The Problematic History of Madeline S. M. Lee

Scope and Methodology

This page is a documentary archive. It preserves public statements, court filings, platform actions, and preserved communications associated with Madeline Sally Machla Lee.

It does not speculate beyond the documentary record, assign criminal guilt, or purport to adjudicate disputed facts. Where testimony or third-party statements are included, they are identified as such.

Assertions on this page are supported by timestamps, metadata, screenshots, filings, or sworn statements preserved elsewhere in this archive.

Who Is Madeline Lee?

Madeline Sally "Machla" Lee (formerly Fleigle) is a self-described "sexual educator" and online personality who has, over a period of years, repeatedly involved herself in adversarial conflicts with other women through social-media campaigns, legal filings across multiple jurisdictions, and extensive narrative reconstruction.

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Public professional profile under legal name: LinkedIn profile maintained under the name Madeline Sally Machla Lee, identifying the account holder as a “sexual educator” and affiliated with the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities.
Alternate public persona used for sexualized political branding
Alternate public persona used for sexualized political branding: Public-facing profile operating under the alias Pojo Kutty HaZonah, framed around “Materialist History and Politics of Human Sexuality,” including explicit 18+ indicators.

Publicly and in filings, Lee has presented herself as a victim requiring protection while simultaneously initiating or amplifying actions that resulted in law enforcement contact, domestic abuse court proceedings, civil litigation, and platform enforcement against her targets.

Public social-media post invoking fear and distancing
Public social-media post invoking fear and distancing: Facebook post stating: “For my own safety please leave Onion alone. I haven’t asked for anyone’s help.” Visible engagement indicators show third-party interaction.
Court filing excerpt alleging harassment and misconduct
Court filing excerpt alleging harassment and misconduct: Excerpt from a court filing submitted by Lee asserting harassment, intimidation, and retaliatory conduct by the plaintiff, including references to post-hearing behavior.

The record shows a consistent pattern: allegations are made, urgency is asserted, third parties are mobilized, and contradictions surface once documentation is preserved. When challenged, the narrative shifts. When questioned, the record fragments. What remains is not a single incident, but a recurring structure.

This archive exists because that structure left a trail - screenshots, filings, timestamps, metadata, and sworn statements - that does not collapse under review. The story only works if no one keeps receipts. Unfortunately for Lee, someone did.

Protection, as framed in Lee's accounts, is consistently monetized. Public narratives of danger or hardship are accompanied by solicitation of funds, even as she simultaneously presents herself as stable or successful.

Social media post referencing a harassment restraining order petition
Social media post referencing the filing of a harassment restraining order petition: Public post authored by Madeline Sally Machla Lee referencing the filing of a petition for a harassment restraining order under Minn. Stat. § 609.748, accompanied by commentary directed at third parties. July 2024.
Mutual aid fundraising post connected to harassment litigation
Public mutual aid fundraising request connected to harassment litigation: Public fundraising post soliciting financial assistance for legal fees, framed around personal safety and hardship, in connection with a harassment proceeding initiated by the poster. May 2025.

Grifting, Stalking, and Child Safety Concerns

Madeline Lee maintains an extensive public footprint across social media platforms, operating under an umbrella of aliases. Over a period of years, she has cultivated a highly sexualized online persona framed around a self-described form of "Marxism," frequently emphasizing nudity and erotic performance as political, educational, or artistic expression.

This public-facing identity blends explicit sexual content, informal digital "education," and ideological branding into a carefully curated presentation. The persona is repeatedly positioned as socially conscious, feminist, and justice-oriented, while simultaneously functioning as a mechanism for attention, credibility, and audience mobilization.

Separate from her online presentation, Lee became the subject of multiple child-safety related referrals and investigations by county authorities. Records reflect at least two independently initiated contacts involving Children's Services in Hennepin County and Ramsey County during June and July of 2024, along with numerous preserved complaints raising concerns about her conduct.

Letter from Ramsey County Child Protection Services dated July 2024
Correspondence from Ramsey County Child Protection Services: Official letter issued by Ramsey County Child Protection Services documenting a child-safety related contact involving Madeline Sally Machla Lee. Dated July 2024.
Letter from Hennepin County Child Protection Services dated July 2024
Correspondence from Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health, Child Protection Services: Official correspondence from Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health, Child Protection Services, documenting a separate child-safety related contact during the same period. Dated July 2024.

