Danny is also a composer, singer, and best-selling author. - I was only given Xerox copies which, of course, can be altered), 2) to take a picture of the child, 3) to have the social security numbers of those tested, 4) to take fingerprints of those tested. Simpson again refused to produce the board minutes authorizing that transaction, claiming Brandi was baptised at the same time as Melody's daughter---Fall 2005 3ABN Campmeeting. certainly Jim Gilley would not have signed the Form 990 under penalty of perjury, declaring that 3ABN had given Ladies, I ask you, if after being married to your husband for 18 years - when you are now approaching the age when you will no longer be able to become pregnant - your husband, 1) gets a vasectomy, 2) buys a body-building gym and begins working out regularly trying to become buff, and, 3) moves his toiletries out of the bathroom he has shared with you for years, into another bathroom, with no explanation what would YOU think was going on? When the DNA testing agreement had been signed by all parties, we arranged the date Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Whoa! That marriage lasted a little over three years. A different picture or signature can be superimposed on any document, something that would completely invalidate it. The reason this is important to say is that when I arrived in Southern Illinois to take the DNA specimens, Brandy became very angry and accused me of harassing her family. I had done nothing of the kind. Why was Trinity not allowed to stand on her own feet rather than Danny holding her over his shoulder like a baby, something a 9-year old doesnt usually like. Brandy and Shawn Brannack were married in June of 1996 and divorced on October 7, 1999, according to public records. A visit to the local Christian television station a few days later brought about another conversation, this time with Clarence Larson, the station engineer. Why would Danny Shelton waste that money getting secretly tested if he knew he was not the father of Trinity? So, as far as I am concerned, it is impossible to know the person to whom Linda was talking. He falsely accused Linda of the sin of which he is guilty. Currently 3ABN programming is carried globally on more than 100 television stations and more than a thousand cable outlets. You took her word for it. Could this child be the daughter of one of Brandys sisters? Later I was able to establish by my 1999 Schedule book that I worked with Brandy in June of 1999.). of 3ABN, some reported that the 3ABN Board had gifted 40 acres of land to Danny. with his second wife of 20 years, Linda Shelton, whom What is Spiritual adultery? Is that fair enough. Can you please tell me how you heard of us? From: Lorraine Day 3ABN's board of directors elected Shelton as president and CEO last week, filling a role vacated by evangelist Jim Gilley, 74, who announced his retirement on July 20. Currently 3ABN programming is . I said this way back in 2005 innocently - not even knowing that Danny and 3ABN were saying that Brandy did not arrive at 3ABN until November of 2004. No matter how strongly I told him I WAS coming, he kept at it over and over again until I made only a simple response: Ill see you in Thompsonville on April 29.. I will tell Linda that she can obtain the appraisal on the horses from the court records. In addition, I had no idea in, at first, that Brandy had any children. I just said that it would be a touchy situation, meaning that she was pregnant and apparently unmarried and working in a Christian environment that usually frowns on a situation like that. To make it as convenient as possible for the Sheltons, I traveled from California to Southern Illinois at my own expense, and brought along two DNA testing kits obtained from certified, AABB (American Association of Blood Banks) licensed DNA testing laboratories, with the goal of obeying all the other rules for legal DNA testing results, to make it as official as possible without the travel inconvenience for the Sheltons. (Just to set the record straight about the events surrounding her death, Goldie called me a couple of weeks after she began the Health Plan, telling me she hated the ugly juice. When I inquired what she meant by ugly juice she said she was talking about the green leafy vegetable/apple juice required on the Health Plan. Brandy herself named the father of Trinity as Kevin Murray, even though she was married to another man (Shawn Brannack) at the time she became pregnant by Kevin Murray.. The stated goal of 3ABN's programming is a blend of family and social programs, health and lifestyle, gospel music, and a wide variety of Bible-based presentations. If this child belongs to a sister of Brandy and (obviously) another man, naturally Danny would test negative as the father of this child presented for testing. Walker said Shelton abused him on bike rides behind the church where he worked during a two-month time period. Please