Agree.

It must be a very powerful mental disorder for anyone to act on it.

No, you missed my point. Which driving this response is your automatic condemnation of the people that worked with him. After all, they all had to know, right?

I bring up the other issues to illustrate that there are simply things that we will never agree on.

Mostly because you’re so hardheaded.;)

I'm sorry if I led you to believe I was condemning them. My intent was to question, not condemn. Probably a poor choice of words on my part, initially, with "I bet..." I did not mean to imply certainty with that, but reading it now, it sure looks like I was. My apologies.

Agreed. :eek:

Seriously, though, that's great - we can agree to disagree. I'm fine with that. I would just really like to keep it civil. You are a bright guy and I enjoy reading your posts, especially on PARF (where you are consistently one of the better informed contributors) even if I might disagree with some of it.

No I'm not... ;)

Are too. ;)

poopyhead tie! ;)

I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that the accusation came from an ex-girlfriend that he had a rocky relationship with.

We'll see....

My first real job out of law school was doing child sexual abuse cases. The conundrum you note was enough to drive a poor man insane. If you doubted the victim and they were a victim, you should roast, if you convicted the man and it was coached you roast. I couldn't stomach it. It requires a certain mindset that is necessary but that which I lacked.

I wouldn't be at all surprised. This seems to be the modern go-to to really, definitively trash someone. Even if proven innocent, this never really goes away.

True. Even if he is cleared of this, he’s marked for life.

Not guilty.

https://www.cyclenews.com/2022/06/article/mat-mladin-innocent-of-child-molestation-charges/

Relieved to see that news.

Sounds like a family member's a real ****-show.

Can't imagine having to live with those bogus charges over your head for a couple years. Glad it's over for him.

Well, it appears java's hunch was rather clairvoyant.

I mean, are you freaking kidding me? That kind of b.s got traction in court???

I wish Mr. Mladin all of the best. And, again, as java pointed out two years ago - this kind of nonsense will forever follow him, will forever be a cloud over his head. In that respect, those petty, vindictive accusers will forever have a bit of a "win", at least in their eyes, no matter how wrong it may be in ours.

And again, java, I honestly meant no disrespect to anyone. You are absolutely right in that I do not know, and will never know, any of the characters in this unfortunate drama. Please accept my apologies. I know this involved your friends, folks you know that I never will. I admire your zealous, unwavering support for them - I hope I have friends like you if something like this ever comes my way. They were just "celebrities" to me, and I felt free to comment on them in that sort of a detached manner. I was wrong. I'm sorry.

A recent photo of Mat with his two kids:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1656689579.jpg

Word is he’s hired some attorneys to go after individuals or organizations that slandered his name in the wake of this incident.

Personally, I’d be filing a large civil suit against the person that started this bull****, but that’s just me.

Seriously, that is comparable in any way?

No way, they had to know!
Is that what you think you did?

Yeah, but normally, well, you know.

No point in trying to talk about certain subjects with certain people, some just have blind spots, for whatever reason.


Some can have a civil, intelligent conversation about guns.

Some can have a civil, intelligent conversation about dogs.

Some can't manage a civil, intelligent conversation about both.

Matt has made a longer post on his Facebook page. Long and short of it, I think his problems stemmed from a fairly crazy, jealous ex-girlfriend who was determined to **** up his life.

He’s been through a lot of crap since he retired from racing and hasn’t handled it at all well but I don’t think this latest incident is any reflection on him. He’s an intensely private person, so to come out with a lengthy post as he has done was probably very difficult for him. I can’t imagine what it must’ve been like for him to live the last couple years under this cloud. I do remember that there was a gag order from the court, which didn’t do him any favors, either.

You can find his most recent post on his page, here, if you so choose:

https://m.facebook.com/mladinracing

Final postscript to this whole mess… Mat gets to the root cause of it:

“When I was accused of this rubbish a few years ago, my friends said "this is a money grab". For someone who has been so generous with his time and money I didn't want to believe it. Well it seemed for a while it wasn't about money as no claim had been made until right in the middle of my trial in June. As if this person and her cohorts hadn't caused enough damage already, I got home from my trial one day and there was a property claim served on me in the mail. A 50/50 claim. This woman wanted millions of dollars.
During my trial she was actually setting up her property claim with some of her answers. She was adamant to get what she had to say entered into evidence in the criminal court, we guess so she could use it in her claim in the family court. It was a complete circus. She was supposed to be there to give evidence to have me locked up but there was a not so perfectly created ulterior motive and she was seen straight through. Of course my legal team and I were the only ones in the courtroom that knew of the millions she was trying to steal so we weren't surprised by more of her lies in the witness box.
After the second time in the family court and the evidence started to come to light, her lawyers dumped her and the court orders were stamped and sealed. Dismissed! Just lies on top of more lies and another court system saw straight through them. What has absolutely amazed me through all of this, is these people take an oath (apparently that means something) and when they have been proven to be lying, just shot down with evidence after evidence heaped up to prove they are lying under this oath, there are no repercussions for them. When it's all over those liars walk without any worries from the law, whilst you try and pick your life up.
Be very very careful of dodgy people. Many of them are good talkers and are living the good life on other people's money, whilst they are leaving families devastated in their wake.
What a beautiful weekend
ASBK, WSBK and F1
Enjoy ❤️“

Lets get back to some racing fun at PI .


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Happy to hear the case is resolved but disgusted that this was a personal vendetta for someone to try and cash in. He's 100% right. The responsible person should be charged for lying under oath and should be forced to pay all of his defense costs at a minimum.