Former Ramsey friend wants right to see<BR> files mentioning him <P> By Travis Henry<BR> The Daily Times-Call<P> BOULDER - Former Ramsey family friend Fleet White Jr. and<BR> his wife, Priscilla, have filed a lawsuit in district court asking a<BR> judge to order the Boulder Police Department to turn over<BR> numerous documents related to the JonBenet Ramsey murder<BR> investigation. <P> White, who was with John Ramsey when he discovered his<BR> 6-year-old daughter's body in the family's basement in<BR> December 1996, is seeking documents pertaining to a California<BR> woman's claim she was sexually assaulted as a child, according<BR> to the lawsuit. <P> "During the (California woman's) investigation, plaintiffs<BR> learned that (the woman) had falsely reported to the Boulder<BR> police that she had been a victim of serious and violent crimes<BR> committed by members of plaintiffs' family including plaintiff<BR> Fleet Russell White Jr.," the lawsuit states. <P> "Additionally, (the woman) falsely reported that plaintiffs were<BR> part of a child sex abuse conspiracy and that members of (the<BR> woman's) family were present at plaintiffs' home on Dec. 25,<BR> 1996, at which time and place JonBenet Ramsey was sexually<BR> abused and killed," the lawsuit continued. <P> Boulder police Chief Mark Beckner said on Thursday that his<BR> department and the city plan to fight in court against turning<BR> over the documents. <P> "We don't want to release information from an open and active<BR> case file," Beckner said. "That has been our position for the<BR> last five years, coming up on six." <P> The lawsuit could signal White is still attempting to pursue an<BR> investigation against journalists who wrote stories mentioning<BR> him in the JonBenet Ramsey slaying. <P> White first sought criminal charges after a series of stories in<BR> which the California woman accused a group - some of whom<BR> were reportedly in Boulder on the day JonBenet Ramsey was<BR> killed - of sexually assaulting her as a child. <P> The woman said she was assaulted in much the same manner<BR> as JonBenet and has known the White family since she was a<BR> small child. <P> The woman's therapist later said the woman's allegations were<BR> made four years before the slaying of JonBenet Ramsey and<BR> documented at that time. <P> White's requests for a criminal libel investigation were<BR> eventually dismissed. <P> According to the lawsuit, the district attorney's office has<BR> handed over some of the documents related to the woman's<BR> claims about the sex abuse, even though it is part of the<BR> Ramsey investigation. <P> District Attorney Mary Keenan didn't return phone calls<BR> Wednesday, but Beckner said his department worked with the<BR> DA's office in deciding what could be released from the files. <P> Beckner said most of the information given to the Whites was<BR> "pre-investigation" and wouldn't compromise the Ramsey<BR> murder investigation. <P> Last October, White was sentenced to 30 days in jail after he<BR> pleaded guilty to ignoring two subpoenas in a Ramsey-related<BR> trial . <P> White was subpoenaed in May and June of 2001 to appear as a<BR> witness in a criminal bribery trial. He said he chose not to<BR> appear because he didn't think he had any relevant testimony<BR> to give. <P> The case involved lawyer Thomas Miller, who was accused of<BR> trying to buy a copy of the ransom note found in the Ramseys'<BR> house. Miller was acquitted. <P> Travis Henry can be reached at 303-776-2244, Ext. 326, or by<BR> e-mail at thenry@times-call.com.