lesley devoe's reply to dean crocker maine children's alliance

8/13/2019 Lesley Devoe's Reply to Dean Crocker Maine Children's Alliance

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Lesley Devoe, LCSW18 Maple Street

Rockland, Maine 04841

11/10/11

Dean Crocker, MSWMaine Childrens lliance!"!sta, Maine

Dear Dean#

$ have testi%ied as an e&pert on do'estic a(!se %or Lori

)andrahan and a' *!ite %a'iliar +ith the e&tensive +ritten andspoken record on her case $ have -!st read yo!r report dated.//11 and %o!nd it si"ni%icant %or +hat +as not saidn%ort!nately, the o'issions are %a'iliar here is a certain'o'ent!' in this case that appears !nstoppa(le and that is(ased on the (elie% that $"or Malenko is 'ore credi(le as anin%or'ant than Ms )andrahan 2et, there is a'ple evidence that+e kno+ very little a(o!t Mr Malenkos li%e (eca!se o% hischan"in" stories and o'issions in history What has slipped o!t

a(o!t Mr Malenkos li%e sho!ld alar' the syste' (!t, instead,that in%or'ation is syste'atically dropped %ro' vie+ (y 'any o%the pro%essionals and the -!d"e in this case hose patterns andthe risk posed to Mila are lost yet a"ain in yo!r report

Did yo! kno+ that Mr Malenko took little responsi(ility %or Mila asan in%ant and +as !na(le to sleep in the sa'e roo' (eca!se heco!ld not tolerate her cryin"3 David richard +orked +ith the'as a co!ple to help Mr Malenko (eco'e 'ore active in parentin"and he !tili5ed (ehaviorally speci%ic contracts David richardapparently also s!""ested that Mr Malenko sleep separately(ehind a closed door (eca!se he ad'itted he +as tri""ered (yMilas cryin" (ack to the ti'e he al'ost killed a teena"er as ateen hi'sel% Ridley and Coha o% 67 have done research thatsho+s that ho+ people parent (e%ore co!rt involve'ent isindicative o% ho+ they +ill parent a%ter co!rt involve'ent is over


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Mr Malenkos noninvolve'ent +as a concern %or the L Li5Sto!t (!t +as lost %ro' vie+ as +ere the i'plications o% Milascryin" tri""erin" hi' to a past episode o% serio!s violence 2o!,like 'any others, see' to (e %ine +ith Mr Malenko havin"

responsi(ility %or Mila in spite o% these serio!s concerns

$t is also interestin" to see ho+ critical 'any pro%essionals have(een o% Ms )andrahan %or "oin" to '!ltiple 'ental healthpro%essionals yet no one ever asked +hether Mr Malenkos ra"esand inaction as a parent and +a"e earner contin!ed in spite o%the 9help: he +as receivin" hat +o!ld have (een i'portant tokno+ and 'i"ht have sho+n that Ms )andrahan +as desperateto help her h!s(and (e 'ore o% a partner and to save the'arria"e and that Mr Malenkos (ehavior did not chan"e Clearly,

+hat is not asked is o%ten 'ore si"ni%icant than +hat is

;!estions not asked and in%or'ation dropped alon" the +ayal+ays (ene%it (atterers +ho start the process o% disin%or'ation(!t then rely on pro%essionals to contin!e their strate"y $n thiscase, did yo! kno+ that Mr Malenko told the L Li5 Sto!t thatthere +as so'e a(!se at the hands o% his attorney %ather (!t toldthe therapist llie


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series a(o!t his childhood a(!se or lack thereo% hen he tellsvastly di%%erent stories a(o!t the circ!'stances s!rro!ndin" thein-!ries to the teen in Macedonia )e told Ms )andrahan that it+as an accident, that he %elt terri(le, and that he took the in-!red

