False Kamapa Allegations | Debunking the Disinformation of the “DNA” and “Multi-Million Dollar Settlement”
In the article "Clarify disinformations about Karmapa | No settlement," we have detailed the motivation and purpose of German bloggers Tenzin Peljor (also known as Tenpel and Michael Jackel ), spreading "DNA” & “Multi-Million Dollar Settlement." However, we have not analyzed the two posts. This article will examine whether those two posts are rumors. This article has three parts: (A) Debunking rumors, (B) Clarifying doubts, (C) Conclusion & Latest on False Karmapa Allegations
(A) Debunking Rumors
Source: International Federation of Library Association and Institutions
"DNA" & "Multi-Million-Dollar Settlement" from the website「TIBETAN BUDDHISM STRUGGLING WITH DIFFICULT ISSUES: Controversies, cultish tendencies and abuse in Buddhism」
【DNA TEST CONFIRMS KARMAPA FATHERED A CHILD, SOURCE SAYS】July 7, 2022
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A court-mandated paternity test has proven conclusively that the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje fathered a child with a woman, according to a source close to the Karmapa. The woman, Vikki Han, alleges that the sex was non-consensual and she has engaged a lawyer for a civil rape case. At the same time she is pursuing child support and alimony in a separate case in the Canadian courts.
A trial date of July 2022 that had been set by the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Canada has been postponed, the source close to the Karmapa says. According to that source, the Karmapa's lawyers requested that postponement after receiving the results of the paternity test. The Karmapa took the paternity test in London at the end of January of this year, the source says. The test confirmed that the Karmapa was the father of a girl born to Vikki Han on June 19, 2018 in Canada, according to the source The postponement gives time for the two parties to come to a settlement out of court. Such an out-of court settlement would allow the records of the paternity test to remain sealed.
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| Source: 「TIBETAN BUDDHISM STRUGGLING WITH DIFFICULT ISSUES」blog |
【KARMAPA AGREES TO MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR SETTLEMENT WITH MOTHER OF HIS CHILD, SOURCE SAY】 January 9, 2023
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The 17th Karmapa, Orgyen Trinley Dorje, has agreed to a multimillion-dollar financial settlement with a woman who alleged she was sexually assaulted and impregnated by him in 2017, according to a source close to the Karmapa. The woman, Vikki Han, withdrew her paternity and child support case in Canada against the Buddhist leader as well as civil rape proceedings in New York following the out-of-court settlement, according to several sources. Before the cases were discontinued, a court-mandated DNA test in January of 2022 had proved that the Karmapa was indeed the father of Han’s child, according to this report.
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Analyze whether the “DNA” & “Multi-Million settlement” are rumors
1. Verify the source: False news usually originates from unreliable sources, such as anonymous speakers, unverified websites, or people without professional backgrounds. Therefore, checking the source is an excellent way to distinguish them from genuine information.
Authors: The authors of both posts are "guest post by vetted contributors." The authors of both posts are anonymous.
Sources:
"DNA": Source says; According to sources; according to a source close to the Karmapa
'Multi-Million dollar settlement': sources say; according to a source close to the Karmapa; according to multiple sources; according to reports
Sources for both posts are unknown.
2. Confirm evidence: If a message lacks solid evidence, it might be false news. Thus, verifying the evidence through fact-checking, searching for related information, and consulting professionals can help confirm whether the message is accurate.
a. "DNA": Provide the motion document of "Han v. KTD" Han said that Karmapa did not have any assets in the Canadian lawsuit, so Han applied to the New York court for a motion requesting KTD to provide the list of the board of directors. She asked KTD to compensate the Karmapa alimony. In this motion document, there is no mention of any relevant information about DNA.
b. "Multi-Million dollar settlement": No evidence.
Both posts don’t have any evidence to support them.
3. Check for contradictions: False news often has inconsistencies or contradictions. Therefore, examining the details of the message for consistency, logical soundness, and reasonableness is also an ideal step to verify false news.
