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A Ram In The Bush

In Genesis 22:13, the Bible says, "...and behold, behind him
a ram caught in a thicket by his horns..."
Immediately after leaving Mr. Rothman's employment I
could not understand why I got caught in the midst of the
thicket of this entire situation. It felt like I was between a rock
and a hard place. On the one hand, I felt I had been exposed to
the greatest acts of deception in a profession I loved. On the
other hand, in order to come forth with this book I had to re-
veal errors in the legal profession that I loved and in which I
enjoyed a 20-year work history.
At the onset of the child molestation investigation I at-
tempted to assist the investigation by coming forth with the
same information that I am revealing in this book. However,
when the case settled, all the information that I provided went
nowhere. Since the settlement resolved all the pertinent issues
between the parties involved in the Civil case, there was still
the issue concerning the extortion case that was never resolved;
just dismissed.
In 1997, while attending a music conference, a freelance
editor from Simon Schuster came to encourage anyone that
had a good idea to consider writing a book about it. I thought
it was strange that an editor would be at a gospel music con-
ference. It wasn't until I returned home that the idea to write a
book about this entire incident really took root in my soul.
The thought of writing a book had not previously crossed my
mind. When I provided the information revealed in this book
to the investigators, I was only interested in seeing justice
served.

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