The primary concern for Rifqa's wellbeing deals with the terror tied NOOR Islamic Center: the fact that her parents joined the most radical mosque (the furthest away from her home). Meetings for the NOOR were held at Rifqa's home.
I am listening to John Stemberger make a major announcement that relates to the Rifqa Bary case. Please see the text below for more information. I am recording so you can hear the whole thing.
"Part of the reason for doing this announcement today is because some of the media coverage has been at best, inaccurate, in parts and at worst, just completely missing the point and the real issues in this case."
2:20 pm: Renee the rube (Orlando Sentinel) wants the names of those at the NOOR mosque who "want Rifqa dead". John Stemberger declines to name names and urges Renee to read the investigative document.
The Orlando Sentinel plans on running a shill piece on the parents everyday until the hearing Thursday. Here’s today’s dhimmi piece, and they are not ashamed(!)
Nidra Poller (we love huh!) asks about the connection between the Orlando Sentinel and CAIR.
UPDATE: KGS transcribes John Stemburger’s remarks: (KGS is da best!)
Thank you for attending this press event over the phone, we believe this matter is of significant public interest. we appreciate your covering this story.
My name is John Stemburger, I’m a Orlando trial lawyer, I’ve been practicing for the last 14 years here in Orlando and throughout the state of Florida. I’m an AV rated civil trial lawyer, I practice in the areas of personal injury, commercial law and litigation. In addition to that I serve as a guardian ad litim, volunteer for ten years, representing abused and neglected children, and I’ve seen the silliest reasons for ripping kids out of their homes, like being overweight, and I’ve seen the most horrific reasons like feeding babies cocaine and locking them up in closets. so I have a little bit of the sense for the background for the process of dependency and what’s going on here with juveniles when the state takes custody of them.
I am also a leading advocate in Florida for issues relating to family, parents and children as well. I am here though however in my representation of a private personal lawyer on the behalf of my firm, in representing Rifqa Bary and not with any group that I might be affiliated with. We are announcing today the filing of two documents which most of you have been provided……
But we are announcing the filing over an hour ago, two documents were filed. First one was a special investigative, an intelligence memorandum, which is supportive of the petition for dependency which is currently before the court, and then secondly there is an accompanying affidavit, which the very first sworn statement that’s been filed in this case on the behalf of our client Rifqa Bary.
Part of the reason for doing this announcement today is because some of the media coverage in this matter has been at best, inaccurate in parts, and at worst, just completely missing the point in the real issues in this case. They have focused on a young pastor and his wife, Beverly and Blake Moran, who have been pastors of a Methodist Church in this community for over 25 years. I don’t personally know them, I know of them, and they did probably what any of would do in taking someone in who has indicated that their life was in danger. And we also have had one-sided soft stories on just the parents point of view that didn’t ask any of the hard questions, or report on any of the allegations made in our original petition.
The primary issue in this case, is the clear and present danger that is presented by the Noor Center Mosque, and its ties to terrorist activity, and the parents, that is the Bary parents’ devotion to, and relationship with, and regular weekly participation in the Noor Center. The memorandum we submitted in support of the petition of dependency that is before the court, just to give you some legal jargon, dependency actions are when the state is declaring whether or not the state is to declare a minor child dependent because of its need for protection. …because of abuse, abandonment or neglect. And so when that happens, it doesn’t mean paternal rights are terminated, it just means that the state takes custody of the child for the protecting them from the parents and the home environment.
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Our office and legal staff have been working around the clock to document the materials we have provided, so first I’m going to draw your attention to the investigation and intelligence memorandum we filed. Together with Rifqa’s affidavit, the documents we’ve presented demonstrate the parties to this cause, namely Rifqa’s parents, along with the family’s physical relatives are directly connected to the Noor Islamic Center, and that the Bary family has been and will continue to be devoted members and follow leaders of the Noor Center.
Thanks to KGS for the quick transcription.