This archive does not speculate on outcomes beyond the documentary record. It preserves the existence, timing, and volume of these interventions because they materially contradict Lee's public narratives of persecution while establishing a consistent pattern of third-party concern.

What Is Madeline's Background?

This section contains archived material depicting sexual content, harassment, and references to abuse. Viewer discretion advised.

Before adopting the name Pojo Kutty HaZonah, Madeline Sally Machla Lee operated publicly under the alias Leelee Cocodrie. It was under that name that she first made contact with me while I was a monetized content creator on platforms operated by Meta. That interaction marked the beginning of her attempts to attach herself to my online visibility and audience.

Public Facebook profile image used under the name Sakhav Pojo HaZonah
Public-facing Facebook profile image under alternate alias: Profile image posted publicly on Facebook under the name Sakhavu Pojo HaZonah, reflecting a deliberately provocative online persona.
Graphic imagery associated with the Pojo Kutty HaZonah persona
Stylized graphic imagery associated with the “Pojo Kutty HaZonah” persona: Graphic image publicly circulated in association with the Pojo Kutty HaZonah identity, incorporating militant symbolism and cautionary messaging.

As engagement increased, Lee began circulating my name across multiple platforms, including YouTube, WhatsApp, Bluesky, Facebook, and Telegram. During this period, her online framing shifted away from erotic self-branding and toward a narrative of personal victimhood that generated higher visibility and interaction.

In her own statements and posts, Lee and associated accounts encouraged the normalization of explicit sexual display as a social good. These claims were frequently justified using rhetoric about empowerment, liberation, and safety.

Public post describing explicit sexual conduct using ideological language
Public social media post framing explicit sexual conduct as ideological praxis: Publicly posted statement asserting that explicit sexual display constitutes “praxis,” using ideological language to contextualize and justify public exhibition. Posted October 2022.
Self-drawn artwork publicly posted under the Sakhavu Pojo Kutty account
Explicit self-drawn artwork publicly posted under associated accounts: Self-drawn artwork depicting explicit sexual content, publicly posted and indexed online under accounts associated with Madeline Sally Machla Lee. Captured February 2025.

Concerns arose when such rhetoric intersected with discussions of children and youth, framed as efforts to make others "comfortable with sexuality" or to prevent abuse. These statements and materials are preserved here as part of the public record, without speculation beyond what was posted and circulated.

Public Telegram posts from the Sakhavu Pojo Kutty channel
Archived content from publicly accessible Telegram channel combining sexualized imagery and references to children: Archived material from Madeline Sally Machla Lee’s publicly accessible Telegram channel, showing the circulation of explicit sexual imagery alongside imagery and references involving children. Captured September 2025.
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Social media post referencing Lee’s daughter following claims of child-protection harassment: Public post authored by Madeline Sally Machla Lee referencing her daughter, posted after Lee publicly asserted that coordinated reporting to child-protection authorities placed her at risk of arrest for child abuse.

Documented Risk and Public-Safety Concerns

This section contains archived material depicting sexual content, harassment, and references to abuse. Viewer discretion advised.

Madeline Sally Machla Lee has previously worked within Minnesota school systems and has publicly posted images and descriptions of classroom environments and the children she worked with. Due to the nature of that material, most such images are not reproduced here.

Archived image posted by Lee referencing her role in a school setting
Image posted by Lee referencing her role in a school setting: Photograph publicly posted by Madeline Sally Machla Lee referencing her presence and role within a classroom environment, shared via a public Telegram channel under the alias Sakhavu Pojo Kutty. Dated September 24, 2025.
Archived composite image posted to public Telegram channel
Composite imagery combining photographs of children with explicit sexual imagery: Composite images posted to the same publicly accessible Telegram channel, combining photographs of children with explicit sexual imagery. Dated September 24, 2025.

At the same time, Lee has maintained an extensive public history of advocating for openness around sexuality and sexual expression. When her conduct is questioned or criticized, the response pattern documented in the record involves rapid escalation to allegations of abuse or harassment directed at third parties, including law enforcement, courts, social-media platforms, and service providers.

