Following my previous letter, which apparently convinced the Boys Club that I intended to see this matter through to a meaningful end, the Club requested a meeting with me in the following letter.
Dear Mr. Chester:
I am writing to respond to your letter of January 28, 1997 as well as your letter of February 18, 1997. I want to apologize for the delay in responding to you. Please be assured that this delay does not evidence a lack of concern for you or the issues that you present. As I indicated in my prior letter, the allegations that you have shared with us are deeply troubling and very difficult to respond to.
I have shared your letters with Terry Gagne, who is the Vice President of Administration and Finance. He is the only other employee of the Club who is aware of your allegations. Perhaps it might be helpful to meet. If you would like to discuss some of these issues personally, Terry would be available to meet with you. He can be reached at [telephone number redacted].
Sincerely,
[signed]
Frances K. Moseley
President & CEO
I accepted the Club’s invitation to a meeting and met with Mr. Gagne in his office at the Club’s headquarters in downtown Boston. At the meeting, I showed Mr. Gagne documents proving everything that I had said in my letters to the Club up to that date (April 1997). Mr. Gagne asked me to tell him exactly how much money I was demanding from the Boys Club and I told him a “weekly allowance for two years” plus a negotiable sum of money “for what I’ve been through.” Mr. Gagne appeared relieved when I told him this. When I asked him if my demands were reasonable, he refused to answer me and suggested that I get an attorney. A few days later, I spoke by telephone with Mr. Gagne, and he demanded that I turn over all my documents. Sensing the presence of attorneys and fearing treachery, I refused. However, I continued my correspondence with the Club in an effort to negotiate disclosure in return for assurances that the Club would not use the information to whitewash my allegations.