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(The following is an email that Kimberlee Forney, sent to Cindy Mackin–the principal of the Underhill ID Elementary School--- and others on Friday May 1, 2009. This email was written a few hours after witnessing school personnel (who refused to speak with Kimberlee, a mandated reporter of abuse and a concerned relative of the child they had just locked in the school) ASSIST an abusive mother to be in contempt of court regarding Madison Terjelian–a 6 year old child. This is the most CONTEMPTUOUS behavior of Ashley Terjelian Meek out of all the missed visits (around 100), because Ashley, (with the help of UID school personnel) intentionally and physically took Madison away from where her father was–the drumming performance at the Browns River Middle school in Jericho. 6 year old Madison was brought to (escorted by Cindy Mackin) and locked in the UID school with Ashley, and the two unidentified women until Robert Meek, (Ashley’s husband), and Preston (Incorrectly identified as Patrick Duxbury in email below, but one of the men currently sleeping on their couch) picked them up shortly after 8pm.
This is 3 hours into the court ordered visit that Madison has with her dad starting at 5pm. Madison told her father and other relatives on her father’s side, that she felt “nervous and scared” and “not good” while she was being taken into the school and then rushed out to Robert Meek’s car–knowing and seeing her father and other relatives at her performance and in the parking lot of her school. She was then taken to Ashley’s mother’s house, Lisa Terjelian, where she told her mother numerous times that she didn’t want to be there. When asked what her mother said to her requests, she said that her mother ignored her.
(I spoke with a State Trooper for over 20 minutes a few days following this event. He didn’t want to hear (he didn’t CARE to hear) what I was saying regarding the abuse of and my concern for the safety of my niece while in the custody of her mother. When I said that what occurred at school that day WAS abuse, he asked me how. I said that it was emotional and psychological abuse. He laughed.)
This email was sent to around 33 individuals working at or involved with the school–either as teachers or those on the school board. The school superintendent, John Alberghini, was also given this email and alerted to this ALARMING and harmful behavior. His response was to contact the police and have no trespassing orders served to Kimberlee and Larkin Forney. The only explanation he gave to Larkin for this action was that ‘your sister put her foot in the door of the school preventing them from closing the door’ which is not true–I was holding the door of a PUBLIC PLACE open trying to talk with some women who had just LOCKED my frightened niece in this public place. They did successfully close the door and ignore my questions.
If this is his explanation for the no trespassing order, then why was one issued against Larkin Forney? Additionally, I would not have been trying to speak with these women if what had happened, had not just happened. They locked my niece in a school building in order to keep her from her father causing her fear and distress.
During a phone call, John Alberghini ignored everything Larkin Forney was explaining to him regarding the behavior of the principal and other school personnel that evening that hurt his daughter and aided the mother being in contempt of court. Larkin explained the background information (the information on this website and Larkin’s site regarding the abuse of his daughter at the hands of her mother) to the Superintendent of his daughter’s school, John Alberghini, but he ignored what Larkin was saying. The no trespassing orders still exist. Why?
What are they trying to hide at UID?
There are two short videos taken while this scenario unfolded–unfortunately the disk became full as this was occurring and is cut off. The videos are posted here. Some who have viewed this video have said that my behavior could seem aggressive—it was not---it was ASSERTIVE.
Locking a child in a school, isolating them from relatives and allowing for the abuse of her to continue is what is AGGRESSIVE. Ignoring the abuse is aggressive.
I am, as well as my brother, trying to stop the abuse of his beautiful daughter, and he is continually ignored by authorities, judges and now this occurs...the authority figures at the Underhill ID school where my niece attends behave in this manner?–locking a child in the school so an abusive mother can AGAIN isolate her daughter from her father and other caring relatives on the father’s side? WHO are we to turn to who will stop a mother from abusing and allowing men and others to abuse her daughter(s)???
There is NO ONE–at least no one in our social systems or in the STATE OF VT Government.
