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In Their Defense, The Questionable Prosecutions Of Dana Delaney Loyd & Aimee Casey Yes, Judge Crawford, This Publication Has A Legitimate Media Interest Regarding These Women's Criminal Prosecutions Watch Courtroom Videos / Review Official Documents / Read Our Earlier Articles |
March 17, 2020 |
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That No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Over the past five (5) years, and within over forty (40) articles, this publication has expressed our concerns, that the 18th Judicial Circuit of Florida has engaged in a harassment campaign against news reporter Dana Loyd. This publication forwards the OPINION that Loyd's August 2015 arrest by the Brevard Sheriff's Office, under the charge of making a false report to the Florida Abuse Hotline, was a totally manufactured criminal prosecution. Our OPINION further alleges that, Brevard County law enforcement conspired with the local Court, the state attorney's office, and others, in their illegal criminal prosecution of Loyd, in order to ensure her silence, regarding their tolerance for pedophilia. Loyd's troubles with Brevard County officials began with her media coverage, within her publication, BrevardsBestNews.Com, of a decade old child custody case between Aimee Casey, and her former husband, Timothy Michaud. Court records indicate that the Michauds divorced in 2004, with the mother (Casey now re-married) maintaining primary custody of their daughter at Casey's North Carolina residence, and with Michaud having visitation with his daughter at his Brevard County, Florida residence. For approximately five (5) years, all apparently was going well, until the daughter, then being around 6 years old, returned from a visitation with her father. According to a May 2010 North Carolina Sheriff's Office report, the daughter reported that her father had sexually molested her. * * VolusiaExposed.Com has NO OPINION, regarding the veracity of these sexual abuse allegations. However, we do express our OPINION that Brevard County officials failed to properly investigate, and process those allegations. In full disclosure, a North Carolina Sheriff's Office investigation determined there was probable cause in support of the child's allegations (Click Here To Read Probable Cause Affidavit) The "target" of this publication's journalistic efforts, is to "expose" our concern that Brevard County officials were / are well aware of their failures to properly investigate these sexual abuse allegations. We further forward the "OPINION" that Brevard County officials have, and, are actively criminally prosecuting both Loyd, and the child's mother (Aimee Casey), in their attempt (Brevard officials) to cover-up their failures in properly determining the validity of the child's allegations, as reported to North Carolina law enforcement officials. Our goal is NOT to place a public spot light on Mr. Michaud, as the alleged victim of a false abuse report (Loyd), and NOW reportingly, the alleged victim of harassment by his former spouse Casey. Rather, our goal, is to present the details and records, that question whether Loyd and Casey, and sadly the subject child, have been victimized by Michaud, with the assistance, and collusion, of Brevard County officials? In 2010, North Carolina Sheriff Investigator John Whitfield filed a "probable cause affidavit" against Mr. Michaud, in support of the child's allegations.  CLICK THE ABOVE PICTURE / CAPTION TO REVIEW NORTH CAROLINA SHERIFF DETECTIVE JOHN WHITFIELD'S REPORT The above picture and caption are courtesy of BrevardBusinessNews.Com - see page 5, from any of BBN's recent weekly editions However, since all the alleged criminal conduct transpired in Florida, North Carolina lacked the legal jurisdiction to arrest Mr. Michaud *. North Carolina officials did advise, the Brevard County Sheriff's Office of their findings, and concerns, regarding the child's allegations. Silencing A Mother Brevard Goes Into Full Cover-up Mode The Court's (Brevard County) response to the North Carolina report, was to remove the child from the mother's (Casey) out of state custody, giving custody of the child to the father (Michaud). The Court also placed Casey under a "gag order", forbidding her from discussing the child's allegations with anyone (police, media, etc). With the child's custody switched from mom to dad, and the issuance of the judicial gag order, Brevard County officials were shifting their cover-up into high gear (Our OPINION). (more on this later within this article) In Walks Investigative Reporter, Dana Loyd There was still, one small problem, that haunted Brevard County officials, and that "problem" was quickly identified as, Investigative Reporter, Dana Delaney Loyd. And given Loyd's past abilities in exposing law enforcement corruption (exposing a pedophilic police officer), Brevard County officials knew it would be necessary to throw their "cover-up machine" into four wheel drive. Loyd would have to be illegally criminally prosecuted, in order to secure her silence (Our OPINION). Sheriff Wayne Ivey's Press Release Provides The Evidence As published within Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey's April 1, 2017 post-conviction press release (see right column of this article), Loyd had published several "derogatory" articles, and social media postings, questioning whether Brevard County officials had properly investigated the alleged sexual abuse of the subject child. Please take note, how Sheriff Ivey's press release is much more focused on Loyd's media articles, than it was, regarding any alleged false call to the Florida Abuse Hotline. Shortly, we shall ask you to take note, how in Loyd's December 2019 court hearing (see attached video), Judge Charles Crawford voices his concerns regarding certain media outlets making "derogatory" statements about Sheriff Wayne Ivey. Why is it, that law enforcement and Court officials seem to be more interested in ceasing "derogatory" media articles about themselves, then