JOHN PURNELL

From: John Purnell (June 9th 2006 - 01:50:54)
IP: 58.167.245.154 (CPE-58-167-245-154.wa.bigpond.net.au)
Subject: (Guestbook Submission)
To: SaiSathyaSai.com Guestbook

I would love a response from you to my question......I was a devotee for 7 years and had many private interviews with sai baba..... in the last couple he tried to masterbate me vigorously with oil, then please explain as to why he showed me clearly his erect penis and why the hell did he try to shove it in my mouth complaining that I no longer LOVE him ??? Not to mention forcing me onto the ground of the private interview room and telling me he is God and that all is ok, Trying to shove his erection into my anus ??? Of course I was shattered after all this even to the point of suicide, like many of his REAL VICTIMS I thought he was God...Miracles..... just watch his hands at all times then you will see it is so obvious. My story is the TRUTH that you devotees always claim is paramount.....I am not the only victim hundreds upon hundreds are now telling the TRUTH.....If you can explain why God would want me to perform oral sex on him and WHY the hell God would want to penetrate my anus then PLEASE do email me with your response....I am waiting !!!!!! Look sadly the truth is Baba is a great scam like Rajneesh and ALL Indian God men ..... Look deep beyond the SHOW exterior and all you see is rotten to the core.

LONG LIVE TRUTH because TRUTH will never fail in the end.....My dear dear devotees I know the pain that is in store for you.......be prepared as Baba will fall off his throne oneday and sadly you will be shattered by the TRUTH. You ARE in my prayers.

John Purnell

Ex Baba devotee REAL NAME AND REAL EMAIL ADDRESS !!!!!

RESPONSE TO JOHN PURNELL

From: Joe (June 12th 2006)
Subject: Hi John: regarding Sathya Sai Baba
To: John C. Purnell

Dear John,

I just received your guestbook submission and I have some questions. I never read your story about your alleged abuse on any Anti-Sai Site so I was wondering if you would kindly answer a few questions for me and tell me your story.

When did you become a devotee of Sathya Sai Baba and for how long? In what year where you allegedly abused and where did the alleged abuse occur? Did you file any complaints with the police either in India or your country? If not, why? At the time the alleged abuse occurred, who did you tell and can you corroborate your story with any other person?

Can you share with me your story on what allegedly happened between you and Sathya Sai Baba that you considered to be “sexual abuse”?

I hope you do not take offense at my questions. The reason I am asking them is because I am not familiar with your story and have not been able to find your story on Anti-Sai sites that discuss alleged victim’s testimonies.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Joe

RESPONSE FROM JOHN PURNELL

From: John C. Purnell (June 13th 2006)
IP: 58.167.251.112
Subject: regarding Sathya Sai Baba
To: Joe

hi joe

thanks for the reply i thought i would not receive one. well i was a devotee from 1984 to 1993/4 and use to travel to puttaparthi bangalore ooty and kodi canal 3 or 4 times a year for a couple of months. had more than 10 interviews some with groups from aust like arthur hillcoat and valmai worthington. had 7 private interviews with baba and initially no serious concerns apart from hugs and different topics. then the oiling of my genitals began......this is known among many devotees as part of healing or cleansing chakra or something of the like. that is what i beleived initially as well. then it become more vigorous and as i mentioned he started to show me his erect penis and would force himself onto me telling me that he is god and all is ok. this is when alarm bells sounded. i also knew very well ek suresh sai ram and prabhu suresh who were later on killed by the police in the scandalous murders and coverup. these old students also told me all about the sexual meanderings of baba and the way he does his tricks and slight of hand. at first like you and other devotees i did not beleive them.....even baba told me not to go outside and not to talk to anyone......then talking to more students and seeing clear photos of chains hidden up his sleeve etc.........i had another interview and i kept quiet but i watched his hands the whole time and it blew me away how cunning and obvious the tricks are. i got into the interview rooms quickly and before baba could see i lifted the cushions on his chair and naturally there was 1 watch and 2 rings and a few vibhutti pellets.......which he later materialised for people in the interview room. i part of me was crushed the other brainwashed part said swami is testing me and only making it look like magic and look like sexual abuse to test my faith. last private interview he forced me to the ground and tried to sodomise me and also tried to put it in my mouth. i was devastated what the students and MANY others had said WAS TRUE.......then i tried to tell hillcoat but he simply switched off. suddenly i was thrown out of the ashram (pn) no australian would talk to me or listen.....i was totally shunned and rumors circulated that i had gone insane from drugs....i never have and never will do drugs apart from coffee!!!!! so much for babas teachings of help ever hurt never etc....etc....etc. i came home and became so distraught i burnt all my baba books and many signed pictures.......no one in sai movement would listen or care so i thought stuff them truth will win in the end. then to my horror another student who was my friend siddarth sharma phoned me to tell me that baba had them killed in an apparent attempt on babas life. he knew they knew all about his scam.....and i knew they were ready to expose him and his evil way to the world....that is what they were intending to do .......but baba had the police gun them down in cold blood........that is when i knew baba was dangerous.