The issue presented here is not disagreement with ideology, but the repeated collision between sexualized content, children's spaces, and retaliatory allegations triggered by scrutiny. These conditions are incompatible with environments that require clear boundaries and safeguarding.

By her own statements and preserved records, Lee has been reported to child-protection authorities on at least three separate, documented occasions. This archive preserves the existence and timing of those reports without asserting outcomes beyond the record.

Court filing excerpt referencing alleged sharing of sexual images
Court filing alleging pursuit and dissemination of private sexual images: Excerpt from a court filing submitted by Madeline Sally Machla Lee alleging that the plaintiff “followed, monitored, or pursued” her and “shared private sexual images.”
Public dissemination of sexual imagery by Lee
Public dissemination of sexual imagery by Lee via her own platforms: Example of sexual imagery publicly posted and distributed by Lee through her own online platforms, contemporaneous with the above allegation.

In court, Lee characterized alleged screenshots of text messages as "private sexual images" and alleged that their existence constituted harassment, notwithstanding that similar or more explicit material was simultaneously being distributed publicly under her own accounts.

While Lee has argued that distribution of sexual imagery constitutes abuse, preserved records show her operating multiple public channels - including Telegram - where explicit sexual content involving herself and others is routinely shared.

Explicit image posted by Lee to public Telegram channel
Explicit sexual image posted by Lee to a public Telegram channel: Sexualized image publicly posted and distributed by Madeline Sally Machla Lee via her own Telegram channel.
Additional explicit images posted publicly
Additional explicit sexual imagery publicly distributed via the same channel: Selection of additional explicit sexual images publicly posted by Lee to the same Telegram channel over the same general period.

How Is Social Media Involved?

This section contains archived material depicting online harassment, ableism, ageism, and references to abuse. Viewer discretion advised.

A significant portion of the harassment documented in this archive originates from coordinated activity on Facebook and related platforms. Public profiles associated with Pojo Kutty HaZonah including "Pojo Kutty HaZonah/Sakhav Pojo HaZonah," "Slam/Slammy Cunningham," and "Kim Gordon/Karlie Haler" engaged in sustained, high-frequency posting behavior directed at strangers for the purpose of provoking engagement.

Preserved records show the use of multiple alternate accounts to evade enforcement and to mass-report targets. These profiles function as a loose network rather than as isolated actors.

Facebook posts using the author’s image with high engagement indicators
Image-based harassment circulated on Meta platforms: Image-based posts circulated on Meta platforms by accounts associated with the harassment network, generating elevated engagement indicators.
Mocking Facebook post with professional dashboard and engagement metrics visible
Harassment-oriented content with visible engagement metrics: Post authored by an associated account displaying engagement metrics within Meta’s professional dashboard, reflecting monetized reach and distribution of harassment-oriented content.

Targets are routinely mocked using personal characteristics, including disability, gender expression, age, physical appearance, and neurodivergence.

Social media post receiving engagement while containing derogatory commentary
Derogatory social media content targeting personal characteristics: Social media post containing derogatory commentary directed at the subject’s appearance, circulated publicly and receiving visible reactions.
Comment thread shifting from criticism to personal remarks
Comment thread shifting from topical criticism to personal attack: Comment thread in which discussion shifts from topical or contextual commentary to personal remarks directed at the subject.

Autism-related ridicule appears frequently where users believe a reaction can be elicited.

Facebook comments mocking autism with visible reactions
Autism-related ridicule embedded in accusation discourse: Comment thread in which the subject’s autism is referenced dismissively while reiterating accusations, framed as evidence of instability or misconduct.
Public labeling as a lolcow with engagement indicators
Public labeling and mockery of an autistic individual as a “lolcow”: Social media comments mocking the subject’s mental health and neurodivergence, using dehumanizing internet slang and receiving visible engagement.

Across platforms, engagement is driven by repeated accusations - including claims of racism, sexual misconduct, drug use, stalking, and violence.

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Accusation-driven engagement framing the subject as racist: Image-based post asserting racism and other misconduct by the subject, circulated publicly with high engagement indicators.
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Preemptive narrative scripting around reporting and victimhood: Comment predicting that the subject will be accused of orchestrating mass reporting or harassment, framing future defensive actions as malicious in advance.

