ACLU Labels Curley Lawsuit a ‘Witch Hunt’     7/25/2001

ACLU Labels Curley Lawsuit a ‘Witch Hunt’
By Martha Kleder

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) calls a $200-million lawsuit against the North American Man/Boy Love Association (NAMBLA) a “witch hunt.”

The suit is being brought by the family of slain 10-year-old Jeffrey Curley, who was molested and murdered by two men. Police found NAMBLA materials in the home of one of those men, Charles Jaynes.

Attorneys for Robert and Barbara Curley, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, have asked a federal judge to let them sue NAMBLA under RICO laws, which target criminal conspiracies.

NAMBLA is a “criminal” organization “that exists to train pedophiles to rape children,” according to the suit.

The Curley lawsuit also demands the names of all NAMBLA members.

“That, more than anything, shows the purpose of this suit and why it should be dismissed,” ACLU attorney John Reinstein told the court in his petition to have the case dismissed.

The ACLU is also petitioning the court to gag the attorneys of both sides in an effort to keep the case out of the press.

“I am amazed at the irony of the ACLU, the self-proclaimed guardians of free speech, calling for a gag order,” Steve Aiken, director of communications for the Traditional Values Coalition, told C&F Report. The Traditional Values Coalition is helping to fund the Curley lawsuit.

“The ACLU and other defenders of NAMBLA do not want the public to hear the truth about NAMBLA and the role it played in the death of Jeffrey Curley,” he added.

Along with general NAMBLA materials, Cambridge police found a manual titled “Rape and Escape” published by the pedophile organization.

“The book literally details how pedophiles can lure, befriend, and rape a child, then avoid detection and prosecution,” Aiken said.

According to trial records, the killers of Jeffrey Curley followed one of the manual’s suggestions. The men stole Jeffrey’s bicycle, befriended him as they helped in a fruitless search, then offered to buy Jeffrey a new bike.

The men were on the way to the store with Jeffrey when they offered him money for sexual favors. As Jeffrey rebuffed them, they resorted to force, eventually suffocating the boy. The men then raped the corpse.

Since the death of his son, Robert Curley has been grappling with the inconsistency of his so-called “gay friendly” hometown. Community leaders have virtually ignored the family’s loss. The city of Cambridge has several markers and memorials to murdered homosexuals.

Sen. Edward Kennedy (D), despite his vocal outrage at the death of Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard, has declined to comment about the death of Jeffrey Curley.

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