i have not as yet put my story to ex devotees but have spoken to a few lawyers and the bottom line is that the case has to be filed IN INDIA and there is the problem !!!!!!! it would not reach court yet because babas brainwashed fools go all the way from the bottom to the very top .......something that you would be aware of. anyway the indian consulate here cant (wont) do a damn thing because baba is so powerful......at least the dept of foreign affairs knows mine and MANY MANY other stories so they are handling it from this end. unesco the fbi and other foreign agencies are all looking into the matter and you know how much is now on the internet coming out about that fraud. sadly joe it really is true there are too many stories all telling the same thing.

so i am not in a hurry i have my new life now and have refound god again and i have overcome the hurt and pain baba has caused me at long last. the TRUTH will come out this i know and i am so very sorry for all the millions of people who will be affected in the same way and moreso than me.

hope that answers your questions joe. joe i know your a good devotee that is obvious and i dont want you to beleive me just like that. in fact i want you to not beleive me just go to see your baba and WATCH the hands......LOOK at how he lives in luxury.......LISTEN to stories from the village people who know baba all these years.........READ AND LISTEN to the heartbreaking stories on the internet............BE RATIONAL and clear your mind from the hype and brainwashing (as ALL cults do, especially in guru mad india) then you WILL find out the horrible TRUTH

BABA is a CULT and HE IS A DANGEROUS CON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks again

john

RESPONSE TO JOHN PURNELL

From: Joe (June 14th 2006)
Subject: Re: regarding Sathya Sai Baba
To: John C. Purnell

Dear John,

There are several entirely valid reasons for me to doubt you and your allegations against Sathya Sai Baba. I did some research after you contacted me and I found your original testimony, dated 1-14-03, that was published (then mysteriously deleted) by the Ex-Baba site: Reference. In your original account, all you alleged was one incident in which Sathya Sai Baba allegedly oiled you, rubbed his penis against yours through his gown and attempted to kiss you. That’s it. This account of yours is still on the internet in the Spanish Version. So when you told me that you “have not as yet put my story to ex devotees”, you are not being truthful with me. I can’t help but to wonder why?

Then on 1-23-04, you submitted a post on the QuickTopic forum in which you claimed you were “sexually abused heaps of times over 7 years” (Reference). Your story completely changed from your original testimony. You go from one incident to “heaps” of incidents. You go from one encounter on Christmas of 1992 to “heaps” of encounters “over 7 years”.

Then, recently, you attempted to submit a guestbook entry in which your story significantly changed once again. Now you are claiming that Sathya Sai Baba tried to shove his penis in your mouth, forced you to the ground and attempted to sodomize you. You never made any mention to these incidents in your original testimony. Your original testimony was a thorough response to what occurred to you. Why you left out this crucial information about almost being raped and having Sathya Sai Baba shove his penis in your mouth is a complete mystery.

