Big Time Right Wing Lawyer Caught in Web of Gay Secret Life

[The Liberal Grouch]

(Although this is all my own writing, which can be found at The Patriot-Ombudsman, a real hat tip to the good fellas and gals at Exposed Politics for revealing this look at hypocrisy in the christofascist Republican ranks.)

Conservative Stalwart, Stood with Terri Schaivo's Parents
Senior Counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice
Defender of Conservative Blogger Ali Akbar, National Bloggers Club
Adjunct Professor at Pat Robertson's Regent University Law School
Youth Minister at His Church
Questions Raised about Possible Sex/Alcohol/Drug Scandal with Young Boys
ACLJ Refers Questions to their Media Person
Henderson Remains Silent for Now

When the American Center for Law and Justice signed a "Friend of the Court" brief in an attempt to extend the life of Terri Schaivo in their lawsuit against the state of Florida, one of the signatures at the bottom was that of noted Constitutional Attorney James M. Henderson, Sr. His name was also on a "Friend of the Court" brief filed in the case of Bush v. Gore in which he sided with the team urging the US Supreme Court to reverse the Florida Supreme Court's decision to restart the recount. Now a Senior Counsel with the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) and Adjunct Professor of Law at Regent University School of Law -- the university founded by Pat Robertson -- Conservative stalwart James M. Henderson, Sr., seems like an unlikely person to be tied into a gay sex scandal with several young men.

Yet that would seem to be the information uncovered by an investigation published Monday night, Sept. 24, by an online group of anonymous writers publishing under the name "Exposed Politics".

The website doesn't rely on hearsay or innuendo. They have pictures. They have video. They have chat transcripts.

The arch-Conservative, staunchly-Christian ACLJ states its mission “is dependent upon God and the resources He provides through the time, talent, and gifts of people who share our concerns and desire to protect our religious and constitutional freedoms.” Yes, this is the same ACLJ that trumpeted in June that they would "defend free speech in the blogosphere" by "representing top conservative bloggers targeted for harassment."

The ACLJ is representing Ali Akbar, a top blogger and president of the National Bloggers Club, a coalition of 300 conservative bloggers who reach millions of readers. Akbar has seen his mother's home photographed and placed on the internet. He has also received formal notification that he may soon be sued for publishing truthful information about radical liberals and their wealthy donors.

"I'm grateful for the support of the ACLJ, and I'm confident we'll defeat any and all legal challenges to our fundamental right to free speech," said Akbar. "We will not be deterred in our quest for the truth.

Akbar has been mentioned by the Legal Schnauzer blog and others as having a possible gay relationship with Karl Rove. Akbar refuses to either confirm or deny these allegations and Rove has remained silent on the subject, although a photoshopped image of Akbar made available for sale was ordered removed this summer from Zazzle's shelves by "Karl Rove & Co." claiming "intellectual property rights" to the image.

Among other "Friends of the Court" briefs signed onto by Henderson and the ACLJ and argued before the Supreme Court include “The Child Pornography Prevention Act” and “The Child Online Protection Act.” So how does someone with such rock-solid Conservative credentials find himself allegedly outed by a young man with a cell phone camera?

An anonymous tip led Exposed Politics to what could be Mr. Henderson’s “nom de Facebook” — Kyle Johnson. If you click the link, this is all you will see.

Nothing. Scrubbed Clean.

Figuring this would be the case, we took the precaution of getting screencaps last night.

Check out the photos and videos at Exposed Politics or the Patriot-Ombudsman to see for yourself.

If confirmed, this could be devastating information for this Conservative stalwart, a member of the New Hope Church in Lorton, Virginia, where he works in Youth Ministry.

One of his duties at the church, according to the church's Facebook page, was conducting youth seminars.

We have tried contacting Mr. Henderson at the his various e-mail addresses. The Patriot-Ombudsman has sent e-mails to every address to be found online for Mr. Henderson. We would prefer to spare him the embarrassment of explaining these details where his wife and family can hear him.

Among our questions for Mr. Henderson...

1. Is this you in the video and pictures?

2. If it's not you, how did your BB&T statement get into the glove compartment of the car.

3. Do you drive teal-colored Hyundai, Sante Fe SUV with Virginia license tags XUH 6520? You're seen in a photo with a young man walking towards such a vehicle.

4. Assuming you are "Kyle Johnson," how old were these young men when you were "hanging out" with them?

5. Did you have sex with any of these young men?

6. Again, if you are "Kyle Johnson," how do you explain this Facebook chat transcript? And if your name is "Kyle," why is this young man calling you "Jim"?

You can go to either of the above-mentioned blogs to see the chat transcripts.

"Kyle" discusses his profession as a teacher and a lawyer. Then he offers to bring some marijuana over to the lads.

The Patriot-Ombudsman has attempted to contact Mr. Henderson via e-mail and his office phone number to get a statement from him. Our messages were not returned by time of publication. Last night, we contacted Jay and Jordan Sekulow, the two top players at ACLJ. We received this tweet from Jordan telling us to contact Gene Kapp in the ACLJ Media Office.