they are about properly investigating the allegations of sexual abuse of a pre-teen child? Sheriff's Office Lacked Statutory Authority It's has long been the "OPINION" of this publication, that the Brevard County Sheriff's Office had no legal authority in making their determination, that Loyd's abuse hotline call met the statutory definition of a "false report". It's our position that ONLY the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF), and DCF contractors have the legal authority to make that legal conclusion. We have had our "OPINION" vetted by legal professionals. DCF has advised this publication, that they never concluded Loyd's call to the abuse hotline to be a false report. Trial transcripts clearly support, that DCF Investigator ONeil Brooks was forbidden by Judge Lemonidis, from testifying whether his investigation concluded that Loyd's call to the abuse hotline equated to a "false report"? (More on this, later within this article) Brevard County's High Tolerance For Pedophilia Loyd had good reason to question whether Brevard County officials, with particular attention given to the Brevard Sheriff's Office, were properly investigating these pedophilic allegations. According to an April 2001 Orlando Sentinel (OS) article, the Florida Department of Children and Families had questioned the Court's rather high tolerance for pedophilic behavior. Further, one of the judges mentioned in the OS article (Judge George Maxwell)** was the assigned judge attached to the Michaud v. Casey custody case. According to the OS article, Judge Maxwell held the opinion that "a little pedophilia" was not life threatening. The Orlando Sentinel (April 2001) AGENCY: JUDGES PUT KIDS AT RISK ** Judge Maxwell has a disciplinary history with the Florida Supreme Court. He was disciplined for misconduct within another family court case The Girls Soccer Coach Factor Loyd had another concern, that was driving both her maternal and journalistic interests, Michaud was a well respected girls soccer coach. IF his own daughter's allegations against him were true, and North Carolina officials thought that they were, then several other young girls may also be in immediate danger of becoming additional sexual assault victims *. By the Spring of 2015, it became clear to Loyd, that local officials were not going to properly investigate the child's allegations. The Court (Maxwell) had already awarded primary custody to the father, ordering law enforcement officials to forcibly remove the child from the mother's out of state home. On April 29, 2015, Loyd made what she would argue to be "good faith" call to the Florida Abuse Hotline, to report to state officials, her concerns that Brevard County officials were not properly investigating the child's allegations. Others Have Expressed Similar Concerns Loyd, Casey, and this publication are not alone in our concerns that the Eighteenth (18th) Judicial Circuit has a rather high tolerance for pedophilia. Media Organizations In addition to the above mentioned April 2001 Orlando Sentinel article, the well respected Brevard County weekly, BrevardBusinessNews.Com (not affiliated with Loyd's - BrevardsBESTnews.Com) has been questioning the judicial circuit's handling of the Casey / Michaud / Loyd matters for years, with special attention given to their weekly page 5 postings. The FBI Chimes In An FBI analyst even stuck her fingers into this particular investigative pie, by authoring a May 24, 2013 email, in which she too questioned the integrity of the Brevard County criminal justice system. Brevard County Commissioner, Bryan Lober Questions The Handling Of A Pedophilic Investigation Recently (February 2020), in an unrelated matter, Brevard County Commissioner Bryan Lober, via a Facebook post (see below), offered a $500.00 reward for an alleged 2019 probable cause charging affidavit, that reportingly alleges that Palm Bay Deputy Mayor Kenny Johnson provided pornographic materials to a child.  ========== Kenneth Brian Johnson  (SCREEN SHOT TAKEN FROM LOBER'S FACEBOOK PAGE) ========== According to an email communication between Commissioner Lober, and this publication, Lober appears to be expressing the belief, that he has a civic responsibility to expose such alleged criminal behavior. Lober appears to infer a nefarious purpose in Brevard County officials either "sealing" or "expunging" the alleged arrest of Deputy Mayor Kenny Johnson. (OUR OPINION) This publication would imagine that State Attorney Phil Archer, as well as the Court, may be disappointed with Commissioner Lober's apparent inference, that the alleged criminal allegations against Deputy Mayor Johnson, were not probably vetted (handled) by either the Court, or the State Attorney's office. |
December 19, 2019 Dana Loyd's Probation Hearing Judge Charles Crawford Presiding Viera, Florida Pay Particular Attention To Minutes 8:25 to 12:05 As Judge Crawford Questions Loyd's Alleged Involvement In The Media Coverage Of Her Case November 12, 2019 Dana Loyd's Violation of Probation Hearing Judge Charles Crawford Presiding Viera, Florida Listen to probation officer testify, that even though she did not believe that Loyd violated her probation, that Judge Lemonidis' office ordered that a violation affidavit be filed against Loyd. The December 12, 2019 Timothy Michaud v. Aimee Casey (05-2004-DR-019706-XXXX-XX) Contempt Hearing, With Judge Robert Segal Presiding (Viera, Florida)
In the past, this publication has been reluctant to post any videos attached to the family law case that is at the center of the Loyd criminal prosecution. However, since the family law case, and / or information attached to the family law case, has been mentioned within Loyd's trial, and within Loyd's probation matters with the Court, and lastly, and probably most importantly, since the family law case now has developed into an apparent "de facto" criminal prosecution of the subject child's mother (Casey) - this publication has determined that the above video, and it's supportive documentation are of journalistic value, and importance.
