The illegal and immoral taking of your freedom is, as far as I am concerned, the worst possible wrong that a free society can commit against one of its citizens. PAUL J. CIOLINO
PROLOGUE Written by: Jim Irey (a dear friend and supporter )
Dearest Sean - you are loved and dearly missed and nothing in this world can stop efforts to correct the injustice and free you.
From the pedestrian level it would appear “a level field” with good guys and the bad guys clearly identifiable and the prevailing “innocent until proven guilty” in play and observed. We know this to be true because we sadly shared this opinion. Sean and family were at the pedestrian level as they could never imagine an eventuality without some experience in the tactics and legal system devices of its enforcers. Not, knowing what we knew and having Sean’s statements evidenced and corroborated as truth. From any other level it would have been evident that the wagons had circled and the verdict predetermined with Sean’s sentence only not yet handed down. Having never experienced the indignity and desperation of defending one’s self against accusations by State enforcers when they have prematurely “minds made up” determined guilt leaves one helpless and stupid.Only the accusation and then slanting by the media’s rush to justice is necessary to render one “branded”. After all they are not paid to sell information but rather to sell papers. Sponsors do not buy ad time or pages where there is no audience. Indiscriminate tabloids exhibit the value of exaggeration and falsehoods. Painfully retracing the debilitating frustration endured throughout this miscarriage of justice we relive all the events where an educated elevated level view would have exposed diversions and necessary tactics in play and have empowered and armored against manipulation into - life without parole. What Sean couldn't anticipate was being prejudged as guilty by the state, predicated on convincing a jury that this was a shaken baby incident rather than a case of child neglect where the infant had sustained numerous head contusions from injury accidents, negligent care and supervision and probable mistreatment, long before his introduction to Jessica and Sadie. What Sean couldn't see in the demands of law enforcement where orders of “you are required to ..” when it was not so and in fact put them well out-of-bounds and beyond allowable actions, violating Sean’s rights of protection inherent to his civil liberties. What Sean couldn't know was the predisposition to ruthless treatment by the media. Taking license to report quotes after paraphrasing inaccurately and putting their “spin” on it.Editing, twisting and selective omission to revise intended meanings, with no regard to consequence, after coercing “tell your story” and then committing to print things never said, changed statements rendering text a total fabrication and not a true record of what was said. Printing of insinuated implied falsehoods to bolster circulation is malicious. What Sean couldn't see was the bartered issues predicated on being beneficial, when it was not evident that each "deal" was taking away one more bit of support, as in chess where one purposeful move leads to "checkmate" later. What Sean couldn't do was stage smoke and mirrors produced by the prosecutor. Sean was designated target for unfounded, unsupported, morbid accusations of torture. Conjured accusations without foundation. Evoking resentment where "somebody’s gotta pay", with purposeful omissions and dismissed facts labeled not admissible. Then allowed random accusations of depraved behavior without limit, shaking the jury. Once spoken, though over ruled and order to strike, the image lingers. What Sean couldn't do was guess that the object of his romantic interests had been arrested earlier in the year for drug possession and abuse. And again the next month, where circumstances would indicate that she had become valued eyes and ears to law enforcement, as she retained child custody and suffered no incarceration sentence. What Sean couldn't do was identify immediately that the one person ever present that could testify on his behalf, would be a manipulated drug informant that was willing to turn her back on him, allow the prosecutor to continue to stay, her child endangerment trial, until after Sean’s trial, so as to not expose evidence that would work to Sean’s benefit, and continue to instruct to keep "doing drugs". What Sean couldn't do was guess that an FBI agent using her to snoop out others, would demand that she keep using so as to stay in the main stream of it all and retain her value to the authorities. How could they expect that a baby would not be at risk in this situation, with a drug abusing mother, aunts, grand mother and great grand mother?What Sean couldn't do was see the forest for the trees. What Sean couldn't conceive was that the state could withhold timeline evidence and testimony which would dash any hopes of sustaining their shaken baby accusation. Timeline correction moves the fatal injuries occurrence days prior to the inferred injury date and turns interest and liability to other parties babysitting Sadie, in Sean’s absence. What Sean couldn't foresee is that Jessica would be so very willing, to protect herself and family members, or hopelessly intimidated by law enforcement as to boldly present herself on his families doorstep following Sadie’s death, while wearing a wire for remote recording while pursuing him throughout the home, to speak in private while obsessing with leading statements and demands so as to illicit anything which could be held against him. What Sean couldn't do was expect the jury to take the word of long-experienced world class "experts" over the local "experts". Where, at least one prosecution expert has phoned the family, to apologize, for the verdict and confess that much evidential information was not made available, before he was called upon to render an opinion. The opinion being based on information with selectively omitted facts that could only lead to the predetermined opinion necessary to not "rock-the boat" for the prosecution. Where is the level playing field? The evidence was in Sean’s favor, so how could this happen here in America? What Sean couldn't do was understand that if his experts were seen as having any credibility, that the case would then correct its course and turn itself onto his romantic interest and her family. Once proven not be a shaken baby case, then the source of injuries would be placed on her and/or her family, babysitters, where it belongs. Preemie babies are known to be fatally more susceptible to irreversible damage from falls or mishaps with head trauma injury. What Sean couldn't see clearly was Jessica’s suspicious behavior in refusing to be alarmed when cleaning up after sick Sadie when she threw up on herself the preceding night and dismissing the idea of taking baby Sadie to the hospital earlier at Sean’s suggestion could have held ulterior motives, hiding knowledge and awareness of existing injuries in an already escalating desperate babies battle for life. What Sean couldn't expect was that the state could sit on known evidence of innocence to be withheld, knowing that an innocent would be wrongly convicted, included in Jessica’s statements in deposition of admissions of complaints from baby Sadie of “I sick mommy” earlier the night before where prior injuries had begun to take there toll, in line with the expert summations where the injuries had to have taken place days before, when Sean was not present. What Sean couldn't foresee was that the circulation in baby Sadie would make playful tickling and nibbling later cause hyperbolic etches and shadow depressions, not evident in healthy skin, exaggerated by reaction of the dermis to lack of oxygenated blood flow and so enable the state to misconstrue as malicious. No marks were visible before Sadie’s rapid decline and admission to the hospital facility. What Sean couldn't foresee was testimony would be denied from Jessica’s former roommate including observed mistreatment and literal throwing of baby Sadie by an arm when Jessica was not in her best mood. What Sean couldn't expect was that the court and state would deny a voluntary lie-detector test. Allowing an opportunity to again prove his innocence. But why would a prosecutor knowing he may be trying an innocent allow this. Not even a chance at a breath of air if the intention is to drown this victim that “you” have prejudged. What Sean couldn't see were personal motives for self gain and advancement driving the states team who have all benefited since. Some by awarded chairs, perilously pitching acclivity against retrial. What Sean’s family can’t do is relent. They share the cell with Sean, everyday. When sentenced their names were included. Until Sean’s return, their freedom to choose to hold and keep their son close has been violated and removed. Eight years pass and this grave injustice continues perpetrated against Sean and family alike. He remains incarcerated and his family remains violated with freedoms hindered.
Matthew 25:34, 36 Then the king will say to those on his right, ....I was in prison and you came to visit me.