PETITION CLOSED

  • The time period for signing this petition has ended.
Disbar Assistant District Attorney Mary Kellett for Prosecutorial Misconduct
  1. Signatures
    1,274 out of 1,500
    Petitioning
    1. Gov. Paul LePage (+ 2 others)
      Petitioning
      close
      • Gov. Paul LePage (ME)
      • District Attorney (Carletta M. Bassano)
      • Board of Overseers of the Bar
  2. Created By
    STOP ABUSIVE AND VIOLENT ENVIRONMENTS
About this Petition Petition Letter Petition Updates

Ligia Filler was found on the road partially undressed, screaming she was going to kill her husband for abusing their children. The allegations were found to be false. But allegations that her husband had sexually assaulted her escalated into criminal charges against this innocent man.

Despite the lack of any physical evidence, Assistant DA Mary Kellett filed seven indictments of assault. The case was tried January 12-15, 2009. Mr. Filler was found guilty on three charges and innocent on four charges.

The case was appealed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and on Sept. 9, 2010 the Court ordered a new trial, concluding that Keller had engaged in prosecutorial misconduct because she had:

“improperly encouraged the jury to use the absence of evidence regarding the marriage ending and a child custody dispute – evidence that had been excluded based on the State’s objection – as a reason to reject [defendant] Filler’s case.”

The new trial is now scheduled for May 23-26, 2011. ADA Mary Kellett is expected to be a member of the team involved in the re-trying of the case, raising the specter of a worrisome continuation of prosecutorial abuses.

RADIO: A VOICE FOR MEN on the Filler case:

3/29/11: Paul Elam with attorney Lisa Scott of T.A.B.S. and E. Bartlett of S.A.V.E.

4/5/11: Paul Elam with nationally known (Natalee Holloway case) private investigator TJ Ward and author (Abused Men, the Hidden Side of Domestic Violence) Philip W. Cook of S.A.V.E.

4/12/11: Paul Elam with attorneys Robert Franklin of Father’s and Families and Lisa Scott of Taking Action Against Bias in the System (TAABS).

VIDEO: Police audio of Ligia Filler

VIDEO: Ligia Filler being coached to cry, so her story would "seem real."

More information

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Week One:

SAVE filed a Complaint with the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar. The entire 8-page Complaint can be seen here: http://www.saveservices.org/wp-content/uploads/COMPLA1.pdf

SAVE sent a letter to Gov. Paul R. LePage, requesting that he “intervene to restore justice and to protect the interests of vulnerable children whose lives will be irrevocably affected by the outcome of this case:” http://www.saveservices.org/wp-content/uploads/LePageLetter3.28a.2011.pdf

Send your letter here: http://www.saveservices.org/2011/03/abuse-hysteria-in-maine-week-1-action-alert/

Week Two:

SAVE sent a letter to District Attorney Carletta M. Bassano calling for the immediate dismissal of the case of State of Maine v. Vladek Filler: http://www.saveservices.org/wp-content/uploads/BassanoLtr4.4.2011.pdf.

Send your letter here: http://www.saveservices.org/2011/04/abuse-hysteria-in-maine-week-2-action-alert/

Week Three:

SAVE has sent a letter to Maine’s Attorney General William J. Schneider calling on him to mandate the removal of no-drop prosecution policies, emphasize prosecutorial respect for the ethical requirement that “the prosecutor shall refrain from prosecuting a criminal charge that the prosecutor knows is not supported by probable cause," and to remove misleading DV information from the Office of the Attorney General website: http://www.saveservices.org/wp-content/uploads/SchneiderLtr4.10.2011.pdf

Send your letter here: http://www.saveservices.org/2011/04/abuse-hysteria-in-maine-week-three-action-alert/

Week Four:

SAVE has determined the Maine Criminal Justice Academy predominant aggressor  curriculum represents an unconscionable example of gender-profiling. SAVE has sent a letter to MCJA Director John B. Rogers calling on him to rescind Maine’s predominant aggressor curriculum and remove the document from the MCJA website.You can see the SAVE letter here: http://www.saveservices.org/wp-content/uploads/JohnRogersLtr4.12.2011.pdf

Send your letter here: http://www.saveservices.org/2011/04/abuse-hysteria-in-maine-week-4-action-alert/

Sign the petition today!

Why People Are Signing
Recent Signatures

Disbar Assistant District Attorney Mary Kellett for prosecutorial misconduct

Greetings,

I'm writing to bring to your attention a critical situation involving the welfare and safety of under-age children. The situation is being aided and abetted by the unethical and harmful actions of Mary N. Kellett, assistant district attorney in Maine Prosecutorial District No. 7.

Assistant District Attorney Mary Kellett’s repeated instances of prosecutorial misconduct has had the effect of undermining public respect for law. She is dangerous to the even-handed administration of justice. Kellett has been shown to be an enabler of a known perpetrator of child abuse. Therefore, prosecutor Kellett’s actions demand disbarment by the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar in order to assure the safety and tranquility of the citizens of Maine.

SAVE, national victim advocacy organization, has filed a Complaint with the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar. The entire 8-page Complaint can be seen here: http://www.saveservices.org/wp-content/uploads/COMPLA1.pdf

For the sake of the children and for the sake of justice, please assure that Mary Kellett is relieved of her prosecutorial duties and disbarred from the practice of law

[Your name]

Press Inquiries