It is important to note - that within publicly obtained Court records (Casey prosecution), the Court has not "redacted" (removed) Michaud's name, as would be normally done with an "identified" crime victim. Since our article incorporates these public court records, we felt it both necessary, and appropriate to publish his name. Further, within the Loyd prosecution, and as supported with Judge Lemonidis' August 5, 2016 Order, Loyd's prosecution was nearly a year old prior to the Court ordering the redaction of Mr. Michaud's name from public view within the Clerk's records. At least one other local publication has been following the Loyd prosecution since it's inception, therefore, Michaud's involvement in the Loyd prosecution was well documented within the media, prior to any confidentially order from the Court. In addition, VolusiaExposed.Com has formed the OPINION, supported by documentary and video evidence, that Michaud, Circuit Court Robin "Railroad" Lemonidis, and two probation officers colluded to manufacture a fraudulent violation of probation charge against Loyd. Thereby, making Loyd the victim, and transforming the other individuals from justice practitioners, and victim(s), to probable criminal suspects. More on this topic, later within this article. This publication is of the OPINION, that OUR's, and our readership's, U.S. Constitutional right to seek "redress" from our government - regarding the apparent questionable criminal prosecutions of both Loyd and Casey - outweigh any potential privacy concerns, especially given that these privacy concerns, were apparently waived (negated) within the release of publicly obtained court records, and / or, the suspected criminal conduct of certain individuals. Amendment I To The United States Constitution: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." References: Judge Segal's Second Amended Order Judge Lemonidis' August 5, 2016 Order Flcourts.org Florida Bar - Reporter's Handbook Florida Rule Of Judicial Administration 2.450 (SEE BELOW - Brevard Sheriff's Office's August 2015 Media Release On Their Arrest Of Dana Delaney Loyd 
(SEE BELOW - Brevard Sheriff's Office's April 1, 2017 Media Release On Dana Delaney Loyd's Conviction  
(SEE BELOW - Court Public Information Officer, Michelle Kennedy's 2017 Tweets Regarding Loyd's Prosecution & Sentencing  
(SEE BELOW - Click To Open Child's Statement To North Carolina Officials 
(SEE BELOW - Click To Open - North Carolina Probable Cause Affidavit 
(SEE BELOW - Click To Open - The Notice Of Hearing "In Chambers" For The Casey December 12, 2019 Contempt Of Court Prosecution 
(SEE BELOW - Click To Open - Timothy Michaud's Email (April 2019) Inviting Aimee Casey To Georgia 
(SEE BELOW - The Dr. Phil Show's Interest Evaporates With The Re-vamping Of Casey's Judicial Gag Order 
Frank Sinatra - High Hopes (1959) Dana Loyd & Aimee Casey - They Have High Hopes !
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On-line media records, indicate that a Florida Bar complaint has been filed against Mr. Lober regarding his $500.00 reward offer. So judge us, (Loyd, Casey, and this publication), not to harshly, when we too, like Commissioner Lober, question, the ethical integrity of the Eighteenth Circuit, and their rather apparent high tolerance for pedophilia. Things That Make You Go Hummm But, isn't it interesting, that in 2020, Brevard County Commissioner Lober can infer, within a public forum (Facebook), that another public official (a deputy mayor) had a "probable cause affidavit" filed against him, alleging sexual misconduct with a child - without even possessing a copy of the alleged probable cause affidavit....and .... local law enforcement, .... doesn't even bat an eye. However, in April 2015, when investigator reporter, Dana Delaney Loyd, alleges to the Florida Abuse Hotline, that Brevard County law enforcement has not properly investigated the Casey / Michaud child's allegations - Loyd does have a copy of the North Carolina probable cause affidavit, which clearly supports the finding of probable cause, she is arrested for filing a false abuse report. The truth again is, Loyd wasn't ACTUALLY arrested for making a false abuse report, rather she was illegally arrested, and criminally prosecuted for her critical and "derogatory" (more on this later) articles that were exposing the Eighteenth (18th) Circuit's high tolerance for pedophilia. Ladies & Gentlemen, It's The Dr. Phil Show Right around the same time that the nationally syndicated television "talk show" ~ "The Dr. Phil Show" was reaching out to Loyd and Casey for possible media coverage - Judge Maxwell got busy tightening his judicial "gag order" that forbad Casey from talking with media organizations. Obviously, Judge Maxwell would not have wanted yet another Florida Supreme Court review, inferring judicial misconduct, that might have been publicly exposed within the airing of the Dr. Phil Show. Almost immediately thereafter, the Brevard County Sheriff's office (BCSO) got busy securing Loyd in handcuffs, under the manufactured criminal charge of making a false abuse report (more on this later). QUESTIONS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION Would the BCSO manufacture a criminal case against Loyd, in order to protect a judge (Maxwell) from possible misconduct allegations, and to cover-up law enforcement's high tolerance for pedophilia? Would a local judge (Lemonidis), request that law enforcement officers, manufacture