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	<title>Comments on: Have you been preyed upon by AA members sexually or financially? PLease tell us your story here. We are collecting stories of abuses going on in AA by AA members. A documentary is &#8230;</title>
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		<title>By: AntiDenial</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a horrific story! Considering mental Institutions and Mental Health Courts are mandating schizophrenics and other very emotionally unstable women and men to AA and NA meetings, they are a target for predators like this. Thanks for telling this story, as more and more need to be told until AA is held responsible. Also the courts need to stop mandating anybody to AA meetings, period.

The Salvation Army is a very pro AA organization and either have meetings at the place or they make people who stay at shelters attend 12 step meetings. The Salvation Army is another Organization that has lots of money at the top and they buy lots of expensive real estate. Yes they help a lot of people- but they could help so many more if they spread their wealth more.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What a horrific story! Considering mental Institutions and Mental Health Courts are mandating schizophrenics and other very emotionally unstable women and men to AA and NA meetings, they are a target for predators like this. Thanks for telling this story, as more and more need to be told until AA is held responsible. Also the courts need to stop mandating anybody to AA meetings, period.</p>
<p>The Salvation Army is a very pro AA organization and either have meetings at the place or they make people who stay at shelters attend 12 step meetings. The Salvation Army is another Organization that has lots of money at the top and they buy lots of expensive real estate. Yes they help a lot of people- but they could help so many more if they spread their wealth more.</p>
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		<title>By: Massive</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Massive]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi This is just a horror story that needs to stop. Many questions I have. Are you in the program? Have any groups addressed sexual predation in business meetings there locally. Have you reached out to local Delegate, DCM , or Area chairs. Basically have you tried the AA/NA way? 

We did it at our group level then went and put on a Make AA Safer Workshop but at the time I had my group support. It took alot of work and we were not supported on the area or local West LA level. They tried to suppress us. 

I can put you in touch with a reporter who is telling this story. You and I can talk and I can tell you what I did. Also I would put this is writing, and send letter to NA&#039;s  Main office , sending  a paper trail with return request receipt and signature needed. 

Then I would call NAWS and ask for their General Manager and say you wanna file a complaint. email me , then we can talk.
makeaasafer@gmail.com 

you are not alone and this needs to stop. SOunds like the police and federal marshals need to be involved. ALso email a local news reporter. 

But its a good idea to attempt to address it inside of NA and see how they respond. 

You are not alone. 

other good sites are 

www.nadaytona.org

www.expaa.org

www.leavingaa.com

www.stinkin-thinkin.org]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi This is just a horror story that needs to stop. Many questions I have. Are you in the program? Have any groups addressed sexual predation in business meetings there locally. Have you reached out to local Delegate, DCM , or Area chairs. Basically have you tried the AA/NA way? </p>
<p>We did it at our group level then went and put on a Make AA Safer Workshop but at the time I had my group support. It took alot of work and we were not supported on the area or local West LA level. They tried to suppress us. </p>
<p>I can put you in touch with a reporter who is telling this story. You and I can talk and I can tell you what I did. Also I would put this is writing, and send letter to NA&#8217;s  Main office , sending  a paper trail with return request receipt and signature needed. </p>
<p>Then I would call NAWS and ask for their General Manager and say you wanna file a complaint. email me , then we can talk.<br />
<a href="mailto:makeaasafer@gmail.com">makeaasafer@gmail.com</a> </p>
<p>you are not alone and this needs to stop. SOunds like the police and federal marshals need to be involved. ALso email a local news reporter. </p>
<p>But its a good idea to attempt to address it inside of NA and see how they respond. </p>
<p>You are not alone. </p>
<p>other good sites are </p>
<p><a href="http://www.nadaytona.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.nadaytona.org</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.expaa.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.expaa.org</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.leavingaa.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.leavingaa.com</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.stinkin-thinkin.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.stinkin-thinkin.org</a></p>
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		<title>By: James walker</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James walker]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2013 19:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the Story James Albert Walker  (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Jamesalbertwalkert/)


about a homeless person impersonating a Na AA guru who singles out mentally ill and vulnerable women in the Galveston Texas area. both he and several others as a matter of record have and do approach new females and offer them Cocaine or marijuana after taking them to meeting or in the outpatient treatment center located here in Galveston called the Daily Bread. or those who are living at the women s shelter or Salvation Army or  ( GIGNA - Galveston Island Narcotics Anonymous Group) any women who is homeless and comes into contact with the fellowship. he first began giving her wrong information to mislead and confuse her against her fiance&#039;s advice, to not get involved with this predator. during the course of several months, she would receive phone calls from either this person or his friends  who were also in the same outpatient treatment center offering her cocaine or other drugs for sex. and telling her to leave home and meet them in a local hotel where he worked.

