instigated the incident.
So when the police arrive on the scene, they need to decide who to stick
in the Paddy Wagon. For years, police used the commonsense yardstick,
Who started the fight? But feminists don't cotton to that approach
because, truth be told, too many women were getting arrested.
So they reached into their bag of tricks and —
abracadabra! "Predominant aggressor" magically appeared in the
law enforcement lexicon. Any guesses who the predominant aggressor might
be?
Before I give away the punch line, you may want to see for yourself the
Ms.-Information that the Predominant Aggressor curriculum bandies
around:
1. The idea that abuse can be mutual is a "misconception" (I
say so, it must be true.)
2. "DV is the leading cause of injuries to women between the ages of
15-44 in the U.S." (It's also a
proven fact that the moon is made of Swiss cheese and the 9/11 attacks
were masterminded by the CIA.)
3. Even if the violence is mutual, it's bad to arrest both parties
because the "batterer gains more power." (Don't
ask to see the research. I'm the one with the mic and I'll give you the
boot if you start to ask questions.)
Then the curriculum goes on to enumerate the types of violence that it
whimsically classifies as defensive:
1. Face scratches
2. Eye gouges
3. Bites to arm
Go ahead, ladies, scratch his
face and gouge his eyes out. You can always say it was in self-defense —
and now they'll have to take you at your word.
Patrick Henry College professor Stephen Baskerville has recently issued
a stunning indictment of our contemporary criminal justice system,
lambasting it as a "Feminist Gulag." Now in Maine, a man can be killed
in cold blood without consequence to the perpetrator, prosecuted for
rape with the flimsiest of evidence, or framed in a partner dispute on
account of his sex.
And whatever happened to the equal protection clause of the U.S.
Constitution?”
http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/roberts/100201
http://mensnewsdaily.com/2010/02/01/in-maine-it-doesnt-pay-to-be-a-man/
http://www.postchronicle.com/commentary/article_212282095.shtml?rssfeed
http://news.mensactivism.org/node/14669
http://domesticviolenceresourcesformen.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-maine-it-doesnt-pay-to-be-man.html
http://www.chronwatch-america.com/blogs/1458/In-Maine-It-Doesnt-Pay-to-Be-a-Man.html
http://www.ifeminists.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.679
http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2010/01/31/in-maine-it-doesn%e2%80%99t-pay-to-be-a-man/
http://www.silobreaker.com/in-maine-it-doesnt-pay-to-be-a-man-5_2263202116686315520
False Rape Witch Hunts Gone Wild
...One case which has received some attention is that of Vladek Filler, a husband who was accused of sexual assault by his wife during their bitter split up and custody battle.
Filler, a self employed honors graduate from Babson College, decided to leave his wife after 16 years
and get custody of his two sons. Child Protective Services and Court investigations granted Filler temporary custody of his children.
His wife was found to be a threat and had her supervised visits with them suspended.
Such gender biased rhetoric demonizes boys, men, and fathers and
leads to the numerous falsely accused men to face years in prison and
the perpetual skewing of domestic violence statistics.
Prior to being arrested and charged for his wife’s accusations,
Filler sought help from a local domestic violence organization which
turned him away and chose to give assistance to his abusive wife
instead. Filler sought a protection order from court and his wife
decided to drop the “nuclear bomb” of divorce and custody battles.
She accused Filler of abuse, child molestations, and spousal rape.
She demanded immediate custody of their children. A video about the
events appeared on
YouTube.
Despite absence of any corroborating evidence other than his wife’s
accusation, the children were taken away, and prosecutor Mary Kellett
had Filler arrested, charged, and eventually convicted. What
emerged after his January 2009 trial were revealing details of how
prosecutions of men are conducted by prosecutor Mary Kellett and the
Hancock County DA’s office.
Filler was apparently not allowed to present any evidence at all of
the bitter custody battle, his wife’s troubled past, or her false claims
of abuse in another custody battle with another man. Kellett, in turn
told the jury
“there was no evidence that the sexual assaults did not occur”,
and placed the burden on Filler to prove his innocence. Kellett suggested
that if forensic and physical examinations were conducted they would
impede justice in this case and that statistically Filler was more
likely to sexually assault his wife than a stranger. Aware that
Filler was prevented from presenting evidence, Kellett repeatedly told
to the jury that a child custody dispute did not even exist and
therefore could not be a motive for false accusations by his wife.
