JOSH KIMBRELL ALLIES SAY HIS NAME WILL SOON BE CLEARED
By FITSNEWS || Less than two months ago the Palmetto political world was rocked by seismic allegations of sexual assault leveled against Upstate social conservative activist and radio host Joshua “Josh” Kimbrell.
What made the allegations against Kimbrell particularly galling? According to his accuser – his ex-wife Kacy Lyons Hatmaker – the victim of the alleged assault was the couple’s three-year-old son, Tristan Kimbrell.
Serious stuff …
S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley – who named Kimbrell to her 2014 “Faith and Family Coalition” – wasted little time in responding to the scandal. Quietly (and quickly) she scrubbed his name from her campaign website – eager to avoid a scandal less than three weeks away from the November 4 elections.
Other social conservatives stood by Kimbrell, saying such graphic accusations were “not uncommon” in protracted custody battles like the one between Kimbrell and his wife.
In addition to the shock waves it sent across the state, the Kimbrell case drew national attention – with one fathers’ rights columnist weighing in all the way from California.
Despite our contempt for the sanctimoniousness of many activists on the “religious right” in South Carolina, this website didn’t rush to judgment in the Kimbrell case.
“If Kimbrell is innocent, then his accuser is guilty of the most insidious character assassination we’ve ever seen,” we wrote early on in the case. “If he’s guilty, though, there is literally no punishment we view as too severe.”
Increasingly, it’s looking like it could be the former …
According to Kimbrell allies, the case against the activist is “crumbling.”
Specifically they say the S.C. Department of Social Services (SCDSS) – a Haley cabinet agency – has “unfounded” the sexual abuse claim against the evangelical leader.
This finding was announced by the agency during court proceedings in Greenville this week, and we’re told Greenville County GOP leader Chad Groover will be discussing the determination during a Thursday morning radio interview on a Christian talk radio show hosted by Kimbrell’s colleague Tony Beam (660 AM/ 94.9 FM for those of you FITS readers in Greenville).
(A live stream of the interview – scheduled for 8:00 a.m. Thursday – can be accessed HERE).
Our sources at SCDSS declined to discuss the Kimbrell case – but they did confirm a determination had been made regarding the allegations and said a full report would be released “to the appropriate people at the appropriate time.”
SCDSS sources also declined to comment on reports that the video Kacy Hatmaker took of her three-year-old son making the allegations against Kimbrell had been classified by the agency as “coerced.”
“Everything we found is in the report,” our source said.
Kimbrell allies moved quickly to turn the tables on the scandal.
“(SCDSS) unfounding these claims proves what we have known to be true all along – that Josh Kimbrell is an innocent man,” one Kimbrell ally told FITS. “For three years, Josh has wanted nothing more than to be a part of his son’s life, but his ex-wife has done everything she can to stop that, including now filing a second false claim against him of sexual abuse.”
The ally added that “no one should ever have to go through this.”
“It shouldn’t be this easy to use the very system that’s supposed to uphold the law to inflict this type of retribution in a custody case,” they said.
Kimbrell’s accuser isn’t the only one getting serious blowback, though.
According to our source, Kimbrell is considering filing a civil rights lawsuit against the Greenville police department – alleging his arrest was not only unjustified, but also politically motivated.
“Josh’s arrest has been a vast overreach by a member of law enforcement in Greenville (looking) to make a high-profile case out of a conservative political voice in the Upstate,” the source said.
Wow … this case just jumped to a higher energy level, didn’t it?
Prosecutors have yet to drop the charges against Kimbrell, but that could be the next step in this rapidly unfolding drama. Whatever happens, stay tuned to FITS for the latest …
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Better call Maury. Prep the lie detector, stage a few extra chairs, and make sure the audience is ready to shout “OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”
Seriously, though, if this allegation is false, she needs to be thrown in the slammer for quite a long ass time.
SHe won’t be. She’ll get more money in an out-of-court arbitration. And then she’ll do it again in 18 months.
Don’t tell me that, man, my blood pressure doesn’t need it.
