There's a death metal band called "Decrepit Birth" out in Santa Cruz. I became friend with some of the members. Cool guys and great live. Well the one guitarist named Mike all of a sudden on his myspace put that he was single, and not married anymore. I tried to contact him and see what was up? I figured he cheated on her, as my only explanation. Then, about 3 days ago he was kicked out of Decrepit Birth. I was shocked, along with a lot of people. They said they'd let us know later why he was kicked out. Well, I get an e-mail from my friend Aaron who said "Have you check MySpace lately?" So I check out MySpace and Decrepit Birth finally told us why Mike left. This is the official release:

THE REASON MIKE TURNER IS NO LONGER IN DECREPIT BIRTH.

11.13.06 - We feel that now is the time to come out publicly and let everyone know what happened in the situation of our ex-guitarist Mike Turner. Here is a bulletin from our local TV news station KSBW news:

"SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- A Soquel man has been arrested on charges of child molestation and sexual battery.

Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office officials said Michael Turner was arrested Friday and booked into the county jail with bail set at $450,000.

Investigators said Turner recorded himself on video inappropriately touching at least two children and sexually touching an unconscious adult.

Turner was also found to have hidden a camera in his bathroom, violating the privacy of several people, according to authorities.

Sheriff's officials said the investigation into the case continues and that there are believed to be more victims."

We are absolutely sickened at this, as we had no clue of the situation. This news has deeply troubled us over the past few days since we found out. We thought we knew Mike over the years but his deceptive ways just show us what a monster of a human he is, we trusted him and he violated people very close to us. We have no sympathy for him as we are all coping with the severity of this, it is hitting all of us on a deeply personal level. Our best wishes and prayers go out to the victims, and families that have been affected by this horrible crime. We will do all that we can to help the authorities press full charges against Mike, as we feel that he should receive the maximum penalty that the law will allow, even though that would never make up for what he did. We are asking that fans of Decrepit Birth give us their support and understanding, and to not hold us responsible for his actions. Mike is not an original member of the band, he joined a couple of years back and never contributed to the musical aspect, he was basically a live guitarist. This is the worst thing that has happened to us over the 10 years that Decrepit Birth has been a band. Our emotions are very twisted over this and all we can say is that we hope Mike Turner rots in prison forever.

Well, to make matters worse my friend Aaron who e-mailed me finally told me that it was his daughter and his nieces who were victim to Mike. I'm just shocked and dunno what to think. Aaron and Mike were best friends for 15 years.