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IN$THE$CIRCUIT$COURT$OF$MONTGOMERY$COUNTY$MARYLAND BRETT$KIMBERLIN, $ Plaintiff, $ v.$ $ $ $ $ $ No.

$CV$380996

AARON$WALKER,$7537$Remington$Road,$Manassas,$VA$20109 WILLIAM$HOGE$SR.,$20$Ridge$Road,$Westminster,$MD$21157 ROBERT$STACY$MCCAIN,$10100$Academy$Drive,$Hagerstown,$MD$21740 ALI$AKBAR,$8116$Heritage$Place$Drive,$Ft.$Worth,$TX$76137 $ and ANONYMOUS$BLOGGER$aka KIMBERLIN$UNMASKED$(address$unknown) $ Defendants. COMPLAINT*FOR*DAMAGES*FOR*DEFAMATION,*MALICIOUS*PROSECUTION,* HARASSMENT,*STALKING,*CONSPIRACY,*INVASION*OF*PRIVACY*AND* INTENTIONAL*INFLICTION*OF*EMOTIONAL*DISTRESS Plaintiff$Brett$Kimberlin$(Kimberlin)$hereby$^iles$a$Complaint$for$Damages$against Defendants$Aaron$Walker$(Walker),$William$Hoge$Sr.$(Hoge),$Robert$Stacy$ McCain$(McCain),$Ali$Akbar$(Akbar)$and$Anonymous$Blogger$aka$Kimberlin$ Unmasked$(KU)$for$defamation,$malicious$prosecution,$harassment,$stalking,$ conspiracy,$invasion$of$privacy$and$in^liction$of$emotional$distress. NATURE*OF*THE*ACTION 1. This$matter$arises$out$of$a$multi`year$campaign$by$Defendants$to$smear,$ destroy$and$imprison$Plaintiff$by$knowingly,$maliciously,$and$intentionally$ ^iling$numerous$frivolous,$defamatory$and$malicious$court$^ilings$``$including$ civil$suits,$peace$orders,$and$criminal$charges$$and$then$publishing$false,$ defamatory,$and$tasteless$stories$about$those$^ilings$as$if$the$allegations$were$ true,$all$the$time$raising$funds$from$unsuspecting$people$who$read$the$ stories.

2. Defendants$used$their$legal$^ilings$to$stalk$and$harass$Plaintiff,$invade$his$ privacy$and$in^lict$emotional$distress$on$him$and$his$family.$$ 3. Defendants$portrayed$Plaintiff$in$a$false$light$as$engaging$in$criminal$activity,$ being$a$pedophile,$rapist$and$domestic$terrorist,$and$engaging$in$domestic$ violence.$$ 4. Defendants$falsely$wrote$that$other$targets$of$theirs$were$part$of$Team$ Kimberlin$and$published$that$Plaintiff$controlled,$paid,$and$directed$this$vast$ network$of$unsavory$operatives. 5. None$of$these$portrayals$is$based$on$reality.$$ 6. The$defamatory$statements$made$by$Defendants$were$published$on$the$ Internet$in$various$forums,$including$blog$posts,$on$Twitter,$and$on$message$ boards,$and$were$widely$accessible$to$the$public$both$directly$and$by$Google$ searches,$and$they$were$seen$by$many$people$including$Plaintiffs$business$ associates,$friends$and$family.$$$They$were$also$published$in$numerous$court$ documents$^iled$in$courts$in$Montgomery$County$and$Carroll$County$ Maryland,$Prince$William$County$Virginia,$and$United$States$District$Court$in$ Greenbelt,$Maryland.$$They$were$made$to$various$law$enforcement$of^icials.$ 7. Defendants$have$persisted$in$their$smear$attacks$despite$being$asked$by$ Plaintiff$to$be$left$alone,$to$remove$false$posts,$and$to$respect$the$privacy$of$ Plaintiff$and$his$family. 8. Defendants$have$pro^ited$from$their$attacks$against$Plaintiff$by$raising$funds$ online$using$his$name$and$their$false$narratives,$court$^ilings$and$defamatory$

publications$to$demonize$him.$$They$have$also$obtained$other$things$of$value$ such$an$online$traf^ic$to$their$websites. 9. Plaintiff$has$initiated$this$action$to$recover$compensatory$and$punitive$ damages$from$Defendants$for$the$substantial$injury$they$have$caused$to$ Plaintiff$by$their$intentional,$malicious$and$outrageous$conduct.$ PARTIES 10. Plaintiff$Brett$Kimberlin$is$the$Director$of$Justice$Through$Music,$a$Maryland$ based$501c3$non`pro^it$that$uses$music$to$inspire$people$to$engage$in$civic$ participation.$$Plaintiff$has$held$that$position$for$almost$ten$years$and$he$ resides$in$Bethesda,$Maryland.$ 11. Aaron$Walker$is$an$unemployed$attorney$who$resides$in$Manassas,$Virginia$ who$writes$a$conservative$Internet$blog$called$Allergic2Bull,$and$publishes$ on$various$other$online$outlets$including$Twitter. 12. William$Hoge$Sr.$is$a$conservative$blogger$who$resides$in$Westminster,$ Maryland$and$writes$a$blog$called$HogeWash.$$He$publishes$on$various$other$ online$outlets$including$Twitter. 13. Robert$Stacy$McCain$is$a$conservative$blogger$who$resides$in$Hagerstown,$ Maryland$who$writes$a$blog$called$The$Other$McCain,$and$publishes$on$ various$other$online$outlets$including$Twitter,$Viral$Read$and$The$American$ Spectator. 14. Ali$Akbar$is$the$director$of$The$National$Bloggers$Club$who$resides$in$Ft.$ Worth,$Texas$and$Lynchburg,$Virginia,$and$he$publishes$on$various$Internet$