notice that I did NOT bring it up. If the child tested was NOT Trinity Murray who was she? That's the only time I laid eyes on Brandy until she came here Nov. 11 2004. It was not a secret to her. [1], Three Angels Broadcasting Network is located in West Frankfort, Illinois. For you to develop such a close relationship with another woman in just two months after you had divorced your wife in a Quickie Guam divorce - so close that YOU (not your secretary or someone else at 3 ABN - but YOU, personally) were calling around to find housing for Brandy and her daughters seems rather hard to believe. ". Right before I traveled to Southern Illinois on April 29, 2009, for the DNA testing, I asked Danny Shelton via e-mail to bring the infamous tape to our meeting, so I could hear it. Then she said, Well then, I want some Bean Juice. Again, I asked what she meant by Bean Juice. She explained that it is the juice from the cooking of beans, something she liked to drink it. That letter is dated June 16, 2004. Are you aware that in 2002, after 18 years of marriage to Linda and at a time when Linda was virtually finished with her childbearing years - Danny Shelton suddenly decided to have a vasectomy? I asked Danny to have each person bring the two required pieces of U.S. government approved Identification (usually a passport and a government issued I.D. Bring it forward. If you are really so sure of yourself that you think there is no room for error in your belief that you worked with Brandy then I am through communicating with you because obviously you believe that you already have all the truth. This is what the U.S. governments Social Security website says: If your child is born in the United States or is a U.S. citizen born abroad, you need a Social Security number to claim your child as a dependent on your income tax return. I have a copy of Thompson's letter to Linda in which she was notified that she was fired. No one could be seen sitting in the back seat of the truck. Danny has a daughter and eight grandchildren. 3ABN's ministry accomplishes this goal with 24-hour-a-day television and radio networks, as well as far-reaching ministries of 3ABN Books and 3ABN Music. .truth wouldnt it be wise to pursue Jesus and the truth rather than mindlessly and vapidly supporting an institution without even demanding evidence? (Apparently she and her family had come to 3ABN to sing when Brandy and her siblings were children.). The test results show that Danny Shelton is not the father of the child who was tested, presumably (but not confirmed to be) Trinity Murray. We broadcast our programs to every inhabited continent from our headquarters in southern Illinois through a network of eight satellites, hundreds of television and radio stations, over a thousand cable outlets, and increasingly, through Internet streaming and our mobile device apps. Sometime between 2004 and 2006, I heard that Danny was going with a woman named Brandy. In 2001, Walker said his brother got him a part-time job in the production department of 3ABN in West Frankfort, where Shelton then worked. Here's what's wrong with your deceiving yourself. When Linda would confront Danny about going through her belongings, he would deny it. There is no legitimate reason for them to do so. But assuming the child tested was in fact Trinity Murray, then a number of extremely troubling questions remain, questions that raise huge red flags regarding the integrity of Danny Shelton: Instead Danny handed me Xeroxed copies of the documents (a picture of one page of the passports for Danny and Brandy and Trinity, and Drivers licenses for Danny and Brandy). But its a question that must be addressed. PDF file of court papers posted here, On No one has a biblical right to accuse me of something without proof. Linda wanted very much to remain married to Danny at that time and couldnt figure out why he was behaving so strangely. I just KNOW that I worked with Brandy at 3ABN LONG before 2004. And why would Danny Shelton try to extort $10,000.00 from me, a friend who had helped his family in the past? During this time, Danny Shelton sent me between six and twelve e-mails saying, in essence, I know youre not going to come to Southern Illinois because I know that you know I am not the father of Trinity. It happened over and over again. You're the Dr. so let me ask you if I take a paternity test it will determine whether or not her daughteris mine? Lorraine, it would be different had you said that you came to 3ABN to work and met a woman named Brandy indown town West Frankfortwhile you were shopping or at some restaurant or something then later when you saw my marriage picture believed that to be the same woman. At Lindas request, I even agreed to go to Southern Illinois and sit down with both of them to try to help them work out a settlement. That question will be worked out in court, sooner or later. Could it be that Danny Shelton must punish those who