But I hope that God will not allow this to continue and somehow, this child and her sister will be saved from her abusive mother, mother’s husband, and others before it is too late.
Each day she remains with her mother is a day that more damage is done. Each day she remains with her mother is a day too late.
Here is the email:
To: Cindy Mackin (and anyone else concerned with child abuse and wanting to stop it),
Business Summaries–Working with Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman–one of your favorite books.
In the summary, it states:
“First, emotional intelligence does not mean merely “being nice”, but rather, for example, bluntly confronting someone with an uncomfortable but consequential truth they have been avoiding.”
http://totalinteraction.com.au/Articles/Working%20With%20Emotional%20Intelligence.pdf
Your school mission:
“Committed to ensuring a respectful and responsible school community where all members have the opportunity to reach their full potential.” That is not what happened this evening.
I do not know you. You are the principal at my niece’s (Madison Terjelian) school. You had a chance to meet me today but you chose not to. You have met Madison’s father, Larkin Forney and her paternal grandmother, Linda Forney. I saw you today for the first time, but we did not meet. I approached you calling your name right after the people abusing my niece drove off with her. I called your name, loudly, several times and you turned and walked away from me and into the Browns River Middle school where the rehearsal was taking place. What on earth just happened?
Larkin Forney is trying to stop the abuse of his daughter. Her mother, Ashley Terjelian is abusing her daughter and allowing others such as Patrick Duxbury, and Robert Meek to abuse her. She is being sexually, emotionally, psychologically and physically abused. She see’s naked men and boys at her home, “sometime but not all the time.”
On March 5, 2005 when Ashley inexplicably threw my mother and myself out of Madion’s life (A SIGN THAT ABUSE IS OCCURRING —HIDING THE CHILD FROM EXTENDED FAMILY), and while expressing our concerns of abuse, we were told by a Colchester police officer that he couldn’t do anything until she was in school. So, here we are 4 years later, and she is in school. She has already been recommended for counseling by your school guidance counselors. PROBLEMS IN SCHOOL IS A SIGN THAT ABUSE IS OCCURRING.
I have made a site devoted to stopping the abuse of my niece and hopefully eventually other children and healing abuse. Things found on this site are: 1) Ashley’s criminal record (A SIGN THAT ABUSE IS OCCURRING.) 2) the history of violence in the Terjelian Family (A SIGN THAT ABUSE IS OCCURRING) 3)A video showing my niece witnessing me almost get run over by her mother’s now-husband, Robert Meek. Madison was 4 years old when her mother drove her there to witness that violent, aggressive and almost deadly attack. This was also a court ordered visit she was in contempt of . A 4 year old child witnessing this was only made possible BECAUSE Ashley drove back with her daughter and sat in a parking lot to watch this occur. I was mentioning this to the dispatcher or person at the 1800 line and she referred to Robert Meek as Madison’s step-father. Robert Meek is Madison’s CHILD ABUSER, legally wed to her abusive mother. Larkin Forney is her FATHER and he is trying to stop the abuse of his daughter----as am I.
There are many other people who would like it to stop–one of whom I’m sure is my niece.
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Larkin Forney has this “B-S” label of “sex offender” by the STATE of Vermont because Ashley’s friend, Kristen Place, lied to him about her age, initiated sex with him as a SEXUALLY-ACTIVE teenager (A SIGN THAT ABUSE OCCURRED TO KRISTEN) and now lies (A SIGN THAT ABUSE OCCURRED TO KRISTEN) about him to continue helping her friend, Ashley . Because of Kristen’s actions, she IS ( IN REALITY--whether deemed by a court or not), A CHILD ABUSER–just like her mom, just like Ashley—Just like MANY females and mothers who are abusing children.
Ashley Terjelian is an abusive mother who lost custody of her daughter in 2003. Why did she lose custody? And more importantly why was custody returned? And more importantly, WHY IS THE ABUSE OF MADISON TERJELIAN STILL CONTINUING? Isn’t IT OBVIOUS? I guess if you don’t want to see it, you won’t. I don’t want to see it, but I have to because I want it to stop.
