One of those predators, they say, was Mendez’ former boyfriend, Eric Allen Earle, whom she met through AA and who will soon stand trial for her murder. Earle attended meetings because several judges and parole officers had ordered him to go. The story illustrates the problem of ex-cons who attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings under court order sometimes preying on vulnerable attendees who are there of their own volition.
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Family of Murder Victim Suing AA
The family of 31-year old Karla Brada Mendez, a woman who died a violent death in 2011, has filed a lawsuit against Alcoholics Anonymous contending that AA had a “reckless disregard for … the safety and security of victims attending AA meetings who are repeatedly preyed upon at those meetings by financial, violent, and sexual predators. So reports ProPublica.
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