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They called it “Freedom Fest.”
Among the crowd, Greg Kelley’s high school sweetheart, Gaebri Anderson — speaking on television about Greg for the first time.
She says there’s no way her boyfriend is guilty of this crime.
“From my perspective, I have known him for so long, I know his heart. I know he’s not capable of such terrible things,” she said.
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But there is a big outcry, especially on social media from those who feel justice was done in the Greg Kelley case.
Amy Smith is with a group called SNAP that supports victims of abuse.
“Some of those that I have connected with on Twitter and through Facebook and then some have reached out to me privately through social media saying ‘we live here, we live in Leander, we live in Austin. And we’re very disturbed by such a public outpouring.’ And some of them are sexual abuse victims themselves and that really touched a nerve with them,” Smith said.
Smith says there are better, more private ways to show support for Kelley. She says many are upset Sunday’s Freedom Fest was held at a church.
“To a child, that says ‘They’re against me.’ And to even question ‘Is God against me because I spoke up?’ And so it’s the public way of showing support…and I don’t think you need to have a public festival with dancing and games and food and a party with a slip and slide to show support for an imprisoned friend or family member,” she said.
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