1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,820 Hey internet friends, I'm not going to beat around the bush here. 2 00:00:03,820 --> 00:00:08,500 I if you have delicate sensibilities that cannot be offended by facts and reality, then 3 00:00:08,500 --> 00:00:11,520 get out, but I think it's an American. 4 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:16,460 All of us who live in this country need to know about our country's history. 5 00:00:16,460 --> 00:00:23,940 And part of history is the scandals that are covered up by those who write history, right? 6 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:31,600 Today I'm going to talk about a huge cover up, and it's called the Franklin Credit Union scandal. 7 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:36,320 I'm going to try to summarize the entire scandal in under five minutes. 8 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:41,720 The Franklin cover up begins with one man, a prominent Republican figure of the 1980s. 9 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:47,400 Lawrence King, or Larry King, as he was known and know, who're not talking about the talk show host. 10 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:52,080 Larry King ran the Franklin Credit Union in a few other businesses in Franklin, Nebraska, 11 00:00:52,080 --> 00:01:00,860 a man who chartered private jets, hosted extravagant parties, and maintained bodyguards was simply in charge of a credit union. 12 00:01:00,860 --> 00:01:08,640 In a little town, in Nebraska, which happened to be located near Boystown, a Catholic institution for orphaned youth. 13 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:13,180 King's bright yellow sports car was frequently seen on the Boystown campus. 14 00:01:13,180 --> 00:01:15,940 And later, King was linked to an bezel man. 15 00:01:15,940 --> 00:01:21,580 He'd stolen over $40 million from the Franklin Credit Union, and his financial record to reveal 16 00:01:21,580 --> 00:01:24,420 the close-knit relationship with Boystown. 17 00:01:24,420 --> 00:01:30,880 King's lavish lifestyle burst into flames in 1988, just before the Republican National Convention. 18 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:42,240 When seven victims of King's child abuse and prostitution stepped forward, the victims claimed that King took them to various parties that he threw for the Republican elite. 19 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,100 And at these parties, the children were abused. 20 00:01:45,100 --> 00:01:53,660 Rusty Nelson, a photographer for Larry King, attended these parties, documenting powerful men and compromising positions with minors. 21 00:01:53,660 --> 00:02:00,660 As a form of black male for King, an accord hearing in 1999, Rusty Nelson revealed his close relationship with King. 22 00:02:00,660 --> 00:02:07,780 Nelson relayed that he had witnessed King, phone president Reagan, when other individuals couldn't resolve a specific problem. 23 00:02:07,780 --> 00:02:15,080 In other words, a man with abuse and child prostitution allegations had a direct line to the then president. 24 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:21,620 One of King's victims who spoke out two years before there even was a Franklin scandal was Paul Banachy. 25 00:02:21,620 --> 00:02:26,940 Paul relayed that at the age of eight, he began attending King's parties as a child prostitute. 26 00:02:26,940 --> 00:02:31,380 Paul claimed that Democratic Senator Barney Frank had abused him. 27 00:02:31,460 --> 00:02:38,940 In he was given midnight tours of the White House only to be taken to a separate location, shortly thereafter, and abused. 28 00:02:38,940 --> 00:02:43,780 A judge awarded $1 million to Paul in his testimony against King. 29 00:02:43,780 --> 00:02:45,780 But King never paid. 30 00:02:45,780 --> 00:02:51,620 The other victims who spoke out against King were awarded only doubt and contempt for naming their abuser. 31 00:02:51,620 --> 00:03:00,180 A list of 271 victims of King's abuse was compiled, all recalling the same story, being taken to parties by King. 32 00:03:00,180 --> 00:03:10,180 In abuse by prominent figures, the New York Times revealed that both federal and state investigators were given thousands of files from abuse children and our testimonies. 33 00:03:10,180 --> 00:03:17,860 But instead of bringing those victims justice, Douglas County and federal grandjuries ordered the files to be sealed. 34 00:03:17,940 --> 00:03:22,980 Neglected to interview witnesses, and even filed charges of perjury. 35 00:03:22,980 --> 00:03:27,940 Both grandjuries agreed that the two victims who spoke out were abused. 36 00:03:27,940 --> 00:03:31,860 But to do so, the adults they testified against were innocent. 37 00:03:31,860 --> 00:03:37,060 Instead of getting these victims the help they so desperately needed, the state appointed attorney 38 00:03:37,060 --> 00:03:39,060 only mocked the allegations. 39 00:03:39,060 --> 00:03:43,300 Some of the victims were thrown in jail and discredited by local media. 40 00:03:43,300 --> 00:03:45,620 Larry King was never called to testify. 41 00:03:45,620 --> 00:03:48,580 Evidence shown to the grand jury had been tampered with. 42 00:03:48,580 --> 00:03:51,940 Victims were targeted at the result of their testimonies. 43 00:03:51,940 --> 00:03:56,420 After giving his testimony, one victim was found in a hospital room dead. 44 00:03:56,420 --> 00:04:00,340 There was evidence that he was drugged in beaten prior to death. 45 00:04:00,340 --> 00:04:04,740 In total, there were 15 suspicious deaths surrounding the Franklin cover-up. 46 00:04:04,740 --> 00:04:12,100 In 1993, a documentary detailing the Franklin cover-up called the conspiracy of silence was produced by the discovery channel. 47 00:04:12,180 --> 00:04:14,260 In the day, it was set to be aired. 48 00:04:14,260 --> 00:04:19,300 It didn't. Rumors were that someone paid half a million dollars to revoke the television rights. 49 00:04:19,300 --> 00:04:22,020 But now you can find the documentary online and watch it. 50 00:04:22,900 --> 00:04:26,420 So why is the Franklin cover-up important to bring up now? 51 00:04:26,420 --> 00:04:30,020 I believe if we never learn from history, we're doomed to repeat it. 52 00:04:30,020 --> 00:04:35,460 The media immediately started discrediting the witnesses. 53 00:04:35,460 --> 00:04:38,740 The witnesses came across in the media and held a whole hero, 54 00:04:39,380 --> 00:04:41,060 a spasily as the criminals. 55 00:04:42,100 --> 00:04:45,220 If the last three victim witnesses were demolished by the press, 56 00:04:45,220 --> 00:04:47,220 particularly the Omaha World Hero. 57 00:04:48,100 --> 00:04:50,820 And they didn't ask me very much about my King or 58 00:04:52,260 --> 00:04:54,420 or even a column there at all. 59 00:04:55,300 --> 00:04:59,620 They treated the allegations that I need about people who are using me almost like a joke. 60 00:04:59,620 --> 00:05:05,860 Apparently, some alt-right folks were combing through Clinton campaign emails hacked by Russia and published by 61 00:05:05,940 --> 00:05:12,500 WikiLeaks and noticed there seems to be more references to pizza and pizza reas than they had expected. 62 00:05:12,500 --> 00:05:18,180 A lot of uninformed, gullible people fell for the Clinton Podesta sex ring theory. 63 00:05:18,180 --> 00:05:22,740 So WikiLeaks, Alex Jones, and the subreddit subgeniences. 64 00:05:22,740 --> 00:05:25,380 And I mean this in the nicest way possible. 65 00:05:26,100 --> 00:05:27,380 Grow the f*** up.