CNN is reporting on several former gymnasts who are speaking up.  They are speaking up on physical and sexual abuse from their ex-coach.  Do pedophiles use sports as a way to become physically close to their prey?

These now grown women say they were manipulated and coerced by their influential coach.  They are speaking about different incidents with Doug Boger.  In one incident the girl's parents wanted to "keep it quiet" after she was seen running naked from his bed.

Diane Sawyer Exclusive Interview: Jaycee Lee Dugard Dependent on Her Abd...

Jaycee Lee Dugard is a model of hope and strength we all can do well to emulate.

Author and Anti-pedophile activist Leeronnie Ogletree talks about his forthcoming book 'Major League Addiction' available for purchase on Amazon.com.

The book takes an inside look at baseball and exposes a side of the "National Pastime" that few have seen and even fewer really know about.

At the age of 10 Leeronnie Ogletree met Donald James Fitzpatrick in Winter Haven, Florida. Fitzpatrick was the clubhouse manager for the Boston Red Sox. Winter Haven was the Red Sox spring training home at the time. Fitzpatrick invited Ogletree to work in the Red Sox clubhouse. Soon after, he molested Ogletree.

The molestation went on for years, only ending when Ogletree became "too old" for Fitzpatrick's interests.

Ogletree became a greenskeeper for the Red Sox in Boston. Then he became involved with the team keep the players happy. Among his responsibilities was acquiring drugs for players. While engaging in the drug acquisitions Ogletree developed a "Major League Addiction" of his own.

Years later he gave up drugs, returning to Winter Haven and a life of seeming normalcy. Having built a life as a contractor with his children and their mother, disaster struck. He began having nightmares. Being free of the drugs allowed the memory of the abuse he had experienced to return into his consciousness with full force.

Returning to drug abuse resulted in several incarcerations. Eventually, it was a stint in drug treatment which led to the realization Ogletree had been suppressing Fitzpatrick's abuse. A 2003 trial resulted in Fitzpatrick being arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced. The sentence was exceptionally lenient. Fitzpatrick received a suspended sentence and probation. He died two years later.

Having confronted the reality of childhood sexual abuse he had survived became comforting. The more he told his story the more he gained peace with his past.

Ogletree began a one man protest to inform the public about the pedophiles which were hiding in plain sight. This began in September 2011. When the Penn State sex abuse scandal broke it put Ogletree in the spotlight. An article published on thepostgame.com highlighted similarities between what Ogletree experienced and the charges against former Penn State Assistant Football Coach Jerry Sandusky.

Since the article's posting, numerous others have revealed the abuse they were subjected to by Fitzpatrick, affectionately known in the Red Sox clubhouse as "Fitzy."

Being liberated from a shame which was not his own. Ogletree is on a mission to reveal what happened to him. Can the public stand this much truth?

My mugshot from 2005...the judge in this case violated me because I had been having too many visitors at my home.  This is the same judge who only sentenced child molester and the man who changed my life forever, Donald James Fitzpatrick, to 15 years 15 years' probation and a 10-year sus pended prison sentence in Polk County Circuit Court. 


http://florida.arrests.org/Arrests/Lee_Ogletree_3891003

Hold MLB accountable

The story of Leeronnie Ogletree is one that needs to be told.  It is time the events which took place in his life cease being ignored and people need to make themselves accountable.

There is  reality in baseball which is being ignored.  People are being portrayed as something other than what they really are.  It is time to let the truth be told.  Everything needs to be on the table.  There is a side to Major league baseball that it must be my destiny to tell about.  I lived it and saw it and now have to tell it to everyone I can.  Humans are flawed.  They have defects.  We must be able to see people as who they are.  We must be able to accept our defects and not attempt to conceal them.  I spent years hiding my shame with drugs.  Now I want to let others know that the most important thing they can do is tell the truth.  I was around someone who took advantage of the way major league baseball operates.  If it has done nothing to correct those flaws, then there are people who still can exploit those flaws today.  I have to make sure that does not happen.  Major League Baseball needs to be responsible for the children it attracts.

http://www.afro.com/sections/news/national/story.htm?storyid=73140

Charles Crawford talks about his life and dealing with being abused by Donald James Fitzpatrick

Charles Crawford talks about being abused by Donald James Fitzpatrick.  He is a hero just for telling his story.

Jimmy Church talks about the newest allegations against Donald James Fitzpatrick

Jimmy Church gives his take on the latest allegations against Donald James Fitzpatrick, late clubhouse manager for the Boston Red Sox.

ANTI-PEDOPHILE ACTIVIST CONTINUES RAISING AWARENESS OF PEDOPHILES AT BASEBALL PARKS.

media alert Contact: Leeronnie Ogletree

Invitation for coverage: (863) 618-6312

majorleagueaddiction@gmail.com

ANTI-PEDOPHILE ACTIVIST CONTINUES RAISING AWARENESS OF PEDOPHILES AT BASEBALL PARKS.

Part of nation-wide effort to expose pedophiles.

WHAT: Anti-pedophile activist Leeronnie Ogletree will be on hand to inform, educate and energize the Tampa, Florida community as to the presence of pedophiles at baseball parks. He is making himself available to help citizens take a stand against pedophile activity in their community. The event is part of an ongoing campaign by Ogletree to raise awareness of the methods used by pedophiles. By using his past experience to focus attention on how pedophiles operate, he seeks to help maintain a safe environment for children, as well as, engage in a form of personal catharsis.

