In e_mail Sylvia writes:
Danny,
We just got back from our weekend trip to Irving (Texas). Met some interesting people with things to tell about
TBN. More about that latter.
Seems a real threat has shaped up against KELLY. Remember when we were breaking up following Kelly;s deposition
and we were told that Rocky Rawls (TBN attorney) had to leave to get back to California?
That turns out to be not the case. He left the hotel (Hendersonville site of deposition) but went straight to TBN
headquarters at Trinity Music City, met with Paul Crouch and Kent Whitmore (Kelly's former husband and still [2008] in TBN
employ), together Rocky and Paul grilled Kent for more than 3 hours over what did she know, was she likely to tell and what
could they do about it? They must do whatever it takes to keep her testimony out of the record. It lasted so long
and was so intense, Kent was shook up enough to react in the following manner:
Within a few days, Kent called their married son (Jason) in Dallas and told him that he (Kent), in fear of TBN reprisals, but
not knowing just what TBN was going to do, had executed documents putting all his personal assets in Jason's name. That
he was afraid that Kelly was really going to pull the plug on Jan Crouch, and that the repercussions against Kelly, and
himself if he could not stop her, were very serious. TBN could handle the lawsuit but they have to find a way to control
Kelly. He took that as a serious threat, told his son to be very careful.
Jason called his mother, concerned about Kent, reported he was crying and very scared. Wanted to know if his mother
was all right and what was going on that could make his father behave this way?
A week later he called his mother again. Seems TBN had arranged a cruise for Jason and his wife, the group to include
Jason's in-laws, but with no provision for the new baby. Could she (Kelly) come and stay there, keeping the baby
while they took up the offer for the cruise? When Kelly learned the Crouches and their following of groupies (including
Kent and Danny York, Jan's bodyguard who had previously threatend Kelly) were to arrive in Dallas on the date of the cruise
departure, she arranged to secretly go to Dallas, pick up the baby and return to Nashville before that date, choosing
not to be alone in Dallas for the week they would be gone..