I find these embellishments to be very disturbing. You are not the only alleged victim to do this. As you can see, using your own words and accounts, there is an entirely valid reason to doubt you. You have lost all crediblity because it can be factually shown that you are changing your stories and embellishing them as you go along.

It is undeniable that you were/are very angry. From the tone of your guestbook entry and from your emails, you are still very angry.

You also asked me to “read and listen to the heartbreaking stories on the internet”. I have. Have you read the results of my own personal research? Here it is.

And court cases do not have to be filed in India. Alaya Rahm filed his court case in the USA and he self-dismissed his own lawsuit before it ever went to trial. How’s that for an eye-opener? Read the full story for yourself.

For your information, I am not a devotee of Sathya Sai Baba. Perhaps reading my FAQs page will help you understand me better?  I am taking your good advice about being “rational” and am expressing healthy skepticism and doubt due to your ever changing and contradictory stories.

I am also assuming that you have read my website? I have a clearly stated policy that all email correspondence sent to me can be published and archived at my discretion. Since Anti-Sai Sites still carry your story in Spanish, have it published on a Yahoo Group and still have your name listed on an Ex-Followers page, I feel it is only appropriate that I address this issue and create another page that discusses your contradictory allegations. You are free to attempt to clarify these inconsistencies. However, I think you have already said enough.

Sincerely,

Joe

RESPONSE FROM JOHN PURNELL

From: John C. Purnell (June 16th 2006)
IP: 124.178.173.180
Subject: Re: regarding Sathya Sai Baba
To: Joe

dear joe

thanks again for your swift reply to my mails

what you say is quite correct in that it appears my story from the original of jan 03 to what i stated to you recently has seemingly been embellished and colored.

joe when i wrote back in 03 i simply was not telling the whole story for 2 good ( so i thought ) reasons.....

1. i was in a religious institute in formation and the whole details where beyond embarrasing for me esp in a catholic institute . remember i am a victim.....and i still have my life and my back to watch.at that time i much prefered to keep most things in the dark as i wanted to move on and lookout for my future as a catholic wanting to become a priest. now i am in a possition that i can speak freely of my life as a devotee and not feel shame and embarrasment as a victim.

2. as many victims of sexual abuse will tell you that to openly and publicly detail all aspects is extremely hard. i could have put a false name as many many many victims do, not just those of baba, but i thought slowly i will divulge my story as i get more beyond it and accepting of it. back then i had not been able to even admit to myself all the details, can you even imagine the pain ??? i did not want to think about all of it, i was hurt and yes angry and also joe i was, and still am, to a degree very scared, so what i did was to say that i will give a brief description about what had occured.......i could not and would not put in all details as i did for you .....and it is only in the last 12 months that i have been able to deal with the whole affair and try to get over it.

sure i am angry, as angry as hell that he gets away with all this. it is important to note joe that the statement without the full details was never a sworn statement i did not get an affidavit with it because i knew it was not 100% complete and i just could not give all the details. it is so hard to deal with sexual abuse especially when i was a young adult at the time i should have known better.......hence the disgust i had for myself and embarrasment if i had told all details before i was ready. there is more than this to my story joe and i will leave it till the day i face baba in the high court.

as i said to you joe that i dont want you to believe me...but this is where i now stand....

i did not mention to you that i had put my story to ex devotees.....which,yes, was a lie.....because i had no idea whether you were a baba stooge or not....... i know nothing about you or where you are or even your real name......and i dont believe all on the net so i lied because i wanted to check who you are and what you believe, not to mention i am concerned about my life since the student killings in 93.......maybe that is a bit dramatic of me but i have to watch my back.

but joe according to my statemant in 03 it is true but lacking all the detail as i said back then i couldnt mention things like that. if you still dont beleive me and if you find my story false that is fine i hold no grudge. i do apologise to you for not filling you in on the details but i have no idea who you are or where you stand and a cult whether it be baba, rajneesh, or david koresh ,is still dangerous to those who flee.

