In August, 2001, Rick moved back to Saskatchewan. His most current page. Another archived page

Winnipeg: Feb. 8/01 Free Press interview| Feb. 2/01 Sun | Fifth Estate

I was innocent when Dueck charged me. In the disclosure material I found evidence stronger than DNA evidence which not only exonerated me but showed that Dueck used criminal means to have me prosecuted.

Who is going to say that the better-than-DNA evidence I have presented to the public, and the program shown by the Fifth Estate is not in the public interest?

Joyce Milgaard's voice was heard. No orders were placed against her. David Milgaard was vindicated as a result of her voice. She and her lawyer (who was not from Saskatchewan) spoke loudly all through the court case. Now I want to be heard. I want to remain part of the lawsuit which I started. So far the only place my voice has been heard is on the Fifth Estate, a program produced outside Saskatchewan. Global and John Gormley have not used my name or spoken to me because they have respected this order.

Judge Zarzaczny needs to clarify his order. What I read him ordering is to stop me talking to the public about allegations that were made about me (that were false) and allegations from me about Dueck (that are true.) The charges that were laid against me and my family, which could have resulted in severe prison time cannot be spoken about, according to this order. I would state again that all of the information on this website was obtained by me as a result of their prosecution against me. All of it. That disclosure made clear to me, as I have made clear to others that two young girls were raped, sodomized and tortured, all under the watchful eye of the defendants in this lawsuit. Those very defendants have always stated that their only goal was to protect the children. I have proven beyond a shadow of a scintilla of a doubt that these defendants not only failed to protect the children but harmed them beyond what we can ever measure. This is what Zarzaczny's order seeks to keep from the public. Nothing more, nothing less.

I now call upon the public to help and to voice their concern both for the children and the maliciously accused. Please call upon the Saskatchewan government to order a full judicial inquiry into the only crimes that were committed in this case. These were committed by the defendants in the lawsuit who now are using the public purse to silence the truth.

Costs have been awarded against me. I have no money and I will need help to pay these costs (which will be in the range of one thousand dollars). I can be reached at 306-867-2026. A bank account number will be posted shortly. We will publish a full accounting of all moneys received and dispersed.

Note:Several people have already offered to make donations. We will publish the number of a Bank of Nova Scotia account where money can be deposited. This will go to keep Richard Klassen alive, to allow him to travel to Saskatoon when necessary, to cover the costs of his appeal, etc.

The StarPhoenix article on our on-going court fight against Saskatchewan's attempts to gag us can be found here. An updated version of Fifth Estate's Scandal of the Century can be seen this coming Wednesday, January 24 at 8 p.m. on CBC television. If you are new to this site, and chances are that you are because we are getting several hundred new visitors each week, I encourage you to spend some time on the site familiarizing yourself with the story of my fight to bring to public the injustices done to me, my family, the Ross children and the public. This is the website that has refused to let them get away with it! Enjoy.

The above e-mail, sent from Manitoba, was part of the material Barry Rossman, Dueck's lawyer refers to as intimidating and which is why injusticebusters are dangerous.

My name is Rick Klassen. I now feel safe to publish all the names the court once banned in the foster parent case. I feel that it is in the interest of these victims to have their stories told..... in fact, one of the child witnesses has used the information on this website to begin to put the missing pieces of her life ino place.

Justice: Those who know the truth must stand up for it! Prosecutor Matthew Miazga stated in open court that he himself did not believe the charges against me. However for reasons known only to him, he proceeded. When the charges were stayed as part of a plea-bargain with my father, the reason given to the media was that "the children were too traumatized to continue." It would have been far less damaging to me if they had said, as Miazga had said in open court, that they did not believe I was guilty of the charges. I have been defamed ever since by the police, prosecutors, and media. The Saskatoon police carry on a rumour campaign which suggests that all of us, and the Martensville Nine as well, were guilty of molesting children but the poor overworked underpaid police couldn't make the case because the children became traumatized. The media has been afraid to use my name because it might identify the child witnesses. By staying the charges in the manner that they did, they defamed me and have been doing so ever since. On this website I have been fighting back by using my name, publishing the manufactured disclosure evidence so it can be seen for what it is, and holding their non-publication orders in contempt. Without courageous advocates, Justice is only a shadow of herself!

I think I must be doing something right because six years after the charges against me were stayed, I recieved the following e-mail :

Hi Rick.
This is Michelle Ross here. I am at Sheila's right now and her and i are talking about things that have happened with the case. I told her that i would like to go out picketing with her. she also told me about the court case you are coming to town for. and that you want them to drop the defamation libel charges because you have evidence. if you want, i would love to march in court right beside you and tell them that you are not lying. I'd be happy to discuss this with you. I also heard that you are nervous that i might make more false accusations against you. you have nothing to fear. i am 17 now and i don't go around doing that. i am also willing to go to court and tell the truth about what really happened. my email address is (email address). so please don't be nervous around me. because i want to get everything straightened out.

Thanks

Michelle Ross (November, 1999)

Michelle Ross, born March 4, 1982. Michelle's parents were Don, and Helen Ross. She had a twin sister Kathleen Ross, and an older brother Michael London Ross, In 1991 Michelle Ross resided in Warman, Saskatchewan with her foster parents Lyle, and Marilyn Thompson, and her brother, and sister. Michelle Ross accused me of sexually abusing her while she was a foster child in the home of my brother and sister-in-law, Dale and Anita in 1989. The investigating police officer was Cpl. Brian Dueck of the Saskatoon City Police, and the therapist who handled the case was Carol-Bunko-Ruys, also of Saskatoon. The charges against me were stayed in 1993 after a long preliminary hearing where I was held to stand trial. I stated then that I was innocent, and I state now that I am innocent. However, the pain still remains.

This is Michelle, on Monday morning, Nov. 22, 1999 working to create her own webpage See the Feb. 2001 Reunion of Michael, Michelle and Kathy on CBC