(oy to the hospital hi'sel%, (!t +as (la'ed %or the assa!lt a%terthat Mr Malenko portrayed hi'sel% as a victi' and Ms)andrahan %elt (adly %or hi' he record sho+s no cri'inalresponsi(ility as yo! o%%er (!t it also sho+s that Mr Malenko +asre*!ired to !nder"o co!nselin" and he ad'itted he did it to9scare: the (oy o "o to that e&tent to 9scare: so'eone(eco'es si"ni%icant in a do'estic a(!se case, especially +hensole responsi(ility o% a yo!n" child is at iss!e )ave yo! seen thetape o% the in-!red 'an and heard a(o!t his in-!ries3 $n tryin" to9scare: hi', Mr Malenko %ract!red his sk!ll +hich p!t hi' into a

te'porary co'a and ca!sed per'anent (rain da'a"e andparalysis 2et, +hen Ms )andrahan descri(es threats (y MrMalenko to (reak her neck, no(ody listens Do yo! see a pro(le'+ith this3

$t is co''on %or a(!sers to ad'it to a little a(!se to appearcooperative and to divert attention %ro' 'ore serio!s %or's o%a(!se Mr Malenko ad'its to an episode +ith a pean!t (!tter -arthat +as thro+n (y hi' in the direction o% Ms )andrahan +ho

had -!st p!t Mila in her seat ne&t to her )e pled "!ilty to this D@assa!lt in A/8/0B (!t it +as not 'entioned in yo!r report MrMalenko told the police that he thre+ a plastic (ottle o% pean!t(!tter at Ms )andrahan (eca!se he +as !pset that she +o!ld notlet hi' +atch their da!"hter Mr Malenko then told the L thathe s+ept the -ar o%% the ta(le, the -ar hit the +all and re%ri"erator,and Ms )andrahan +as 9o!t o% her 'ind: $n the last part o% thatstate'ent, Mr Malenko introd!ced his strate"y o% portrayin" Ms)andrahan as 9cra5y: and he s!ccess%!lly (e"an the process o%divertin" o!r attention %ro' his !se o% violence +hen he is an"ryMr Malenko then told Dr


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reco"ni5ed Mr Malenkos shi%t as classic a(!ser 'ini'i5ation and'anip!lation 6o(ody see'ed concerned a(o!t a pean!t (!tter

-ar (o!ncin" o%% the head o% a 'other ri"ht ne&t to her child andno(ody +ondered +hether Mr Malenko co!ld (e tr!sted as an

in%or'ant in this case 6o(ody +ondered that i% he did this +henthere +ere t+o parents present, +hat 'i"ht he do +ith his an"er+hen he +as the sole parent o% a cryin" toddler3 6o(ody (!t 'e+ondered +hy Ms Sto!t p!t the episode o% Mr Malenko thro+in"a s+eater at Ms )andrahan +hen she +as n!rsin" Mila in a%ootnote in her report= Mila +as inconsola(le a%ter that episode(!t that also +as lost %ro' vie+

We also see dishonesty (y Mr Malenko re"ardin" his 'entalhealth history )e told the pro%essionals in this case that he told

the Macedonian ar'y that he +as depressed in order to "et o!t o%the ar'y hat state'ent alone sho!ld alert !s to Mr Malenkos+illin"ness to lie to the a!thorities to "et +hat he +ants )e toldMs )andrahan and the r!e 6orth sta%% that he +as toodepressed and an&io!s to +ork hen he critici5ed his +i%e %oratte'ptin" to "et a dia"nosis and 'edication that 'i"ht help MrMalenko 'ade Ms )andrahan the pro(le' and took the %oc!s o%%his (ehavior and no(ody picked !p on that nd no(odyre*!ested a release o% in%or'ation %ro' Mr Malenko to deter'ine

the real story o% his 'ilitary e&perience Did yo!3 Will yo!3

Re"ardin" his !se o% violence, Mr Malenko has di%%erent stories onthat as +ell )e told Dr


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Mr Malenko also chan"es stories a(o!t his contri(!tion toho!sehold d!ties and a(o!t +ho spent e&cessive 'oney and +hodid not 2o! can read the details o% that in $"ors Disin%or'ationrocess +hich $ have attached $ +o!ld no+ like to call yo!r

attention to his relationship to the tr!th in the recent shopli%tin"episode $ +as alar'ed to see that that episode +as (arely'entioned in yo!r report $ +as not s!rprised, tho!"h, (eca!seMichael Wa&'an has e%%ectively prevented it %ro' creatin" evena speed (!'p in the 'o'ent!' a"ainst Ms )andrahan in thiscase Did yo! see the police report3 2o!r report s!""ests yo!and D))S totally dropped that (all We co!ld talk a(o!t the riskMr Malenko posed to Mila (y (reakin" the la+ +ith her present or+e co!ld +onder +hy he stole t+o (ottles o% co!"h syr!p %or achild +ho had no co!"h Did yo! +onder a(o!t that3 Did yo!