so i hope that answers your doubts a little i dont see my story as changing or contradictory from 03 to today all i see is the addition of more detail....not exageration or embellishment. however you are right !!!!! i should not have posted the original testimony incomplete...that was done in haste.....hence no affidavit for it....and i can see how someone from outside would read my 03 statement and the one i told you and could also unknowingly jump to the conclusion that it is fake and changing....i apologise for this but hope you understand my reasons for this that i have explained.

as i said joe whatever you think is fine by me, i just want you to continue being skeptical and continue to search for the TRUTH.

regards

john

RESPONSE TO JOHN PURNELL

From: Joe (June 16th 2006)
Subject: Re: regarding Sathya Sai Baba
To: John C. Purnell

John, I see you are now maintaining a calmer and more civilized tone in your email. Thank you.

Your email still casts doubt on your integrity and your allegations against Sathya Sai Baba. First of all, the excuses of being “embarrassed”, being a “victim” and wanting to “move on and lookout for your future” do not hold water. Why? Because you obviously were not embarrassed to say that Sathya Sai Baba rubbed your penis with oil, rubbed his erect penis against your body and was “groaning” while trying to kiss you on the mouth. If you were not embarrassed to say these things, why would you feel “embarrassed” to tell the truth and say that he tried to rape you?

You were a healthy and strong 27 year old in 1993 who could have easily fended off Sai Baba, who was 67 at that time and was well known for easily losing his balance (he broke his hip in 88, tripped on his own robe a couple of times and was tripped by a darshan member who clung on to his feet). As a matter of fact, in the early 90’s, Baba once stood in front of me taking letters and his toes were touching mine. When he stepped back, he almost tripped over my toes! Sathya Sai Baba could not force you (a healthy, young man) to the ground. So I do not believe you when you claimed exactly that.

I have talked to an Australian devotee who knew you well and with whom you shared your oiling experience with. According to this person (whose name I will keep confidential), you simply related that Sathya Sai Baba gave you an oiling to reduce your sexual desire (which you were well known to have “oozed” at that time). According to this devotee, after your oiling experience you were happy as ever and involved in everything as usual (inside and outside the ashram). I was told your mother’s name is Jenny and you come from Newcastle, Australia. I was also told that while you were pursuing your interest in the priesthood, you were still devoted to Sathya Sai Baba and boasting that you would have an advantage over other priests because you knew what God (Sathya Sai Baba) looked like. I was told how male Kashmiri shopkeepers made sexual advances towards you, which you originally joked about, and later spoke disparagingly against. I was also told about your palm-leaf reading in which you were told you would be rich, have 2 jobs and be successful as a salesman (I am only adding this information so that you will know I talked to someone who knew you well).

Your fears for your safety are unfounded. There are many vocal Anti-Sai Activists and alleged victims (who have publicly spoken out against Sathya Sai Baba for many years) and not even one of them has ever come to any harm.

When you tell me that I should continue my search for the “truth”, this is hypocritical considering the fact that you just made a full admission that you lied to me about not speaking to Anti-Sai Activists when, in fact, you did. You did not need to lie about this information. Even if you told the truth, I fail to see what harm it would have done. Strange enough, you attempted to justify your lie by claiming that you are afraid for your life and you were trying to check who I was and what I believe! You are so concerned about your life that you attempted to make a public submission on my guestbook using your real name and real email! How believable is that? It is wholly unbelievable.

You are also listed on a Jesuit Bulletin as being a novitiate in late 2003. If you were so concerned about possible embarrassment, by those in the religious institution you were attending, have you lost your sensitivities? Are you no longer pursuing your interests in becoming a Jesuit? If you are still interested in becoming a Jesuit, one can only wonder why you attempted to publicly submit your real name and real email on my guestbook, alleging sexual molestation against Sathya Sai Baba, if you were so embarrassed by these incidents. Sorry John, but your excuses just don’t add up.