The statistics are that 65% of Mothers Abuse their Children. The majority of CHILD MURDERS by parents are committed by THE MOTHER.
I would like an explanation for your behavior today Cindy Mackin. I tried to speak with you and you intentionally walked away from me and into your school. Why did my niece arrive late and leave the rehearsal early–right after her part was done? She was there from around 7:15 to 7:45–The rehearsal was from 7-8:15.
Why was she escorted by a teacher from one side of the row, to the other side, only to then head out the door with her mother? And then why was she and her mother escorted by you to the Underhill ID School. You left Browns River Middle School with my brother’s daughter, her mother, and 2 other women (who apparently work, or don’t work for your school) and stayed for several minutes behind locked doors. Presumably a phone call was made at this time to Robert Meek.
I did not know you were in the school with my niece until my brother told me, when my mother and I came out of the school a few moments later. Why were you in the school with my niece and her mother? Why did you walk by Larkin Forney, knowing he had a court order to visit with his daughter? Earlier, before the performance you told my brother and mother that you didn’t want a scene? What did you mean by that? My mother’s response is that the only scene (if there was one) would be caused by Ashley. This is the truth. ASHLEY IS ABUSING HER DAUGHTER!!!!! ASHLEY IS ALLOWING MEN TO ABUSE HER DAUGHTER. SHE CAUSES SCENES ALL THE TIME!!! SHE IS THE “CHILD MOLESTER!” One of the men who my niece “see’s naked” is (taking an educated guess) PATRICK DUXBURY. He was the man sitting in the back seat of the car that Madison left in this evening— What on earth just happened here? PATRICK DUXBURY was in the back seat with my niece. They left the school around 8pm and did not return home until 9:30PM. I would like to know what is going on here. I spoke with officer Crick and asked for her assistance and told her and the dispatcher that my niece is being abused. . It has been about 4 hours since this happened and it is just sinking in as I write it, how MESSED UP the situation is.
What is my niece doing now? Where is she? Is she sleeping? Is someone else sleeping with her? And if so who? When I saw Ashley Terjelian running with Madison, and another women—well, I don’t know what I thought then and I don’t know what to think now. All I can say is “WHAT ON EARTH?!!” And who is this Michelle woman who ran with them? I asked her if she was friends with Ashley Terjelian and she didn’t answer and shut the door in my face shortly after that.
Ms. Cindy Mackin, what were you saying and doing in the school with Larkin’s daughter? What were you and Ashley and the other two women telling her? And why on earth did they run all hunched-over-like,as if they were in the middle of a warzone? Why did they speed off quickly? I went to ask the woman who had just run my niece to the car of her abusers, what was going on? And who she was? She said her name was Michelle...and wouldn’t give me her last name. I asked her what was going on? Who is she? Does she know that my niece is being sexually, physically, emotionally and psychologically abused by her mother and others? I ask her if she knows that? She doesn’t answer me and refuses to tell me her last name. Why Won’t she answer my question WHY won’t she tell me her last name. She is knocking on the window of the Underhill ID school, to be let in. She is trying to get into the Underhill ID school because she doesn’t want to talk to me–even AFTER I tell her that my niece is being abused by the woman and 2 men she just left with. She doesn’t show ANY concern for my words. Why? If someone came up to me and told me their niece or another child is being abused and was just helped into the car with their abusers, I would be PRETTY concerned. I would at least have questions. What do you mean? Who are you? She may have asked me that. I do believe I told her I was Madison’s aunt–but I can’t remember exactly what was said–it happened so quickly.
But I do know what happened. Michelle made her way to the other door, knocking on it to have whomever was inside, let her in. I told her I was an after-school teacher too. In fact. I used to teach for the art program running in her school.
