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Room 235, Richard Bolling Federal Building

601 E 12 St.

Kansas City, Missouri 64106

Feb. 12, 2004

RE: Dombrowski, Rikki and Claudine

To Whom It May Concern:

My name is Ralph Raposa. I am a Federal Employee of the Department of Health and

Human Services. My offices are located at CMS, Room 225, Richard Bolling Federal

Office Building, 601 E. 12 St. Kansas City Mo. I also serve on my agency’s

Domestic Violence workgroup, and have been involved with battered women and

abused children for 25 years.

On the weekends of January 17,2004 and January 30,2004, Claudine and Rikki

Dombrowski were my guests at my home. From the time they arrived on Fridayafternoon January 17, 2004, and until they left on Tuesday morning, January 20,

2004, and again, from Friday afternoon January 30 to Tuesday, February 3, 2004,

I spent virtually all of my time with both Rikki and her mother, as well as did

my own ten year old son.

There was never any discussion that I heard between anyone to suggest that

arrangements were being made to harm Rikki's father by BACA or by anyone else.

In fact, I was the one who suggested Rikki and her Mom meet with BACA since

Rikki was interested in the global issue of child abuse, and her mother was a

motorcycle enthusiast. I am not a member of BACA, but was aware of their

existence through my other Domestic Violence interests.

If I may be so bold as to opine on this motion, based on some 25 years

experience working with battered women and abused children, and while I am not a

clinician, my experience and the evidence convinces me that we are dealing in

the instant case with a classic case of utilization of the legal system as a

method of intimidation by the father. As such, and not withstanding that

perspective, I see nothing presented in this motion that carries any probative

value of a connection with the mother with any of the allegations, other than

Claudine admits she owes the monies cited in current Case managers

Recommendations of $112.50, and is submitting a check to resolve that matter.

Otherwise, none of the case manager's recommendations, in my view, is based on

objective evidence of such probative value that the drastic measures being

proposed have any merit. In fact, it appears most of the evidence consists of

interpretations and baseless allegations by the father rather than hard,

material evidence. Mr. Richardson himself could have delivered his own threatletter as easily as anyone else. I trust the envelope and postmark have been

analyzed for place of origin. With Internet technology and free speech being

what it is, there is a plethora of possible sources of this letter.

BACA is a completely independent and fully sanctioned non-profit organization

that educates the general public on child abuse matters, as well as making

interventions on behalf of the custodial parent where such interventions are

both legal and warranted. They work with local community organizations and local

social service agencies. Nothing suggests in my review of the alleged “threat

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letter” that the so-called threat came from BACA, or anyone else affiliated with

Ms. Dombrowski. To sever her ties with her daughter based on such shoddy

evidence serves no useful purpose, other than to foster the personal ongoing

agenda of control and intimidation by Mr. Richardson against Ms. Dombrowski, in

my view. I recognize Mr. Richardson is the custodial parent in this case, but I

think any review of the evidence and history of this case speaks for itself.

I am happy to be deposed or offer any testimony the courts find material. Feel

free to call my office at (816) 426-6546.

Sincerely yours,

Ralph Raposa