Who Framed Seth Allen?

[Update: Please note that I have removed the first name of Ms. Kimberlin at her request and left only her first initial, “T.” She is, after all, a victim of sexual abuse and those kinds of reasonable requests will be honored.  While the moral right to privacy of rape victims is not absolute, it seems to be reasonably asserted here.] 

Well, "framed" is maybe too strong a word, but let’s review, shall we?  In one of my previous posts, I discussed how Brett Kimberlin seems obsessively focused on anyone who is “intolerant” of pedophilia, including myself, Patrick Frey, Mandy Nagy, Lee Stranahan and so on.  In particular Brett Kimberlin reacts badly when you (accurately) suggest he is a pedophile, or just call him one outright as I have been ever since I spoke with his wife, T.  And when Brett Kimberlin gets angry at someone, while one cannot exactly predict his behavior, one can predict that he will 1) act out 2) in a way that does him more material harm than good.  He is predictable in that respect.

But there was one example of someone accusing him of pedophilia that I left out, because it is, well... complicated.  It revolves around the early days of the Seth Allen case.  I learned of this story after the fact from friends, but what happened was Allen basically attacked Kimberlin in terms that was already established fact, or reported things that were stated in prominent books, newspapers, etc.  He truly didn’t defame Brett Kimberlin because everything he said was either 1) true, or 2) previously reported by other sources.

But then what happened is that people started faking more potentially defamatory comments under Seth Allen’s name, or his various well known internet personas.  And among them was the accusation that Brett was a pedophile.  I always suspected Rauhauser was behind this, or someone acting on his urging.  But yes, you are reading that right, folks: Seth Allen was falsely accused of accurately accusing Brett of being a pedophile.  It was meta.

We always assumed that whoever did this—whether it is Rauhauser or not—did so with Brett Kimberlin’s knowledge and approval.  In other words, I always assumed that Brett’s claim that Seth called him a pedophile was in fact a fraud upon the court—that Brett Kimberlin knew Seth didn’t write any such thing.

But recently I have begun to wonder: what if Brett really thought Seth wrote it.  What if he really, sincerely believed that the accusations of pedophilia were coming from Seth Allen, even though they didn’t?

We often call Rauhauser a “confict cupid” meaning that he liked to try to find ways to make friends or potential allies argue among themselves.  Maybe the Kimberlin v. Allen suit was Neal Rauhauser’s greatest success as “conflict cupid.”  He knew that nothing angered Brett Kimberlin more than truthfully being called a pedophile, so maybe he planted that fake comment accusing him of it, in order to drive Brett Kimberlin into acting against Seth, knowing his instincts would backfire on him.  Maybe he was even wise enough to guess that people like myself would come to Seth’s aid, fuelling Kimberlin’s paranoid belief in a massive conspiracy against him, when in fact the entirety of the alliance against him was created by his own conduct starting with what he did to Seth and gaining ground when he victimized me.  Maybe Rauhauser was hoping all along for something like this to happen to Brett.

Or maybe Rauhauser’s plan succeeded beyond his wildest dreams.

And why would Rauhauser do that?  Why would he want to have caused all this trouble in Brett Kimberlin’s life?  The answer is simple: to justify his own employment.  He created a need for Brett Kimberlin.  He made Brett feel the need to thuggishly attempt to suppress the truth and then he fulfilled it, and was more than likely paid handsomely for his trouble.  So the irony of all of this is that Brett Kimberlin now faces the very real prospect of going back to prison and being forever labeled a pedophile, because Neal Rauhauser goaded him into an unwise fight with Seth Allen that he then saw spin (predictably) out of control.

Mind, you this is just a theory, but it is one that fits the facts.

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Disclaimer:

I have accused some people, particularly Brett Kimberlin, of reprehensible conduct.  In some cases, the conduct is even criminal.  In all cases, the only justice I want is through the appropriate legal process—such as the criminal justice system.  I do not want to see vigilante violence against any person or any threat of such violence.  This kind of conduct is not only morally wrong, but it is counter-productive.

In the particular case of Brett Kimberlin, I do not want you to even contact him.  Do not call him.  Do not write him a letter.  Do not write him an email.  Do not text-message him.  Do not engage in any kind of directed communication.  I say this in part because under Maryland law, that can quickly become harassment and I don’t want that to happen to him.

And for that matter, don’t go on his property.  Don’t sneak around and try to photograph him.  Frankly try not to even be within his field of vision.  Your behavior could quickly cross the line into harassment in that way too (not to mention trespass and other concerns).

And do not contact his organizations, either.  And most of all, leave his family alone.

The only exception to all that is that if you are reporting on this, there is of course nothing wrong with contacting him for things like his official response to any stories you might report.  And even then if he tells you to stop contacting him, obey that request.  That this is a key element in making out a harassment claim under Maryland law—that a person asks you to stop and you refuse.

And let me say something else.  In my heart of hearts, I don’t believe that any person supporting me has done any of the above.  But if any of you have, stop it, and if you haven’t don’t start.