The woman who answered the door to the Underhill ID School was wearing white, I believe she had grayish blondish hair that was somewhat long–in her mid-fifties? I asked her what her name was and she wouldn’t say. They were wanting to shut the door. I REPEATEDLY asked them their name and I’m not sure what else. They told me to get out of the way so they could shut the door. I probably asked them what they were doing? And why wouldn’t they answer me? I’m sure I told them about my concerns about my niece—my VALID and SAD/GROSS/DISGUSTING but TRUE concerns about the sexual abuse of my niece by her mother and others.
If someone told me that I would ask, “REALLY? And then try to figure out the truth. And then I would ask if I could HELP in any way. These women told me they would “call the cops” if I didn’t get out of the way. I said that my brother already had. Michelle said, “good. So their on their way.” and she shut the door in my face.
The police did not come. My brother spoke with the officer, Officer Crick, of Essex or Essex Jct. Police. He was told they couldnt’ uphold a court order. And wouldn’t know where to find her if she wasn’t home. I was also talking to a woman from 1-800 line to report child abuse and she told me that the police had to uphold the court order. I was telling my brother this and he told Officer Crick this information as I relayed it to him. I was asked who the child was, who the parents were, and what indicated abuse? If it was happening right now? I tried as best I could to relay what is happening. Its hard to sum up 6 years of ongoing abuse to yet another person, you are asking for help....It was confusing. I, as well as my brother were pacing in the parking lot around my mother’s car–both on our phone. My mother stood by. A few people, women walked around–one stood in the parking lot for a while, in short sleeves in chilly weather. I don’t recall any children present as the drumming was still going on inside while this was going on outside–
I’m traumatized.
My niece must be terrified right now. She is being abused by her mother, her mother’s husband and the man that lives with them, Patrick Duxbury. Larkin Forney (along with trying to stop the abuse of his daughter), has COURT-ORDERED visits, which were tonight (as is every other Friday night) at 5PM. Ashley has missed 97 court ordered visits MWF, from the end of June 2008-Wednesday February 11, 2009. She has never been held in contempt. Right after DCF notified Ashley that Madison told us that she “sees naked men at (her) home, sometime but not all the time” we didn’t see Madison for 7 ½ months because Ashley made it clear that she wouldn’t let Larkin see Madison unless it was “over my dead body”. She didn’t show for several visits and the police said they wouldn’t or couldn’t uphold the court order. DCF said in a two sentence letter to Larkin that there is “no reason to substantiate the abuse.” And it was over 7 months until we saw her again.
No court changes.The mother continues to be violent. Including being kicked out of the court room on March 20, 2009. Upon getting kicked out, she swore at the judge, and then proceeded to get on her cell phone for the rest of the court hearing while in the hallway of the courthouse–well within earshot of the court officers.. Upon us leaving the court room she was on her cell phone, yelling and pacing back and forth and becomes immediately more aggitatted and aggressive and lunges toward Larkin like she wants to punch him and says, “UGHH! I wish I could punch you!” with her teeth gritted. She lunges toward him again. He retreats into the elevator, but not after Ashley yells “YOU’RE An F$#@#ing CHILD MOLESTER” This is not the truth. and SHE knows it better than anyone because it was HER sexually active friend who Lied to Larkin about her age–and pursued HIM numerous times until he finally reciprocated contact that got him labeled with “Sex Offender”. Ashley yelling this was referred to as “damaging to a child” at a previous court date by Judge Mark Keller. ASHLEY IS THE CHILD MOLESTER. Ashley then directed her attack at me...while she continued to “talk” to Robert on the phone. She swung at me twice–once or both times with her phone in her hand.
She missed by less than an inch the second time. She attacked me for several minutes.
The court officers didnt’ do anything. Neither did the judge. My brother and myself and mother was attacked in public again by Ashley Terjelian.
And yet. She continues.
I’m speechless. Again.
I’m speechless . Again. Especially about what happened tonight. How is my niece?.
Ugh.
I pray for her health and safety. Her mother will always be her mother. She needs to be stopped. And she needs serious help–as do the state of our “social systems” and some of the people working in them.
