Johnson County, Kansas DA Phill Kline may become the first to bring down a local Planned Parenthood operation on a host of criminal charges including failures to report sexual abuse of minors, criminal late term abortions and forged records.  The legal wars between Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri and Kline boil down to two simple points:  first, Kline alleges -- and has taken to a grand jury -- evidence that Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri routinely fails to report sexual abuse of children and its doctors perform illegal partial-birth abortions;  second, that this particular Planned Parenthood -- which denies all these charges -- has, with its Kansas political and media allies, undertaken to discredit and destroy Kline.The grand jury is also considering 23 charges of false information PP allegedly created to cover their tracks regarding missing viability testing records before abortions were performed. The facts of this war -- which is escalating almost daily -- are complex but worth the space it takes to explain.  Kline presented more evidence that PP had forged their viability testing documents. He proved it by calling Shawnee County District Judge Richard Andersen, who authorized Kline’s original case to subpoena records in 2003, to testify. Andersen had two physicians review the records. They found the required testing was missing. In Kansas, abortions are prohibited after 22 weeks of pregnancy save for the mother’s life or severe harm to her health, and this must be documented. PP lawyers presented notes on viability testing eventually -- after Andersen’s testimony --but Andersen and Kline both agreed those notes appeared forged. On his own accord, Andersen consulted a handwriting expert in the police department who determined handwriting samples did not match. This evidence was enlarged on posters for the courtroom. If the false information charges are true, they are a felony. Kline said in a meeting on last Tuesday that PP is putting up a “vociferous and aggressive fight” to prevent the truth from surfacing. When I spoke with Jenn Giroux -- director of Women Influencing the Nation -- after the January 16 court date, she said, “The amount of evidence that was put forth…was just unbelievable and laid the ground work for the rest of the case.” Kline believes his case is a “confrontation of the greatest manifestation of [Planned Parenthood’s] lie[s]…that’s it’s unconstitutional to report child rape” -- one of PP’s foundational arguments. (PP’s position is apparently that it would invade a child’s privacy to report rape.) Phill Kline's Battle Against Sex Predators

ADDITIONAL DOWNSIDES OF PORN CLUBS The cost to catch a show at adult entertainment clubs across the state of Texas now has customers paying the price for the industry's many downsides. While the HOUSTON AREA ASSOCIATION FOR DECENCY (713-266-2715) is  positioned to further help the victims of the porn industry with counseling, and comfort from sexual assault where the new tax is in place around Texas -- the center of Southeast Texas is also ready to help the victims. But this HELP comes with a cost."Even with the monies we get from the governor's office, the office of attorney general and united way...there are not enough dollars to cover all the victims that we have throughout the state," said Cheryl Williams from the Crisis Center of Southeast Texas. So the state has come up with a new source of funding. State legislators passed a five dollar-per-customer tax on topless clubs in May to support non-profit organizations that help sexual assault victims, like theHouston Area Association for Decency and Crisis Center of Southeast Texas. The so-called 'pole tax' which went into effect on the first of this year is much needed extra cash for the crisis center which raises most, if not all, of the $200,000 budget it works off of annually. "It would behoove us as a community to take care of the people in the community who need these services," said Williams. KFDM contacted three adult clubs here in Southeast Texas to comment on this story. Only one, Dream Street, commented, saying they're still considering the legality of the tax. The other two never returned repeated phone calls and messages from us. Other clubs across the state say while the money 'is' going to a good cause. It's unfair to associate the industry with sex crimes. State Representative Joe Deshotel voted for the tax. He says the association 'is' justified. “Like a tax on gambling, or anything else that has a downside, if you want to participate in it, you're going to help pay for the downsides and that's what this does," said Deshotel. “There has to be a starting point somewhere," he said. Even though it may not be popular with some people, Williams says this tax is positive for people in need. The state tax is expected to raise $40 million a year. Texas: Strip Club 'Pole Tax' Helps Fund Sexual Assault Victim Centers

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