dont believe everything he says even without him offering any proof for his statements. What about those who don't choose God? he was the owner of the property, but of March 2010, only three months of payments remain. From: Lorraine Day Yes, I am using that reference to Linda because you are obviously gullible when it comes to her. Linda Shelton is NOT an adulteress either spiritually or physically. do you know how ridicules that is. If Danny Shelton knew all along that he was not the father of Trinity Murray, why would he try to extort $10,000.00 from me in order to be tested? I have no interest in trying to "prove" anything. Tommy SheltonArrested! Otherwise, why wouldnt they produce it! In the spring of 2004, I received a phone call from Danny Shelton. Linda is not the person saying this. Yvonne Lewis-Shelton. I NEVER said that I thought Brandy's second child was yours. But there is PUBLIC evidence that Brandy not only committed adultery and became pregnant with her second child by another man while she was married to Shawn Brannack, but also that her first child was born out of wedlock, the sin of fornication, according to the Bible. I have been accused by Danny of being on Linda's side. Now Danny has attempted to put a good spin on her very bad behavior by saying she has "every right to be angry." I have no idea what Pickle and Joy did or did not do, so I cannot comment on that. (Please see a copy of that letter below.). Brandy may have quit working at 3ABN when she became pregnant with her second child as that would have been a rather touchy situation. Or as I said before, since you eliminated - within a month's time - ALL traces of Linda's 20 years or so of working (and co-founding) 3ABN, why couldn't Brandy's work papers be removed as well? If this child WAS Trinity Murray, why was I not allowed to take her fingerprints (as a DNA lab requires for legal testing)? Your belief that you worked with Brandy prior to my divorce is the basis for your belief that I wanted to get rid of Linda and therefore she is innocent and that possibly Brandy's second child could be mine. Youre stalling. Although it is not formally tied to any particular church or denomination, much of its programming focuses on Seventh-day Adventist theology and Adventist doctrine. Today, 3ABNs Russian Evangelism Center includes the largest Seventh-day Adventist Church of Nizhny Novgorod, as well as local Church Conference offices, a Christian secondary school and high school, a literature distribution center, and, of course, 3ABN Russias television and radio studios. copy of the papers Brandy Shelton filed in Tampa. "It's against our faith to molest children. Beans are relatively high in protein and a sick person has difficulty digesting them, plus they often produce gas and bloating that can cause great discomfort and the inability to eat. Show it. he is currently building a home, the card or Drivers license). But I am not that easily programmed. On Dec 23, 2008, at 7:47 AM, Danny Shelton wrote: Thanks Lorraine, Its just something we have to fill out on our order form and I completely missed it. The truth is that Danny Shelton NOT Linda - is the adulterer! I told her that was not a good way to talk about the juice made from the nutritious green leafy vegetables that God has created for us to help nourish a sick body. Why are you so touchy? ----- Original Message ----- One more question: Danny brought up the fact that he and Brandy and this child purported to be Trinity Murray had all been DNA tested just several weeks before I came to Thompsonville on April 29, 2009. Just because I know what I saw does NOT mean that I "hold myself in high esteem." here, The idea of no accountability has the potential for making my faith look bad. Isn't it strange that the advice you give me you won't take yourself? A talented pianist, ET also appears as a guest artist on network events. In addition to her ministry on 3ABN, she had authored several books and produced daily devotions, traveling around the world as a guest speaker. On March 1, 2010, Brandy Shelton filed for divorce from Danny Lee Shelton. Is there a marriage license to prove that? 13 months, plus $660 for 3 months, a total of $27,980. Known as the Mending Broken People Network, we produce programming that reaches people where they hurt, offering real answers from Gods Word, and spiritual nourishment to help them grow. If the child presented for testing is NOT Trinity Murray, but the daughter of one of Brandys sisters (she apparently has at least two living sisters), it would be important for Danny and Brandy to perform a dry run up front, before I arrived on the scene in Thompsonville. I dont know. Home testing units are available but the DNA test results are not legally admissible in a court of law. If not, he should keep his mouth shut. I only throw out the money not because I have much but because I know people well enough to know that gives them an incentive