MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AND THE BOSTON RED SOX, OAKLAND ATHLETICS (formerly the Kansas City Athletics), KANSAS CITY ROYALS, AND BALTIMORE ORIOLES REFUSE TO ACT FAIRLY BY NOT SETTLING TWENTY-ONE (21) SEXUAL ABUSE CLAIMS. TWENTY (20) OF THE VICTIMS WERE MINORS WHEN THEY WERE SEXUALLY ABUSED AND ONE (1) VICTIM WAS APPROXIMATELY TWENTY (20) YEARS OF AGE WHEN HE WAS SEXUALLY ABUSED
GERALD ARMSTRONG OF KANSAS CITY, MO, WHO WAS SEXUALLY ABUSED WHEN THE KANSAS CITY TEAM WAS KNOWN AS THE KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AND THEN THE KANSAS CITY ROYALS, WILL APPEAR BY TELEPHONE
The Boston Red Sox organization, Major League Baseball, and the above-referenced organizations have refused to address the sexual abuse allegations of twenty-one (21) men, fifteen (15) of whom are of color, against deceased former Red Sox equipment and clubhouse manager and serial pedophile, Donald J. Fitzpatrick (who in 2002 pled guilty to criminal charges of attempted sexual battery), and fairly settle the claims of all twenty-one (21) sexual abuse victims, twenty of whom were minors when they were abused and one who was approximately twenty (20) years of age.
What
A press conference to announce that 21 men, 15 of whom are of color, are appealing to the Boston Red Sox organization, Major League Baseball, and the above-referenced organizations for fairness, justice, and validation in addressing and settling the sexual abuse claims of twenty-one (21) men. These twenty-one (21) victims were sexually abused in Fenway Park, Boston; Chain O’ Lakes Park, Winter Haven, FL; the ballparks of the Kansas City Athletics and Royals, Baltimore Orioles, and, in Donald J. Fitzpatrick’s automobile in Massachusetts. The victims were clubhouse assistants or otherwise worked for the Boston Red Sox when they were sexually abused. Even though these baseball teams and organizations have stated the need for social justice, they refuse to act accordingly.
When
Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 11:30 am
Where
On the public sidewalk outside the headquarters of Major League Baseball at 1271 Avenue of the Americas (near West 51st Street), Manhattan
Who
Dr. Robert M. Hoatson, President of Road to Recovery, Inc., and victim Gerald Armstrong (via social media). Robert Hoatson is an advocate for the victims who has traveled with Gerald Armstrong and other victims to ballparks in Boston, MA; Kansas City, MO; Baltimore, MD, The Bronx, NY; Queens, NY; Tampa, FL, and to All-Star games in Minneapolis, MN, and Cincinnati, OH to publicize the cases of these 21 innocent men
Why
(see above)
Contacts
Robert M. Hoatson, Ph.D. – Road to Recovery, Inc. – 862-368-2800
