Conspiracy of Silence - The Franklin Scandal (2010)

"The Franklin Scandal: A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse & Betrayal."
The FRANKLIN SCANDAL is the story of a nationwide pedophile ring that pandered children to a cabal of the rich and powerful. The ringâs pimps were a pair of political powerbrokers who had access to the highest levels of our government. Nebraska legislators nearly exposed the ring in 1990, but its unveiling had the potential to produce seismic political aftershocks.The legislators' efforts resulted in rash of mysterious deaths and the overpowering corruption of federal and local law enforcement, including the FBI, Secret Service, and Justice Department, effecting an immaculate cover-up of the trafficking network.

The publisher is donating 50% of the bookâs proceeds to organizations that assist abused children.



About The Author
Nick Bryant's writing has recurrently focused on the plight of disadvantaged children in the United States, and heâs been published in numerous national journals, including the Journal of Professional Ethics, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, and Journal of School Health. He is the co-author of Americaâs Children: Triumph of Tragedy, addressing the medical and developmental problems of lower socioeconomic children in America.


Please donate to upcoming feature documentary "A Carefully Crafted Hoax" portraying the deeper story of the Franklin Scandal and an accompaniment to Nick Bryant's book The Franklin Scandal: A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse & Betrayal.
A Carefully Crafted Hoax is a feature investigative documentary that examines child prostitution and sexual exploitation in America by focusing on the well-documented story of Johnny Gosch, a paperboy adbucted in Des Moines, Iowa, and its connection to a notorious pedophile network based in Nebraska.

The shocking disclosures begin at an old brick warehouse in a seedy section of Washington, DC, progressing through the $40 million dollar bust-out of a nondescript Midwestern credit union and then back to a DC party-house that was wired for blackmail. A tragic tale that tears at your heart and rips your soul, A Carefully Crafted Hoax proves that child-pandering was covered up from the utmost pinnacle of power - using the CIA, FBI, Secret Service and a corrupt judicial process.


A Carefully Crafted Hoax
By combining original footage, news clips, lost scenes from a suppressed documentary, Conspiracy of Silence, telephone recordings, classified documents, and interviews with the victims who are now adults, A Carefully Crafted Hoax builds on the mountain of existing evidence to present a portrait of Johnny, Paul, Alisha and the rest of the throwaway kids whose lives were fatefully intertwined in the disturbing world of child prostitution.

The film seeks to understand what happened to Johnny and elucidate Alisha's fate, and look at Boys Town's role in the national pandering network. What has become of King's pedophile ring? Who is collecting these kids off our streets and selling them? How can we stop it?

FEATURING:

Noreen Gosch, Mother of Johnny Gosch
Lawrence King, Former President of Franklin Credit Union and accused ringleader of a national pedophile network
Paul Rodriguez, Washington Times, broke stories on powerbroker Craig Spence, King's partner in pandering and blackmail
John DeCamp, Former Nebraska senator who wrote The Franklin Cover-Up, a book detailing the scandal
Eulice Washington, First victim of King's to come forward
Tony Harris, Boys Town student who was flown around the country by King for sexual exploitation
Henry Vinson, owned the largest escort service in DC history and supplied escorts to Craig Spence and Larry King
Paul Bonacci, A victim who was awarded a $1 million judgement against King and admitted to abducting Johnny Gosch.
Fred Carter, Former Boys Town mayor who privy of Boys Town students being used for for sexual exploitation
Alisha Owen, One of six exploited kids to come forward and testify before the grand jury
William Colby, Former Director of CIA
Rusty Nelson, Blackmail photographer hired by King
Val Peter, President and director of Boys Town
Rue Fox, Former Boys Town student who was exploited by King
Troy Bonner, Former victim exploited by King
Nikolai Cayman, Former Boys Town student exploited by King

PRODUCTION TEAM

Nick Bryant
Nick Bryant's writing has recurrently focused on the plight of disadvantaged children in the United States, and he's been published in numerous national journals, including the Journal of Professional Ethics, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, and Journal of School Health. He is the co-author of America's Children: Triumph of Tragedy, addressing the medical and developmental problems of lower socioeconomic children in America.

RUMUR Inc
RUMUR is an award winning multimedia studio based in Brooklyn. Working in all mediums and using a broad scope of technologies, we offer a comprehensive suite of services, ranging from creative consulting to web development, motion picture production, digital distribution and marketing. Partners David Beilinson, Suki Hawley and Michael Galinsky bring a extensive array of skills and a tireless commitment to creating excellent and innovative work, regardless of medium.