When considering the disturbing details of the Filler case, one
can’t help but to wonder how something like this could happen in our
justice system. What is taking place in Hancock County Maine is
extremism based on a myth that men are inherently bad, and are a threat
to helpless and innocent women; that the State needs to punish and
control men to maintain order within relationships and families.
This is not much different; from how Puritans viewed women accused of
witchcraft in their community. The way men are being characterized
in Maine has caused the public to be fearful and suspicious of men.
Maine’s Attorney General Janet Mills, a former co-founder of the Maine
Women’s Lobby, recently stated that her number one priority is domestic
violence, and that
“We need to send the message to boys and young men in Maine”.
Such views from Maine’s top law enforcement official are made despite
numerous credible studies suggesting that women are just as responsible,
if not more, for
"domestic violence"
and
"
"child abuse".
So powerful is the myth against men, that despite difficult fiscal
and economic times, the flow of
funding to the domestic violence industry continues to be
strong, as does the prosecution of men. The message of the rhetoric
being sent to the girls in Maine is “blame the boys for everything and
the State will do the rest”, so maybe the message to the boys in Maine
should now be “God help you”.
http://mensnewsdaily.com/2009/10/23/false-rape-witch-hunts-gone-wild/
http://wadvpress.org/?p=370
http://www.ifeminists.com/print.php?news.14532
http://framedfathers.blogspot.com/2009/10/false-rape-witch-hunts-gone-wild.html
http://antimisandry.com/false-allegations/false-rape-claim-industry-24368.html
The Filler Case Continues
The shameless tactics of Mary Kellett, and Michael Povich continue
in the state of Maine. It makes one wonder what they are really doing in
their capacities if they feel it necessary to prosecute every false
allegation this vigorously.
Here is what they’ve been up to lately. These cases should be
dismissed with prejudice. Instead, they enable the behaviors of this
sick woman. Her name is Ligia Filler, and she is a man’s worst
nightmare.
The state of Maine, Michael Povich, and Mary Kellett are guilty of
trying to block this evidence and the Filler’s continue to run out of
money to help this poor man. This must stop and stop soon.
http://wadvpress.org/
Ø May 17, 2009 Buzz - U.S. News
Anyone following what has been happening in Maine knows that men are
being charged, prosecuted and convicted by a corrupt DA’s office.
One trial of another innocent man just ended yesterday.
http://buzz.yahoo.com/article/1:current616:35cc49b062d12c52b4b9ea6182ac98c6
Ø May 14, 2009 Save The Fathers
Gross prosecutorial misconduct and civil rights abuse of men and
fathers is taking place in the Bar Harbor region of Maine by Assistant
DA Mary Kellett.
Some have called it a modern day Witch Hunt where men are targeted and
persecuted with little or no credible evidence of a crime.
This video details one case involving a father who tried to leave his
wife of 16 years and gain custody of his children. What happened next is
reminiscent of the 1600's Salem Witch Trials.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsKIcQhjaJg
Ø April 7, 2009 Diary of a Tired Black Man
News Story: Men, beware of the legal system...it's designed to
destroy you.
State of Maine
vs.
Vladek Filler
(and his children)
http://www.tiredblackman.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=6021
Mary Kellett - Nobody’s Talking...
It’s interesting when I call up prosecutor’s who are misbehaving.
Nobody is willing to step up and be accountable for their actions. It
happened with Jennifer Weiler of Thurston County and the Jeremy Kanoa
Hughes case, and now its happening again with
Mary
N. Kellet, Assistant District
Attorney/Hitwoman for Maine’s 7th district court. She’s not talking.
Period.
A new rape “trial” for the
Vladek
Filler family has been ordered due
to her misconduct up in Ellsworth, Maine where as many as 4 men per
month have been indicted on multiple counts of Rape, each carrying up to
30 years in prison. The details are
disturbing, especially the conduct
of Ms. Kellett within the courtroom itself.