Several e-mails and a telephone message left at Kapp's office and on his cellphone. He responded to none of them. Nobody is picking up the phone at Henderson's home phone number in Springfield, Virginia.

Roger Shuler, owner of the Legal Schnauzer law blog said:

Sounds like a classic case of conservative hypocrisy. And Mr. Henderson is hardly a back-bencher. He has been involved in some of the biggest issues of our day. You can do a little Web research and find him assisting with legal briefs on cases involving First Amendment, abortion, ObamaCare, and much more. It looks like he has been involved with Focus on the Family. This is a guy who has gone to a lot of effort to shape our society according to his right-wing vision. Now, it appears his vision includes smoking weed and chasing young boys.

If Henderson, the ACLJ, or any of the other individuals involved in this story care to add a comment, they may do so using the comment form below, reach me on Twitter at @liberalgrouch, or e-mail me at [e-mail].

We will update this story as necessary.

(Previous versions of my story included a picture of a young man who claims he was over 20 when contacted on Facebook by "Kyle" and never met him in person. As he was of age and not abused personally by "Kyle," we have honored the young man's request and removed him from this story.)

[hrmjustin]

1. I bet he just lost some friends on the right. n/.t

[The Liberal Grouch]

30. He's been scrubbed

Worth noting, Mr. Henderson has been scrubbed from the ACLJ Website.

http://aclj.org/writers/james-m.-henderson-sr

[oldhippydude]

2. first of all welcome aboard...

this i the second post i have seen here today... hope this story gets legs.. just a hint that is a lot of info for one post.. again good info

[bongbong]

3. Very typical

Most convicted pedophiles are repigs.

http://armchairsubversive.blogspot.com/

[FreeState]

4. Gay is not the same as pediphile n/t

[The Liberal Grouch]

6. I don't think anyone is saying they are.

In this case, you have a married man, with something like 8 kids, cruising for barely (if that) legal skinny boys to buy booze and pot for. The fact that he's a major player in the Christofascist Legal Scene only adds to the schadenfreude.

[FreeState]

8. Are you serious?

From the OP:

Questions Raised about Possible Sex/Alcohol/Drug Scandal with Young Boys

Now, it appears his vision includes smoking weed and chasing young boys.

From Bing Bongs OP:

Very typical Most convicted pedophiles are repigs.

From your OP:

In this case, you have a married man, with something like 8 kids, cruising for barely (if that) legal skinny boys to buy booze and pot for.

[The Liberal Grouch]

14. Integral part of the story!

Old christofascist conservative man cruising for other old men, he's just a hypocrite. Old christofascist conservative man cruising for barely legal (if that) young boys, hypocrisy and an investigation.

[FreeState]

21. Pedophilia again I see n/t

[hrmjustin]

23. I agree with freestate that the term young boys can make him look like a pedophile.

20 year old guy is not young boys, but a young man.

[Iggo]

5. Wow.

[JNelson6563]

7. Looks like James M. Henderson is

about to be introduced to hatin' life. Poor James M. Henderson, I'm sure his family will be shocked. And I bet James M. Henderson's career is about to hit the skids too.

I look forward to more news on James M. Henderson.

Julie

[DollarBillHines]

9. Karl Rove is a seriously fucked up guy. Google "karl rove father piercing"

Rove was raised by a raging (whatever), and he was exposed to some really wild shit.

Rove's childhood experiences have shaped his entire life and by extension, our rotten political environment. I know people who know him and what you read from The Liberal Grouch is on the money.

https://www.google.com/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=karl+rove+father+piercing&oq=karl+rove+%2B+father&gs_l=hp.1.2.0i30l3j0i8i30.2826.16508.0.22219.18.18.0.0.0.0.2159.12802.0j7j3j5-2j0j1j4j1.18.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.JpqmgurPi4U&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=6dacafac9b46f30d&biw=1280&bih=605

[starroute]

10. Sounds like the father was a lot more balanced and at peace with himself than Karl

Your post insinuates that Karl was messed up because of his adoptive father, but I don't see anything which suggests that. As a result, your language comes across as homophobic.

[DollarBillHines]

12. I didn't intend to sound that way.

It's funny, you know...

I write songs and poems, but if the words/lines have no meter, I can often convey the wrong impressions. It's been that way for my entire life.

Rove's father is still a legend in the Castro.

I apologise for anything that sounded "homophobic". I am anything but...
DBH

[gollygee]

27. This whole thread is seriously messed up

But this post in particular. "Raging (whatever)"??? Not nice.

And Karl Rove is not a jerk because his dad was gay. Or because his dad was into piercings. He's a jerk because he is a jerk. It sounds like he had a good relationship with his dad and that his dad was a caring father. His dad being gay and into body modification is irrelevant.

[MNBrewer]

11. I love a good outing!

[DollarBillHines]

13. Please read my reply, above

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1414287

Thanks

[BlueToTheBone]

15. It wasn't a "secret gay life" it was secret pedophilia.

[The Liberal Grouch]

17. It was only pedophilia...

...if the young men were under 18. Arch conservative lawyer? Works for ultra conservative law firm? Married, 8 kids?