This woman shouldn’t be let within 1000 feet of a child, let alone the rest of civilized society, making these kinds of false accusations.
This was a just a last ditch effort, in my opinion, by the sewer dwellers at FITS, to go after Haley prior to the election. Accusing Haley of being responsible for the death of children at DSS didn’t work so why not try and tie her to an alleged child molester.
The rest of you Christ haters just followed along.
I seem to recall most of the crowd supporting the dad, even the ones who disagreed with him politically.
You don’t seem to get it? KImbrell is apparently alleging a conspiracy to destroy/defame his reputation and violate his civil rights prior to the November elections?
Who else was involved, if anybody? Greenville don’t appear to be that big of a place. Figure all the police, political operatives, judges, attorneys know each other?
I get it completely, his threats to sue will keep this going (in his favor) for a long time. As will allegations of malfeasance, conspiracy and collusion. He’s playing this exactly right, he won’t even have to hire a lawyer to benefit from the free press.
And provide financial support.
add “Malicious Prosecution.”
Haley doesn’t know how to run or manage anything. And it shows.
Many women in family court pull this kind of crap just to hurt their exs. In most all cases, the judges do nothing to the women. But a man? They throw the book at them.
Typical Bovine Fecal Matter, women are nasty bit(hes when it comes to divorce and child custody. I have been thru it and family courts SUK. He has been thru this cr ap 3 times with this stu pid bit(h. Cut her da mn tongue out and throw her in prison.
I don’t know which is worse an abuser of children or an accuser using false accusations.
One’s just a liar, the other has likely caused permanent harm, shouldn’t be hard to decide which is worse. I’d tar and feather the liar, killing’s to good for the abuser.
Don’t agree the liar is a child abuser also.
True, that explains the tar. However, many children can adjust to the fact that one or both of their parent’s only redeeming characteristics is that they can serve as a bad example.
Exactly. This woman is pure evil if she invented the story.
Hey! let’s give her the benefit of the doubt – she’s pure evil *anyway*!
Not to disagree with you, but if she’ lying about it..then she will have caused permanent harm to Kimbrell. There’s no getting that biscuit back in the can.
I guess, just not in the same category as an actual physical abuser in my mind. People who hurt kids in any way are generally beneath contempt.
I used to hit them on the nose just before the fight started. I’m pretty sure that hurt.
Anyone below the age of 15 doesn’t qualify as a “People”.
That don’t confront me. When I was 15, I learned to hit them on the nose *before* the fight started.
She should lose custody of her son as a punishment and no Alimony and she must pay child support. Jail time would be best but least they could do is do the former.
Won’t happen. Given real sad cases in family court, Judges don’t want to hear this stuff. They just send them to a mediator and move on.
That’s what case law tells us. She screwed herself. No family court judge can get away with showing her favoritism for being a female. Too much publicity … too much media, otherwise they would. There are even some female family court attorneys who are nasty, dirty, unethical who practice law in this state.
Other family court cases, judged ordered supervised visitation for the parent who’s accusations proved malicious. But in this case, DSS had to advocate for criminal arrest for Josh to be arrested. The cops go on what examining experts tell them. And they had to state the boy was molested and the evidence supported it. And now they are reversing???? Should have never arrested and jailed him until they were absolutely sure. But seems they reacted and screwed up – taking away this mans freedom, his liberty, his dignity, and his good character. Whoever is responsible or even played a part has to be punished.
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No man will want a serious relationship with his ex wife. She might have them arrested for total bullshit, too. Although she is married now, I doubt it will last.
“According to our source, Kimbrell is considering filing a civil rights lawsuit against the Greenville police department – alleging his arrest was not only unjustified, but also politically motivated.”
Ain’t failed quitter and gubernatorial candidate Tom Ervin and his wife Kathryn Williams from Greenville? $4,000,000 for 0.92% of the vote just don’t make any sense, does it?
Give it a rest already.
Colonel? That you? I have to read your babbling,RINO bullshit all day and I am not allowed to express an opinion?
