Riel Stands by His Statements
Mayor Tom Riel says he's sticking by claims he made in a speech last week, despite statements made by District Attorney John Pavlock.
Riel's statement:
John Pavlock is a seasoned politician who regularly tries to sell his story to a jury. It's sad and unfortunate that he somehow now feels he is on trial.
In his statement, he doesn't deny that Mr. (Dennis) Fuino was originally in jail on bogus charges that were later dropped. In fact, I have a recording from the alleged victim admitting the charges were bogus.
He doesn't deny that Fuino was shown a picture of me and let out of jail to – quote – help get me. He also once again gives a description from eyewitnesses that did not match Fuino, yet they supposedly picked him out of a lineup. Hair color and fingerprints didn't even match.
No matter what the spin on the facts, I still stand by my allegations and believe that they are true.
Audio of Riel's statement.
Riel's Dec. 30, 2008, Speech
COMMENT FROM DA JOHN PAVLOCK:
Tom: I left a message for you to call me last week but still haven't heard from you. Are you ever going to call me back and set down and talk to me about this? I will be glad to go to Bradford. I want to hear and see first hand what your concerns are and share the information that I have. I would never ask a jury to reach a conclusion without having the facts first. I know you have my numbers. John Pavlock
Riel's statement:
John Pavlock is a seasoned politician who regularly tries to sell his story to a jury. It's sad and unfortunate that he somehow now feels he is on trial.
In his statement, he doesn't deny that Mr. (Dennis) Fuino was originally in jail on bogus charges that were later dropped. In fact, I have a recording from the alleged victim admitting the charges were bogus.
He doesn't deny that Fuino was shown a picture of me and let out of jail to – quote – help get me. He also once again gives a description from eyewitnesses that did not match Fuino, yet they supposedly picked him out of a lineup. Hair color and fingerprints didn't even match.
No matter what the spin on the facts, I still stand by my allegations and believe that they are true.
Audio of Riel's statement.
Riel's Dec. 30, 2008, Speech
COMMENT FROM DA JOHN PAVLOCK:
Tom: I left a message for you to call me last week but still haven't heard from you. Are you ever going to call me back and set down and talk to me about this? I will be glad to go to Bradford. I want to hear and see first hand what your concerns are and share the information that I have. I would never ask a jury to reach a conclusion without having the facts first. I know you have my numbers. John Pavlock
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