So, I contacted
Michael Povich
this afternoon to get the prosecution’s side of the story.
http://wadvpress.org/?p=177#more-177
Ø March 10, 2009 California Men's Centers
New Trial for Man Convicted Of Wife Rape, an incredible tale of
judicial and prosecutorial misconduct arising from the war against men
and fathers, “guilty unless he proved otherwise… The defense attorney
stated in his motion that [Assistant DA Mary] Kellett told the jury
“there was no evidence that the sexual assaults did not occur…”
http://www.californiamenscenters.org/wordpress/?p=10658
Ø March 5, 2009 The Ellsworth American - Front Page
Filler, who is free on post-conviction bail, was engaged in a child
custody fight during the time his wife alleges she was assaulted. The
court did not allow evidence of the custody dispute during the trial.
“ … As a result of the court’s efforts to sanitize the criminal
proceeding, Mr. Filler was deprived of the opportunity to present to the
jury a complete picture of the relationship, and a context for Mrs.
Filler’s allegations,” the defense attorney stated.
Hancock County Superior Court Justice Kevin M. Cuddy stated in his
decision that during the trial, the court excluded from evidence facts
relating to the child custody dispute.
Cuddy stated in his decision to grant a new trial that one of the
major points of the prosecution in its closing argument entailed the
child custody dispute.
In his motion for a new trial, Pileggi stated that the defense would
have presented evidence of his client seeking a protection from abuse
order.
This evidence would have included Mrs. Filler’s filing of a similar
petition in Washington County after her efforts in Hancock County to
gain custody of the couple’s two sons had failed, Pileggi stated.
The evidence would have demonstrated “the existence and vehemence of
the Fillers’ child custody fight, all occurring at the same time and
immediately after Mrs. Filler’s claims of physical and sexual abuse,”
Pileggi stated.
“The error was compounded by the prosecutor’s repeated statements
during her closing argument that the record contained no evidence of a
custody dispute and that Mr. Filler’s defense should therefore be
discounted,” Pileggi stated.
Pileggi also contends in the motion that his client should be
acquitted, citing that the alleged sexual act was physically impossible
given the space constraints of the location in which Mrs. Filler says
the assault occurred.
Pileggi stated in his support for acquittal that the Maine Supreme
Judicial Court has made clear that a conviction may be sustained solely
upon a witness’s testimony, but in order to do so the testimony must
reflect actions that were physically possible.
“For example, the court would not be compelled to accept Mrs.
Filler’s testimony if she had said she had identified Mr. Filler as her
assailant through a conversation with aliens,” Pileggi stated. “The
evidence here is similarly outrageous.”
No reasonable jury could have found Filler guilty beyond a
reasonable doubt, the defense attorney said.
“Given the vast array of evidence demonstrating Mrs. Filler’s claims
to be impossible, the only inference that may be drawn is that the jury
improperly placed a burden on Mr. Filler to disprove the crime’s
occurrence.”
Pileggi also contends that Kellett misstated the burden of proof,
“implying that Mr. Filler was guilty unless he proved otherwise.”
The defense attorney stated in his motion that Kellett told the jury
“there was no evidence that the sexual assaults did not occur.”
http://ellsworthmaine.com/site/index.php/2009030519618/Latest/New-Trial-for-Man-Convicted-Of-Wife-Rape.html
Gouldsboro husband charged with rape
ELLSWORTH -- A Gouldsboro man accused of forcing his wife to engage
in a sex act was charged with rape Friday in Hancock County Superior
Court
The charge of Class A gross sexual assault against Vladek Filler,
39, stems from an incident that allegedly occurred April 6 at the
couple's Gouldsboro home.
Anthony Beardsley, as Ellsworth attorney who represented Filler in
court on Friday said his client denies the charges.
We feel there is a custody component involved in this," Beardsley
said, referring to the couple's children.
Bail was set at $10,000 cash or $50,000 surety.
Beardsley had argued for a lower bail based on the fact that his
client had no criminal record.
www.bangordailynews.com