In the aftermath of the first Persian Gulf War,
Taron James was
working with Naval Intelligence and taking part in missions
behind Iraqi lines when he was fraudulently identified as
the father of a newborn son. Despite earning four service
medals and three ribbons before his honorable discharge, he
has endured nine years of unremitting government harassment
and financial deprivation, and has fought a constant
struggle to stay out of jail.
James, the founder of
Veterans Fighting
Paternity Fraud, told his story on
His Side with Glenn Sacks.
Also joining Glenn to discuss how our servicemen overseas are
often targeted by unscrupulous "father shoppers" were: paternity
fraud crusader Carnell Smith, Executive Director of the newly
formed National Family Justice
Association (NFJA); former Army paratrooper Buddy Everhart;
and Buddy's wife, Redbird Records recording artist
Mary
Everhart. The show opened with Mary's paternity fraud song
Don't Worry About
a Thing.
To learn more about paternity fraud, see Glenn's columns
Paternity Fraud Victims Need Justice (Los Angeles Daily
News, 3/15/02) and
Preserving Paternity Fraud (Orange County Register,
10/3/02). The latter was coauthored by Dianna Thompson of the
NFJA.
For information on how to get quality paternity testing at a
reasonable price, go to
Genetic Identity.
March 26, 2003
California Paternity Fraud Victims Tell Their Incredible
Stories
California Paternity Fraud Victims shared their incredible
stories last night on His
Side with Glenn Sacks on
KRLA 870 AM
in Los Angeles. Guests included nationally known paternity fraud
"poster boy" Bert Riddick, Taron James of
Veterans Fighting Paternity
Fraud, Raegan Philips of
Raising Awareness About Paternity Fraud, and Daryl & Avita
Crismon.
Guests also discussed:
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California's Senate Bill 1030, which will address paternity
fraud and help many of those victimized by it.
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How military men are particularly vulnerable to paternity
fraud.
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The famous Morgan Wise case.
To listen to an archived version of last night's show, go to
His Side with Glenn Sacks Archive.
His Side with Glenn Sacks
is a new, men's and fathers' issues radio show hosted by
columnist
Glenn Sacks. To learn more about the show, how to listen
live and how to support it, go to
His Side with Glenn Sacks.
To find out what you can do in California to fight paternity
fraud and support SB 1030, go to
How to
do something about paternity fraud or contact
California
Citizens Against Paternity Fraud (CA-CAPF),
Veterans Fighting Paternity
Fraud or Raising Awareness
About Paternity Fraud.
To get involved nationally, contact paternity fraud crusader
Carnell Smith and
US
Citizens Against Paternity Fraud (US-CAPF).
To learn more about paternity fraud, see Glenn's columns "California
Paternity Justice Act: If the Genes Don't Fit,
You Must Acquit" (Los Angeles Daily News, 3/15/02)
and "Preserving
Paternity Fraud" (Orange County Register, 10/3/02,
co-authored with Dianna Thompson of the
American Coalition for Fathers
and Children).
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