Some of you may have seen a bit of surprising and shocking news about one of the key players in the Sinclair family Knights Templar drama. Postings on a blog devoted to exposing sexual abuse earlier this week alleged that Niven Sinclair, a longtime talking head on Templar conspiracy programs (most recently Forbidden History) and one of the wealthy patrons of modern Templar conspiracy researchers, is a convicted child sexual predator. I confirmed the reports with the court records from the British court system, and it appears that the Templar conspiracy theorist is the same Niven Sinclair who has been convicted more than once on charges of sodomizing a significant number of boys aged 12 to 15 in the 1960s and 1970s. He spent time in prison after each conviction. The court records make for disturbing reading, including allegations that he ordered at least one boy to submit to him at gunpoint, and I learned that the Mirror picked up the story late last night. After his release from prison, in 1977 Sinclair became a chauffeur for the BBC, which was later revealed to have looked the other way when pedophiles like Jimmy Savile abused children. He then rose to wealth through expanding his car service into the BBC’s preferred service, delivering thousands of guests over three decades, including at least one prime minister, with a fleet of dozens of cars. Sinclair is a longtime advocate of the Sinclair family and has supported research into its fictitious history, including its alleged discovery of America in the 1300s and alleged descent from Jesus, both of which he professes to believe. The Clan Sinclair research library is named for him. Sinclair claimed, in words that now seem ominous, that his family should be an inspiration to youths. “We need to encourage the young who, in this troubled and tormented World, desperately need the stability of having family roots to which they can turn with pride and endeavour to emulate in their own lives,” he wrote in 2000. Sinclair family researcher Steve St. Clair describes Niven Sinclair as his good and close friend. “Few people have been more loyal in their support of our project than Niven Sinclair of the UK,” St. Clair wrote on his website. “Niven is the one who has pressed, more than any other, for testing of Native North Americans, the Losna family and others who may help us better understand our complex ancient history.” There is no evidence that St. Clair was aware of Sinclair’s convictions. Speaking of allegedly felonious fringe history types: Back in February a bit of a brouhaha arose over the Conspira-Sea Cruise, in which conspiracy theorists gathered on a cruise ship to swap paranoid rants and dubious legal advice. Skeptics and journalists on board the ship reported harassment, and when the cruise ended, its host, Sean David Morton, was arrested for tax fraud and faces up to 650 years in prison if convicted. While all of this was going on, Annie Georgia Greenberg was shooting a documentary about the cruise for Refinery 29, a women’s interests lifestyle magazine. She described her experience on Refinery 29’s website earlier this month. You really have to see the video to believe it. Sean David Morton tells so many lies in the video, it’s hard to keep track. He claims to have attended school at Oxford and Stanford (he audited fringe psychic classes held in rented rooms on campus, unaffiliated with either school), and he claims to have a Ph.D. in psychology. He actually purchased a Ph.D.-equivalency degree from a Sri Lankan diploma mill. He also claims to be an award-winning screenwriter and producer, the host of the internet’s top-rated radio show, and a host of other dubious superlatives that, if any were true, should have made him famous enough to need no introduction.
“They don’t want you to know they’re using HAARP to control the weather,” he tells Greenberg. “They don’t want you to know what’s in Area 51. They don’t want you to know that there’s a small cartel of about 750 people that own everything.” “And who are ‘they’ in this case?” Greenberg asks. “You’re talking about an extraterrestrial species called the Nephilim, the sons of God, somehow that intermate (sic) with human beings,” Morton replies. “And their sons and daughters became the kings and queens, which is the aristocracy, which is the government.” Laura Eisenhower, the great-granddaughter of Pres. Dwight Eisenhower, shows up to prattle on about “cosmic warfare,” and it’s fascinating the hear the array of nonsensical pseudo-scholarly titles she’s assigned herself: “global alchemist” (as opposed to a purely local one?), a “cosmic mythologist” (as opposed to those who refuse to deal with creation myths?), and “intuitive astrologist” (which I guess means that she doesn’t bother with all the math of regular astrology?). Eisenhower says that the U.S. government recruited her to live on Mars, and she believes that the “blue” aliens are in contact with the goddess of the thirteenth gate. But like most conspiracy theorists, she is also violently opposed to Hillary Clinton and actually told her followers not to vote for her because “she isn’t human. Nuh-uh. She’s not. We don’t even want to know what she is.” Be sure to watch out for Joshua P. Warren, a fraud who sells a “wishing machine” for $195. The function-free box has some black plastic dials on it that Warren says can be tuned to “frequencies” to make wishes come true through the power of the mind. Remarkably, despite the availability of this technology Warren has somehow failed to make his own wishes for fame and fortune come to pass, except insofar as gullible idiots send him $195 for a some glued-together spare parts. He also sells a “real” magic wand that he has personally made with stones he claims to have stolen from Dracula’s castle in Romania for added vampire power. The wand runs $99.95. Business must be good, though. He’s bought a dream house in North Carolina and a vacation home in Puerto Rico on the backs of the gullible.