to find the truth. But Danny still tries to use that as evidence that Linda was having an affair. No matter how much you try to tell me something different, I know that is the case. 2008 Form 990 filed with the IRS, and not signed until January 15, 2010, that language Obviously Brandy would know that she is the mother of Trinity. All I know is that I worked with Brandy when I was at 3ABN LONG BEFORE 2004. I then asked if the woman had committed physical adultery with another man, and he answered, No. I asked, Does the wife still want to be married to her husband? Danny Sheltons answer was, No. But I later found out that last answer by Danny was not true! 00:25 My guest today is the Founder of 3ABN, 00:29 my old friend, Danny Shelton. But now that I was to be there in his territory, I pointed out that he could bring the tape and play it for me without having the tape leave his possession. Three Angels Broadcasting Network. I guess you don't want to help Linda out with the $100,000 I offered you if you could prove that Brandy worked with you here at 3ABN prior to Nov. 2004. Schedule J of that filing, on page 33 All this, plus uplifting music, live event coverage, and childrens programming, helps us in proclaiming the three angels messages of Revelation 14:612. Danny signed in April 2008, determining how they would divide their assets and liabilities if The suit accuses 3ABN of negligence, claiming leaders were aware of the threat Shelton posed to children. Danny is the one who brought up the subject of the paternity of Trinity, I did not. If this child WAS Trinity Murray, why was I not allowed to photograph her (as a DNA lab requires for legal testing)? She was clearly angry, even though she (apparently) had willingly signed the consent to be tested and have Trinity tested. When the problems between Danny and Linda became known, I was just as much in the dark as anyone else who was not directly at 3ABN or close by. One wonders, why a mother would name her child, God? Dr. Yvonne Lewis-Shelton, Founder/Consultant for 3ABN's Dare to Dream Network, has enjoyed successful careers as a studio vocalist, doctor, author, lecturer, and television host before coming to 3ABN, and has been pleased to use all her expertise to launch and manage the 3ABN Dare to Dream Network. I dropped everything I was doing and immediately flew to Southern Illinois at my own expense - to help his mother, a patient with advanced cancer, who had been given up by the medical doctors, declared inoperable, and terminal. Obviously 3ABN and Danny Shelton do not want to produce the evidence - evidence that will undoubtedly be damaging to Danny. An international Christian radio and television network based in West Frankfort in southern Illinois and the brother of the network's founder were named in a federal child-sex-abuse lawsuit filed in Chicago on Monday. You have committed an egregious and horrible mistake in firing Linda Shelton from her position as Vice President of 3ABN. WHY, if this child was in truth Trinity Murray, and Danny is NOT the father of Trinity Murray, would they do that? On Dec 22, 2008, at 6:08 PM, Danny Shelton wrote: Lorraine I'll make this one a little shorter than the last. The child was never allowed to sit up in the back seat of the truck where she could be seen. Another source saw a moving van at the Shelton door on Thursday, July 9, 2009. In these results the DNA testing laboratories do not explicitly state that Brandy Shelton is the mother of the child tested, and I am not schooled in reading DNA test results, so I dont know. She said she couldnt figure out why he began behaving as he had and she was devastated by the divorce and the loss of her job at 3ABN. The phone conversation lasted possibly forty minutes and Danny made many accusations against Linda. American football defensive lineman who was taken in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. This is the tape that Danny claims as proof that Linda was having an adulterous affair with the doctor. I give up trying to reason with you. No Brandy's daughter is not my daughter. 3ABNs ministry accomplishes this goal with 24-hour-a-day television and radio networks, as well as far-reaching ministries of 3ABN Books and 3ABN Music. In addition, I was not allowed to videotape or even take a still picture of Trinity Murray, something the DNA testing laboratory requires. Noting that 2,500 new Christians needed a place to worship, 3ABN purchased an unfinished 70,000 square-foot building and began remodeling it to meet this urgent need. The 3ABN International network has the same/similar lineup of programs as 3ABN's flagship network. But you believed her without proof. I remarked that every man I know - if he were sure that he was not the father of a child born out of wedlock - would offer to get tested in an instant at his own expense without making any monetary demands on anyone. 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