a fraudulent violation of probation charge against Loyd? Would a local judge (Segal), forward a fraudulent criminal prosecution against the child's mother, in order to silence her from exposing the judicial circuit's failure to timely and properly investigate her child's sexual abuse allegations? (more on this shortly) Well, buckle up, strap in, and read on - the evidence, and the answers, are just ahead. It is obvious to us, that the Court, and the BCSO, did not want the Dr. Phil Show questioning, or exposing their failures, in not properly investigating the child's allegations against the father *. It is clear, from within an email from the Dr. Phil Show, that the judicial gag order placed on Casey, had the Court's desired affect of chilling Dr. Phil's interest in covering the matter. Due to Loyd's 2017 kangaroo show trial, and her sham criminal conviction, she was also forbidden, as a special condition of her criminal probation, of discussing the Michaud / Casey matter. Click Here To Link To A June 29, 2017 Hearing Video In Which Judge Robin "Railroad" Lemonidis States That The Goal Of Loyd's Special Conditions Of Probation Is To "To Turn Off The (Information) Tap" (Silence Her) April 13, 2001 - Orlando Sentinel Article AGENCY: JUDGES PUT KIDS AT RISK In The Direct Defense Of Dana Delaney Loyd Dana Delaney Loyd, and her publication BrevardsBestNews.Com***, first came to our attention in or around 2013. In December of 2013, VolusiaExposed.Com posted an article, in which we honored Loyd's work "outing" a Brevard County deputy as a "pedophile, on patrol". ***Due to Loyd's 2017 criminal conviction, and in order to strictly comply with the "gag order" provision of her probation, Loyd was forced to suspend her publication. Over the next two years (2013-2015), Loyd, and her publication remained ever active, identifying, all sorts of government corruption, especially, corruption within local law enforcement. By the spring of 2015, Loyd was busying chasing down leads regarding the Casey / Michaud sexual abuse allegations. Loyd's publication posted several articles, and social media postings, regarding her concerns, that Brevard County law enforcement officials had not properly investigated these allegations. (continue to read our below narrative, and the attached supportive documentation & video evidence for additional details) By the end of August 2015, and with "The Dr. Phil Show" having shown interest in exposing the Michaud / Casey fiasco, Loyd now was busy defending herself against a "manufactured" criminal prosecution. Loyd's trial judge, Judge "Railroad" Lemonidis was recently publicly reprimanded by the Florida Supreme Court for intemperant judicial behaviors attached to two unrelated criminal prosecutions. Let there be no doubt, that during Loyd's trial, Judge Lemonidis engaged in similar judicial misconduct, thus denying Loyd a fair trial (For particulars, see the below web links, as well as Loyd's recently filed Post Conviction Relief Motion). Loyd's trial transcripts Video Of Lemonidis' February 5, 2020 Reprimand Florida Supreme Court Lemonidis' Public Reprimand This publication is also aware of recent developments, whereas Judge "Railroad" Lemonidis has abandoned her re-election campaign ("Oops there goes another rubber tree plant"...see above Frank Sinatra video for reference). We suspect that Lemonidis is running from other allegations of judicial misconduct, possibly allegations attached to the Loyd prosecution. August 18, 2017 - VolusiaExposed.Com PROBLEMS WITHIN THE FLORIDA JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSION Upon the completion of Loyd's March 2017 "trial", that in our "OPINION", was held outside several tenets of the U.S. Constitution, Loyd was found guilty of making a false report to the Florida Abuse Hotline. Judge Lemonidis sentenced Loyd to one (1) year in jail, one (1) year of house arrest, and three (3) years of probation. Lemonidis' sentence far exceeded the recommended sentence forwarded by the State Attorney's Office. Loyd Has Filed Her Post Conviction Appeal - Alleging Lack Of Due Process, And A Fair Trial As was highlighted within our December 12, 2019 article, Loyd has filed a post conviction appeal (a must read), stating that she did not receive a fair trial. Coupling our July 8, 2019 article, with Loyd's post conviction appeal, there are four (4) core concerns, that support that Loyd did NOT receive a fair trial (or due process) (OUR OPINION). First, that the Brevard County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) did not have the legal authority / jurisdiction to determine that Loyd's call to the abuse hotline met the statutory definition of a "false call". Second, that trial Judge Robin Lemonidis' misconduct throughout Loyd's trial, denied Loyd both a fair and unbiased judge. That this judicial misconduct biased Loyd's jury. Trial transcripts which highlights just one of several acts of judicial misconduct within the Loyd trial Third, upon Judge Lemonidis' judicial recusal (more on this later), Judge Morgan Reinman nefariously manipulated the Clerk of Court's office (see our January 18, 2019 article), in order to insure her continuing assignment to the Loyd prosecution. Lastly, unknown to Loyd at the time of her trial, her legal team was compromised, in that her lead attorney had pending Florida Bar complaints, that eventually led to his disbarment. Court records support that Judge Lemonidis was aware of the attorney's pending