sites$and$on$Twitter.$$He$is$the$reputed$boss$of$Walker,$Hoge$and$McCain$and$ has$provided$each$of$them$with$remuneration.$$ 15. Kimberlin$Unmasked$is$an$anonymous$conservative$blogger$who$has$both$a$ website$and$a$Twitter$account$that$were$speci^ically$created$to$attack$ Plaintiff$on$a$daily$basis.$$ 16. The$publications$of$the$Defendants$are$available$on$the$Internet$in$Maryland.$$ Defendants$Walker,$Hoge,$McCain$and$Akbar$have$all$traveled$to$Montgomery$ County$Maryland$in$the$past$year$as$part$of$their$campaign$and$conspiracy$to$ attack,$smear,$stalk$and$harass$Plaintiff.$$ JURISDICTION*AND*VENUE 17. This$Court$has$personal$and$subject$matter$jurisdiction$over$this$matter$$$$$$ pursuant$to$Maryland$Civil$Code.$ 18. Venue$is$proper$because$many,$if$not$all$of$the$acts$occurred$in$Montgomery$ County$Maryland,$Plaintiff$is$a$citizen$of$Maryland$and$Montgomery$County,$ the$torts$were$committed$in$Montgomery$County,$and$the$injuries$were$ sustained$in$Montgomery$County.$$ STATEMENT*OF*THE*FACTS 19. In$2010,$Plaintiff$^iled$a$defamation$suit$in$this$Court$against$a$blogger$named$ Seth$Allen.$$That$suit$resulted$in$a$judgment$in$Plaintiffs$favor$on$November$ 16,$2011.$$ 20. Defendant$Walker,$using$the$pseudonym$Aaron$Worthing,$attempted$to$assist$ Mr.$Allen$in$post$judgment$motions$until$Plaintiff$identi^ied$him$as$Aaron$ Walker,$the$publisher$of$a$Muslim$hate$blog$called$Everyone$Draw$

Mohammed.$Judge$Quirk$denied$Defendant$Walkers$post$trial$motion$to$ declare$Plaintiff$a$public$^igure.$$ 21. After$Defendant$Walker$was$identi^ied,$he$began$stalking$Plaintiff$and$ harassing$him$with$court$^ilings$and$defamatory$attacks.$$He$came$to$a$court$ hearing$on$January$9,$2012$and$assaulted$Plaintiff$outside$the$courtroom.$He$ ^iled$multiple$criminal$charges$against$Plaintiff$in$Montgomery$County$in$ 2012,$he$^iled$a$civil$suit$against$Plaintiff$in$Prince$William$County$Virginia$in$ 2012,$and$he$^iled$a$civil$suit$against$Plaintiff$in$United$States$District$Court$ in$Greenbelt$in$2012.$$All$of$these$cases$were$nolle$prossed$or$dismissed$as$ without$merit.$$ 22. In$March$2013,$Defendant$Walker$attempted$to$^ile$a$Peace$Order$against$ Plaintiff$in$Montgomery$County$but$was$denied. 23. In$July$2013,$Defendant$Walker$further$stalked$Plaintiff$by$attending,$ uninvited,$a$family$court$matter$involving$Plaintiff$and$Plaintiffs$wife,$and$ then$following$the$wife$out$of$the$courtroom,$making$contact$with$her,$ offering$her$things$of$value,$preparing$false$documents$for$her$to$^ile$in$court,$ and$advising$her$to$make$false$allegations$and$change$her$allegations$against$ Plaintiff$both$criminally$and$civilly.$$Defendant$Walker$then$published$these$ false$allegations$on$his$blog$and$on$Twitter,$and$had$the$other$Defendants$do$ the$same$on$their$blogs$and$on$Twitter.$$These$defamatory$publications$by$ Defendant$Walker$falsely$stated$categorically$that$Plaintiff$is$a$rapist,$ pedophile$and$committed$domestic$violence$against$his$wife.$

24. Over$the$past$two$years,$Defendant$Walker$has$published$hundreds$of$blog$ posts$and$thousands$of$Twitter$tweets$falsely$accusing$Plaintiff$of$numerous$ crimes$and$other$nefarious$activity,$including$rape,$pedophilia$and$domestic$ violence. 25. Defendant$Walker$has$recruited$Defendants$Hoge,$McCain,$Akbar$and$KU$to$ write$hundreds$of$false$and$defamatory$blog$posts$and$Twitter$tweets$over$ the$past$year$attacking$Plaintiff$as$a$criminal$rapist$and$pedophile$who$ commits$domestic$violence.$$ 26. Defendant$Walker$has$stated$scores$of$times$on$his$blog,$in$Twitter$tweets$ and$elsewhere$that$his$goal$is$to$have$Plaintiff$imprisoned$and$have$his$ business$destroyed.$$ 27. In$2013,$Defendant$Hoge$^iled$a$false$Peace$Order$and$two$malicious$criminal$ charges$against$Plaintiff$in$Carroll$County$accusing$Plaintiff$of$harassing$him.$ That$Peace$Order$was$denied$in$June$2013$and$the$criminal$charges$were$ nolle$prossed$in$April$2013.$ 28. Defendant$Hoge$has$written$literally$hundreds$of$blog$posts$attacking$ Plaintiff,$and$directed$attention$to$them$with$thousands$of$Twitter$tweets.$$He$ writes$a$daily$Team$Kimberlin$Post$of$the$Day$which$accuses$Plaintiff$or$ others$he$falsely$states$are$members$of$Team$Kimberlin$of$engaging$in$some$ type$of$criminal$or$nefarious$activity.$$Mr.$Hoge$has$stalked$Plaintiff$by$ attending$court$proceedings$that$do$not$involve$him,$and$then$publishing$ twisted$accounts$of$those$hearings$that$portray$Plaintiff$in$a$negative$light.$

