My name is Judith Gumbrecht of Orlando, Florida and I am being sued by a man who had second thoughts after voluntarily participating in an alternative, submissive lifestyle with me. Here’s the story: I am 55 years of age. I have had a long-term relationship (4.5 years) with Alex Abrams who is now 67 years old and is accusing me of “abuse of the elderly” under an obscure Florida law designed to prosecute individuals who take advantage of elderly, disabled individuals. I am not the plaintiff’s caregiver. I am not being prosecuted. This is not about sex.
A vengeful ex-partner is suing both me and my small business for everything I own. He wants to destroy me both in the judicial system and the court of public opinion. We need your help to tell the truth. My relationship with Alex included the consensual, alternative lifestyle of BDSM. For those of you who may not be familiar with the lifestyle, I have included a link below to help you get some facts and statistics.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/americans-are-more-bdsm-rest-world-180949703/?no-ist
After we decided to part ways, he sued for return of all of the gifts he provided during our relationship. Alex asked for, and received, a form of submissive lifestyle called financial domination. His requests, and the terms of our relationship, are well-documented. He made his demands very clear, and received the service, relationship, and entertainment he desired. Now that the relationship has ended, he is deliberately using the lifestyle to accuse me and my business of exploiting a fraudulent transfer of real property and suing me for a completely unjustified amount of $500,000.00.
The factual allegations made by Mr. Alex Abrams are simply false. He was always of sound mind during our relationship, and gave me no indication to the contrary. But in the U.S. legal system, the truth will never see the light of day without substantial legal costs.
Due to the worldwide, negative media coverage and false allegations, I have lost my job after 13 years of service. My bank loan to pay my balloon note was rescinded and my home is now subject to foreclosure. My trust in this man’s word has cost me everything, and because of my services as his dominatrix, he wants to destroy me. With no job and soon to be no home, I’ll have little left.
I intend to use all of my savings to help defend the case, and investigate a possible counterclaim against him, but this kind of court action requires substantial funding. This will not be an easy case since the media has seized upon it to portray our relationship as something torrid and abusive, which is far from the truth. Please help us get the truth out and stop this man from abusing the legal system and Florida law in his effort to extract personal revenge. If this suit succeeds, it may spell the end to voluntary, consensual BDSM lifestyle arrangements. Adults should be allowed to design the terms of their own personal relationships, without the fear of judges second guessing the intention of the parties in the lifestyle community.
I have hired Lawrence G. Walters, Esq., of Walters Law Group to provide legal assistance wth this matter. Mr. Walters has an established reputation in the lifestyle community, along with mainstream legal recognition as “Superb” by AVVO.com, and AV - “Preeminent” by lawyers.com. His work has been noticed by national media outlets, where he routinely comments as an expert on issues impacting Free Expression and Privacy Rights. Mr. Walters is General Counsel to the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance, and has advocated for the First Amendment right to personal liberty for over 25 years. He is committed to seeing that justice is done in this case. For those who don’t know of Mr. Walters’ reputation and qualifications, his Bio and CV can be found here.
While Walters Law Group has agreed to represent me and my business, I.D.O. Management, Inc., at reduced rates given the public interest nature of this case, justice is never free. There are also court costs that I must pay, beyond any attorney’s fees. I am pleading for your financial assistance to help and defend not only me, but for women and men who participate in the alternative/BDSM lifestyles, in its many, varied forms. While I did not choose this fight, I am committed to advocating for all our rights.
Please help!!!
What am I seeking?
Any contribution is appreciated, but we need at least $100,000 to fight back against this developing miscarriage of justice.
Why is this important? If a partner in an alternative lifestyle, particularly a sub/dom relationship, if permitted to have the courts second guess all of the decisions made during the relationship, the validity of all alternative / BDSM lifestyles is threatened, as noted by our legal counsel, here.
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