Florida Bar matters. This publication offers the OPINION that Lemonidis manipulated this situation, in a dastardly scheme to derail the attorney's effective representation of his client (Loyd). You are encouraged to review Loyd's Motion for Post Conviction Appeal, in order to have a full appreciation of how the Eighteenth (18) Judicial Circuit colluded and conspired in denying Loyd a fair trial. Additional Evidence That The Sheriff's Office Lacked Legal Authority From our review (NON-LEGAL OPINION), Florida Statutes, - Florida administrative law (see page 3), and Florida case law, all support that ONLY the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) has the legal authority to determine what qualifies as an "false abuse report". July 8, 2019 Did The Brevard Sheriff's Office Over-Step It's Authority In Child Abuse Investigations? The above is of great significance, in determining whether Loyd received a fair trial. Approximately one year prior to Loyd's trial, DCF Investigator, O'Neil Brooks testified within a sworn deposition (pages 17-18 of deposition inclusive - click here), that he never determined Loyd's call to be a "false abuse report". During Loyd's trial, and while Investigator Brooks was testifying as a prosecution witness, Judge Lemonidis refused to allow Brooks to testify to the fact, that he never concluded that Loyd filed a "false abuse report". Within two separate email communications (April 2016) and (May 2019), DCF officials further advised this publication, that they (DCF) never conducted an investigation to determine whether Loyd's abuse report was in fact a "false report". Therefore, it is the position of this publication, that the BCSO over-stepped their statutory authority by self declaring Loyd's call to the abuse hotline as a false report. Further, Judge Lemonidis denied Loyd important exculpatory evidence with Lemonidis' restriction of DCF Investigator Brooks' trial testimony. Loyd's False Prosecution Judge Lemonidis' denial of exculpatory evidence, and the fact that the BCSO had no statutory authority in determining whether Loyd's abuse report was indeed a "false report", are in of themselves, enough evidence to sustain that Loyd did NOT receive a fair trial. (OUR OPINION). But wait - it gets worse. Did Judge Lemonidis Collude With Probation Officers In The Filing Of A Fraudulent Report Against Loyd? Within our November 6, 2019 article VolusiaExposed.Com explores our suspicions (OPINION), that in late December 2017, Judge "Railroad" Lemonidis colluded with Loyd's probations officers (POs), in the filing of a fraudulent violation of probation (VOP) affidavit against Loyd.(see courtroom video from November 12, 2019 hearing - upper right column of this article - for probation officers' testimonies) On December 5, 2017 - Loyd was released from the Orange County jail ****. Available records (emails, sworn depositions, court documents) support, that almost immediately upon Loyd's release from jail, Judge Lemonidis, the Probation office, and Mr. Michaud were communicating with each other, in a scheme, to illegally manufacture the filing of a fraudulent violation of probation affidavit against Loyd. (OUR OPINION) Is it not ironic, that Loyd was prosecuted for allegedly filing a false abuse report, but a circuit court judge, and two probation officers can conspire in the filing of a fraudulent violation of probation affidavit? **** Loyd had to serve her sentence in the Orange County jail, due to her past critical press coverage of the Brevard County Sheriff's Office, as well as due to her spouse's past employment status with the BCSO. From January 2018, until her self-recusal in March 2018, "Railroad" Lemonidis actually presided over Loyd's VOP hearings, all the time knowing that Loyd's VOP affidavit had been fraudulently filed. We suspect, that by March 2018, the two probation officers were becoming uncomfortable with their fraudulent affidavit. With the probation officers apparently getting cold feet, and with Loyd unwilling to falsely admit to any VOP violation, we suspect Judge "Railroad" Lemonidis knew it was time to self recuse herself from the case. Recuses Herself From The Dana Loyd Prosecution July 1, 2017 Judge Lemonidis Is Forced To Walk Back Dana Loyd's Sentence On November 12, 2019, nearly two (2) years after the filing of the fraudulent VOP affidavit, this publication attended and video recorded Loyd's VOP hearing, with Judge Charles Crawford presiding. (see video - upper right column of this article) Judge Crawford ruled that Loyd did NOT violate the conditions of her probation. Watch and listen to the hearing (see upper right column of this article), it's very enlightening, regarding the river of corruption that flows through the Brevard County criminal justice system. Paid particular attention to the testimonies of the two (2) probation officers, as they attempt to explain the filing of Loyd's VOP affidavit. (see video of hearing - upper right column of this article) Shortly thereafter (November 25th), Loyd's attorney filed a motion with the Court to have her probation terminated or modified. On December 19, 2019 - this publication again attended, and video recorded, Loyd's early termination of probation hearing in front of Judge Charles Crawford. (see upper right column for courtroom video) During the hearing, a victim's advocate read into the record a statement from Loyd's victim, Timothy Michaud*****, the father of the subject child. Mr. Michaud