Regarding the 1993 police shootings, there were actually 2 other survivors (Vijayashantharam Prabhu and Boyapati Ravindrabadu) who were part of the group of 4 assailants who viciously stabbed to death Sathya Sai Baba’s 2 aides and wounded 2 others. According to these two survivors, the 4 assailants (that included your alleged friends E.K. Suresh and K. Sai Ram) did not try to kidnap Sathya Sai Baba or expose him for alleged sexual improprieties. According to Vijayashantharam Prabhu and Boyapati Ravindrabadu, they were attempting to relay information about some sort of alleged major corruption in the Central Trust to Sathya Sai Baba. That’s it. This means that they knew Sathya Sai Baba was their last resort and could bring an end to what they felt was corruption in the Central Trust. Where are the facts that support your claims stating otherwise? I suggest you pursue the “truth” before you perpetuate any more rumors that have no basis in fact.

So John, how many times were you molested by Sathya Sai Baba? How many interviews did these alleged incidents occur in and over what span of time? When did you leave Sathya Sai Baba?

Sincerely,

Joe

RESPONSE FROM JOHN PURNELL

From: John C. Purnell (June 16th 2006)
IP: 58.170.174.153
Subject: Re: regarding Sathya Sai Baba
To: Joe

dear joe

EXACTLY DEAR MAN EXACTLY........... i was a healthy young man and he an older man and at the time all this started initially with oiling i believed him to be fully GOD hence when things got more heated i was not really fighting him off....that is why the disgust and shame and embarrasment......even up to the last interview i should have really belted him one but the power of the weak mind rules over common sense in cults as you would be aware of. look at how ALL cults operate....the total mind control at the hands of the leader.....that is why i only initially told about the oilings and that is why i did not as a jesuit novice tell all the details because i was a healthy young man and i stupidly allowed this to happen and continue for longer than it should have. not to mention the fact i did not want my mother to know the details.....even to this day joe i have not told her what i have told you.....it is no longer shame but i just wont tell her yet. many victims of baba take years to come to terms with it and only slowly reveal the full accounts not because they are adding colour to them but because of the stigma attached to allowing freely another older person to have such devoted unquestioning control.......that there is the whole crux of what my, and many other ex devotees , problem begins, that is why i can only now speak the full story. that is why back then in the early days i could not reveal to others all the events in the private room. that is why my 03 account is devoid of the inbetween details. that is why i kept quiet.........i was an adult, not a defenceless child........why and how could i allow an old man to do this without putting up a fight ??? why does ANY MALE allow another older male to rub oil on ones penis without question ??????? that is what i was fighting agaist joe...the HOW could i............

as for my safety issue what about the “suicides” of some foreigners in pn and how many devotees have gone missing from pn over the years?????.....not to mention the 93 killings.....as to the story of financial irregularities that these men were bringing to babas attention ........well all i know is what ek suresh and sai ram told me and also what siddarth revealed to me after the incident. the 2 survivors story sounds totally different doesnt it????? if that story is the real story then WHY WHY WHY did baba allow the police to kill the others in cold blood when they were locked in babas room???????? and why then were they carrying knives ??????? they ALL had access to baba 24/7 so why did they not just see baba and tell him ????????? then if baba is GOD how can he allow all this and the corruption of the central trust??????? all i know joe is what ek and sai and siddarth told me and i can only believe them. if they lied to me then that i will have to accept....but the stories around the incident dont look like they lied to me.

also joe i am no longer shamed by what happened as i know it is not my fault hence only now i reveal my true name etc and tell my full story without fear from anyone. it has taken all these years for that. i am no longer a jesuit as i have left them and joined another order and am about to go overseas for more studies. i am no longer shamed about peoples questions as to why the hell one would allow this to happen regularly, even to my formators in the church today. but if you think all these dont add up i accept that. but joe WHY would i make up such things, especially now???? where is the gain ????????? what is the point to lie??????why would HUNDREDS tell the same or similar lies???????why is UNESCO the FBI and other agencies investigating all these things if there is no proof???????

