On September 2, a Cook County Court judge agreed that evidence demonstrates Harvest Bible Chapel (HBC) Elders, HBC attorney Sally Wagenmaker (then President of the Christian Legal Society), SDK accountants, and HBC attorney Kevin Todd conspired together to defame me. As a result, they should forfeit attorney / client privilege for all related communications.
Also noted in hearing transcript, according to Judge Esrig, the HBC / attorney communications give evidence of “crime fraud” – which would be the first such ruling in Illinois history. More evidence that Laird Elders lied… but not a word of confession from HBC.
Additionally, HBC’s delay and refusal to obey court-ordered production of documents is so sketchy, the court ruled an IT expert will come to HBC campuses and forcibly search / extract what church leaders used tithe money to cover up!
The implications of this ruling = staggering. From Harvest Bible Chapel, to ECFA, Trinity Broadcast Network, the Christian Legal Society, Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald, Christianity Today, The Christian Post, and online perpetuators: All who reported HBC Elders’ defamation as fact, aided and abetted their defamation.
Thank you for standing with us.