requested that the Court not reduce Loyd's probation. ***** During Loyd's trial, the jury was lead to believe that Loyd's victim was the child, and not solely Michaud. The Court ONLY corrected this obvious error AFTER securing Loyd's conviction. In fact, during Loyd's first sentencing (April 2017), a victim's advocate read a statement from the child into the Court record. Further, Judge Lemonidis' statements during sentencing, clearly supports that Loyd's sentencing was based on her alleged "victimization" of the child. There is an argument that prosecutors and the Court purposely mislead the jury to believe that Loyd alleged crime had a juvenile victim, in order to gain the sympathy of the jury, and to insure a criminal conviction (you are encouraged to watch / read the courtroom videos / court transcripts) Loyd's trial transcripts At the conclusion of Loyd's December 19, 2019 hearing, Judge Crawford did reduce her probation by eighteen (18) months, while immediately lifting some of the mandates of her probation. Absent Loyd's conviction being overturned via her post conviction motion, Loyd will complete her probation this coming October (2020). Disturbing Judicial Comments Regarding Media Attention During the December 19th hearing, Judge Crawford quizzed and challenged Loyd, regarding any participation she may have, in the media's continuing interest regarding her criminal prosecution (particular judicial attention were given to this publication - VolusiaExposed.Com, and the weekly magazine, BrevardBusinessNews.Com - no affliation with Loyd's publication of BrevardsBESTnews.Com). Most disturbing to this publication, were the expressed concerns of Judge Crawford, that some identified media outlets, were still publishing "derogatory" commentary regarding both the Brevard County sheriff, and of the Court itself (criminal case). (see upper right column of article - for courtroom video from the December 19, 2019 hearing) Loyd is under a judicial gag order, that is incorporated within the special conditions of her criminal probation. The gag order, forbids Loyd from further voicing her concerns, that Brevard County officials, including the Court, failed to properly investigate allegations whether a pre-teen child was being sexually abused by her father.* In our OPINION, Judge Crawford's comments only provides additional evidence that the Eighteenth (18th) Judicial Circuit, as a whole, is scared to death, that if given the opportunity, Loyd, or certain media outlets, may again expose their deep dark dirty secret of having a high tolerance for pedophilia. Loyd's June 29, 2017 Re-sentencing Judge "Railroad" Lemonidis' Judicial Rantings Regarding Her Desire To Silence Loyd, AND Third Parties As further proof that Loyd's critical and derogatory articles gained the attention of local law enforcement, we again offer for your review, the April 1, 2017 Brevard County Sheriff's Office press release authored by Sheriff Wayne Ivey. (see upper right column of this article). Within his press release, Sheriff Ivey mentions the titles of two of Loyd's articles, as well as identifying Loyd's publication, "BrevardsBestNews.Com" by name. Therefore, there should be no doubt left, that Loyd's arrest, criminal prosecution, and sentencing (to include a gag order) was more about silencing a media critic, who publishes derogatory commentary about the sheriff, and the Court, then it was ever about an alleged false abuse report. Especially given the fact, that DCF never determined Loyd's call to the abuse hotline, to be a "false report". The Driving Forces Behind The Media's Attention Judge Crawford's comments regarding the media's attention were partially correct. This publication has published over forty (40) "derogatory" articles, in which we defend Loyd, (and now, we also shall defend Casey), while expressing several critical and "derogatory" reviews of Brevard County's law enforcement and judicial officials. However, Judge Crawford must stand corrected on one point, which is, regarding these matters, neither Loyd, or Casey, the child's mother, in any way, influences this publication's coverage. As stated earlier, this publication first became interested in these matters (Loyd / Casey) due to the sheriff's own press releases, and the Court, itself, inviting the media's interest, via their own public information officer's Twitter tweets.(see below). 2017 Tweets Regarding Loyd's Prosecution & Sentencing
Given the above "tweets", by the Court's own public information officer, inviting the media to cover both the trial and sentencing of Dana Loyd - the Court would now be hard pressed to allege, that these matters are of no interest to the general public. Obviously, "Railroad" Lemonidis' intemperate behaviors during Loyd's trial, to include threatening to jail two of our media representatives for simply taking press notes, also threw these matters on to our "attention" radar screen. (see the below courtroom video) Judge Lemonidis Impounds Reporter's Press Notes Threatens Reporters With Jail Time Our Limited Initial Interest In The Family Court Case Within our nearly five (5) year coverage of the Loyd prosecution, this publication had little interest, regarding the subject child's parents' (Timothy Michaud, and Aimee Casey) long standing family court litigation (2004 to present). Our limited interest with the family court case was it's relevance to Loyd's criminal prosecution******. However, as was highlighted during a