Hi, my name is Jesse S Pritchard, I am 23, I live in Japan. I love music and I love life. And when I heard that someone took this away from not only himself but someone else I couldn’t help but ask, why? I don’t know why he (Ricky) did this. But I do know that it was wrong. And since I have heard that people are wondering if this happening could have been the cause of his upbringing, I can only say rubbish. I have been living in the group called The Family international (also known as the Children Of God) since I was born. And never have I seen any forms of abuse or have been the receiver of such. I love this Family with all my heart, and I will do as much as I can to keep those who want to destroy it away. I could go on about how good this Family is but it will take too long. My only wish is to see those who do have a grudge against the Family to please move on with your life, you only have got so much time left to use. People make mistakes and the Family has made its share of mistakes, but who doesn’t. I am not condoning what Ricky did as right; I just want to see us all live together in harmony if we can. We can.

Jesse Pritchard is a second-generation member of The Family International