At least one person named on it filed a $1.5 million defamation lawsuit after the list’s creator revealed her identity. There’s the risk of being sued for defamation, among other considerations.Ī similar national spreadsheet, called the “Sh**ty Media Men” list, gained attention when it was published during the height of the #MeToo movement in 2017.
The list’s organizers did not want to be interviewed on the record, but they said in social media posts that by publishing the list, they’re trying to bring some accountability to abusers in Alaska.Īdvocates and law enforcement say this type of vigilante justice may not be the best way to do that. But the vast majority are just listed by name. In rare cases, organizers linked to a person’s name in the sex offender registry or noted court case numbers. In most cases, there are no specific allegations backing up the claim that a person is an abuser. The list - first called “The Alaska Abuser List” and later changed to “Questionable People of Alaska” - is anonymous and crowdsourced. It grew fast - from a few hundred to more than 500 people before the list came down three days later.
Last week, a woman in Anchorage went public on social media with an allegation of sexual assault, prompting other people to share their stories.īy the end of the week, a group of Twitter accounts published a spreadsheet of names. This story originally appeared on KTOO and is republished here with permission. Hundreds of people marched from the Delaney Park Strip to Town Square Park in Anchorage on May 26, 2016, as more than 120 communities across the state took part in the third annual Choose Respect rally in an effort to raise awareness of the epidemic of domestic violence and sexual assault in Alaska and to take action against it. He said he has a 5-year-old daughter, a 2-year-old son and that his wife is currently four months pregnant.Ī Disney representative told Newsweek Tuesday that Van Orman was placed on unpaid leave that will remain pending until the resolution of his case.Updated: NovemPublished: November 12, 2021 Van Orman allegedly told deputies he believes he has a sex addiction that often attracts him to teenagers. I lost my wife, my house, my kids, my truck." "I did something completely stupid that I never should have done in the first place," Van Orman told deputies following his March 25 arrest. He was released from jail on $7,000 bond and immediately expressed remorse for his decision, according to the arrest affidavit.
Van Orman was charged with attempted lewd battery, traveling to lure a child and using a computer to solicit and lure a child by Polk County prosecutors. He was simultaneously engaged in a separate conversation with a fake 14-year-old girl on the Whisper app, a secretive messaging system that uses the tagline, "Ever wondered what the people around you are really thinking?"
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We can cuddle watch tv and whatever else you would like I can even massage you." "I'm only 15 tho….Just so you know," one of the undercover deputies wrote to Van Orman. Kevin Van Orman Mugshot: Polk County Sheriff's Office
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A Walt Disney World bus driver was arrested after Polk County Sheriff’s deputies say he was caught in an underage sting operation trying to meet a 15-year-old girl for sex.