at this point he was well aware that she suffers from mental illness ( Personality Disorder NOS and Schizo effective Disorder bipolar type with psychotic features) AS HE AND SEVERAL OTHERS CONTINUED TO SEXUALLY ABUSE HER BY OFFERING HER SEX FOR COCAINE, SHE BECAME MORE ERRATIC AND WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTAIN ANY TYPE OF SOBER TIE DUE TO THE FACT THAT HE AND HIS ASSOCIATES KEPT CONTINUALLY USING AND ABUSING HER..
AS A LAST DITCH EFFORT HER SOCIAL WORKER WAS CONTACTED HERE IN Galveston AT THE gulf Coast RECOVERY CENTER M M H R AND SHE WAS APPRISED THAT THIS person James Albert Walker HAD BEEN GIVING HER BOTH DRUGS AND ALCOHOL AND IN A MANNER WHICH ALLOWED HIM TO SEXUALLY ABUSE HER.. ( drug or alcohol facilitated rape))

she was promptly removed from the City of Galveston and taken to a facility for her safety and to recover by her social worker after she was informed of this persons actions.
however a few weeks later he took it upon himself to go and take her out of the facility where her social worker had placed hher, and he took her to the Salvation Army homeless shelter
. she states that she told him she did not want to be around him anymore and left, he found her took her to a hotel room and gave her cocaine laced marijuana, where he soon brutally and savagely assaulted and beat her

http://www.bustedmugshots.com/texas/galveston/james-albert-walker/65682871

http://www.mugshotsonline.com/texas/galveston/james-albert-walker/65682871

The  Galveston District Attorney did not find out these facts as he convinced his victim to keep this hid and he was  only charged with domestic violence ( see above links)

