In the 1980s, Sri Galim Dasa, aka Gary Gardner, sexually molested a number of young male students under his care while headmaster of an ISKCON boarding school. Since that time he has never apologized or attempted to make amends with those affected by his abuse. In 2000, by ISKCON Child Protection Office mandate, Sri Galim was excommunicated from all ISKCON organizations and activities. That the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, clearly an organization central to Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON, quietly continues to do business with him is an embarrasment to many in the broader devotee community. We hope this is an unintentional oversight and ask all devotees to sign our petition and encourge the BBT Trustees to do the right thing and permanently end any business connections with him.

Here is a link to one of Sri Galim's websites: http://www.krishnaimages.com/

Here's another: http://www.krishnakirtancenter.com/about-us/

Follow Up on 06/10/14: We are pleased to report that the BBT Trustees unanimously voted to end any business connections they may have had with Sri Galim. Please thank them for their quick response and for their decision as well.

Here is their official statement:

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In light of the history regarding Sri Galim Dasa (Gary Gardner) and the official decision against him by the ISKCON Child Protection Office (CPO), the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International and its worldwide divisions and 
licensees have unanimously decided to not sell any BBT products to him. 

Although there were sporadic retail sales to him prior to 2004 by the Bhaktivedanta Archives, to our knowledge there have been no sales to him since. 

The BBT has never given Sri Galim Dasa a license. We have no business relationship with him. 

Without the BBT’s knowledge, Sri Galim Dasa did purchase BBT art prints from a third party that was licensed by the BBT. That third party’s license expired in 2011 and wasn’t renewed. 

In September 2013, Sri Galim dasa sent a donation of $5000 to the BBT International's office and asked that at least part of the money go to the ISKCON CPO and the ISKCON Youth Ministry. The BBTI gave the entire amount to the Youth Ministry, which in turn forwarded the funds to the ISKCON CPO. 

Going forward, we will not sell any BBT products to Sri Galim Dasa unless the ISKCON CPO gives us a green light to do so. 

Our Rights and Permissions office will inform Sri Galim Dasa to remove any BBT material and images from his websites, as he is not licensed to use them.