Do Jornal Panorama, Sexta-feira, 27 de março 2009 – Pagina 10 - Geral
fonte http://www.jornalpanorama.com.br/?p=5510
O norte-americano Frederic Calvin Louderback está anunciando o retorno à ativa da Associação New Faces, que vinha desenvolvendo trabalho social na localidade de Morro da Pedra, na divisa dos municípios de Taquara e Parobé. A ong teve suas atividades interrompidas no final de 2007, quando o próprio Louderback, que também é conhecido pelo apelido de Fritz, foi preso, juntamente com sua esposa Bárbara, sob acusação de envolvimento em pedofilia.
Segundo o americano, muitos dos antigos colaboradores da ong estariam dispostos a retomar as doações, confiando na inocência de Louderback e dos demais acusados do caso. “Não há vítimas, não há testemunhas, não há evidências de nada disso que levantaram contra nós”, declarou Fritz. Ele foi posto em liberdade em janeiro passado, após passar três meses na prisão, e desde então voltou a viver na colônia naturista Colina do Sol, em Morro da Pedra.
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Panorama, Friday, March 27, 2009 – Page 10 - General
[Top of page, rightmost 5 columns; title across 3 cols; photo 2 col on right with legend "Louderback: Community asks for project's return"; gray box below rightmost 4 columns with "There are no victims, there are no witnesses, there is no evidence"]
American will reactivate New Faces Association
North American Frederic Calvin Louderback is announcing the return to activity of New Faces Association, which had been performing social work in the Morro da Pedra Locality, on the boundary between the towns of Taquara and Parobé. The NGO had its activity interrupted at the end of 2007, when Louderback himself, who is also known as Fritz, was jailed along with his spouse Barbara, on the accusation of involvement in pedophilia. This past January, the couple was freed by means of a habeas corpus, which also benefited Brazilians André Herdy and Cleci Ieggli da Silva.
Last week, Fritz was personally at Jornal Panorama, along with his countryman Richard Pedicini, to speak of his plans. He explained that he is trying to return to normal life, along with his wife, despite the trauma suffered when he was arrested and the subsequent 13-month stay in the Porto Alegre Central Prison.
According to him, when the case exploded in the press, there was a natural cessation of the financial contributions that had been made to New Faces. Now, however, many of the former collaborators are willing to start donating again, believing in the innocence of Louderback and the others accused.
The North American revealed that, even behind bars, he did not give up his charitable activities, giving English lessons to the prisoners who divided the cell with him. Already free, at the beginning of February, after being sought out by residents of Morro da Pedra, he helped children in the locality with the purchase of school material for the new school year that was about to begin.
The first step, according to what he announced, will be to reactivate the soccer project that was being developed on Saturdays at the Morro da Pedra community gymnasium. "The residents are asking", he guaranteed, adding that the initiative should involve about 100 minors, both boys and girls. Besides this, there is a plan for a greater involvement of the feminine public in the activities, possibly though rhythmic gymnastics.
Louderback also said that the would like to continue helping, with treatment overseas, children who have health problems whose families do not have the financial ability to cover the costs. "The problems is that we run a serious risk of being accused of international smuggling", he considered.
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"There are no victims, there are no witnesses, there is no evidence"
Frederick Louderback did not want to go too deeply into the accusation of the practice of pedophilia which was brought against him, but said that he prays every day for he end of the judicial secrecy which wraps the trial. "It doesn't protect either me, or the children", he underlined, repeating the version of total innocence in the case. "There are no victims, there are no witnesses, there is no evidence in any of this they charged us with", he added.
Asked about how he feels after having gone through more than a year in jail, he unbuttoned his shirt and showed the scars of injuries suffered in Vietnam, when the airplane he was piloting was shot down during the was fought by the United States in that Asian country. "I can feel that I was hit, and the scars are there, but little by little I'm improving", he guaranteed, pondering that the attacks came from within Colina do Sol itself, and not from Morro da Pedra.
Fritz also complained that he is having his civil rights violated and his freedom constricted inside the naturist community, where he is again living after he was freed from prison. "Some of the people there have the idea that the laws of Brazil end at the gates of Colina do Sol and that there inside they can do whatever they want", he commented. He said, for example, that he thought very strange the fact that several establishments installed in the locality, such as the hotel, hostel and restaurant, don't display any documentation showing that they are complying with legislation so that they can operate, differently than what is true of commerce in general.
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