this type of behavior has gone on in the 12 step community.far to long and older members turn a blind eye
the mere fact that his victim is mentally ill and he has on more than one occasion given her drugs and alcohol along with his associates who were also both in the fellowship and the outpatient treatment center, should be made known to the Galveston District Attorney , and that is was never about domestic violence but someone sexually abusing and assaulting a mentally ill victim who now refuses to divulge the truth of the matter . he the predator admits he likes to use and abuse women who are mentally ill and emotionally and mentally unstable, on July  4 &amp; 2012 at the annual narcotics Anonymous YMCA meeting in front of several other members , and here it is he has undermined and harmed someone and yet no one will take issue with this predatory behavior of a defenselessness mentally ill women he has bamboozled into keeping quiet and protecting him]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is the Story James Albert Walker  (<a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Jamesalbertwalkert/" rel="nofollow">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Jamesalbertwalkert/</a>)</p>
<p>about a homeless person impersonating a Na AA guru who singles out mentally ill and vulnerable women in the Galveston Texas area. both he and several others as a matter of record have and do approach new females and offer them Cocaine or marijuana after taking them to meeting or in the outpatient treatment center located here in Galveston called the Daily Bread. or those who are living at the women s shelter or Salvation Army or  ( GIGNA &#8211; Galveston Island Narcotics Anonymous Group) any women who is homeless and comes into contact with the fellowship. he first began giving her wrong information to mislead and confuse her against her fiance&#8217;s advice, to not get involved with this predator. during the course of several months, she would receive phone calls from either this person or his friends  who were also in the same outpatient treatment center offering her cocaine or other drugs for sex. and telling her to leave home and meet them in a local hotel where he worked.</p>
<p>at this point he was well aware that she suffers from mental illness ( Personality Disorder NOS and Schizo effective Disorder bipolar type with psychotic features) AS HE AND SEVERAL OTHERS CONTINUED TO SEXUALLY ABUSE HER BY OFFERING HER SEX FOR COCAINE, SHE BECAME MORE ERRATIC AND WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTAIN ANY TYPE OF SOBER TIE DUE TO THE FACT THAT HE AND HIS ASSOCIATES KEPT CONTINUALLY USING AND ABUSING HER..<br />
AS A LAST DITCH EFFORT HER SOCIAL WORKER WAS CONTACTED HERE IN Galveston AT THE gulf Coast RECOVERY CENTER M M H R AND SHE WAS APPRISED THAT THIS person James Albert Walker HAD BEEN GIVING HER BOTH DRUGS AND ALCOHOL AND IN A MANNER WHICH ALLOWED HIM TO SEXUALLY ABUSE HER.. ( drug or alcohol facilitated rape))</p>
<p>she was promptly removed from the City of Galveston and taken to a facility for her safety and to recover by her social worker after she was informed of this persons actions.<br />
however a few weeks later he took it upon himself to go and take her out of the facility where her social worker had placed hher, and he took her to the Salvation Army homeless shelter<br />
. she states that she told him she did not want to be around him anymore and left, he found her took her to a hotel room and gave her cocaine laced marijuana, where he soon brutally and savagely assaulted and beat her</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bustedmugshots.com/texas/galveston/james-albert-walker/65682871" rel="nofollow">http://www.bustedmugshots.com/texas/galveston/james-albert-walker/65682871</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.mugshotsonline.com/texas/galveston/james-albert-walker/65682871" rel="nofollow">http://www.mugshotsonline.com/texas/galveston/james-albert-walker/65682871</a></p>
<p>The  Galveston District Attorney did not find out these facts as he convinced his victim to keep this hid and he was  only charged with domestic violence ( see above links)</p>
<p>this type of behavior has gone on in the 12 step community.far to long and older members turn a blind eye<br />
the mere fact that his victim is mentally ill and he has on more than one occasion given her drugs and alcohol along with his associates who were also both in the fellowship and the outpatient treatment center, should be made known to the Galveston District Attorney , and that is was never about domestic violence but someone sexually abusing and assaulting a mentally ill victim who now refuses to divulge the truth of the matter . he the predator admits he likes to use and abuse women who are mentally ill and emotionally and mentally unstable, on July  4 &amp; 2012 at the annual narcotics Anonymous YMCA meeting in front of several other members , and here it is he has undermined and harmed someone and yet no one will take issue with this predatory behavior of a defenselessness mentally ill women he has bamboozled into keeping quiet and protecting him</p>
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		<title>By: Liz Purcell</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Liz Purcell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m sorry that happened to you, Robbie. And good for you for posting her name and email address! I certainly will email the bitch when I get the chance. I don&#039;t know if you are an alcoholic or have a drinking problem. But even if so, and without knowing all the circumstances, I don&#039;t think a housing assistance case manager has the right to do what she did.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m sorry that happened to you, Robbie. And good for you for posting her name and email address! I certainly will email the bitch when I get the chance. I don&#8217;t know if you are an alcoholic or have a drinking problem. But even if so, and without knowing all the circumstances, I don&#8217;t think a housing assistance case manager has the right to do what she did.</p>
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		<title>By: Robbie Flanagan</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robbie Flanagan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The answer is yes!  I am a disable Veteran, and I had been homeless for 3 1/2 years.  I was in a horrific shelter for vets, and was eligible and applied for housing assistance.  I got my housing voucher, and my case manager was an AA nazi.  Her name is Melinda Hillock.  I secured an apartment, laid down a deposit, and celebrated with a friend by having a couple drinks.  I got snitched on and was asked to leave the shelter.  I did so, was 1 week away from moving into my new place when this bitch found out about what had happened.  She mandated me into detox, and I opted not to do any such thing.  She stripped me of my housing voucher, and a week later, I was arrested because I could not pay for the hotel room any longer.  Homeless again, another week in the woods, and I was taken to the psych ward at a VA hospital.  Locked down in pajamas and slippers.  melinda.hillock@va.gov  is her address.  Email her if you think this was wrong what she did to me!  After the psych ward, and 3 more months of homelessness, I finally got an apartment with not help from this woman whose job it is to help homeless Vets not be homeless.  She had her own AA agenda!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The answer is yes!  I am a disable Veteran, and I had been homeless for 3 1/2 years.  I was in a horrific shelter for vets, and was eligible and applied for housing assistance.  I got my housing voucher, and my case manager was an AA nazi.  Her name is Melinda Hillock.  I secured an apartment, laid down a deposit, and celebrated with a friend by having a couple drinks.  I got snitched on and was asked to leave the shelter.  I did so, was 1 week away from moving into my new place when this bitch found out about what had happened.  She mandated me into detox, and I opted not to do any such thing.  She stripped me of my housing voucher, and a week later, I was arrested because I could not pay for the hotel room any longer.  Homeless again, another week in the woods, and I was taken to the psych ward at a VA hospital.  Locked down in pajamas and slippers.  <a href="mailto:melinda.hillock@va.gov">melinda.hillock@va.gov</a>  is her address.  Email her if you think this was wrong what she did to me!  After the psych ward, and 3 more months of homelessness, I finally got an apartment with not help from this woman whose job it is to help homeless Vets not be homeless.  She had her own AA agenda!</p>
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