“In a lawsuit, if the plaintiff himself or the court decides to dismiss(discontinue) with prejudice, the case is completely over, and the plaintiff can no longer sue the defendant for the same incident. If it is a dismissal without prejudice, then the plaintiff only temporarily withdraws the lawsuit, and he can restart the lawsuit completely.” Please refer to "Clarify rumors and disinformation about Karmapa | No settlement,"
On September 14, 2022, Han took the initiative to withdraw the lawsuit against KTD unconditionally. Han's withdrawal of the case against KTD was "Discontinued without prejudice" Han's revocation documents show that "Discontinued without prejudice" means “No multi-million dollar settlement.”
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| Sources: Supreme Court of the state of the New York |
4. Check official sources: Checking official reports and news is another good way to distinguish false news from genuine information.
a. To take into account the privacy rights of both parties in family litigation cases in Canada, most of the trial process is not open to the public. Han filed the lawsuit in the Canadian family court, so no one other than the parties could learn of the case.
b. Han claims to have hired a lawyer to handle a civil rape lawsuit in New York, but no court records show such a lawsuit
5. Search for related information: Searching for related information online and checking whether other websites or news media have reported on the same event or news is also crucial. If only one media outlet has the news, it is pivotal to verify whether the media outlet verifies the information.
The blog「TIBETAN BUDDHISM STRUGGLING WITH DIFFICULT ISSUES: Controversies, cultish tendencies and abuse in Buddhism」posted those two posts. None of the news outlets or other websites reported either of these messages.
According to the above analysis, the authors of both "DNA" & "Multi-Millions of Dollars Settlement" are anonymous; the sources are unknown; no relevant evidence to support it; legal documents confirm that there is no out-of-court settlement; no news media outlets or other websites reported. Therefore, the content of these two posts are purely fictitious, and they are rumors.
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On September 14, 2022, Han took the initiative to withdraw the lawsuit against KTD unconditionally “Without Prejudice.” Han's New York attorney also took down the video and deleted the webpage slandering the Karmapa. Han filed a motion in the New York court against KTD, so the procedure for dismissing the case is simple. She only needs to fill out the court's dismissal form and submit it to the court.
『With Prejudice or Without Prejudice
One important aspect of discontinuing a lawsuit is that parties should usually specify whether the discontinuance is with prejudice or without prejudice. If an action is terminated with prejudice, this means that the lawsuit is terminated with finality and that the case cannot be refiled. If a action is discontinued without prejudice, this usually means that the lawsuit can be refiled at a later time.』-The Rothman Law Firm
In a lawsuit, if the plaintiff himself or the court decides to dismiss with prejudice, the case is over, and the plaintiff can no longer sue the defendant for the same incident.
If the case was dismissed without prejudice, the plaintiff only temporarily dropped the lawsuit, and the plaintiff could restart the lawsuit.
Assuming that the two parties settle if the defendant is willing to choose to dismiss without prejudice, of course, it is possible. But generally speaking, if the defendant pays compensation, it is not so stupid, and after the agreement, it gives the plaintiff the right to sue again.
The plaintiff generally also hopes to settle the case permanently, and the incomplete settlement is a potential risk to both parties. For example, the defendant may counterclaim.
For example, A sues B for defamation, but if A decides to accept the compensation and settle with B, then B will request the agreement to dismiss all disputes between A and B with prejudice; otherwise, A will continue to sue B after receiving the compensation. Isn’t B an idiot?
Therefore, if the two parties settle in a case, generally speaking, the two parties will sign a very detailed, mutual, global release, confirming that no matter what happens to the two parties, no one will sue the other for the same dispute. Then they will agree to settle the case in court with stipulated dismissal with prejudice. The so-called stipulated means that both parties agree.
『NOTICE OF DISCONTINUING ACTION
I, Vikki Hui Xin Han, hereby affirm that the above-entitled action, be and the same is, hereby discontinued as against Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Monastery, without prejudice and without costs to any party and this notice may be filed with the Clerk of the Court without further notice』
If the two parties resolve out of court and sign an agreement, the case will be over, and there will be no further lawsuits in the future time. But Han dismissed the case against KTD as “discontinued without prejudice”, which means “no settlement.”