29. In$July$2013,$Defendant$Hoge$further$stalked$Plaintiff$by$attending$a$family$ court$matter$involving$Plaintiff$and$Plaintiffs$wife,$and$then$following$the$ wife$out$of$the$courtroom,$making$contact$with$her,$offering$her$things$of$ value,$preparing$false$documents$for$her$to$^ile$in$court,$and$advising$her$to$ make$false$allegations$against$Plaintiff$both$criminally$and$civilly.$$Defendant$ Hoge$then$published$these$false$allegations$on$his$blog$and$on$Twitter,$and$ had$the$other$Defendants$do$the$same$on$their$blogs$and$on$Twitter.$$These$ defamatory$publications$falsely$stated$categorically$that$Plaintiff$is$a$ pedophile,$rapist$and$committed$domestic$violence$against$his$wife.$ 30. In$July$2013,$Defendant$Hoge$published$an$online$fundraising$tool$on$his$blog$ to$ostensibly$raise$funds$for$Plaintiffs$wife,$and$for$her$legal$representation$ by$the$same$attorney$who$represented$Defendant$Hoge$in$his$previous$ malicious$^ilings$against$Plaintiff$in$Carroll$County.$At$least$$3,000$of$those$ funds$were$then$used$to$pay$for$that$attorney$who$thereby$bene^itted$from$ the$malicious$legal$action.$This$legal$fundraising$tool$is$part$of$a$pattern$of$ conduct$that$the$Defendants$used$previously$in$other$court$cases,$which$ always$resulted$in$attorneys,$including$Defendant$Walker,$receiving$a$ ^inancial$bene^it$while$defaming$and$harassing$Plaintiff.$$Defendant$Walker$ also$used$said$legal$defense$funds$raised$in$previous$^ilings$for$living$ expenses$while$claiming$that$he$needed$said$funds$because$Plaintiff$caused$ him$to$lose$his$previous$job,$which$was$another$false$narrative.$This$pattern$ of$conduct$of$using$Plaintiff$to$raise$funds$keeps$the$false$narratives$going,$ while$enriching$the$Defendants.$

31. In$August$2013,$Plaintiffs$wife$advised$Defendants$Hoge,$Walker$and$McCain$ that$she$did$not$want$them$raising$any$money$on$her$behalf$or$using$her$ name,$and$asked$them$to$remove$all$blog$and$Twitter$tweets$they$had$ published$about$her$since$July$9,$2013$because$they$were$inaccurate$and$ harmful$to$her$family.$$She$also$asked$Defendant$Hoge$to$refund$all$the$ donations$he$has$gotten$using$her$name.$Defendants$refused$to$remove$the$ blog$posts$and$tweets,$including$those$posts$asking$people$to$send$money$for$ Plaintiffs$wife.$ 32. In$July$and$August$2013,$Defendants$Walker,$Hoge,$McCain,$Akbar$and$KU$all$ published$blog$posts$and$tweets$quoting$from$a$defamatory$^iling$prepared$ by$Defendant$Walker$in$the$Family$Court$case.$$That$^iling$falsely$accused$ Plaintiff$of$rape,$pedophilia$and$domestic$violence.$$Defendant$Walker$also$ prepared$a$defamatory$^iling$that$he$manipulated$Plaintiffs$wife$to$^ile$with$ the$Montgomery$County$States$Attorney$falsely$accusing$Plaintiff$of$criminal$ activity.$$That$criminal$charge$was$nolle$prossed$on$August$23,$2013.$$ 33. On$August$23,$2013,$Plaintiffs$wife$^iled$to$dismiss$the$Family$Court$case$and$ told$Defendants$Walker,$Hoge$and$McCain$that$she$did$not$want$to$pursue$it,$ and$that$the$allegations$Defendant$Walker$wrote$for$her$in$court$^ilings$and$ online$were$inaccurate.$$Defendant$Walker$responded$by$falsely$suggesting$ that$Plaintiff$was$blackmailing$Plaintiffs$wife.$$Defendant$Walker$urged$her$ to$destroy$Plaintiffs$family$by$continuing$with$the$false$narratives$he$ prepared$for$her.!Defendant$Walker$then$refused$her$requests$to$remove$ posts/articles$already$written$by$him,$and$claimed$that$Plaintiff$was$an$un^it$

father$and$that$Plaintiffs$wife$knew$it,$and$she$should$leave$him$and$take$the$ children$from$him$as$soon$as$possible. 34. Defendant$Akbar$stated$on$or$about$August$18,$2013,$that$he$controls$ Defendants$Hoge,$Walker$and$McCain$and$can$order$them$to$stop$posting$ negative$stories$about$another$person. 35. Defendant$Akbar$tweeted$many$times$in$July$and$August$2013,$that$Plaintiff$ is$a$criminal$pedophile,$rapist$and$abuser$of$women.$$ 36. Defendants$Walker,$Hoge,$McCain,$Akbar$and$KU$promoted$the$unauthorized$ fundraising$tool$and$pro^ited$from$the$money$raised.$$Defendant$Hoge,$who$ controlled$the$money$raised$through$his$PayPal$account,$refused$Plaintiffs$ wifes$demand$that$all$the$money$be$returned$to$the$donors,$instead$saying$ he$would$give$it$to$charity.$$ 37. Defendant$McCain$published$accounts$on$Defendant$Akbars$and$his$The! Other!McCain$and$Viral!Read!websites$in$which$he$called$Plaintiff$$a$vile,$ sadistic,$and$abusive$person.$$He$attacked$a$reporter$from$the$Washington$ Post$who$wrote$a$positive$story$about$Plaintiffs$family$in$2007$calling$her$ and$the$Washington$post$agents$of$evil.$He$went$even$furthering$a$July$16,$ 2013$web$post: $The$Washington!Post$is$a$disgrace$to$journalism$that$employs$hired$liars$ like$Monica$Hesse.$The$Washington!Post$and$Monica$Hesse$are$engaged$in$a$ conspiracy$to$conceal$the$truth$about$Brett$Kimberlin.$In$2007,$Monica$ Hesse$did$not$tell$the$truth$about$Brett$Kimberlin,$and$in$2013,$she$will$not$ tell$the$truth$about$Brett$Kimberlin.$The$truth$about$Brett$Kimberlin$has$ never$been$printed$in$theWashington!Post,$nor$will$it$ever$be.$No$honest$ person$would$work$for$the$Washington!Post,$which$only$publishes$evil$lies.

