More raw material for our friend the Sophist! (Note that Susan
Polgar's post was made a couple months *before* Sloan wrote BINFO
200603590)
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http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2006...05360583375300
Susan Polgar wrote:
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If you are just as outraged as I am about the recent USCF Executive
Board Election, you can do something about it! You can call or write to
your state delegates and let them know the truth about Mr. Sam Sloan.
If your state delegates do not attend the US Open then anyone can be
nominated to be a delegate. The most important thing is vote.
In order for Mr. Sloan to take office, he has to be certified by the
delegates of the USCF. I strongly believe that a sexual predator (by
his own admission) and a convicted felon should not be allowed to serve
on the Executive Board of a non-profit organization with tens and
thousands of young members.
Mr. Sloan lied about his criminal record. He told the members of the
USCF that he has no criminal record while the chess community clearly
knows that he spent a considerable amount of time in jail. Mr. Sloan
also publicly admitted that he had inappropriate sexual relations with
minors. He also publicly admitted to other illegal and criminal
conducts.
He lied about me. He lied and attacked people who are associated with
me and the Susan Polgar Foundation. He lied and attacked other members,
sponsors, supporters and partners of the USCF. He spares no one.
I know first hand what Mr. Sloan is capable of. I will post the letter
I wrote on the official USCF forum in the comment section of this post.
Please feel free to look at it.
As a group, we must protect the young members of this federation. We
must protect all members. We must protect the integrity of the United
States Chess Federation. Together, we can stop this monster! Please
contact your state delegates and let them know what you think. Thank
you!
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posted by SusanPolgar at 7/27/2006 10:09:00 PM
25 Comments:
SusanPolgar said...
I would like to make a few points about Mr. Sloan in response to
Mr. Sloan's comments. This is what Mr. Sloan stated:
Quote from Mr Sam Sloan:
....it is significant that in 1986 I gave Susan Polgar an expensive
computer and I lived in her apartment in Budapest for several months
when Susan was 16 years old and her sisters Sophia and Judit were 10
and 9. In the 20 years that have since passed, Susan Polgar has never
made any such claim. Frankly, as a result of living with them, I know a
lot of family secrets of the Polgar Family, which would be highly
embarrassing to Susan if I revealed them, but I will not go that route.
First of all, my family has hosted countless chess players and
personalities from around the world in our apartment in Budapest over
the years. This is a very common occurrence in the European culture. At
that time, Mr. Sloan seemed to be normal.
Secondly, Mr. Sloan stayed at my family's apartment for a very
short period of time and not several months as he claimed. In addition,
Mr. Sloan was never my manager as he falsely stated.
Thirdly, during his stay, he made a number of completely
inappropriate solicitation to me, a minor at that time, and he was
promptly and firmly told no. To his credit, he did not try it again.
But he tried with others. Since that time, I tried to be polite to Mr.
Sloan in public but I tried to avoid him as much as I could. I am not
surprised about the inappropriate sexual conducts that he claimed in
the past. He believes that it is OK.
Over the years, his behavior and conduct became much worst. I
believe that he is capable of anything and I hope that the USCF
delegates can understand this very serious situation. By me speaking
up, he already started to imply about trying to embarrass me with my
family secret. There are no secrets unless he plans to fabricate them.
He is using this tactic to try to avoid the real issues about him.
This is why I am very adamant about my position. As I stated
before, the Susan Polgar Foundation cannot accept Mr. Sloan or work
with someone like Mr. Sloan. The mission of the Susan Polgar Foundation
is to promote chess for young people, especially girls, with integrity
and high morals. Mr. Sloan is a danger to himself, the USCF and young
members of this federation. I believe that this federation MUST protect
our young members. Mr. Sloan's conduct is not appropriate for a
national organization with tens and thousands of young people.
I hope that you can understand my position. This is not a situation
that any woman want to be in. I did not bring this out before because
Mr. Sloan was not an elected official of the USCF. Now that he is, I
must speak up to protect other young players. Thank you for your
understanding.
Best wishes,
Susan Polgar
www.SusanPolgar.blogspot.com
www.SusanPolgarFoundation.org
www.SusanPolgar.com