thanks for letting me know you are/were?? a devotee because you have been there to visit him as you were at darshan. as to the devotee who knows me, GREAT. the details are all accuratefor the times i was with the hillcoat group.( the palm leaf book is a load of nonsense as nothing of the sort happened in fact it is totally inaccurate.) Yes the early interviews i use to get where GREAT but all that was when i was with the group interviews. your source does not realise the many times after that, that i travelled to india by myself and did not join any group but had private interviews.

if you can can you ask this devotee contact to ask a michael dobney what use to happen to him in all his MANY MANY private interviews. i remember michael and obviously your contact must be a devotee from the hillcoat groups from back then so please do ask them about michaels story. then please find out why terry gallagher is uncovering the stories....he was a top aussie devotee at one time. but i would like to know what happed to michael dobney....i am sure his story will say some more.....but i dont know if he is still a devotee or not. can you please do that joe.

thanks again know you have my story as yet not finalised but sooner than later i will proceed with an affidavit then you can read all details and judge for yourself. as i have stated joe if you dont believe me then that is ok with me.....but realise joe that if all this was bull then what do i gain ???only to stand accused as a JUDAS and a LIAR.....i dont think so. thanks again.

regards

john

ps joe do i know you ???? were you in pn at the same time at one stage....i remember an older chap joe from queensland who we use to work with at sanatha sarathi. is that YOU ????? michael dobneys grandad??????? is that you joe ????? thanks again

RESPONSE TO JOHN PURNELL

From: Joe (June 17th 2006)
Subject: Re: regarding Sathya Sai Baba
To: John C. Purnell

John, you did not answer my questions: How many times were you molested by Sathya Sai Baba? How were you molested? How many interviews did these alleged incidents occur in and over what span of time? When did you leave Sathya Sai Baba?

Other questions: Show me what proof you have to support your claim that people have gone missing over the years from Prashanti? The four assailants did not have access to Baba 24/7. I don’t know where you are getting this information from. Where are you getting this information from? There are no “hundreds” of victims. Alaya Rahm filed a court case and there was every opportunity for alleged victims to come forward and support Alaya in his lawsuit and guess what? Not even one single victim came forward to support Alaya. Not even one! So much for all these lies about the FBI complaints, etc. Regarding Unesco, it is fully documented on my site that the Unesco withdrawal was entirely due to the efforts of a handfull of Anti-Sai Activists. Now, however, Anti-Sai Activists are attacking Unesco because Unesco removed the notice they put on their site about Baba in 2000. Read the facts for yourself. Terry Gallagher did a very poor investigation into what happened at Prashanti. I talked about it on my site. Terry claimed that he researched an allegation that Baba raped a 7 year old child and found it to be true. Turns out, the story was a complete and utter fabrication with even with an admission from Anti-Sai Activists themselves! The story was written by an anonymous person. So much for Terry’s “research”. Where is any proof to support your claim that Baba allowed the police to kill people in cold blood? The police claimed self-defence when they finally broke down the doors and some of the police sustained knife injuries. As one can see, John, you are making many, many claims without providing any proof or evidence to support them. How can anyone who is rational, skeptical or logical accept or believe your unsubstantiated and unverifiable claims and allegations?

It is clear to me, John, that you have been mislead with very inaccurate information. If you ever take this to a court of law, you will be made an international mockery. Alaya Rahm is now suffering the consequences of his allegations with the public disclosure of his failed and self-dismissed lawsuit. All those claims to “hundreds” of FBI claims by alleged victims are totally false. Alaya was represented by an experienced sexual-abuse trial lawyer (well known in the USA) and the end result? Alaya forfeited his own lawsuit without even one single victim coming forward to support him. This is a fact backed up with actual court record documents.

