On Saturday, May 31 2014, Integrity 4 Maine, a government watchdog organization, is holding a protest and press conference on the steps of Maine’s 7th District Courthouse, just feet away from the District Attorney’s office.

“In Hancock and Washington Counties, numerous men, women, and children have been abused and have had their lives destroyed by the practices of the 7th District Attorney’s office. In 2013, the infamous prosecutor Mary Kellett, who prosecuted countless innocent individuals throughout her 10 year 10,000 case career, was the first prosecutor in Maine’s history to be charged and found guilty of violating 7 Bar Rules; advising police to withhold evidence, failing to turn over evidence of the defendant’s innocence, and not being truthful before a jury” reads the announcement on their website. ” Her only punishment, despite reports of numerous victims, was to complete 6 hours of continued education classes.”

AVFM News does not have all of the details yet but it is said that many prominent politicians and community leaders will be attending the event-including an ex sheriff. Activists including members of Fathers 4 Justice and AVFM will be attending the event as well. Organizers speculate that this will be the biggest event to date protesting Maine’s 7th District Prosecutorial Office’s corruption and criminal conduct.

“The rampant abuses of power we have seen from the prosecutor’s office in Ellsworth, Maine are an inexcusable stain on the justice system which demand confrontation” said Paul Elam of A Voice for Men who is going to attend and speak at the event. ” I urge anyone concerned about our inalienable rights to join me on the courthouse steps in Ellsworth, just feet away from Carletta Bassano’s office, and take a public stand against this gross assault on our Constitutional protections.”

The event is the culmination of years of activism targeted at Assistant D.A. Mary Kellett, who has been at the forefront of numerous prosecutions documented to be fraudulent and incredibly destructive to the lives of her targets.

Vladek Filler, the most vocal of her victims, was prosecuted and jailed in the face of exculpatory evidence which Kellett suppressed. Several organizations including AVFM and Stop Abusive and Violent Environments have taken on Filler’s cause resulting in the direction of nation wide attention to egregious violations of the constitution perpetrated by Maine’s 7th Prosecutorial District’s Office.

Sources:

https://www.facebook.com/events/764385943573053/?source=1

http://www.integrity4maine.com/

http://www.avoiceformen.com/?s=vladek+filler

http://www.saveservices.org/search/?cx=011338625160184637728%3Aliiouiaycug&ie=UTF-8&q=vladek+filler&sa=Search&nojs=1