+onder i% there 'i"ht (e a connection to the hi"h level o%'etha'pheta'ine later %o!nd in her syste'3

he %oc!s o% this disc!ssion, ho+ever, is Mr Malenkos ease +ithlyin" he report sho+s that he lied to the sec!rity o%%icer in thestore in %ront o% Mila and later lied to the cop at his ho'e,hope%!lly not in %ront o% Mila Mr Malenko acted +ith arro"ance,o!tra"e, threats, and denial as he +as con%ronted (y thea!thorities +ho ca!"ht his shopli%tin" on tape Did yo! kno+ that

Mr Malenko took the t+o (ottles into the 'ens (athroo' andcare%!lly re'oved the' %ro' their packa"in" (e%ore leavin" thestore3 Do yo! +onder ho+ he e&plained that (ehavior to Mila3 2etMr Malenko is the pre%erred parent and his rendition o% the tr!thcarries the day Why is that3

he (otto' line is that the pro%essionals in this case areco'%orta(le lettin" Mr Malenko care %or Mila +itho!t kno+in"'!ch a(o!t his li%e Do yo! kno+ a(o!t his other relationships orhis c!rrent one3 Do yo! (elieve that his childhood e&perience isrelevant to his per%or'ance as a parent3 Do yo! (elieve thatso'eone +ho is a(le to lie so easily is a relia(le in%or'ant3 MrMalenkos process o% disin%or'ation has %it +ell +ith MrWa&'ans a""ressive de%ense and personal involve'ent in thiscase Mr Wa&'ans disco!rse o% threat %ro' the very (e"innin"has (een i'pressive and 'atches the !se o% threat to "ain


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co'pliance that is evident +ith Mr Malenko his +as partic!larlye%%ective +ith the e'ail %ro' Mr Wa&'an to all levels o% D))Sthat threatened Ms olly Ca'p(ell +ith loss o% her -o( hat e'ailsi"naled to all +ho read it and +ere investi"atin" this case that

they had (etter not cross Mr Wa&'an Mean+hile, Mr Malenko+as a(le to *!ietly act like the victi' o% his 9cra5y: e&>+i%e Ms)andrahan +hile his la+yer threatened anyone +ho tried to look(elo+ that characteri5ation he strate"ies o% Mr Malenkosde%ense are clearF disin%or'ation, threat, and victi' (la'en%ort!nately, they are e%%ective

Ms )andrahan has see'ed cra5y at ti'es as Mr Malenkoalle"es (!t she is not cra5y When Mr Malenko +as al'ost killin"the st!dent in Macedonia at a"e 1G, Ms )andrahan +as tryin" to

"et her 'other to leave her a(!sive %ather and +as %inallys!ccess%!l in that re"ard here is no *!estion that Ms)andrahan is intense and her Central 6ervo!s Syste' is likelyhard>+ired to %i"ht a"ainst in-!stice (!t she is not cra5y $n %act, i%Dr @ Hne co!ld also +onder +hat any +o'an +o!ldlook like +ho +as atte'ptin" to de%end hersel% a"ainst thea""ressive de%ense (y Mr Wa&'an +ho descri(ed her as adespica(le h!'an (ein", likened her to Charles Manson, (ra""edhe +o!ld !se his personal %ort!ne to de%end Mr Milenko, ad'ittedthis +as personal %or hi' and +as havin" Mr Malenko and Mila%or overni"hts= Ieca!se 'any o% Ms )andrahans la+yers *!it inthe 'idst o% Mr Wa&'ans threats, '!ch o% the ti'e Ms)andrahan +as representin" hersel% Who +o!ldnt look cra5ya%ter 'onths o% this3 Desperation and e&ha!stion are not pretty