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An investigative journalist and academic researcher, Rob Hogendoorn, wrote three posts criticizing the “DNA” news. Hogendoorn charged that Peljor was neither a journalist nor a scholar, so his conduct was not subject to journalistic or academic norms. He often uses anonymous sources or claims to be trusted sources, but these are unsubstantiated rumors, and he publishes articles without confirmation. After that, he habitually changed his rhetoric to suit the storyline. His frequent quotes—I've heard, as far as I know, experts say, etc.
He accused Peljor of publishing “DNA”post with ulterior motives because Karmapa Allegations is newsworthy. Publishing unverified news is simply unethical.
The following are the three posts of Rob Hogendoorn.
『Hardly An Elevating Sight, But Quite Enlightening』
(B) Clarifying doubts
1. 「If it’s not true at all, why can’t the person involved come forward and explain the situation?”」
As ordinary people, when we are slandered and misunderstood, our immediate reaction must be to stand up and defend ourselves, which is the direct and natural attitude of every ordinary person.
Since 2017, the #MeToo movement has spread from the United States to all over the world. As long as the accused of sexual harassment or sexual assault, the accused will immediately deny it. However, the media and netizens dominate the trend, and public opinions make a judgment before trial, so no matter how much the accusers refute, it will be useless. Even if Justice proved the accused innocent later, he has been heavily damaged and ruined.
In 2021, superstar Leehom Wang in Asia was a living example. He was divorcing his wife, and the wife wrote a long post accusing Wang. The media and netizens became the judge of their family affairs. Wang came forward to explain and clarify, No one believed what he said, and in the end, he was scolded and became a person hated by everyone. So he just shut up and remained silent, but each of his actions was still magnified and scrutinized, and the waves of criticism continued. As a result, public opinion destroyed his reputation, and his career was suspended. Regardless Wang came forward to clarify, and the outcome was the same. He was sentenced to death as soon as the incident happened.
In 2018, the Karmapa knew that the other party was planning to destroy him, and he also predicted the development of future events, so he had prepared for the future that year. Before the Mirror Weekly published the breakout news of Jane Huang, the Karmapa had already announced to the public that he would go to retreat and told his Chinese translator, "I don't think we can give an official reply; otherwise, it will help them."
The Karmapa has extraordinary wisdom and supernatural powers. In 2018, he already knew the plan of the other party. They predicted with the mind of ordinary people that the Karmapa would come out and deny it, which move fell into their trap. The three women and public opinions wiped out Karmapa in one fell swoop. However, the Karmapa did the opposite. He had already gone to retreat before the public expected him to come forward to explain. So everyone questioned the Karmapa and walked away in fear of sin and all the filthy words about Karmapa out of people's mouths.
It is wise for the Karmapa not to come forward to deny it like us ordinary people. Although he did not come forward to clarify, he transcended time and space to manage this matter. As time passed, the lies of the three women were revealed one by one, and the truth of the false Karmapa Allegations became much clear. It will not take long for the judicial decision to prove the Karmapa vindicated.
【The False Karmapa Allegations | The Lies of Vikki Han, Wu Hang Yee, and Jane Huang】
2. "The judge must have believed that the evidence and allegations filed are true, so the judge accepted the case."
“The legal profession has very rigid requirements for evidence. Only when it has sufficient credibility and reliability can it be regarded as valid evidence. Therefore, in any lawsuit involving evidence, it needs to go through a constriction investigation and review process to ensure the authenticity and credibility of this evidence."
'Amber Heard v. Johnny Depp' Divorce Domestic Violence Case
In the divorce and domestic violence lawsuit of "Amber Heard v. Johnny Depp" in 2016, Amber Heard asked Johnny Depp to pay alimony. She provided much evidence in the divorce application to support her allegations, including photographs, medical records, and witness statements. Among them, the photos show the bruises on Amber Heard's body, and the medical records record her treatments. The judge accepted the case, and Johnny Depp later settled privately, compensating Amber Heard up to $14 million in alimony to resolve the matter.