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Only Me
7/17/2016 08:40:10 am
That Niven Sinclair story is disturbing, to say the least.
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Ken
7/17/2016 09:10:25 am
Maybe congress can hold hearings to determine just what kind of alien Hillary is. She's probably a grey, who colors her hair so you won't notice.
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Time Machine
7/17/2016 09:56:30 am
Grant Cameron, The Clinton UFO Storybook: ET Politics in the White House
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Time Machine
7/17/2016 09:18:21 am
The Roman Catholic Church is full of paedophiles.
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Time Machine
7/17/2016 09:19:36 am
Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Cases
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Kathleen
7/17/2016 10:33:34 am
Does Joshua P. Warrens "Wishing Machine" go up to 11?
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You Got It
7/17/2016 01:49:57 pm
Thank you Jason for posting this info on Niven Sinclair. One thing I want to point out here. While Niven Sinclair was once very involved with Clan Sinclair he has not been for some yearsand was on the outs with some of the ones in charge.Anything Niven has put out in the past few years regarding sinclairs is of his own doings and not sanctioned by Clan Sinclair
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John (the other one)
7/17/2016 02:42:04 pm
Pile that comment on the heap of Sinclair family garbage.
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Time Machine
7/17/2016 03:32:49 pm
Niven Sinclair is still involved with Clan Sinclair and not only that -- Clan Sinclair think highly of Niven Sinclair.This stuff about Niven Sinclair's criminal past has always been an open secret, Niven Sinclair is still active.
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Time Machine
7/17/2016 03:37:57 pm
Niven Sinclair - recent message
The Truth
7/18/2016 10:38:36 am
Niven Sinclair is not involved with Clan Sinclair IN ANY WAY. Yes, he was in the past, but no longer.
Au Contraire
6/1/2017 04:11:04 pm
Niven Sinclair has absolutely nothing to do with Clan Sinclair. He completely disgraced himself about 10 years ago by spreading lies about sever people in leadership rolls within the Clan. Other than Steve St. Clair, I doubt you could find anyone in the Clan who would have anything to do with Niven. It was only recently that the news of Niven's criminal past came out and until then it was totally unknown to members of the Sinclair family.
B. Halcro
5/5/2020 06:08:00 am
Thank you for speaking up for Niven. He was proud of his work and the Clan Sinclair. We wrote and talked a lot through out the years. He was a smart and kind man and ancestry kin. I hate to read about what they say about him. I celebrated his birthdays through mail and I remember when he took ill. He loved his dog that passed and the one got after he lost his dog. I thought the world of him and whatever he did in the past I feel he has paid for it. I do not believe what was said in the present tense. May he and his twin brother RIP.
TheBigMike
7/17/2016 03:13:44 pm
I liked the video and the way Ms Greenberg presented the whole thing. I am struck by how these conspiracy theorists say "be open minded" but really mean "accept everything I say. don't question me or my hypothesis, and don't even bring up the word 'evidence.'"
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Uncle Ron
7/17/2016 05:58:55 pm
The expressions on her face spoke volumes.
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My Random Spirit
7/18/2016 12:31:19 am
The gossips have made the charges and mentioned year that the offenses were prosecuted, but here in the U.S. it is fairly easy to look up court records, briefs filed with charges, etc. where is this official data in writing to be viewed and where is the official entrance and exit data when Niven went into the gray bar hotels? No proof has been offered, that is a poor way of reporting. Show proof of the offenses committed by Niven. Where are all his victims? Are they posting details? Right now Niven is 92 years of age, there is no secret about his sexual orientation, but he is hardly a threat with his serious health problems at age 92 to anyone of any sex or age at this point in time.
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Time Machine
7/18/2016 04:32:29 am
National Archives, Kew
V
7/18/2016 11:58:02 am
Sweetheart, he may not "be a threat right now," but I don't care about that. I care that someone who would rape underage kids thinks he should be held up as an "inspiration" for those same kids.
Time Machine
7/18/2016 12:01:27 pm
That was from the internet
Only Me
7/18/2016 12:36:54 pm
@ V and Time Machine
Eldorado
7/30/2016 02:57:04 pm
Hardly a threat?
Graffitibird
7/18/2016 10:30:37 am
"Conspiracy theorists are always right!" -SDM
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Only Me
7/18/2016 12:37:53 pm
I hope he wears the same shirt from the video to court.