$ have (een privy to 'any e'ails (et+een Ms )andrahan and MrMalenko d!rin" this period and have %o!nd Ms )andrahani'pressive in her restraint in spite o% the enor'o!s stress o% her


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de%ense and atte'pt to protect Mila $n one partic!lar e'ail shes!""ested to Mr Malenko that co!nselin" 'i"ht (e a "ood idea%or Mila "iven his e&pos!re o% Mila to shopli%tin" Mr Malenko+ent on an attack o% Ms )andrahan that +as sel%>servin",

de'eanin", len"thy, inacc!rate, and %a'iliar Mr Malenkos !seo% 'oral o!tra"e +as typical o% 'anip!lation !sed (y a(!sers todivert attention %ro' their (ehavior and +as -!st like his reactionto the sec!rity o%%icer in the store )e took no responsi(ility %or hiscri'inal activity +ith Mila and said Ms )andrahan +as the one+ho needed co!nselin" )e acc!sed her o% !sin" hi' as a sper'donor and (ein" incapa(le o% co>parentin" $t str!ck 'e asinterestin" that i% she +as the inade*!ate parent, a(!sive o% herda!"hter as he and yo!E are i'plyin", +hy +o!ld she +anttherapy %or her da!"hter3 She +asnt even choosin" the

therapist Why +o!ld Mr Malenko (e so resistant3 Doesntanyone else see these non se*!it!rs and their i'plications %orMila3

$ noticed in yo!r report the %a'iliar re%erence to 9%riends: +hich isan easy +ay to delete years o% pro%essional e&perience, top>notchrep!tations, and reasoned decision>'akin" %ro' pro%essionals+ho help Ms )andrahan Mr Malenko has re%erred to 'e as Ms)andrahans %riend 'in!tes a%ter he heard 'e testi%y that, e&cept

%or the intake session, $ have only seen Ms )andrahan in co!rtand al+ays %or p!rposes o% testi'ony, not s!pport Ms ollyCa'p(ell R6 has (een 'ali"ned +ith that re%erence a%ter her'andated report to D))S +hich s!""ested that Mr Malenkosco'p!ter (e checked %or child porn Mr Malenko and MrWa&'an !ns!ccess%!lly +ent a%ter her n!rsin" license and, +henthat %ailed, they %iled a la+s!it a"ainst her he i'plicationechoed in yo!r report is that s!ch a concern on her part +asinappropriate $ think it +o!ld have (een !npro%essional %or MsCa'p(ell not to 'ention the possi(le presence o% childporno"raphy "iven the %ollo+in" in%or'ation o% +hich yo! 'ay or'ay not (e a+areF

Mr Malenko is advanced in his kno+led"e o% co'p!ters )e

+as al+ays "l!ed to his co'p!ter at ho'e and at everyco!rt hearin"


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Mr Malenko videotaped a lot at ho'e to the point o% so'e

irritation %or Ms )andrahan +ho +as +orkin" %!llti'e anddoin" the child care

Mr Malenko videotaped 'other and da!"hter ri"ht a%ter

Milas (irth and sent the video to Ms )andrahans %riends)er %riends +ere dis"!sted, as +as $, (y the crotch shot o%Ms )andrahan in (ed n!rsin" Mila

When Ms )andrahan +as e&ha!sted and preocc!pied a%ter

Milas (irth, Mr Malenko had her videotape hi' lyin" +ithMila +ho +as sleepin" )e then 'oved each o% Milas %in"ersin and o!t o% his 'o!th +ith his ton"!e 'ovin" slo+lyaro!nd each %in"er 7ven Ms Sto!t tho!"ht it +as 9"ross:(!t did not think it created a concern %or potential se&

a(!se 6o(ody asked +hat her credentials +ere as a la+yerto co''ent on that $ have had years o% e&perience +ithvicti's o% child se& a(!se and +orked +ith child 'olesters atthe Maine State rison and $ sa+ it as se&!ali5ed a%%ectionthat +as a risk %actor Ms )andrahans %riends +ho +eresent the D@D (y Mr Malenko +ere !nderstanda(ly horri%iedand +anted nothin" 'ore to do +ith hi' )ave yo! seen thisD@D3 $% yo! havent, yo! need to=

