To Expose Or Not To Expose ... And How

[Higop]

I have to post anonymously, but some of you may recognize bits from my story and realize who this is. I live in Eastern Europe. A few months ago my employer tried to fire me for being pregnant. And overall the boss just behaved reprehensibly and said some really astonishingly misogynistic things to me, as well as some veiled threats against me. There was something in the way he said things that made me realize he was an abuser, in some form or another. I just didn't know how. He put me through hell for a few months, a hell that nearly caused a miscarriage. I resolved the situation and they didn't fire me, and my craving for getting back at him went away as soon as I had my baby (cause the last thing you want as a new mother is to create drama in your life). But now, something has fallen into my lap about this guy, some really really screwed up stuff. There had been rumors for a long time about him being into some sleazy stuff, but it's worse than I initially thought. Basically, I've gotten a hold of hundreds of pages of his private correspondence, in which he grooms young girls in orphanages, or girls turning 18 and about to be thrown onto the street and ejected from the state system. There are also witnesses who corroborate all this. There are messages in which he offers these young girls work at sex parties. Violent sex parties. It sounds like the girls agree to one thing out of desperation, but then they get beaten and terribly abused. None of these girls are especially young, but they are very clearly being preyed on, groomed, then delivered to men at parties who abuse and torture them (literally). There was one girl who described a very sadistic form of mutilation they inflicted on her against her will at one of these parties. (As far as I know, the guy himself wasn't involved in this, he seems to just supply the parties with girls). But this guy is also a very public figure here; he organizes events attended by hundreds, if not thousands, of young girls. There is a group of people who have been begging for someone to expose him, but no one wants to do it because some of the people involved in this ring are actually really dangerous. I certainly don't want to expose the guy when I've got a newborn at home, but is there anything I can do? Police aren't an option here. All I can think of is waiting until I leave the country to publish all of this stuff, or trying to find someone else who will expose him now.

 

[Ebat]

I would say expose as soon as possible so that more young women don't get abused. But, yeah, sounds risky. If you know a journalist that you can pass on this info to, I suggest you do that. Just make sure nothing can get traced back to you for the sake of your baby. Any chance you get move out of the country before he is exposed?

 

[Ege]

First, did you come by the information legally? (Probably makes a difference in some situations.)

Is there any chance that a journalistic organization outside the country would be interested in this story? (You know, something along the lines of 60 Minutes in the US, or an investigative branch of the BBC?) would find this to be an interesting story? If it's a big enough story, perhaps a person could just pass the information along and let it go and both get something done and stay off the radar screen?

 

[Ukom]

Yeah I thought bbc too ege. But then I thought about there own cover ups with pedos and pervs in the bbc.

What about Wikileaks? They tend to have some really good safety protocols in place. I would use a html blocker and post to Wikileaks. Whether or not they use it or someone else does the digging to find out if it's true it's not your personal problem anymore.

I wouldn't do this if there's any chance it could be traced back to you. You have to put your own safety and the safety of your child first. But there's probably plenty other people who have the information you have too but are like you worried for there own safety so have never acted on the info. So if you post will they know it's you or could it be anyone.

 

[Otevi]

Confidentially send it to someone at the local paper? Ugh...sounds like a creep!

 

[Ramafu]

Karma works in the strangest ways sometimes.
Whatever you do, be certain to cover your ass.
Maybe a mass mailing could ensure that someone takes up the issue and reports this?

 

[Kumod]

Expose but get a lawyer or someone like that involved. Maybe even get a group of people (3 or more).

 

[Cijogi]

God, what a dilemma. You want to stop the animal, but you also have to protect yourself and your baby. Any chance of leaving the country soon? Maybe try to find another job so you can leave, get safely away and then expose? Perhaps this is a call to find another career path? Though I can certainly understand that's probably the last thing you want to do given your circumstances. But, damn, you've got documentation and everything! Have you any colleagues in mind outside the country who might do this?

 

[Enave]

Vice News would jump on this story in a heartbeat