He$further$attacked$Plaintiffs$daughter$in$at$least$one$tweet$on$August$28,$ 2013. 38. Defendant$KU$has$created$a$website$called$Kimberlin$Unmasked$and$a$ Twitter$site$@Kimberlinunmask$at$which$he$falsely$accuses$Plaintiff$of$ various$crimes$including$pedophilia,$rape$and$domestic$violence.$$These$sites$ are$intended$to$smear$and$harm$Plaintiffs$reputation$with$false$allegations,$ innuendo,$speculation,$false$associations$and$false$accusations$of$supervision.$ 39. Defendants$are$not$legitimate$journalists$and$they$do$not$follow$the$Society$ of$Professional$Journalist$Code$of$Ethics.$$ The*Lawsuits,*Peace*Orders*and*Criminal*Charges 40. Defendant$Walker$has$^iled$the$following$lawsuits,$Peace$Orders$and$criminal$ charges$against$Plaintiff$since$January$2012: January$31,$2012,$Montgomery$County$District$Court,$One$Count$Perjury$ (nolle$prossed$February$10,$2012) April$17,$2012,$Montgomery$County$District$Court,$Five$Counts$Perjury$(nolle$ prossed$April$30,$2012) January$30,$2012,$Prince$William$Virginia$Circuit$Court,$Multiple$Counts$ Alleging$Criminal$and$Civil$Torts$(dismissed$by$judge$December$4,$2012) June$22,$2012,$United$States$District$Court$Maryland,$Greenbelt,$Multiple$Civil$ Torts,$(dismissed$by$judge$November$26,$2012) March$13,$2013,$Montgomery$County$District$Court,$Peace$Order$(denied$by$ judge$on$March$13,$2013)

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December$2011,$Montgomery$County$Circuit$Court,$numerous$^ilings$for$Seth$ Allen$alleging$fraud$and$perjury$(denied$January$9,$2012)

July$30,$2013,$Montgomery$County$District$Court,$prepared$pleading$in$ Family$Court$matter$alleging$rape$and$domestic$violence$(denied$August$12,$ 2013)

July$29,$2013,$Montgomery$County$District$Court,$prepared$criminal$charge$ for$third$degree$sexual$assault$(nolle$prossed$August$23,$2013)

41. Defendant$Hoge$has$^iled$the$following$Peace$Orders$and$criminal$charges$$$$$ against$Plaintiff$since$February$18,$2013: February$18,$2013,$Carroll$County$District$Court,$Two$Counts$Harassment$ (nolle$prossed$April$17,$2013) $ March$22,$2013,$Carroll$County$District$Court,$One$Count$Harassment$(nolle prossed$April$17,$2013) March$22,$2013,$Carroll$County$District$Court,$Peace$Order$(denied$March$29,$ 2013) April$3,$2013,$Carroll$County$Circuit$Court,$Peace$Order$Appeal$(denied$July$ 2,$1013) 42. Plaintiff$has$been$required$to$respond$to$many$of$the$above$frivolous$and$ malicious$legal$^ilings,$and$has$been$forced$to$appear$in$court$to$attend$ mandatory$hearings$on$more$than$a$dozen$occasions,$including$having$to$ drive$long$distances$to$Manassas,$Virginia$where$the$Prince$William$County$ Circuit$Court$is$located,$and$to$Westminster,$Maryland$where$the$Carroll$ County$Courts$are$located.$$

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43. Plaintiff$has$expended$legal$fees$to$an$attorney$to$represent$him$in$one$of$the$ Peace$Orders$in$Carroll$County.$$Plaintiff$has$borne$costs$of$responding$ including$mailing,$copies,$transcripts,$audio$^iles,$transportation$and$other$ costs.$ 44. Some$speci^ic$examples$of$Defendants$defamatory$publications$are$as$ follows: Aaron*WalkerJAllergic2Bull,*Twitter@AaronWorthing,*Gazette August$28,$2013`Bethesda$Gazette`Comments$believed$to$be$written$or$ directed$by$Defendant$Walker$under$one$or$more$names`Brettcommitted$ rape August$15,$2013`Vile,$Brett$Kimberlins$Manipulation$of$His$Daughter August$12,$2013`$Brett$Kimberlin$is$an$out`and`out$pedophile August$6,$2013`The$Pedophile$Brett$Kimberlins$Brass$Knickle$Defense August$5,$2013`So$Why$is$the$Pedophile$Brett$Kimberlin$Mad$at$Us August$3,$2015`For$the$Pedophile$Brett$Kimberlin,$Its$All$About$the$Kids August$1,$2013`if$you$just$believe$in$helping$get$her$kids$away$from$her$ pedophile$husband July$31,$2013`Pedophile$Brett$Kimberlin$Violates$A$Domestic$Violence$ Protective$Order July$30,$2013`Brett$Kimberlin$is$a$Pedophile August$10,$2013`Twitter`LG$is$the$paid$troll$of$pedophile$Brett$Kimberlin August$10,$2013`Twitter`I$suggest$we$rechristen$Team$Kimberlin$as$Team$ Pedophilia

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August$6,$2013`Twitter`The$Pedophile$#BrettKimberlin$Brass$Knuckle$ Defense