Mr Malenko took '!ch lon"er (aths +ith Mila than Ms

)andrahan and one day Mila did not +ant to take a (ath +ith

her %ather Mr Malenko tried to strip his +i%e in %ront o% ascrea'in" Mila and 'ake her take a (ath +ith Mila +hile he+atched Mr Malenko acc!sed Ms )andrahan o% havin"done so'ethin" in the t!( +ith Mila Where have +e seenthis pattern o% 'oral o!tra"e and (la'e (e%ore3 Mr Malenko+as ro!"h in tryin" to strip Ms )andrahan (!t she +as a(leto resist

Mila 'ade an a"e>appropriate, spontaneo!s disclos!re to

Ms Ca'p(ell o% "enital to!ch (y her %ather $t +as not one o%

9'!ltiple intervie+s: as there +ere no %ollo+>!p *!estions(y Ms Ca'p(ell and the openin" *!estion +as a(o!t hercat

Checkin" co'p!ters %or porn is accepted protocol in the

investi"ation o% child se& a(!se $ have (een involved incases +here discovery o% child porn on the co'p!ters o% the


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acc!sed has 'oved cases to a '!ch hi"her level o%c!lpa(ility, at 'y s!""estion 2et $ve never (een s!ed

Ms Ca'p(ell +as +ell a+are o% all o% these events, standards,

and reactions +hen she 'ade her report to D))S iven here&pertise in do'estic a(!se and se&!al assa!lt, it +o!ld have(een inconceiva(le %or her not to 'ention her concern hese(ehaviors (y Mr Malenko are serio!s and (!ild on one another inter's o% risk to Mila iven these (ehaviors and Mr Malenkosre%!sal to disc!ss the act!al %acts o% his childhood, thepro%essionals in this case sho!ld have done a hi"her level o% d!edili"ence on Milas (ehal% n%ort!nately, they did not and one o%the people +ho did is no+ de%endin" hersel% a"ainst a la+s!itMean+hile, Mr Malenko disappears !nder the radar he

disco!rse o% threat in this case is very e%%ective and tells !s +hereto look, +here not to look, +hat to say, +hat not to say and +ho+ill (e p!nished %or tryin" to hold Mr Malenko acco!nta(le

2o! have (een critical o% Ms )andrahan thro!"ho!t yo!r report,partic!larly +hen yo! s!""ested that takin" Mila to the doctor %ortests 'i"ht (e tra!'atic %or Mila )o+ 'any ti'es has Ms)andrahan taken Mila to the doctor in the past t+o pl!s years3 Doyo! kno+3 2o! talk a(o!t ho+ 9%e+ parents +o!ld s!(-ect their

children to s!ch relentless recordin": Do yo! kno+ i% Mila evennoticed she +as (ein" recorded3 2o! say nothin", tho!"h, a(o!tho+ 'any parents +o!ld s!('it their children to shopli%tin" %orco!"h 'edicine +hen there is no co!"h and then lyin" a(o!t it in%ront o% the child 2o! say nothin" a(o!t the se&!ali5ed D@D that,+hen p!t ne&t to Milas disclos!re, +o!ld (e +orriso'e to 'ostpro%essionals +ho kno+ a(o!t yo!n" childrens disclos!res andthe "roo'in" process in child se& a(!se Do yo! !nderstand ho+si"ni%icant yo!r o'issions are3

Ms )andrahan is 9da'ned i% she does and da'ned i% shedoesnt: in yo!r paradi"' 2o! re-ect her photo"raph o% Milashead in-!ry and la!nch into a lon" description o% a he'ato'a (!t%ail to notice that the in-!ry +as in the sa'e place as the in-!ry o%the teen in Macedonia Ms )andrahan has (een told to tape+henever possi(le and to take a !rine sa'ple %or evidence yet


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that evidence is also dis'issed as not ti"ht eno!"h %or D))S7ven tapin" in the presence o% a %or'er state trooper no+private investi"atorE is !naccepta(le 2et, Mr Malenko o%%ers noevidence and his clai's are accepted +itho!t *!estion