Amber Heard became the face of #MeToo, speaking for women.
'Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard' defamation lawsuit of the century
In May 2022, in the "Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard" defamation lawsuit, Johnny Depp's lawyers exposed Amber Heard's evidence and domestic violence allegations in 2016 as fake evidence and allegations, so Johnny Depp won the case.
Amber Heard falsified evidence for alimony, falsely accused Johnny Depp of domestic violence, and applied for divorce in court. The court not only accepted her case but also issued a mandatory restraining order to prevent Johnny Depp from approaching her. It had not yet started the trial, and they settled out of court without rigorous investigation and review procedures of evidence. During the court trial of the century defamation case, false evidence cannot stand the test. Depp’s lawyers exposed Amber Heard's forged evidence and lie under the watchful eyes of the whole world.
Vikki Han’s Canadian lawsuit
『[6] The allegations by the claimant are presumed to be true for the purposes of this application. Those allegations have not been tested in a court of law。』— Han v. Dorje, 2021 BCSC 939
The civil procedure judge will examine whether the filed case has merit to resolve through legal channels before accepting the case. In the Canadian lawsuit, the judge emphasized that he presumed that the evidence and allegations submitted by Han were accurate, so he recognized it. As matter of fact, her evidence and allegations have not yet undergone constricted investigation and review procedures by the court.
According to the above analysis, the statement that "The judge must have believed that the evidence and allegations filed are true, so the judge accepted the case." is not valid.
3. Han claimed that the Karmapa transferred a total of US$700,000 to Han’s account via a third party
From early 2018 to early 2019, Vikki Han (Dazhen Shi) said that she was pregnant and sleeping on the street. One of her male friends gave her a hand to buy a plane ticket back to Canada and rent a house to live with. Her male friend always accompanied her to the doctor for prenatal checkups and assisted her for four months of confinement after giving birth before returning to work in the United States. The Karmapa abandoned the mother and daughter and never contacted them. 【Canadian woman Vikki Hui Xin Han falsely accused the 17th Karmapa】
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| Source: Dazhen Shi(Vikki Han) Facebook page |
From early 2018 to early 2019, Han claimed that she and the Karmapa were like husband and wife. They both used “Line” communication to convey their affection to each other.
「[18] Throughout 2018, Mr. Dorje transferred funds in various denominations to Ms. Han through various third parties. Ms. Han deposes that these funds were:
a) $50,000 CDN to deliver the child and for postpartum care she was to receive at a facility in Seattle;
b) $300,000 CDN for the first year of the child’s life;
c) $20,000 USD for a wedding ring, because Ms. Han wrote “Even if we cannot get married, you must buy me a wedding ring”;
d) $400,000 USD to purchase a home for the mother and child.」—Han v. Dorje, 2021 BCSC 939
From early 2018- early 2019, the same period, there were two completely different and contradictory versions of the story. Which one is the real one? Neither of these two stories is accurate.
In mid-July 2019, Han went to a Canadian court to sue Karmapa for child support. The case received no media coverage. From the early 2019 to May 2021, Han posted a series of posts on her "Dazhen Shi" Facebook. The main content of the posts is that after the sexual assault, she gave birth to a daughter, Karmapa abandoned her and her daughter and has never contacted her, and her boyfriend took care of them, etc., which are the main appeal.
On May 17, 2021, Han revised the complaint to add spousal alimony. At this time, she changed the storyline, which is the relationship between her and the Karmapa was more like a husband and wife, etc. This time the media reported the case extensively.
The purpose Han lied and fabricated stories to sue the Karmapa was to destroy the Karmapa through media coverage. In July 2019, she filed a lawsuit, but the media did not report it because the Karmapa disappeared. In May 2021, the Han team had the media report vigorously by amending the complaint.
Han said that the $700,000 was remitted to her by three Karmapa staff members at KTD. Han also attached her bank statement showing the three remittances. This evidence provides a crucial clue to the law enforcement agency in the United States. As long as following the money, they can trace it back to the mastermind.