WHY: As a survivor of child sex abuse at the hands of Boston Red Sox clubhouse manager Donald James Fitzpatrick, Ogletree is uniquely qualified to inform the public about the manner in which pedophiles conduct their activities in baseball parks. He has taken on a mission to publicly expose and oppose pedophiles and pedophile advocates.

WHO: Leeronnie Ogletree is an anti-pedophile activist from Winter Haven, Florida born in 1963. As a child he worked in the clubhouse for the Boston Red Sox. After years of drug addiction and jail time for numerous offenses he is now sober. He is the author of a soon to be published autobiography entitled MAJOR LEAGUE ADDICTION: A SURVIVORS JOURNEY (Ogletree Enterprizes, LLC, $25.00.)

WHERE: GEORGE M. STEINBRENNER FIELD, 3802 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tampa, FL  33607

WHEN: Sunday, March 25, 2012 from 12:00 noon to 1:05P.M. before the New York Yankees versus Detroit Tigers game.

INTERVIEW: Ogletree will be available for interview before the game. Call (863) 618-6312 to arrange interview beforehand.

PHOTO OP: Leeronnie Ogletree will be conducting anti-pedophile activity.

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From Another Era And Another Sport, A Sex Abuse Scandal Still Inflicting Pain Today

This is the article which drove us to publish the book MAJOR LEAGUE ADDICTION.  Only short articles were written about Mr. Ogletree and the abuse he suffered while working with the Boston Red Sox at the hands of James Donald Fitzpatrick.

This article is very well researched, detailed and fair.  Give it a read.

Redsoxlife.com article on Donald James Fitzpatrick

Article describing the Boston Red Sox as having enabled child sex abuser Donald James Fitzpatrick.

http://www.redsoxlife.com/2011/11/before-penn-state-enabled-child.html

Leeronnie Ogletree holding his sign used in his protests outside Major League venues.

Donald James Fitzpatrick

MAJOR LEAGUE ADDICTION now available for purchase on Amazon.com

Major League Addiction

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NEW BOOK "MAJOR LEAGUE ADDICTION" REVEALING DETAILS OF CHILD SEX ABUSE BY LATE FORMER BOSTON RED SOX CLUBHOUSE MANAGER SCHEDULED FOR PUBLICATION IN APRIL

Contact: Leeronnie Ogletree

Phone 863-618-6312

Email leeronnieogletreesr@yahoo.com

March 21, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEW BOOK "MAJOR LEAGUE ADDICTION" REVEALING DETAILS OF CHILD SEX

ABUSE BY LATE FORMER BOSTON RED SOX CLUBHOUSE MANAGER SCHEDULED

FOR PUBLICATION IN APRIL

(Winter Haven, FL March 21, 2012) Child sex abuse survivor Leeronnie Ogletree announces publication of his autobiography MAJOR LEAGUE ADDICTION: A SURVIVORS JOURNEY (Ogletree Enterprizes, LLC, $25.00.) The book is available for pre-purchase on Amazon.com and will soon be available on Barnesandnoble.com, in addition to other outlets. The book is scheduled for release April 30.

In the book, Ogletree draws on his experiences during years of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of Boston Red Sox clubhouse manager Donald James Fitzpatrick, beginning in 1971 Fitzpatrick, enticed and sexually abused Ogletree, in addition to several other boys, over the course of two decades. The book uses Ogletree's experiences to raise awareness of child sexual abuse and the methods of abusers.

On September 10, 2011, several months before the allegations against Penn State University Assistant Football Coach Jerry Sandusky, Ogletree took a step to expand his efforts to educate society about the activities of child sex abusers. That day, Ogletree began a one-man protest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Previously in 2011, Sugar Ray Leonard revealed his abuse by a “prominent Olympic boxing coach.” Sandusky's indictment and the firing of Syracuse University Assistant Coach Bernie Fine were pivotal events drawing attention to Ogletree's efforts. Also that year, Olympic Gymnastics coach Don Peters was kicked out of the Gymnastics Hall of Fame, had his coaching privileges revoked and banned from the sport by USA Gymnastics.

Leonard was inspired to free himself of the secret haunting him for decades after watching Todd Bridges on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Bridges revealed his own past childhood sexual abuse. For Ogletree, the unburdening began in 2003. While in treatment he was told he needed to “let go” of something he had been concealing in order to free himself from his addiction.  Publication of a November 10, 2011 article by Jeff Passan entitled “From Another Era And Another Sport, A Sex Abuse Scandal Still Inflicting Pain Today,” provided Ogletree with nationwide media exposure for his cause. According to Ogletree, the article received over 1 million views in less than three days and continues attracting comments from readers with varying views of Ogletree and his story.

Unlike Fine and Sandusky, Fitzpatrick, affectionately known in the Red Sox clubhouse as

“Fitzy,” was arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced to a 10 year suspended sentence with 15 years of probation. For Ogletree it is a life sentence. “Sometimes, I'm not sure who I am,” he says. MAJOR LEAGUE ADDICTION is a vehicle for Ogletree to learn who he is by sharing his experience. It also provides a model for relinquishing the shame of child sexual abuse.

Leeronnie Ogletree was born in Winter Haven, Florida in 1963. As a child he began working in the clubhouse for the Boston Red Sox during spring training. After years of drug addiction and jail time for numerous offenses he is now sober and using his journey as a form of catharsis.

For more information or to schedule an interview contact:

Leeronnie Ogletree

Ogletree Enterprizes, LLC

Phone: 863-618-6312

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