August$5,$2013`Twitter`Why$is$Pedophile$#BrettKimberlin$Mad$At$Us August$4,$2013`Twitter`Brett$Kimberlin$will$have$his$trial.$$But$I$dont$have$to$ wait$to$call$him$a$pedo.$

August$3,$2013`Twitter`Yes,$#Brett$Kimberlin$is$a$pedo$regardless$of$charges July$31,$2013`Twitter`#Brett$Kimberlin$Violates$A$Domestic$Violence$ Protective$Order$

July$30,$2013`Twitter`next$hearing$date$will$be$in$circuit$court,$where$ PedoBrett$tends$to$lose.$

July$29,$2013`Twitter`Brett$Kimberlin$is$a$Pedophile July$29,$2013`Twitter`What$does$#Brett$Kimberlin,$who$tried$to$have$sex$with$ a$12`year$old,$deserve?

July$29,$2013`Twitter`I$am$not$calling$him$allegedly$anything.$He$is$a$ pedophile.$

July$29,$2013`Twitter`So$I$am$going$to$say$something$de^initive.$#Brett$ Kimberlin$is$a$pedophile. William*HogeJHogewash*and*Twitter*@wjjhoge

August$15,$2013`She$not$only$needs$help$with$the$legal$expense$involved$in$ getting$herself$and$her$daughters$free$from$Brett,$she$needs$help$resettling$ herself

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August$14,$2013`$The$Kimberbots$are$the$fanboys,$cheerleaders,$and$enablers$ who$tweet$and$blog$their$admiration$and$support$for$The$Dread$Pedo$ Kimberlin

August$13,$2013`$You$can$donate$to$help$Tetyana$get$herself$and$her$children$ away$from$her$abusive$husband.$Click$on$the$Tetyanas$Fund$$link$to$learn$ more.

August$13,$2013`$Tetyana$Kimberlin$is$trying$to$get$herself$free$from$her$ abusive$husband.$She$is$trying$to$get$her$children$away$from$her$pedophile$ husband.

August$12,$2013`$During$that$time,$he$has$used$mentally$abusive$tactics$to$ keep$her$and$her$children$bound$to$him

August$1,$2013`Brett$Kimberlin,$Dread$Pedo$Kimberlin July$30,$2013`$However,$I$do$believe$that$Brett$Kimberlin$most$likely$is$a$ pedophile.

July$29`August$15,$2013`Twitter`Team$Kimberlin$Post$of$the$Day$(directing$ readers$to$his$Hogewash$posts$above)

July$29,$2013`Twitter`Brett$Kimberlin:Pedophile?

Robert*Stacy*McCainJThe*Other*McCain July$18,$2013`If$Brett$Kimberlin$hates$you,$he$will$do$anything$within$his$ power$to$harm$you$$even$though$he$derives$no$bene^it$from$these$ destructive$acts$other$than$the$sadistic$vengeful$pleasure$of$in^licting$harm.

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July$18,$2013`$Evil$is$what$Brett$Kimberlin$is.$Evil$is$what$Brett$Kimberlin$ does.$Everyone$who$assists$Brett$Kimberlin$is$an$accomplice$to$evil,$and$ silence$about$Brett$Kimberlins$evil$is$a$form$of$assistance

Ali*AkbarJTwitterJ@ali August$13,$2013`Twitter`Were$about$to$raise$some$money$for$an$abused$ immigrant$trying$to$escape$#BrettKimberlin. August$9,$2013`Twitter`pointed$out$Brett$Kimberlins$pedophilia July$31,$2013`Twitter`Pedophile$and$terrorist$bomber$#Brett$Kimberlin July$31,$2013`Twitter`$Police,$myself,$and$everyone$who$has$written$seriously$ on$the$matter$believe$that$#BrettKimberlin$killed$a$grandma$to$sleep$with$a$ 10$yr$old. July$31,$2013`Twitter`#Brett$Kimberlin$has$no$moral$equivalent$this$side$of$ Satan. July$31,$2013`Twitter`#BrettKimberlin$is$a$pedophile.$ July$31,$2013`Twitter`So$weve$uncovered$#BrettKimberlins$big$secret:$hes$a$ pedophile$with$other$pedophiles$around$his$children! KimberlinUnMaskedJKimberlinUnmasked*Blog*and*Twitter* @KimberlinUnmask August$13,$2013`Bill$Schmalfeldt$is$the$worst$misogynist$Ive$ever$heard$of,$ except$Brett$Kimberlin July$30,$2013`I$am$going$to$re`name$Team$Kimberlin$to$Team$Pedo.$$Its$ shorter$and$its$in$Brett$Kimberlins$honor.$

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August$1,$2013`$The$implications$of$Brett$Kimberlin$selling$viagra$are$ disturbing,$considering$we$are$talking$pedophilia

July$29,$2013`Brett$Kimberlin,$Pedophile? July`August$2013`KimberlinUnmask$superimposed$a$copyrighted$photo$of$ Plaintiffs$face$on$to$a$what$is$understood$to$be$a$graphic$of$a$pedophilia$bear$ to$portray$Plaintiff$as$a$pedophile.$$He$did$this$without$consent.

