For
the last several years, I have received a Father's Day card from
County Attorney Bennie Sonsang. The card states, “Studies show that
children who receive financial and emotional support from both
parents do better in school and life.” A few years back I wrote
his office asking if a similar card stating the same thing was sent
to Spring. It took some persistence but eventually his office stated
that no, such cards are only sent to fathers not mothers.
Furthermore, his office stated that the cards are sent to fathers
without regard to custody arrangements or who provides financial
support for the children.
Given
that custody for my children is joint (although in actuality the boys
are with me more) and that I not only provide 100% of support for
them but also provide massive amounts of money to Spring, despite
that fact that she is perfectly able to earn just as much as me
according to the vocational evaluation, this felt like a slap in the
face. On top of this, Spring committed fraud and perjury and her
lawyer Nelly WInce, as the evidence clearly shows, knowingly lied in court, I
asked Sonsang to send a card to Spring with the same statement as he
sent to me. A statement, by the way, that I wholeheartedly agree
with. I also sent him all the evidence I had and
asked him to investigate. Sonsang at first avoided my letters and
later used what I can only describe as obstructionist tactics but I
am anything if not persistent.
I
used to like Sonsang and even voted for him. I thought he as a “good
guy”. But I was wrong. Sonsang has tried to make a name for
himself by going after people who exploit women, especially children,
in the sex trade. He aggressively prosecutes the perpetrators. I
doubt anyone would not support Sonsang in this. The problem is that
Sonsang focuses on prosecuting such scum mainly because it is
politically advantageous to him. When it comes to prosecuting, for example, priests
that sexually exploit children, Sonsang has a very different view.
Songsang was raised Catholic and the Catholic Church is a powerful
local institution. In this area Sonsang has been slow and reluctant
to file charges. This has outraged Catholics like myself as well as
prominent district attorneys across the country who have prosecuted
sexual abuse by priests. Lately, as the scandal has blow up, he has
changed his tune a bit and started some investigations. When a county
attorney, and in Minnesota the county attorney is the chief law
enforcement official in the county, selects what to prosecute based
on perceived political advantage that is not only wrong but could be
considered criminal corruption.
So
I guess it is no surprise that Sonsang refused to investigate Nelly
Wince or the Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board, as they are his colleagues, and Sonsang once even worked at
the same firm as my lawyers, in a system that has provided him with not only his income but political support. What is surprising, is that he was
willing to put so many self-incriminating statements in writing.
Perhaps the best way to understand my frustration with Sonsang is to
punish the last letter (sent in June 2014) I sent to him. His office
has not responded to this letter in the four months since I sent it.
Update (March, 2016) - Over the last few years I have had numerous communications with Mr. Sonsang's office. It is now clear to me that he has criminally conspired to cover-up crime. He remains very popular; however, chinks in the armor are starting to appear. Most notably surrounding false evidence in his much publicized effort to prosecute sex-traffickers. In 1972 Richard Nixon was reelected president by a landslide margin. Two years later he resigned in disgrace for covering up criminal actions. Mr. Sonsang should study history more.
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