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Dale
Slycord
A conviction became public record. My truth deserves to be heard.
I have spent more than 25 years building businesses, restoring what others abandoned, and helping people move forward. I have also lived with a conviction I maintain was wrongful, and consequences that continued long after probation ended.
About Dale
A life built around restoration.
This is my story, in my own words, alongside the documents available for you to read. It is also the story of the life I continue to build through faith, family, service, and work.
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The price of my silence: $10,000.
On August 19, 2010, I was convicted of two counts of indecency with a child by contact and two counts of sexual assault of a child, based on allegations involving two separate days.
I maintain that I did not commit any of these offenses.
The allegations against me mirrored the circumstances in Robert’s case. That connection, alongside the $10,000 demand and the threat that preceded the accusation, is central to why I maintain that I was targeted in an extortion attempt.
This did not begin as an accusation.
It began as a shakedown.
The person who later accused me sent a text demanding $10,000, with a threat to make my life a living hell if I refused.
I did not pay. The accusation followed.
Who stood to gain?
What happened when I refused?
Why wasn’t the jury allowed to see the communications I believed exposed the motive?
In the courtroom
I went to trial believing the evidence would show the jury that I had not committed the crime. Instead, the visiting judge excluded crucial messages, and my attorney insisted that I not testify, telling me it was in my best interests.
The jury convicted me without hearing my account from me.
Only afterward, when I took the stand to ask for probation instead of prison, did I finally explain what had happened: the demand for $10,000, the threat, and the circumstances behind the accusation.
From where I stood, the jury appeared stunned. They asked about giving me time served, but the judge refused to allow it.
By the time they heard what I had to say, they had already found me guilty.
A demand for money. A threat. An accusation. And a conviction I have spent years maintaining was wrongful.
This is why I call it an extortion attempt. And this is the story behind the record that has followed me ever since.
2012
Evaluation update, April 17, 2012
Sona S. Nast, LCSW, LSOTP
The letter reports two polygraph examinations with no deception indicated and explains Ms. Nast’s assessment that sex offender treatment did not appear beneficial based on the information available at the time. It is not a judicial determination of innocence.
The Mission
Built to build. Called to restore.
25+ years as an entrepreneur. One assignment: create opportunity for people rebuilding their lives.
Advocate
Fighting the barriers people face after a conviction.
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Recover what others overlooked. Rebuild what others abandoned.
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Giving back to the people and communities working to rebuild.
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Faith gave me a reason to keep building.
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