45. The$statements$of$the$Defendants$as$set$out$above$cast$Plaintiff$in$a$false$ light. 46. Defendants$purpose$in$publishing$the$above$statements$was$to$cause$injury$ to$Plaintiffs$reputation,$business$and$family. 47. The$false$statements$above$have$caused$Plaintiff$serious$emotional$distress,$ embarrassment,$humiliation$and$mental$anguish.$ 48. Plaintiff$has$repeatedly$asked$Defendant$Walker$and$Defendant$Hoge$to$leave$ him$and$his$family$alone$but$they$hove$continued$to$harass$and$stalk$him$and$ his$family,$both$online$and$in$person.$$ 49. Plaintiff$has$asked$Defendant$KimberlinUnmask$to$remove$copywrited$ photos$from$his$blog$site$but$KimberlinUnmask$not$only$refused$to$do$so$but$ actually$posted$more$copyrighted$photos$along$with$insults$and$mocking$ stating$that$he$would$never$remove$any$material$from$the$blog. 50. Plaintiffs$wife$repeatedly$asked$Defendants$Walker,$Hoge$and$McCain$to$ remove$posts$about$her$and$her$family$from$their$websites$and$Twitter$but$ they$have$refused$to$do$so.$

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COUNT*I Malicious*Prosecution 51. Plaintiff$incorporates$paragraphs$1`49$above. 52. Defendants$Walker$and$Hoge$have$engaged$in$a$pattern$of$^iling$abusive$civil$ suits,$peace$orders$and$criminal$charges$against$Plaintiff,$all$of$which$have$ been$dismissed$or$denied,$for$the$purpose$of$creating$false$narratives$about$ Plaintiff$that$they$then$publish$as$gospel,$thereby$harming$Plaintiff,$his$ business$interests$and$his$family.$$These$^ilings$have$been$done$with$malice$ and$without$probable$cause.$$Defendants$have$used$these$false,$malicious$ ^ilings$to$raise$signi^icant$funds$to$enrich$themselves. 53. Defendants$false$and$malicious$prosecutions$have$caused$Plaintiff$to$sustain$ damages. 54. Defendants$actions$against$Plaintiff$were$willful,$wanton$and$malicious,$were$ intended$to$deliberately$harm$Plaintiff,$and$were$made$with$a$callous$ indifference$to$Plaintiff. 55. Thus,$in$^iling$malicious$legal$actions$against$Plaintiff,$Defendants$acted$with$ an$improper$and$outrageous$motive$or$callous$indifference$to$Plaintiffs$ rights$and$interests.$$As$a$result$of$Defendants$outrageous$and$repeated$ conduct,$Defendants$should$be$ordered$to$pay$substantial$punitive$damages.$$

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COUNT*II Conspiracy*to*Abuse*Process 56. Plaintiff$incorporates$paragraphs$1`49$above. 57. Defendants$Walker,$Hoge,$Akbar,$McCain$and$KimberlinUnmask$have$$$$$$ conspired$to$engage$in$a$pattern$of$^iling$abusive$civil$suits,$peace$orders$and$ criminal$charges$against$Plaintiff,$all$of$which$have$been$dismissed$or$denied,$ for$the$purpose$of$creating$false$narratives$about$Plaintiff$that$they$then$ publish$as$gospel,$thereby$harming$Plaintiff,$his$business$interests$and$his$ family.$$These$^ilings$have$been$done$with$malice$and$without$probable$cause.$$ Defendants$have$used$these$false,$malicious$^ilings$to$raise$signi^icant$funds$ to$enrich$themselves. 58. Defendants$conspiracy$of$false$and$malicious$prosecutions$have$caused$ Plaintiff$to$sustain$damages. 59. Defendants$actions$against$Plaintiff$were$willful,$wanton$and$malicious,$were$ intended$to$deliberately$harm$Plaintiff,$and$were$made$with$a$callous$ indifference$to$Plaintiff. 60. Thus,$in$^iling$malicious$legal$actions$against$Plaintiff,$Defendants$acted$with$ an$improper$and$outrageous$motive$or$callous$indifference$to$Plaintiffs$ rights$and$interests.$$As$a$result$of$Defendants$outrageous$and$repeated$ conduct,$Defendants$should$be$ordered$to$pay$substantial$punitive$damages.$$

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COUNT*III Defamation 61. Plaintiff$incorporates$paragraphs$1`49$above. 62. Defendants$have$intentionally,$knowingly$and/or$recklessly$published$and$ disseminated$the$false$and$defamatory$statements$identi^ied$above$on$the$ Internet$where$they$have$been$easily$accessible,$and$were$accessed$my$many$ people,$including$Plaintiffs$family,$children,$friends,$business$associates$and$ actual$and$prospective$partners$and$others. 63. The$statements$have$caused$and$continue$to$cause$substantial$injury$to$ Plaintiff,$his$business$and$personal$well`being.$ 64. The$statements$have$caused$and$continue$to$cause$deep$embarrassment,$ humiliation,$opprobrium,$emotional$distress$and$mental$suffering$to$Plaintiff. 65. Defendants$false$and$defamatory$statements$and$the$implications$drawn$ from$them$concerning$Plaintiff$are$defamatory$per!se!because$they$make$ Plaintiff$appear$odious,$infamous,$and/or$frightening.$ 66. Defendants$published$these$false$and$defamatory$statements$to$third$parties$ who$reasonably$understood$the$published$statements$to$be$defamatory.$ 67. Defendants$were$aware$of$the$defamatory$implication$of$their$statements$ about$Plaintiff,$and$intended$and$endorsed$the$defamatory$implication. 68. Defendants$published$these$false$and$defamatory$statements$about$Plaintiff$ even$though$they$knew$that$Plaintiff$had$told$them$to$leave$him$and$his$ family$alone. 69. Defendants$published$these$false$and$defamatory$statements$about$Plaintiff$ with$knowledge$of$their$falsity$and/or$reckless$disregard$for$their$truth. 19