December 12, 2019 hearing in the Michaud v. Casey matter, and within a recently filed judicial order, Casey has apparently now become some type of criminal defendant, charged with "criminal contempt of court". Therefore, this publication has now developed an independent journalistic interest in Casey's criminal prosecution. (see right column of this article for courtroom video of December 12, 2019 hearing) ****** The family law case was mentioned several times during Loyd's criminal trial and sentencing. The Dr. Phil Show's Interest - Spiked Our Interest Available records also reflect, that in August 2015, shortly prior to Loyd's arrest, and the Court revamping their judicial gag order on Casey, that the nationally syndicated television talk show, "Dr. Phil Show" expressed an interest in covering the Michaud v. Casey matter. Logically, our publication would have an journalistic interest, in anything that peaked the interest of the "Dr. Phil Show". Dr. Phil got his start via the "Oprah Winfrey" show - and who knows, given all the events (past, present, and future) surrounding Loyd's and Casey's prosecutions, maybe Oprah, OR some of her minions, may have an interest in these matters. Hey Oprah - girl, can we talk !? We can report, that a least one nationally syndicated television program has recently shown an interest in covering the Loyd / Casey matters. So watch out Mrs. Loyd, they may again attempt to manufacture yet another fraudulent violation of probation affidavit against you, in order to persuade the national media to once again abandon their coverage. |
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This publication can assure the Court (Crawford), that it's neither Loyd, or Casey, themselves, that continues to drive our (and others') journalistic interest regarding their criminal prosecutions, rather our interest, has been driven by the antics, and the failures, of local law enforcement, and of the Court itself.
In short, like in the words of rock legend Billy Joel, "We (VolusiaExposed.Com) Didn't Start The Fire !" - however, we shall damn sure cover the Eighteenth Circuit's own self-immolation, as they violated the law, AND U.S. Constitutional principles, in their attempts to silence both Loyd and Casey. Defending Mrs. Casey's Constitutional Right To A Public Trial The Sixth Amendment To The U.S. Constitution "In all CRIMINAL prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and PUBLIC trial, by an IMPARTIAL JURY of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence. |
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As is supported by the Notice Of Hearing, on December 12, 2019 - Brevard Circuit Court Judge Robert Segal attempted to hold Mrs. Casey's "indirect criminal contempt" trial within the secrecy of his judicial "chambers". An on-line source defines, any legal proceedings held within "judicial chambers" (aka - "in camera") as held outside the public's view. Over two hundred years ago, when our founding fathers were busy writing our country's constitution, they instituted the sixth (6th) amendment - which insures that within "ALL CRIMINAL" prosecutions, the accused, shall enjoy a "PUBLIC TRIAL". So, in our humble NON-LEGAL OPINION - there was an apparent U.S. Constitutional violation, with Judge Segal scheduling Casey's trial to be heard within his judicial chambers, outside the public's preview. Initially, on the day of the hearing / trial, the court deputy advised our representative, that the hearing would be held in the judges chambers. However, shortly later, the deputy stated that the hearing had been moved to a small adjacent courtroom. This publication attended and video recorded Casey's December 12, 2019 hearing, with Circuit Judge Robert Segal presiding -->. |
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Casey Was A "No Show" At The December 19th Hearing
Apparently (our OPINION), due to our attendance, the hearing was moved from "chambers" to the small adjacent courtroom. For reasons not clearly known to us, Casey failed to appear for her December 12, 2019 trial. Maybe, Casey was uncomfortable with her trial being scheduled to be held in "chambers", instead of within a public courtroom? Maybe, it has to do with Casey's documented belief that Florida no longer has jurisdiction, since her former spouse, and her daughter, now reside within Georgia? Maybe, Casey is still awaiting an answer from her email inquiry with State Attorney Phil Archer? Or maybe, her failure to appear is connected to her doctors advising her that she has not been medically cleared to travel? The Court is aware of this medical restriction - watch December 12, 2019 video for verification. Regardless of her rationale(s) for not appearing in court, Judge Segal did issue an arrest warrant for Casey. Judge Segal expanded his allegations of contempt of court, to include Casey's failure to appear in court, in addition to her alleged violations of the Court's gag order. Let There Be NO DOUBT - The Casey Prosecution Is A Criminal Prosecution Don't just merely take it from us (VolusiaExposed.Com), that Casey is facing a very unique "criminal" prosecution. Instead, take that, as a fact, from within the words spoken by the prosecuting attorney (Mark Peters), and presiding judge, (Judge Robert Segal) - during the December 12, 2019 hearing (see courtroom video -->). Unlike most American criminal prosecutions, Casey is NOT being criminally "prosecuted" by the local State Attorney's office. Instead, Casey is being prosecuted by her former spouse's attorney. Also, most American criminal prosecutions contain an independant jury of the defendant's peers, but not in the Casey prosecution, Judge Segal will be serving as both the judge, and the jury. Once again, if you are experiencing some disbelief in what we are presenting - we invite you to review the December 12, 2019 courtroom video. Watch and listen, as Judge Segal and Michaud's attorney lay out how this "criminal prosecution" will transpire. |