I call that a secret gay life. If investigation proves pedophilia...

[BlueToTheBone]

18. I was responding to this

Questions Raised about Possible Sex/Alcohol/Drug Scandal with Young Boys

[SilveryMoon]

19. If the young men were under the age of 18, technically that would statutory rape, not pedophilia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statutory_rape

In statutory rape, overt force or threat need not be present. The laws presume coercion, because a minor or mentally challenged adult is legally incapable of giving consent to the act.

The term "statutory rape" generally refers to sex between an adult and a sexually mature minor past the age of puberty. Sexual relations with a prepubescent child, generically called "child molestation", is typically treated as a more serious crime.

Pedophilia refers to being sexually attracted to children who have not entered puberty. So unless the "boys" in question were around 13, I say it is not pedophilia.

And even depending on the laws of the state, if they were under 18, it may be legal. Age of consent varies from state. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_North_America#United_States

The act has to be illegal under state or federal law to be charged with a crime under 2422(b), and can even be applied to situations where both parties reside within the same state but use an instant messenger program whose servers are located in another state.

Bolding is mine.

Of course, his references to using pot for recreation is legally a crime. His face book suggests he is a recreational user. And if he was giving alcohol to young men under the age of 21 and pot, it's even worse for him.

Not to mention he was apparently coordinating youth seminars. No telling what really went down behind the scenes there.

Regardless if the guys were 18 and he was not providing pot and alcohol, his career is ruined and his family life is in shambles. He can't talk his way out of it when he describes himself as queer on his alter ego face book and has tons of Face book friends that are shirtless young men. As usual it's the family who hurt when these closet cases get outed. All because this man could not be honest with himself.


Does anybody know if he actively worked against the gay community? As in working against marriage law, anti discrimination laws, giving money to anti-gay politicians?

[jlr2008]

20. no it wasnt

No, you disgusting puke. There is nothing that suggests him being involved in under age boys..Do you know what a pedophile is? There is a.difference in being gay, and favoring them younger but if they are not under 18 how does that make him a pedophile? He is a human, not one of us is perfect and everyone has.a.secret to hide.One thing that is for sure, this is a man that has spent half his life raising his family. Has always accepted his children for who they are and has loved them unconditionally as Im sure they do for him. No matter what. Whoever wrote these articles. You are sad, and pathetic. Get a real job, leave them be.

[justiceischeap]

22. It often hurts when a light is shone on hypocrisy.

Especially if the person who is being a hypocrite is a standard-bearer for "family values."

[FreeState]

24. It hurts the gay community when you use discredited stereotypes

It hurts the gay community when you use discredited stereotypes in an effort to make a political enemy into something he is not. The man in the OP is not a pedophile, he is possibly gay - to insist he is a pedophile because you want to damage him hurts the gay community and victims of abuse.

The Gay community has had to deal with this unfair stereotype for many many years. It was even used in the pro Prop8 ads in an effort to further stigmatize the population.

Rape of an adult is not pedophilia or sexual orientation, it is using sex as violence. Sexual Orientation and pedophilia are in no way related.

[justiceischeap]

25. You're preaching to the choir FreeState

I was replying to the post's "plea" to let the man have his secrets and to leave him be. I know what the gay community goes through since I'm a member of it--I don't agree with the OP's assertion that this guy is a gay pedophile because, as you stated, they are two separate things.

[BlueToTheBone]

29. Who cares about his orientation? It's the question

of using children to satisfy his own personal sexual desires.

[BlueToTheBone]

28. QUOTE: Questions Raised about Possible Sex/Alcohol/Drug Scandal with Young Boys

Name calling is not acceptable. Use your words more carefully if you want to play in our sand box.

[idwiyo]

31. Quote: ...there is, at present, no hard evidence to prove that any of these young men is under

the age of 18...

Also, can you point me please to where in the OP or in any of the linked articles is it mentioned that these young man/boys might be in fact prepubescent boys.

[BlueToTheBone]

32. From the front page. I didn't write the article

I don't know anyone in the affair. I have no dog in this fight. As a 20 year CASA veteran, when I read about children being abused, I respond. As far as the republican caught in the cross hairs of his hypocrisy...it's about time.

[idwiyo]

33. I assumed you actually read the article? Because my quote is from that article.

[The Liberal Grouch]

34. An angry family member

It's understandable that his family would defend him. This same writer has been slamming me on my website about this subject. As I told the family member there, I have in my possession a great deal of sensational, salacious material that I have NOT published. I know there's the "stages of grief" and all that, but the person to be angry with is the person who put his wife's health in danger, risked his career and his own life by engaging in regular anal sex, on the receiving end, with at least two young men, and an untold number of anonymous hookups. A very reliable source, friendly to the individual, says he had as many as 18 ads on gay hookup sites. Focus your anger where it belongs, not on the people who exposed this man's anti-gay hypocrisy for the sham that it was.

[fascisthunter]

16. messed up person

will do anything for money and power, even hide himself from the world because he is a coward.

[Flashmann]

26. Another stalwart of family values exposed

As a horrible example......Shocking....Just shocking......