Please feel free to opine at will on any subject but the election was over almost a month ago. You can also feel free to skip my comments, they’re easy to identify by the picture of Colonel Henry Knox and the handle I use for every comment.
Keep up Colonel. This is the BLOG of conspiracies, fact and fiction?
KImbrell appears to be saying his arrest was ‘politically motivated’ and filing a civil rights lawsuit would be a big deal, correct?
There are few of us who try to keep it fact based, though I’ll admit to slipping off to the silly side once in a while. I’ve heard she is crazy as a loon but have never met her nor could I pick her out of a line up. Her defense will be “…that’s what my child told me, I was just being a good parent by reporting it…”. I’ve also heard suing her would be a waste because she’s just one step ahead of the repo men.
Suing her? Appears to me Kimbrell is going after the agencies, businesses and people that destroyed his life.
Make no mistake this man will NEVER recover from these apparently FALSE allegations.
Dude, I not only voted for Haley, I (for whatever it was worth) endorsed her(though only as the least bad of the bad choices available to us).
If DSS finds the complaint unfounded his career will take off. He’ll have an issue to rail on and be the “cause celeb” for “responsible conservative single fathers…” and all kinds of “…the birch done done me wrong…” groups. He’ll even get granny and company back as that “… nice young man that Jezebel tried to hurt…” It’s already established that he was the wronged party in the divorce. He stands to come out of this stronger than he went in as far as his career goes.
Wrong. Just the allegation has made him ‘poison’ , in my opinion.
No serious statewide/national political candidate can have him anywhere near their political campaign.
Sad and why he needs to seek a remedy via the courts.
Watch and learn. Kimbrell can come out of this a hero if he plays this right, if and only if, DSS closes the case as “unfounded”
Nope. His life and political career have been destroyed by those seeking to defeat Haley and he should NOT have to play ANYTHING right.
Go get em Mr.Kimbrell.
Did Rush Limbaugh survive the all to real drug addiction allegations? Imagine what he could have done with that if he could have proved it wasn’t true and that it was part of some political conspiracy. He placed himself in the public arena – he can fight and prevail or “tuck tail and run”. Sounds like you support the “tuck tail” option.
Please don’t compare ‘drug addiction’ and the allegation of child molestation.
The only thing worse than being accused of molesting a child (YOUR OWN CHILD) would be death.
I am not advocating ‘tuck tail’. I say he needs a great team of attorneys that will seek seek justice.
If you fail to see the validity of the comparison in the situations I’m just wasting key strokes and it’s my bed time – good night and good luck to ya.
You as well.
Please don’t compare ‘drug addiction’ and the allegation of child molestation.
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That’s what drugs do.
Absence of malice… Malice is motivation, which is difficult to prove. It is not sufficient to prove the allegations are false as long as they are accurate.
He would have a long row to hoe in court to prove a “vast left wing conspiracy”.
Did Rush Limbaugh survive the all to real drug addiction allegations?
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I’ve heard that drug addiction can lead to destruction of brain cells – in “the man with two brains” a chick in a jar lost her nines… looks like you/re missing an ‘o’.
It’s not too late – I hear Shady Pines takes medicare.
“Did Rush Limbaugh survive the all to real drug addiction allegations? ”
Not quite sure I am understanding. Are you saying that Rush was not addicted to drugs and that it was a political conspiracy? (OxyContin is notoriously ototoxic – that is how he lost his hearing).
Clearly, Limbaugh was using and was guilty. He survived despite that. In the case of Mr. Kimbrell, the whole spate of ugliness could be used to propel him to a much higher positive public profile -if, and only if, DSS finds it to be unfounded. He can just occasionally refer to the “liberal conspiracy” and the “evil, cheating, ex wife” and he will gain far more attention than he ever would have otherwise.
“Clearly, Limbaugh was using and was guilty”
Uh-oh. Once again we agree, Colonel! Scary huh? (smiling)
Clearly, Limbaugh was using and was guilty. He survived despite that.
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Lord of the flies.