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The December 12, 2019 Timothy Michaud v. Aimee Casey (05-2004-DR-019706-XXXX-XX) Contempt Hearing, With Judge Robert Segal Presiding (Viera, Florida) In the past, this publication has been reluctant to post any videos attached to the family law case that is at the center of the Loyd criminal prosecution. However, since the family law case, and / or information attached to the family law case, has been mentioned within Loyd's trial, and within Loyd's probation matters with the Court, and lastly, and probably most importantly, since the family law case now has developed into an apparent "de facto" criminal prosecution of the subject child's mother (Casey) - this publication has determined that the above video, and it's supportive documentation are of journalistic importance, and value. The focus of this journalistic endeavor is NOT to identify the supposed victim of a crime - but rather to highlight such things as the apparent high tolerance the Court has for allegations of pedophilia, and the Court's appearance of NOT wishing to afford "criminal" defendant(s) (Loyd & Casey)" the U.S. Constitutional right to a "fair" and / or "public" trial. |
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Is Mr. Michaud Baiting Mrs. Casey, While Playing The Courts As Fools? The Motion to Show Cause clearly indicates that the Court suspects that Casey is in violation of several provisions of the Court's Order, to include violating the "gag order", and harassing Mr. Michaud, via email or telephonic contact with him. However, an April 21, 2019 email thread started by Mr. Michaud, clearly indicates that Michaud reached out to Mrs. Casey, attempting to get her to travel to Georgia, under the guise of seeing her daughter. It's OUR OPINION, that much like with the Brevard Court, Mr. Michaud, has suckered the local Georgia sheriff's office, into securing a local arrest order on Mrs. Casey, as he, Michaud, attempts to use his daugther as "bait", desiring to goat Casey into showing up in Georgia, so he can fraudulently secure her arrest. In our OPINION, Michaud has played both Florida and Georgia officials like deuling southern banjos - straight off the 1972 American thiller movie "Deliverance". Sadly, we suggest that some professional careers, may soon be left "squealing like a pig" !.
Brevard Issues Arrest Warrant On Mrs. Casey Our journalistic interest was only further enticed within both the December 12, 2019 hearing video (see upper right column of this article), and Judge Robert Segal's recent arrest warrant, ordering Mrs. Casey to be taken into custody from her South Carolina home, and delivered to Brevard County, for a pending April 2020 hearing / contempt trial. Based on Judge Segal's arrest warrant, the Court alleges that Casey has several violations of the "gag order", and is somehow responsible for third parties publishing on these "gag ordered" matters. The Court further alleges that there is evidence that Casey has harassed her former spouse through un-wanted communications. Listen, no one here at VolusiaExposed.Com holds a law degree, so none of our commentary is being offered as legal advice. However, the sixth amendment clearly states that "in ALL CRIMINAL prosecutions", the defendant has the right to a speedy and public trial, decided by an "impartial jury"...., doesn't it? Are There Problems Regarding Extradicting Mrs. Casey From South Carolina To Florida? So, after Casey's failure to appear at the December 12, 2019 hearing / trial, Judge Robert "Rambo" Segal. decided to get serious with Mrs. Casey - he raised her bond from $500.00, when she also failed to appear in July 2019, to $1000.00. He issued his arrest warrant, instructing Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey to bring Mrs. Casey back from South Carolina, for her pending April 22, 2020 "trial". Judge "Rambo" Segal, and Sheriff "Ignoramus" Ivey (does that qualify as being a "derogatory" comment?), may be speeding head long into two brick walls. First brick wall, according to "on-line" information - South Carolina and Missouri have NOT adopted the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act. Second brick wall, additional "on-line" information, indicates that the State of Florida has not extradited on a misdemeanor since 2010. Maybe, that is why Mrs. Casey has not been taken into custody as of yet? Dana Loyd, sits quietly awaiting for Judge Crawford to make a decision regarding her Motion for Post Conviction Appeal. And so goes justice in Brevard County, Floriduh. Stand by to stand by - there is surely more to come of these matters .... We look forward to your comments on this situation. Drop us a line to let us know what you think.  EMAIL US “Without the pen of (Thomas) Paine, the sword of (General George) Washington would have been wielded in vain.” ~ John Adams May 15, 2017 The Butterfly Indictment The Trial & Sentencing Of Dana Delaney Loyd |