2o! also did not 'ention that Ms )andrahan +as o!t o% +ork %or'onths !ntil this %all and has (een denied a hearin" (y J!d"eMosko+it5 to reassess her child s!pport o(li"ation here +ere noconse*!ences +hen Mr Malenko +as o!t o% +ork so lon" yetthere are 'a-or conse*!ences %or Ms )andrahan Do yo! see thedo!(le standard here3 J!st as +hat is not asked or challen"ed in areport like yo!rs is si"ni%icant, +hat is not decided +ith a hearin"has serio!s i'pacts non> decision (y a -!d"e is a decision andis especially po+er%!l (eca!se it cannot (e appealed

J!d"e Mosko+it5 has relin*!ished his responsi(ility (y alsore%!sin" to hear Ms )andrahans 'otion %or conte'pt a"ainst MrMalenko s a res!lt, Mr Wa&'an is actin" as the -!d"e andre'ains !nchallen"ed in his re*!ire'ent o% s!pervised visits %orMs )andrahan +ith Mila $ kno+ o% no co!rt order in this case atthis ti'e that allo+s that kind o% discretion (y Mr Malenko +hohas -oint c!stody +ith Ms )andrahan Do yo!3 Ms )andrahan is!na(le to "o to any other -!d"e in Maine (eca!se, +hen she does,

her 'otions are ro!ted to J!d"e Mosko+it5 +ho does not respondor si'ply tells the parties to +ork it o!t J!d"e Mosko+it5 '!st (ea+are that Mr Malenko took Mila shopli%tin" and lied a(o!t it yetthat see's to 'ean nothin" to hi' as he increased Mr Malenkosresponsi(ility %or Mila 7ven a%ter vie+in" the se&!ali5ed D@Dd!rin" his l!nch ho!r and +hile (ein" taken step>(y>step thro!"h$"ors Disin%or'ation rocess, J!d"e Mosko+it5 took no notes inco!rt and +as silent in his decision a(o!t any o% this evidence andtesti'ony $n addition to choosin" to i"nore the Sp!r+ink %indin"that it +as likely Mr Malenko +as a(!sin" Mila and that shesho!ld (e protected, he also chose to i"nore the (ath incidentthat apparently concerned J!d"e Mary ay response (y J!d"e Mosko+it5, co!pled +ith DanDespards narro+ le"al interpretation o% +hat +ill (e accepted (yD))S in disclos!res o% yo!n" children, 'akes intervention %ro'


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any direction i'possi(le 7ven +hen the case +as (rie%ly open,D))S did not re*!ire a %!ll release o% in%or'ation %ro' MrMalenko, did not send %or his 'ilitary records, and see'ed!nconcerned a(o!t his shi%tin" stories $n %act one s!pervisor,

Dean Sta%%ieri, told 'e that all people lie= Do yo! (elieve that3lso, +hen Mila +as co'in" o!t o% a s!pervised visit +ith her%ather, she told her 'other and case+orker that her %ather didntto!ch her inappropriately she !sed her o+n +ordsE and thecase+orker %ailed to ask any %ollo+>!p *!estions "ain, +e seethe i'portance o% +hat isnt asked, in this case, +hen a child issi"nalin" her readiness to talk Do yo! see a pattern yet o%syste'ic cover %or Mr Malenko3 What do yo! think the i'pact o%this is on Mila3 )o+ is her 'other s!pposed to protect her %ro'this3

$% yo! had listened to the tape o% the 9o!t o% control: visit yo!r+ordsE (y Ms )andrahan to her da!"hter, yo! +o!ld hear Milacryin" %or her 'other and 'i"ht have dra+n a di%%erentconcl!sion a(o!t her atte'pts to (e +ith Mila di%%erenti'pression +o!ld also have (een possi(le o% the I!dapestincident had yo! considered the possi(ility that Mr Malenko o%tenchan"ed his 'ood on a di'e and, in %act, +as a(le to looks!ddenly sane +hen help arrived $nstead, yo! %ell in line and

concl!ded that Ms )andrahan lied a(o!t the +hole episode9!rnin" on a di'e: is a classic a(!ser strate"y +hich e%%ectivelyleaves everyone lookin" +ith rolled eyes at the person +ho +asle"iti'ately tryin" to "et help, in this case Ms )andrahan

