I, Jeanette Ryken, feel that in order to set the record straight, for the future and for future generations of my extended family, it is necessary to document the following actions by my brother, Robert Ryken, which involved his participation in concocted steps taken by my ex-husband to frame me when I tried to leave my 20 year long abusive marriage.

My brother’s actions at the time and to the present are contrary to everything I once knew about him.  Since Christmas day 2012 when I was falsely accused of attempted murder, I have essentially been dismissed by my brother and, treated as though I no longer exist.  He has continued to avoid accountability, pretending that his involvement in the actions taken against me were irrelevant when in fact they have continued to impact my life and each of the lives of our once loving and extremely close family.

I feel that while it is important to document my brother’s actions, now that it is 5 years later, I am no longer looking for explanations or apologies; nor am I out to seek revenge.. With the passage of time, I’ve finally decided to stop asking the question ‘why’; explanations were never given.

Again everything contained herein is in the litigation proceedings in this website and is protected by qualified priviledge.

My brother’s failed conspiracy along with my ex-husband to try to put me in prison long-term, take all my assets and destroy a close knit family is recorded on the Public Record as follows:

  1. November 2012, I pleaded with my brother, Robert Ryken to fly his daughter, Alex (then 17 years old) back home to London, Ontario, because of her insolence and inappropriate conduct with her Uncle-in-law, my ex-husband, Miguel Martinez.  Alex at the time had been staying aboard our sailing catamaran for almost five months in the Florida Keys.  Rob ignored my pleas and refused to take his daughter back home to London, Ontario.I understand that even if a minor consents to an inappropriate relationship, the Adult (in this case, Miguel Martinez) could be guilty of lewd and lascivious conduct.  Rob refused to press charges against Miguel Martinez or gather accurate information from half a dozen independent witnesses.  Denial was easier than being informed.
  2. On Christmas Day, 2012, the day this false allegation took birth, Rob Ryken was threatened with divorce by his wife, Annette Ryken, if he did not go along with the false story that his then 17 yr. old daughter, Alex, along with my Ex, Miguel Martinez had created, rehearsed and reported to Police.
  3. Rather than acknowledge that I was being victimised by this abusive husband, my brother, Rob Ryken took the position that I must be guilty, then colluded with my Ex to cover up these false allegations to protect his daughter.  While I can understand this apparent need to protect his eldest daughter, these false allegations have devastated my life and the life of my family.
  4. Robert Ryken’s name appeared on the Police Report on 12/25/2012, as he being the owner (an outright lie) of my boat/home in Florida.  When Robert Ryken was questioned about this fraud and conspiracy, his reply was that he believed 100% of what his daughter, Alex told him. So how could Rob Ryken beleive 100% of what his daughter Alex says in light of this notorious and publicly reported lie? Evidence shown on our boat’s Official State Title lists my Ex, Miguel Martinez (MM) and myself, Jeanette Ryken as the Owners of our vessels.
  5. A month previous to the false accusations, there was a Lien placed on our home/boat without my knowledge or consent.  This illegal act which I understand is a “slander of title” carried out by my Ex and niece, occurred while I was out of the country which permitted my underage niece, a co-conspirator, to become a lien holder on the title of my main marital asset, the boat. It was immediately discharged by MM when this lie was revealed. Rob Ryken knew about this Forgery and Fraud on the Title of his sister’s, my, boat, but approved this illegal act.  To this day, no one has been accountable, even though this evidence has a clear paper trail.
  6. Robert Ryken’s wife, Annette Ryken and their daughter, Alex secretly stayed with my ex-husband, MM, inside our primary home/boat in Florida for 3 days, uninvited and without my consent.  Rob Ryken approved of this secret act of trespassing, which is yet another example of my brother supporting MM and Alex with their false accusations.
  7. Robert Ryken claimed to believe 100% of what the newspapers called “a fairy-tale” created by his daughter, Alex and Miguel Martinez, my ex-husband.  He refused to acknowledge that this vendetta was clearly a set-up by an angry ex-husband, Miguel Martinez. I had initiated my divorce intention the prior September. From the moment I was falsely accused, Rob Ryken refused any and all communication with me and refused to hear my side of the story or to even entertain the possibility that I had been set up.
  8. A Reknowned International Mediator, (Ernest G. Tannis, Ottawa) was retained by Rob Ryken’s father, John Ryken Sr. to bring clarity to the false accusations directed at his daughter, myself.  Rob Ryken refused to attend this Professional Mediation with our Family on July 13, 2013.  All attempts at mediation, family discussion, sitting at a table together and bringing forth the truth was refused by Rob Ryken.
  9. Robert Ryken sends accusatory mail and makes derogatory comments to his mother, his father and to me, his sister.  His behaviour turns illogical, confused, desperate and striking out.