Clete
7/17/2016 05:25:21 pm
Joshua P. Warren looks like he used the "Wishing Machine". He wished people would send him $195.00 for something that probably cost him $2.00 to make and $5.00 to send to them. His wishes were fulfilled when enough morons with more money than sense sent him enough to build himself a couple of homes.
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Eldorado
7/30/2016 02:59:01 pm
It does go good as a gag gift......IMO
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Gerald Sinclair
7/17/2016 10:06:31 pm
Somebody once said "no family carries as much emotional baggage as the Sinclairs!"
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Time Machine
7/17/2016 10:39:20 pm
There's nothing unique or unusual about your family. This whole crazy fiasco began with that rubbish book "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" and the name Pierre Plantard (who appended the St Clair part to his surname during the early 1970s, that was not his birth name).
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My Random Spirit
7/18/2016 12:23:39 am
No one is a genuine Sinclair. Until all those ancient people are dug up in Scotland, their DNA taken, then the individual positively identified as a Sinclair with a match to a present day Sinclair can that present day person claim a relationship DNA proven. Until then it is all wishful thinking.
Time Machine
7/18/2016 08:19:24 am
Rosslyn Chapel is only a richly decorated unfinished collegiate church of St Matthew. Its history is well documented.
Peter Sinclair
4/2/2017 06:16:54 am
The Episcopal Church cum denomination was founded in 1789; while, Roslin Chapel was commenced in 1446.
Peter Sinclair
4/2/2017 07:14:21 am
Clarification: Yes, there is reference historically to Roslin Chapel in its nomenclature to St Matthew. Still odd. Would have thought Catherine, Clarus or Andrew. Didn't realise Matthew would have ranked first, against many other stronger cult candidates with claims to the period, place or lineage association.
E.P. Grondine
7/18/2016 12:56:50 pm
Hi Jason -
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Annoyed
7/18/2016 02:16:32 pm
E.P. Grondine
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E.P. Grondine
7/18/2016 09:27:24 pm
Hi annoyed -
Rose McDonald
7/18/2016 01:05:24 pm
The Sinclair/St. Clair/Saint Claire/Clare/SanClair/Claire clan and any other permutation you can devise, has a vested interest in perpetuating the old family mythology. As far as the family pedophile Nivien Sinclair, is concerned, anyone who forced a child to perform a sex act at gunpoint is not and will never be "safe." until they're under six feet of good black dirt.
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Time Machine
7/18/2016 06:01:59 pm
Rose McDonald,
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You Got It
7/18/2016 01:23:18 pm
Wow My Random Spirit can not read, if you can't read the info don't comment if you don't understand the info ask. Think I know who you are and it's not surprising coming from you. Steve StClairs very close connection to this convicted pervert is very interesting also.
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GEE
7/18/2016 02:26:44 pm
Please do not add "GAY" and pedophile into the same category. Niven Sinclair was more than GAY, he was a VIOLENT, SEXUAL PREDATOR. Not all "GAY" men, or woman are violent.
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V
7/18/2016 04:11:10 pm
I agree with GEE. Saying "gay" and "pedophile" together the way you have is rather like saying that "straight" and "rapist" are synonymous.
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Mark L
7/18/2016 02:02:41 pm
I was hoping Steve would show up with his "Jason-and-his-keyboard" weird rhetorical flourish, to which I was looking forward to replying "Niven-the-paedophile-and-his-gun".
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GEE
7/18/2016 02:22:17 pm
Hello
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DAVID
7/18/2016 10:17:51 pm
While I see your point, part of the issue why DNA testing really should be involved is the blood-line claim. Adoption, pillaging, taking in children etc may make a complete paper-trail but does not necessarily show al the details so the DNA, ie actual blood-line, may have been compromised a hundred times.
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John (the other one)
7/18/2016 11:19:05 pm
Nothing more disgusting than a discussion of the purity or impurity of a bloodline.
Au Contraire
6/1/2017 04:21:52 pm
Exactly. Thank you.
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DaveR
7/18/2016 04:01:43 pm
When watching Warren talk about the wishing machine, his body language and facial expressions hint that he knows it's all a crock of shit and he's outright lying. At least that's the impression I got from her talk with him.
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You Got It
7/19/2016 09:56:35 am
Time Machine how did you know of this record
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Bill
7/21/2016 02:26:14 am
RealityisanillusiontheuniverseisahologrambuygoldBYE!
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john smith
7/24/2016 03:26:33 am
You've got to love these people. Though I never cease to be amazed by what some are willing to believe. Astounding.
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Peter Sinclair
4/1/2017 06:39:14 am
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Peter Sinclair
4/1/2017 07:08:53 am
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