Dear Friends and Supporters of Lawrence Brose, Very soon the United States Attorneys office will announce that Lawrence has agreed to accept and plead guilty to a reduced charge. In exchange it has offered to move to dismiss the original Indictment against Lawrence. This letter is to alert you to this development so you will have some of the facts and context to help understand it.
First, and perhaps most importantly, Lawrence has not, and does not admit that he ever knowingly downloaded or possessed images of child pornography. The governments plea offer, which Lawrence has agreed to accept, is to a lesser charge. Like all pleas this is a compromise by the two parties, nothing more and nothing less. Lawrence has fought hard, but has decided to move on with his life and his work. The governments offer allows Lawrence to come out from under the cloud of accusation. His artwork does not contain images of sexually exploited children. It never did. Most importantly, this plea allows Lawrence to move on with his life. In the coming weeks Lawrence will be reaching out to you for letters of support to be submitted to the court by his attorneys, who will present them in their sentencing memorandum. Your letters will go a long way in supporting him by speaking to his character, his importance as an artist, his contributions to the community and the art world. The case is not over yet, and your continued support and understanding are still needed. On behalf of Lawrence and the Defense Fund thank you for all that you have done up to nowit has been invaluable to our friend and he is grateful for your support and kindness. Yours truly, William C. Altreuter Altreuter Berlin Attorneys for The Lawrence Brose Legal Defense Fund ************************************************************************* This certainly is a good turn of events in Lawrences case and is the result of strategic negotiations on the part of Lawrences legal team. While the critical changes for Lawrence are to take place at the sentencing stage which is at least 6 months away, for the first time we can see where this case is headed. We still need to remind everyone that freedom from this prosecution has cost Lawrence dearly, financially and otherwise, and we need to continue to raise significant funds for Lawrences mounting debt. To make tax deductible donations toward Lawrences defense please log on to http://ncrj.org/lawrence-brose/ and donate to the Artist Defense Fund for Lawrence Brose. We want to encourage everyone to visit Lawrences defense fund website to catch up on what is new, view the artwork that has been donated for sale and read the compelling letters of support from notable people who have voiced their outrage and concern for what is happening to Lawrence. www.lawrencebroselegaldefensefund.com Thank you for your continued support. The Lawrence Brose Legal Defense Fund Team _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
