wrote:
> The only other point of interest was a reference back to the original
> charges 11 years ago: "Three teenage boys asserted that he sexually
> abused them after dazzling them with action figures, sci-fi
> memorabilia and celebrity connections." It doesn't mention any of the
> other incidents from his past that Mike brings up at the Examiner, so
> he actually comes out looking better in his local press than he does
> in ours. (I'm not sure what to make of that, but I figure that the
> truth can't hurt us.)
I struggled with writing the article, because as a parent my knee-jerk
reaction isn't a positive one. There's an entire side to the story
that argues Kramer is the victim of anti-Semitism:
http://atlantajewish.com/content/2004/edkramer.html. That article has
more facts about the case (putting aside its bias in favor of Kramer)
than any other article I've read to date.
Of course, popular media seems to require a reader "pick sides" -- you
can't be a victim of discrimination AND a pedophile, you're either one
or the other.
In any case, several major points -- like the fairly damning evidence
of pornographic material at his house -- was actually thrown out in
court. But you won't find that in most articles.
In the end I chose to focus on the defense I'm primarily concerned
with -- his affiliation with the gaming community.
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