Dude, I not only voted for Haley, I (for whatever it was worth) endorsed her(though only as the least bad of the bad choices available to us).
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Aleister Crowley was bold too!
That bitch is crazy.
All of them are, it’s simply a matter of degrees.
No one is ever found innocent. You’re either not guilty or there is not enough evidence to file charges. At least there is a legal procedure to deal with the allegations, when they are criminal. I doubt Josh will have any satisfaction taking the civil route. The authorities were just doing there duty, the press, including fits, doesn’t have to be truthful as long as they are “accurate.” Action against his ex will just squander his resources and she probably has no resources that he can recover. No lawyer would take a case like that if fees were contingent on payment from settlement or award.
When the accusations are not of a criminal nature, there is never any recourse. The allegations of infidelity against Nikki Haley or sexual harassment against Clarence Thomas are perfect examples of that. It is always “he said she said.” There is no definitive ending. People still repeat the allegations on this website and others. These allegations will always be brought up by enemies of Josh, Nikki and Thomas. For the rest of their lives and forever after they are gone, any internet or library research will prominently feature these ugly unproven allegations.
Good points.However, In my opinion ONLY , that $4,000,000 bought SOMETHING, in Greenville,SC. :-)
the privilege of authority and power.
But the police arrested him. Normally, that does not happen unless DSS says there is enough for a criminal case … expert statements by examining physicians, etc. Something is bad wrong with this case. Some one fucked up.
Any Christian who chooses to do as the bible instructs and let’s his light shine is going to be called a bible thumper or as above “sanctimoniousness.” This is especially true from those like Will, whose own short comings are so glaringly revealed by that light.
People who think they’re righteous enough to be called Christians need to quit playing the persecution card – it’s unseemly and hypocritical.
No one is righteous enough to be called a Christian. It’s not a requirement. To be called “sanctimoniousness” is to be called a hypocrite.
Politicians should be judged on their positions and actions. Their faith is not a claim of righteousness.
You make the same error with Jews. A position in support of Israel is suspect if the person is Jewish. It’s as if they are not fully American. As if their allegiance is suspect.
No one is righteous enough to be called a Christian.
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which is what makes all the whining so perfidious.
It is not “righteous” people who are the critical. It is the unrighteous. They resent anyone who would make them look bad in comparison. They are the the hypocrites. The truth is that the more successful a Christian is living up to his standards, the more he/she is resented. Their failures are pounced on with glee. That is true hypocrisy.
True hypocrisy is claiming that one’s Christianity makes him better than others.
True. Others can make the claim that they are better than others without being a hypocrite. That is why you never hear Christians make that claim. The true Christian claim is not that they are better, it’s that we are all bad. People resent that.
T-Rav is an example. He is a hypocrite until exposed. When exposed, Instead of reform, he makes the only claim he can. “I’m no longer a hypocrite.” That’s the last resort of an exposed scoundrel.
Everybody who takes a position on an issue is claiming that they are right and those who disagree are wrong. Do not liberals think the same?
Hypocrisy is holding a Christian to a higher standard than you would anyone else.
Hypocrisy is holding a Christian to a higher standard than you would anyone else.
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Hypocrisy is a Christian claiming it’s hypocrisy to hold them to a higher standard.
I don’t think you understand Christianity.
You could have ended your statement with the word “think”
(he typed, believing for a moment he was back in 2nd grade)
If you had something substantial to say, you would have already said it.
(posts nothing substantial, demands others make up for his ineptness)
The true Christian claim is not that they are better, it’s that we are all bad.
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That’s why I say “I don’t think I’m offending anyone when I say: ‘Republicans are scum.'”
What’s your opinion of Democrats and Libertarians?
Democrats are spineless. Libertarians are the right wing of the Republican Party… just to the right of the Tea Party.
“True hypocrisy”, is that anything like an Atheist admonishing a Christian for his belief? I do believe there is an abundance of hypocrisy on both sides.
I do believe there is an abundance of hypocrisy on both sides.
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Christians bear the greater responsibility because they claim to represent someone.