I know who you are John. I have seen you at Prashanti. You were well known at Prashanti. I don’t believe we ever talked. It is clear you have not read my site or the links I sent to you. I can only wonder why you allow yourself to wallow in dis-information and refuse to see alternate information about claims and allegations you obviously know very little about. My full name and information about me are divulged on my site. I am not from Australia. I am from the USA and am 36 years old, hardly old enough to be someone’s “grand-dad”.

So once again: How many times were you molested by Sathya Sai Baba? How were you molested? How many interviews did these alleged incidents occur in and over what span of time? When did you leave Sathya Sai Baba?

Sincerely,

Joe

RESPONSE FROM JOHN PURNELL

From: John C. Purnell (June 18th 2006)
IP: 58.170.174.153
Subject: Re: regarding Sathya Sai Baba
To: Joe

Dear Joe

Thanks again for your timely response. It is unfortunate that I can no longer correspond with you in regards to allegations about Sai Baba as I have been advised by an international lawyer, who is investigating mine and many other claims, that any form of correspondance over the internet can lead to total misrepresentation and misquoting which may end up making cases longer drawn out once they procede to court.

I am sorry I cant answer all your questions at this time, but I know that oneday soon all will be revealed. I hope you dont get offended by my sudden refusal to your requests but I must follow the proper legal advice as I want the truth to be known in the proper context and at the proper time, especially in the proper place. Hence as I was advised the internet is not the forum for legal matters such as this I can no longer offer up any details or information to you in regards to Sathya Sai Baba.

May God bless you and please remember what Jesus said to his disciples.....THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE.

Regards and Gods Blessings,

John

RESPONSE TO JOHN PURNELL

From: Joe (June 18th 2006)
Subject: Re: regarding Sathya Sai Baba
To: John C. Purnell

Thank you John. Of course, I still cannot believe anything you say. In an earlier email you told me that you were formerly advised by lawyers and they informed you that you could only file your case in India. You alleged that since India is corrupt, there was nothing you could do about filing your case in India. You never mentioned taking your allegations to “International Lawyers” in any of our correspondence, although I specifically addressed this question. So your new claim (i.e. embellishment) to taking your case to “International Lawyers” who have been “investigating” your and other’s stories is unbelievable. You can be certain that this email correspondence of ours will be made available to any lawyer who happens to take this case. You are an embellisher, a deceiver and a dishonest individual (a common characteristic among alleged victims). You are wholly unbelievable and your embellishments, contradictions and tendencies to change information will have deep and abiding impressions on everyone who listens to your allegations. Period.

When one further takes into consideration you intense beliefs in Christianity, one can also argue that you are one of many Christians who are trying to defame Sathya Sai Baba to protect your cherished beliefs that are incompatible with Sathya Sai Baba’s philosophy and claims to divinity.

Yes, I believe the truth will set me free. Unfortunately, I will have to find the truth from someone other than you, because even you don’t know how to tell the truth.

Sincerely,

Joe

JOHN PURNELL - IN CONCLUSION

In Conclusion: John Purnell (a so-called “Roman Catholic Priest”) is a dishonest individual. On Robert Priddy’s website and on the SaiPetition.net domain, John Purnell claimed he was a Sai Devotee since 1987. In this email correspondence, John Purnell claimed he was a Sai Devotee since 1984.

• John Purnell lied about and embellished his alleged encounters with Sathya Sai Baba.


• John Purnell lied to me about not releasing his story to Ex-Devotees (when in fact, he did release his story to Ex-Devotees). John Purnell said he withheld this trivial information (about not releasing his story to Ex-Devotees) because he feared for his life (although he apparently did not fear for his life while relating criminal, sexual abuse allegations!).


• John Purnell lied about currently being in contact with “international lawyers” when formerly he said lawyers advised him there was nothing he could do outside India.

• A Closer Look At John Purnell’s Allegations Against Sathya Sai Baba