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Originally Posted by javadog
I understand we'll have to see how things shake out but you were the one that derided everybody around him, when you knew none of them. Mat isn't convicted yet, let alone everyone he knew.
From what I gather from news reports, this is related to a single incident, roughly 6 months ago. The alleged victim is not one of his two daughters. He was arrested around the 13th of March and spent some time in jail before being released on a $50k bond and having his passport revoked.
Ordinarily I think that if the cops indict someone, they're probably guilty more often than not. Something Mladin's lawyer said to the press was a little unusual, so I have a little doubt. We'll see.
This article expresses what I'm hearing from people that knew him and worked with him. Means nothing, but it's what I was expressing yesterday.
https://www.superbikeplanet.com/expletive-deleted-innocent-until-proven-guilty/ |
I'm glad to see you have finally managed to calm yourself down and begin participating in this conversation at an adult level. All I said was "I bet..." - pure speculation. And not an unreasonable supposition. Your response, in contrast, was entirely unreasonable and over the top. I understand you are somewhat emotionally invested in this, but that is no excuse for your childish tirades.
I don't care if you know these guys or not - it is not unreasonable to bring this up. It has often proven to be the case that someone close to the offender knew, and turned a blind eye. Kind of the price of association, especially with someone so famous. And, like I said, if they well and truly had no idea, then good on them. Nothing to be ashamed of.
It looks like that is probably all moot anyway, since we now know this alleged incident was a mere six months ago, long after his riding career and therefor his association with his crew members has ended. In light of that, it doesn't look like any of them could have known. Unless, of course, there prove to be previous incidents that come to light during the investigation. That appears unlikely at this point, however, so it looks like your friends are probably completely innocent.
Most pedophiles are not, unfortunately, single incident or single victim offenders. Rather, it seems to be an insatiable urge that drives them to offend again and again. Let's hope that is not the case here, and he was caught early on, before he could go on their typical spree of destruction.