Franklin Coverup Scandal
The
Franklin Coverup Scandal was the subject of
Conspiracy of Silence, a
1994 Discovery Channel documentary that never aired, allegedly due to pressure from unknown members of
Congress. Copies of the film have circulated around the
Internet. The documentary, produced by
Britain's
Yorkshire TV, was scheduled to have aired on
May 3,
1994 — and appeared in
TV Guide as such — but disappeared. [
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This complicated conspiracy theory began on
June 29,
1989, when the front page of the
Washington Times bore the headline
"Homosexual Prostitution Inquiry ensnares VIPs with Reagan, Bush". The article, by Washington Times journalists Paul M. Rodriguez and George Archibald, broke the story that key officials of the
Ronald Reagan and
George H. W. Bush administrations were connected to an elaborate
Washington, D.C male prostitution ring, and reported that two of these prostitutes even entered
the White House late at night. The investigation also included, among other things, "abduction and use of minors for sexual perversion". [
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Key persons named in the investigation were
Craig J. Spence, a Washington lobbyist, and
Lawrence "Larry" King, then manager of the Franklin Community Federal Credit Union in
Nebraska. According to the
December 15,
1989 New York Times, Nebraska State Senator
Ernie Chambers came forward with reports of "boys and girls, some of them from foster homes, who had been transported around the country by airplane to provide sexual favors, for which they were rewarded." [
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King â€" not to be confused with the talk show host â€" was one of the
Republican party's rising stars, performing the national anthem at the
1984 and
1988 Republican Conventions. According to testimony of children rescued from the child prostitution ring, they were forced to have sex not only with King and other officials, but then-
Vice-President Bush. This story was met with considerable skepticism, especially after some of the kids recanted their story. Others maintain that they were harassed and frightened into changing their story. [
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On
January 10,
1989, the
Nebraska State legislature constituted a special committee to look into the allegations with
State Senator Loran Schmit as Chairman. On
January 30,
1990, Nebraska State
Attorney General,
Robert Spire, called for a grand jury to investigate allegations.
February 6, 1990, former County District Judge Samuel Van Pelt was appointed a special prosecutor for the Douglas County Grand Jury, which convened on
March 12, 1990. On
July 23, 1990, after hearing many hours of testimony, the grand jury threw out all of the allegations concerning sexual
child abuse and labeling the charges a "carefully crafted
hoax".
Former
Nebraska State Senator John DeCamp wrote a book,
The Franklin Coverup, and continues to research the subject today.
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Information, research material, and media about the Franklin Cover-Up at FranklinCase.org*
Conspiracy of Silence on VHS*
Conspiracy of Silence Video - Download*
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Conspiracy of Silence on Google Video *
Franklin Scandal tried in Civil Court*
coverage from Indymedia*
excerpt from DeCamp's book*
Des Moines Register on $1M judgment*
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