Talk:Melvin Floyd Sembler

Unless an event is common knowledge, stinging accusations need strong backup. Conservapedia isn't a soapbox for personal attacks. Sembler didn't deny the accusations and yet he's suing people who were in the program who spoke out against him? That doesn't make much sense. You'll need context. Learn together 11:03, 28 July 2007 (EDT)

These are pretty well known accusations. Furthermore he didn't sue the kid because he was spreading lies but instead because it may harm his business interests. There have been several abuse cases brought against Sembler that have resulted in compensation payouts. Here's a couple of sources that I'm adding.

• [1], blanket site set up for alleged victims of the abuse, contains testimonies, reports and links to media stories
• [2], general story on the history of the Sembler organisation and the accusations against it
• [3], archive of Fox News story on the incidents
• [4], another site that details the allegations of abuse
• [5], NGO's information on the abuse allegations (scroll down to Straight)

These are just a few site's you'll come across with a quick investigation into the matter. I'm not saying that every one of the accusations is accurate, but the fact is they are extensive and wide known. EQ 19:34, 28 July 2007 (EDT)

Sorry, but upon spending more time looking into this, I find that those are sites with little overall backing. Checking up the man on the internet, it is hard to find any general scandal against his reputation. He graduated 12,000 people and received praise from Nancy Reagan and Princess Diana. His program ran for 17 years from 1976 to 1993. All programs of that nature will have some lawsuits, but looking at the record, most of the suits are dismissed and the 'strikes' against him don't appear to be that frequent. If his record was similar to what was portrayed, he would not have continued on to have the distinguished career that he has. Learn together 20:27, 1 August 2007 (EDT)