70. Alternatively,$Defendants$published$these$false$and$defamatory$statements$ about$Plaintiff$negligently$as$the$truth$or$falsity$of$what$they$were$saying.$ 71. Each$of$the$Defendants$was$directly$involved$and$responsible$for$the$false$ and$defamatory$statements$that$were$published$about$Plaintiff. 72. Defendants$published$these$false$and$defamatory$statements$with$both$ common$law$and$actual$malice,$and$with$the$intent$of$harming$Plaintiff. 73. Defendants$published$these$false$and$defamatory$statements$day$after$day,$ week$after$week,$with$the$attacks$becoming$more$aggressive$and$nastier$as$ time$progressed.$ 74. Defendants$also$published$these$defamatory$and$false$statements$in$order$to$ increase$traf^ic$to$their$blogs$and$to$raise$money$from$unsuspecting$readers$ who$believed$their$statements.$ 75. Defendants$false$and$defamatory$statements$have$caused$Plaintiff$to$sustain$ damages. 76. Defendants$actions$against$Plaintiff$were$willful,$wanton$and$malicious,$were$ intended$to$deliberately$harm$Plaintiff,$and$were$made$with$a$callous$ indifference$to$Plaintiff. 77. Defendants$refused$Plaintiffs$request$to$be$left$alone$and$refused$Plaintiffs$ wifes$request$to$remove$the$defamatory$and$false$statements$despite$ knowing$that$what$they$had$published$about$Plaintiff$was$false$and$ defamatory$and$had$caused$damage$to$Plaintiff$and$his$family.$ 78. Thus,$in$publishing$the$numerous$false$and$defamatory$statements$about$ Plaintiff,$Defendants$acted$with$an$improper$and$outrageous$motive$or$

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callous$indifference$to$Plaintiffs$rights$and$interests.$$As$a$result$of$ Defendants$outrageous$and$repeated$conduct,$Defendants$should$be$ordered$ to$pay$substantial$punitive$damages.$$

COUNT*IV False*Light*Invasion*of*Privacy 79. $Plaintiff$incorporates$paragraphs$1`49$above. 80. Defendants$statements$and$articles$above$contained$false$statements,$ representations$or$imputations$about$Plaintiff$that$place$her$in$a$false$light. 81. As$stated$in$Count$III$above,$Defendants$falsely$depicted$Plaintiff$a$rapist,$ pedophile$and$domestic$violence$abuser, 82. Defendant$KimberlinUnmask$depicted$Plaintiffs$face$on$a$pedo$bear$graphic$ in$order$to$falsely$depict$Plaintiff$as$a$pedophile.$$ 83. The$false$light$in$which$Defendants$placed$Plaintiff$would$be$considered$ highly$offensive$to$a$reasonable$person. 84. Defendants$were$each$complicit$in$and$responsible$for$casting$Plaintiff$in$a$ false$light. 85. Defendants$disseminated$their$articles$on$their$websites$where$they$were$ widely$available$to$and$accessible$by$members$of$the$general$public$in$ Maryland$and$beyond.$$ 86. Defendants$knew$that$their$actions$and$statements$had$the$effect$of$casting$ Plaintiff$in$a$false$light$but$nevertheless$continued$to$do$so$week$after$week,$ article$after$article$and$tweet$after$tweet.$

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87. Alternatively,$Defendants$were$negligent$in$the$publication$of$their$ statements$about$Plaintiff,$the$effect$of$which$was$to$portray$Plaintiff$in$a$ false$light.$ 88. Defendants$portrayal$of$Plaintiff$in$a$false$light,$as$stated$above,$caused$ substantial$injury$to$Plaintiffs$reputation,$business$interests,$and$mental$ well`being.$$ 89. Defendants$placing$Plaintiff$in$a$false$light$has$caused$Plaintiff$to$sustain$ substantial$damages. 90. Defendants$actions$against$Plaintiff$were$willful,$wanton$and$malicious,$and$ were$intended$to$deliberately$harm$Plaintiff. 91. Defendants$refused$Plaintiffs$requests$to$be$left$alone$and$Plaintiffs$wifes$ request$to$remove$the$defamatory$articles$and$tweets$knowing$that$what$ they$had$published$had$cast$Plaintiff$in$a$false$light$and$had$caused$serious$ injury$to$him. 92. Thus,$Defendants$acted$with$an$improper$and$outrageous$motive$or$careless$ indifference$to$Plaintiffs$rights$and$interests.$$Defendants$outrageous$ conduct$warrants$the$imposition$of$signi^icant$punitive$damages.$$

COUNT*V Harassment 93. Plaintiff$incorporates$paragraphs$1`49$above. 94. Plaintiff$has$repeatedly$asked$Defendants,$both$directly$and$indirectly,$to$be$ left$alone.

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95. Defendants$have$refused$to$leave$Plaintiff$alone$and$they$have$published$and$ continue$to$publish$false$and$defamatory$articles$and$tweets$about$Plaintiff$ on$a$regular$and$even$daily$basis.$$Defendant$Hoge$publishes$a$Team$ Kimberlin$post$of$the$day.$$Defendant$KimberlinUnmask$created$a$blog$and$a$ Twitter$account$speci^ically$to$attack$Plaintiff$with$harassing$and$defamatory$ publications.$Defendant$McCain$harasses$Plaintiff$on$his$blog$with$regular$ attacks,$and$even$attacks$people$who$publish$positive$articles$about$Plaintiff$ or$his$family.$$Defendant$Akbar$issues$orders$to$the$other$Defendants$to$ attack$Plaintiff,$and$then$does$so$himself.$$ 96. Defendants$Walker$and$Hoge$have$appeared$at$court$hearings$involving$ Plaintiff$in$which$they$were$not$a$party.$$On$July$9,$2013,$Defendants$Walker$ and$Hoge$followed$Plaintiffs$wife$out$of$a$family$court$hearing$and$badgered$ and$frightened$her,$and$later$even$wrote$defamatory$legal$^ilings$that$they$ compelled$her$to$^ile$while$she$was$suffering$duress$and$manipulated$her$ into$acquiescing$to$their$demands$to$harm$Plaintiff.!When$she$told$them$that$ she$wanted$nothing$more$to$do$with$them,$Defendant$Walker$defamed$ Plaintiff,$calling$him$an$un^it$father.$$He$begged$her$not$to$remain$with$her$ Plaintiff$husband. 97. Defendants$McCain$and$Akbar$appeared$at$a$family$court$hearing$on$July$29,$ 2013,$and$offered$Plaintiffs$wife$things$of$value$to$turn$against$Plaintiff.$$ 98. Plaintiffs$wife$asked$Defendants$Walker,$Hoge$and$McCain$to$remove$blog$ posts$and$tweets$they$had$published$about$her$and$Plaintiff$but$those$ requests$have$been$refused.