4. DNA paternity test
A DNA paternity test is the most factor key evidence in Canadian lawsuits.
『[25] Ms. Han commenced this family law case on July 17, 2019, seeking child support, a declaration of parentage and a parentage test. 』—Han v. Dorje, 2021 BCSC 939
On July 17, 2019, Han sued for child support and submitted a paternity test report in which the father's name was stained underwear. The test report could not prove the relationship between the Karmapa and the child. Han said the court accepted the paternity test she submitted, so there is no need to do another paternity test during the trial.【Vikki Han’s Daughter & DNA Paternity Test】
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| Source: Hui Xin Han Facebook page |
『[76] Madam Justice Walkem(Judge) noted that paternity may be in issue, and Mr. Dorje may amend his pleadings to raise that issue.』— Han v. Dorje, 2021 BCSC 939
On May 17, 2021, Han requested to amend the complaint to add the spousal support. The judge believed Karmapa would raise the paternity issue and plead to make the amendment.
Canadian family litigation cases take into account the privacy of both parties, so most of the trial process is not open to the public. Han's Canadian lawsuit is heard in family court, so the outside world cannot learn about the case. Therefore, the Han team had the opportunity to make up stories and spread rumors again.
The Karmapa's team may request a DNA paternity test, and the result isn’t favorable to Han's lawsuit. Team Han can't sit still and await destruction; therefore, they immediately counterattack and sue KTD. The content of the KTD lawsuit is to do everything possible to slander the Karmapa and KTD. Then on July 7, 2022, an anonymous post with unknown sources was published on the「TIBETAN BUDDHISM STRUGGLING WITH DIFFICULT ISSUES」blog, "The Source Says—DNA Confirms that the Karmapa is the Father of the Child."
Han team's usual style is to do everything possible to expose the "Karmapa Allegations" in the media. The spicy content of Han's lawsuit against KTD should be a topic of interest to the media outlets. The revelation can wipe out the Karmapa and KTD in one fell swoop. However, they hid this news in the "DNA" post and even published it with an unknown source and an anonymous author. It is abnormal, and there must be some mystery underlying this affair. Is it because they are afraid that the judge or defendant's lawyer will find out? Their move was suspicious, so we passed the information to the Karmapa representative in charge of the Canadian lawsuit.
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| Email to the Karmapa representative |
Han should have been banned from publicly slandering the Karmapa. The documents she filed against KTD were unsightly and slandered the Karmapa. Team Han handed them over to the German blogger, who then spread the fake news of "DNA" to major online platforms in Europe and America. It was Han's act of publicly slandering the Karmapa in disguise. Han violated the injunction, so the judge ordered her to withdraw or delete all related materials that publicly slandered the Karmapa.
On September 14, 2022, Han unconditionally applied to withdraw the lawsuit against KTD as "Discontinued without prejudice," and there was no out-of-court settlement. Her New York attorney, Dr. Ann Olivarius, also deleted all the videos and webpages defaming the Karmapa. Dr. Ann Olivarius was morally barred from discussing the case of Han. At the same time, Dr. Ann Olivarius' law firm immediately hired a lawyer with the same qualifications as her.
(C) Conclusion
"A wise man does not believe in rumors" means: If there is no factual basis, wise people will stop it. Rumors refer to words (including lies, fallacies, and heresies) that have no truthful basis and cannot stand verification and inspection.
The rumors of "DNA" & "Million Dollar Settlement" and the lies of the three women cannot withstand verification and examination and have all been dismantled and cracked.
“A thousand fools believe a lie, and it's good as truth.”
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《Latest on False Karmapa Allegations》
In early March 2023, U.S. law enforcement agents and the Karmapa held the major meetings, mainly focusing on the case of the false Karmapa allegations.
US law enforcement agency may have begun preparations for settling accounts after the “autumn” harvest, and it is clear that the outcome of the judicial investigation is just around the corner.
The Karmapa's dream prophecy will soon come true—"Judicial Confirmation of the Karmapa's Innocence"
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