%ter so 'any e&a'ples o% Mr Malenko playin" +ith the tr!tha(o!t s!(stantial parts o% his li%e and (ehavior, yo!r criticis' o%Ms )andrahan is concernin" 2o! -!d"e her 'otives yet saynothin" a(o!t +hy Mr Malenko shopli%ted so '!ch co!"h'edicine, and re%!sed therapy %or his da!"hter, +ho, even (y hisacco!nt has (een devastated (y events in this case What is his'otivation %or tellin" so 'any di%%erent stories3 What is his'otivation %or enco!ra"in" his la+yer to destroy Milasrelationship +ith her 'other3 What is his 'otive %or 'ovin" histon"!e so slo+ly aro!nd his sleepin" da!"hters %in"ers, %orphoto"raphin" Ms )andrahans crotch, and %or sendin" these


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i'a"es to her %riends3 2o! "ive Mr Malenko a %ree pass in yo!rreport and hold Ms )andrahan to a '!ch hi"her standard o%acco!nta(ility

here is a +ay that yo! also s!(tly de'ean the pro%essionals +hos!pport Ms )andrahan he co''on thread %or all o% !s ise&tensive e&perience +ith do'estic a(!se and tra!'a he sa'ecannot (e said %or the pro%essionals +ho o%%er cover %or MrMalenko ?i%teen years a"o $ +as told (y a do'estic a(!seadvocate that 'ental health pro%essionals kne+ nothin" a(o!tdo'estic a(!se and +ere doin" a lot o% da'a"e $ +as st!nnedsilent %or a 'o'ent, and then said 92o! kno+ 2o!re ri"ht: $have spent the years since then ri"htin" that +ron" at least in 'ypractice and hope%!lly in 'y %eed(ack to others $ hope yo! too

have the co!ra"e to look at yo!r involve'ent in this case and to%ill in the (lanks a(o!t Mr Malenko that too 'any people in Maineare +illin" to i"nore My (elie% is that people dont like Ms)andrahan (!t they dont kno+ Mr Malenko and that is 'oredan"ero!s %or Mila

Many pro%essionals are co'%orted (y si'ply re%errin" to this caseas a 9(itter c!stody (attle: $t is '!ch 'ore than that his is ado'estic a(!se case +ith so'e red %la"s that raise concerns %or

child se& a(!se $n order %or yo! to 'ore acc!rately !nderstandthe dyna'ics here $ o%%er the %ollo+in" s!""estionsF Will yo! "et a%!ll release o% in%or'ation %ro' Mr Malenko and send %or his'ilitary records3 Will yo! look at the tape o% the 'an he in-!red inMacedonia, the recordin" o% Milas disclos!re, the D@D o% these&!ali5ed to!ch, and the tape o% Ms )andrahans visit to MrMalenkos ho'e to see Mila3 Will yo! reco''end therapy %orMila3 Will yo! look at the psycholo"ical eval!ation o% Ms)andrahan that +as recently done o!t o% state3 Will yo!reco''end a psycholo"ical eval!ation o% Mr Malenko that r!leso!t a dia"nosis o% anti>social personality disorder previo!slydescri(ed as sociopath/psychopathE3 Will yo! look at $"orsDisin%or'ation rocess and st!dy the i'portant shi%ts in his story3Will yo! %ind a +ay to ret!rn Mila to pre>school so %inances can nolon"er (e !sed as the e&c!se %or isolatin" her3 Will yo! ask D))Sto reopen this case and to hold Milas passport3 $% yo! +ont, yo!


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+ill contin!e to (e part o% the disin%or'ation process that +asstarted (y Mr Malenko and contin!ed (y his la+yer, the "!ardian,the psycholo"ist, one therapist, the -!d"e, and D))S

Sincerely,

Lesley Devoe, CSWLicensed Clinical Social Worker

cc J!dy otter, 7s*

lesley devoe's reply to dean crocker maine children's alliance

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