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99. Defendants$harassment$has$been$a$malicious$course$of$conduct,$and$they$ have$done$so$in$public$places$and$on$the$Internet$for$the$purpose$of$seriously$ annoying$and$alarming$him.$$ 100.Defendants$have$harassed$Plaintiff$intentionally$and$with$malice$in$order$to$ harm$Plaintiff. 101.Defendants$harassment$has$caused$substantial$damage$and$injury$to$ Plaintiff. 102.Thus,$Defendants$acted$with$an$improper$and$outrageous$motive$or$careless$ indifference$to$Plaintiffs$rights$and$interests.$$Defendants$outrageous$ conduct$warrants$the$imposition$of$signi^icant$punitive$damages.

COUNT*VI InUliction*Of*Emotional*Distress 103.Plaintiff$incorporates$paragraphs$1`49$above.$ 104.Defendants,$by$engaging$in$a$multi`year$course$of$conduct$of$malicious$ prosecution,$stalking,$harassment,$defamation,$invasion$of$privacy,$and$ conspiracy,$have$caused$Plaintiff$in^liction$of$emotional$distress.$$ 105.Defendants$conduct$has$been$intentional,$reckless,$extreme$and$outrageous.$$ The$Defendants$have$said$that$they$want$to$destroy$Plaintiff,$to$ruin$his$ family$and$business$and$to$see$him$imprisoned.$$They$have$created$false$ narratives$and$^iled$and$conspired$to$^ile$malicious$legal$complaints$in$order$ to$harm$Plaintiff$and$line$their$pockets$with$donations$from$unsuspecting$ readers.$$

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106. There$is$a$causal$and$direct$connection$between$the$Defendants$wrongful$ conduct$and$Plaintiffs$emotional$distress. 107. The$distress$caused$by$Defendants$conduct$has$been$severe$and$caused$ substantial$damage$and$injury$to$Plaintiff. 108. Thus,$Defendants$acted$with$an$improper$and$outrageous$motive$to$ Plaintiffs$rights$and$interests.$$Defendants$outrageous$conduct$warrants$the$ imposition$of$signi^icant$punitive$damages.$$

COUNT*VII Stalking 103 Plaintiff$incorporates$paragraphs$1`49$above. 104 Defendants$Walker,$Hoge,$Ali$and$McCain$have$engaged$in$a$course$of$conduct$ of$approaching$and$pursuing$Plaintiff$knowing$that$conduct$reasonably$ placed$Plaintiff$in$reasonable$fear$of$assault. 105 Defendants$stalking$has$placed$Plaintiff$in$reasonable$fear$of$assault.$$This$ reasonable$fear$is$based$on$an$assault$of$Plaintiff$by$Defendant$Walker$on$ January$9,$2012$in$the$Montgomery$County$Circuit$Courthouse$when$he$ came$to$a$hearing$uninvited$and$attacked$Plaintiff.$That$assault$landed$ Plaintiff$in$the$hospital.$$Defendant$Walker$has$repeatedly$stated$that$he$ carries$weapons$and$that$he$wants$to$destroy$Plaintiff.$$$Defendants$Walker$ and$Hoge$told$Plaintiffs$wife$that$they$want$to$put$Plaintiff$in$prison$for$the$ rest$of$his$life.$$ 106 Defendant$Walker$has$repeatedly$called$state$and$federal$law$enforcement$ of^icials$and$made$false$reports$to$them$that$Plaintiff$has$committed$crimes.$$ 25

Defendant$Walker$called$the$FBI$on$or$about$August$12,$2013$and$told$them$ to$surprised$Plaintiffs$wife$at$a$location$known$to$him,$and$Defendant$ Walker$told$the$FBI$falsely$that$Plaintiffs$wife$would$provide$evidence$of$ crimes$by$Plaintiff$to$the$FBI.$$When$the$FBI$talked$with$Plaintiffs$wife,$she$ stated$that$Plaintiff$did$not$commit$the$crimes$alleged$by$Defendant$Walker. 107 Defendants$have$stalked$Plaintiff$intentionally$and$with$malice$in$order$to$ harm$Plaintiff. 108 Defendants$stalking$has$caused$substantial$damage$and$injury$to$Plaintiff. 109 Thus,$Defendants$acted$with$an$improper$and$outrageous$motive$or$careless$ indifference$to$Plaintiffs$rights$and$interests.$$Defendants$outrageous$ conduct$warrants$the$imposition$of$signi^icant$punitive$damages.

WHEREFORE,$Plaintiff$Brett$Kimberlin$respectfully$requests$that$the$Court$enter$ judgment$as$follows: 1. Awarding$Plaintiff$compensatory$damages$in$an$amount$to$be$determined$at$ trial; 2. Awarding$Plaintiff$punitive$damages$of$no$less$than$$1$million; 3. Awarding$Plaintiff$costs$and$other$expenses;$and 4. Awarding$Plaintiff$such$other$and$further$relief$as$the$Court$deems$just$and$ proper.

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JURY*DEMAND Plaintiff$Brett$Kimberlin$hereby$demands$a$jury$trial$on$all$claims$triable. Dated$this$30th$day$of$August,$2013. $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Respectfully$submitted, Brett$Kimberlin 8100$Beech$Tree$Road Bethesda,$MD$20817

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