The abundance of hypocrisy on both sides is still there…saying one bears a greater responsibility than the other speaks volumes…be you a Christian or Atheist.
saying one bears a greater responsibility than the other speaks volumes…be you a Christian or Atheist.
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Really? Because it was Jesus that said that – in Matthew 23. I got it from there.
I don’t care where you got it and I don’t care if you’re a Christian or an Atheist, there is still an abundance of hypocrisy on both sides.
Quote the bible all you want, it seems to make you happy when it fits your agenda.
I don’t care where you got it and I don’t care if you’re a Christian or an Atheist, there is still an abundance of hypocrisy on both sides.
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I didn’t disagree with you.. I was merely clarifying one aspect of that hypocrisy – the magnitude, and responsibility. You know – mountain, molehill and all that.
Quote the bible all you want, it seems to “put a smile on that face” when it fits your agenda.
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Thank you, I will.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_rDvbrwOcw
Matthew Chapter 23 KJV
12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
Last supper? :)
My compliments to the chef.
Euwe, have a Snickers bar and go to bed – you’re getting all “illiterohyperbolic”
spoil sport
Huh?
Never mind – it has to do with something you know nothing about.
That poor child. Heartbreaking.
I wonder if being unjustly accused of pedophilia will make Mr. Kimbrell more understanding/sympathetic of the same injustice being thrust upon the GLBT community?
Obviously not if he’s guilty.
When will you guys figure out IF THE BITCH IS USING THE TRIPLE POWER NAME….RUN IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. every woman who must use the triple power is crazy. Lets start with the 2016 Dem. Pres Canidate Hillary Rodham Clinton and the list goes on from there.
Case law tells us that his ex wife will lose dearly and be subjected to supervised visitation. Josh will also be set for an increase in child support to be paid to him. There are so really evil ex wives and ex girlfriends in society that are demons. They will smile in your face and act like Angels, even shed crocodile tears. But underneath their mask of deception if one sick fucked up human soul. His ex might be hot looking to some, but she is one very sick puppy who has the capacity to murder another human being.
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I had a mother in-law who was this way.
So if DSS has unfounded … why was he even arrested if they were not even sure at the time of arrest? Someone had to state under oath that the evidence supported probable cause. Who was it … or who were they?
She sounds like an obsessed alienator ——— willing to resort to all kinds of tactics to destroy the father.
The characteristics of obsessed alienators are:
They are obsessed with destroying the children’s relationship with the targeted parent.
They having succeeded in enmeshing the children’s personalities and beliefs about the other parent with their own.
The children will parrot the obsessed alienator rather than express their own feelings from personal experience with the other parent.
The targeted parent and often the children cannot tell you the reasons for their feelings. Their beliefs sometimes becoming delusional and irrational. No one, especially the court, can convince obsessed alienators that they are wrong. Anyone who tries is the enemy.
They will often seek support from family members, quasi-political groups or friends that will share in their beliefs that they are victimized by the other parent and the system. The battle becomes “us against them.” The obsessed alienator’s supporters are often seen at the court hearings even though they haven’t been subpoenaed.
They have an unquenchable anger because they believe that they have been victimized by the targeted parent and whatever they do to protect the children is justified.
They have a desire for the court to punish the other parent with court orders that would interfere or block the targeted parent from seeing the children. This confirms in the obsessed alienator’s mind that he or she was right all the time.
The court’s authority does not intimidate them.
The obsessed alienator believes in a higher cause, protecting the children at all cost.
The obsessed alienator will probably not want to read what is on these pages because the content just makes them angrier.
There are no effective treatments for either the obsessed alienator or the children. The courts and mental health professionals are helpless. The only hope for these children is early identification of the symptoms and prevention. After the alienation is entrenched and the children become “true believers” in the parent’s cause, the children are lost to the other parent for years to come. We realize this is a sad statement, but we have yet to find an effective intervention, by anyone, including the courts that can rehabilitate the alienating parent and child.
Provided by Douglas Darnell, Ph.D.