  10. Sadly and unbelievably, during the Funeral Service, November 19, 2015, of our beloved father, who passed away prematurely as a result of all the stress and trauma of the unfortunate breakdown of this previously close and loving family, Rob Ryken, his wife and 2 daughters refused to support and be seated in the church next to our distraught mother who was in severe mourning not only for the loss of her husband of 55 yrs but for the devastation that had been wrought upon her family.  In fact my mother’s 2 sons and their families made a point of sitting on the opposite side of the church with my father’s casket between them and my grief-stricken mother and I. Additionally Rob did not attend our father’s Internment several months later.
  11. Rob and his wife, however somehow convinced our younger brother, John Ryken Jr. and his wife, Janice Ryken into believing the false story that had been perpetrated against me, also persuading them not to communicate with me or our parents, in fact punishing my parents for supporting me.
  12. As a result of these traumatic events, Rob also denied our parents their rights as grandparents in continuing their loving and supportive role in the lives of their grandchildren.
  13. There have been 2 occassions in the past 4 years, of where the eldest grandchild, Alex, daughter of Rob Ryken, made an attempt at seeing her beloved grandmother; first was after Grandpa died, she appeared at his funeral, Nov. 19, 2015, and second, when Alex found out that Grandma was giving money to the grandchildren, she then made another brief appearance, but only at a restaurant as she refused to see Grandma at her house. As for her loving Grandpa, Alex refused to see him after she made serious false allegations on Christmas Day of 2012.
  14. Francine Ryken, my mother became ill just 6 months after my father passed away on November 16th, 2015. I moved from Ottawa, where I was working, back to Chatham to be her full time Care-Giver when my mother became terminally ill in November 2017. I asked Rob to help out but he did not want to take time off work. My mother’s last wishes was for her family to be at her bedside during her final days in the Hospice but neither of her sons would honor her wishes. Her son, John Jr. decided the Nutcracker Play (in which their daughter was playing a part), in Tennessee took precedence. The older son, Robert would not bring his family unless I left my mother’s side which I was not inclined to do; however under threat of denying my mother the rare opportunity to see her 2 granddaughters from London, Ontario, I reluctantly agreed to leave my mother’s room at 1 pm, her last day, as Rob made this a condition for their visit. Mom passed away at 11 am, Sunday, December 17, 2017, just 2 hrs before this first and only visit by her granddaughters could be orchestrated. She was 10 days in the Hospice allowing plenty of time for last visits. The day mom passed away no one came from Rob’s family, he alone showed up the afternoon after mom was gone. Mom passed away quietly with amazing Grace with her daughter, devoted sister-in-law (whom she had known for 74 yrs of her life), and her loving nieces beside her.
  15. Francine Ryken, my mother, requested that her children and their families sit together at her funeral mass. Her 2 sons Rob and John Jr., their wives and children were sitting in the front pew of the church and when they saw me sit behind them with other extended family members, they immediately all got up “en bloc” in front of the entire congregation and the priest then proceeded to march across the main aisle to sit on the opposite side of the church making a point of showing outright disrespect by not honoring my mother’s stated last wishes. They will have to live with this the rest of their lives.
  16. Robert Ryken, perhaps unaware, contributed to the premature death of our father, John Ryken Sr., soon to follow ill health of our mother, due to the stress and breakdown of the immediate family. Robert failed to take responsibility and made poor judgment calls. He used his only sister, me, as a scapegoat, he never provided professional psychiatric care for his daughter, Alex, nor did he try to protect her; which enabled her ongoing inappropriate relationship with Miguel Martinez.
  17. What shocked me was that my brother, Rob, actually faxed my ex-husband’s Statement of Defense to my lawyer and filed an Affidavit of Service in Court on my ex-husband’s behalf, Miguel Martinez, the man who brought destruction to my entire family by making up a massive lie which my brother not only supported but helped MM in the Court Case I commenced against him for Libel, Slander, Defamation and Public Mischief.

These are only highlights.  Extensive details are set out in my Statement of Claim against Robert Ryken and his wife, Annette Ryken posted on this website which are part of the Public Pleadings which Claim was immediately discontinued since the intention was to finally put my story out there in a safe and legal fashion, since my brother, Robert Ryken, did not want to hear anything I had to say; he didn’t want to hear the truth.

Instead Rob Ryken has decided that I don’t exist, therefore he avoids accountability and hopes his wrong doings will disappear.  It doesnt work that way in real life.  I feel that Robert Ryken is a Wounded, Guilt-Ridden and Sad Man.   Rob Ryken is the son of my mother and father; therefore will always be welcome to join his family for an honest professionally facilitated dialogue.  The door is still open for now.
Veritas Vos Liberati – The Truth Will Set You Free.