When we first saw Madison on Feb 11, 2009, what I have written in my calendar is: “1st Day seeing Madison–was happy, made art, played video games....was startled by Adam when meeting him.” Being afraid of adults is A SIGN THAT ABUSE IS OCCURRING.
On my calendar on Friday Feb. 13, 2009, I wrote: “was quiet, introverted different”.
What had happened from dropping her off to her mother at 7pm on Wednesday night to picking her up on Friday at 4pm? PSTA
I don’t know how to spell it out any clearer than what I have stated above, in other letters, on my blog....or below...
“A man holding a dildo and grinning at the camera. A little girl in a dress. A man smoking a blunt. Little girl in dress with man smoking the blunt.” These are just a few of the pictures of Robert Meek and my niece, Larkin Forney’s 6-year old daughter, on Robert Meeks myspace.
To say it in computer language...
PSTA–Please Stop The Abuse, Please.
That is what I asked officer Crick tonight.
I apologize if anyone thinks my tone is disrespectful. I do not mean it to be–I only want the abuse of Madison Terjelian to stop. Before it’s too late.
Someone. Anyone. Please. PSTA
Sincerely,
Kimberlee Forney
www.voicesforvermontchildren.com
www.tbijustice.com
www.kimforney.com
ps–On the Underhill ID school website there is a link (an exerpt below) to the performance tonight. It was a great performance. The kids were laughing...having a lot of fun–looking up into the bleachers where parent’s, family and friends sat. My niece sat on the far end (because she was late) and her mother stood behind her at the door entryway. Larkin, our mother and myself were there at about 5 of 7. We sat down in the bleachers and when Madison didn’t show, wondered what was going on, as this performance was Ashley’s EXCUSE for why she couldn’t follow court orders tonight and that he could pick his daughter up in the morning.
What should have happened, if dealing with a healthy mother, would be that she would meet leave their child with the father following the event.
My niece really loves drumming. She was drumming along in the audience for a short while. She looked up into the bleachers and saw us but only waved once very shyly while she was on stage–as if she was afraid to say hi to us with her mother there.
My nieces night was ruined. For some reason she got there late (even thought they live 2 minutes away) ...and then she was yanked out early, and THEN left in the manner that she did-- watching helplessly from a car speeding by her father, aunt and grandmother. A car driven by the man who tried to run her aunt over 2 years ago, while she watched.
What was going through my nieces head as Robert Meek sped away with her, passing us. My niece was not smiling from the back of that car.
PSTA
This was her weekend with her father and she knew it and she enjoys it. She loves her father and has no reason not to and has no reason to not feel safe with him. Larkin is a father who has never harmed her–he is not a HARMFUL person–his LABEL is HARMFUL–HE is a FATHER trying to stop the harm of his DAUGHTER. Madison has A LOT of fun with her dad and laughs a LOT when she is here. She is disappointed when she has to leave. This whole thing is so confusing on me—I can only imagine what it is like for the 6 year old in the middle of this.
On Wednesday April 29, 2009 Madison was upset to leave. Her father tries to comfort her and says well, at least you’ll be here this weekend.
And where is she? And who is she with? We don’t know.
May the spirits hold her safely.
2008-2009 Artist-in-Residence Michael Wingfield!
Give us a beat!
The UID PTO is proud to announce that Underhill ID will be welcoming Percussionist Michael Wingfield during the week of April 27th. Michael features rhythm and song from the African New World. Michael has taught and performed for 25 plus years and we feel honored to have him share his amazing drumming experiences with us. If you are interested in learning more about Michael feel free to check him out on-line. Google Michael Wingfield and Click on NH Arts- Arts and Artists to learn more. In celebration of Michael’s visit, our UID students will be joining Michael in a fun filled evening event featuring drumming and music that the students will have learned during their school week.
This performance will be held on the evening of Friday, May 1st, so get those cameras ready!!!
PSTA |