With demands that targets prove innocence. When evidence is provided, mass-reporting typically follows.

False reports
Public demands for evidence followed by dismissal when documentation is produced: Comment thread in which third parties publicly demand proof from the target, acknowledge the existence of extensive documentation, and then minimize or mock that documentation rather than engage with it.
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Accusation-driven engagement asserting misconduct as settled fact: Public post framing the target as a “raging racist,” asserting removal or enforcement as confirmation, and encouraging circulation without evidentiary support.

The behavior documented here extends beyond isolated posts. Participants track targets across platforms, including Facebook groups, image boards, Discord servers, and private messaging channels, creating continuity of harassment rather than discrete incidents.

In several instances, online activity escalated into real-world consequences. Once a target's associates, offline identity or family members are identified, those individuals become secondary targets.

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Direct harassment escalating to personal attacks and slur-based ridicule: Comment thread in which an associated account boasts about harvesting images from the target’s profile to create mocking content, followed by direct personal insults.
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Documented tactics include police reports, civil filings, registrar abuse complaints, phone calls, letters, immigration-related reports, and restraining-order petitions supported by altered or misleading screenshots. These tools are repeatedly deployed following online disputes.

Responding to their lawsuits and false allegations is rewarded with accusations of being litigious or unhinged.

Comments referencing litigation and criminal accusations
Mocking characterization of defensive legal action as “litigious”: Commentary responding to the plaintiff’s use of legal process, framing defensive filings as embarrassing, excessive, or ideologically suspect.
Comment extending attack to family and parenting
Harassment expanding to family and parenting following court activity; Social media post extending ridicule and hostility to the plaintiff’s family and parenting after litigation was introduced.

As of July 15, 2025, my personal and public Facebook accounts were permanently disabled following coordinated reporting campaigns.

Demand for proof
Account flags following coordinated mass-reporting activity: Platform interface showing multiple content categories flagged in rapid succession against the plaintiff’s account.
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Platform enforcement confirmation following third-party reporting; Notification from Meta confirming account takedown based on Community Standards enforcement after third-party reporting, without disclosure of reporters or specific substantiation of alleged violations.

But Who Is Onion Madder?

I have operated under the name Onion Madder online since 2003. Long before the term "content creator" entered common use, I was publishing, experimenting, and building audiences across early internet platforms using a mix of art, technical work, humor, and interactive media.

Mess o Pedals hardware project
Independent hardware design and small-batch creative work: Screenshot of Mess o’ Pedals, an independently operated hardware project featuring original design, documentation, and limited-run creative electronics produced outside platform controversy cycles.
Benign meme referencing Onion Madder
Ordinary content discovery and engagement outside harassment contexts: Example of routine discovery and engagement patterns when content circulates without coordinated harassment or mass-reporting activity.

Over the years, my work has included pinup modeling, competitive speedrunning (including verified world records), educational video production, interactive fiction, and the release of dozens of independent games under my own imprint.

Speedrun verification
Verified competitive speedrunning history: Public profile documenting full-game speedruns, including verified and moderated competitive runs recorded under a consistent creator identity.
YouTube educational content
Long-form educational and technical video production: YouTube channel operated under the Onion Madder identity, hosting educational, technical, and creative video content sustained over time.

I built and maintained a fully immersive alternate-reality project spanning hundreds of pages and dozens of interconnected domains, and I was contracted as a content creator for Meta-owned platforms over a three-year period.

In parallel, I have operated multiple small businesses and creative ventures under my own name and brand, including Nodehole and Mess o Pedals, while living with permanent disability since my early twenties.

Nodehole platform
Independent platform development and immersive narrative projects: Screenshot of nodehole, an independently developed publishing platform hosting experimental games, interactive fiction, and narrative projects built and maintained by the author across multiple domains.
Professional history
Documented professional identity and business affiliation: Public professional profile identifying Kellye Strickland as a game developer, platform architect, and founder associated with Mad Sundar LLC and nodehole.com.

This context matters because it establishes baseline reality. I did not seek notoriety, protection, or amplification through conflict. I already had a body of work, an audience, and a documented professional history long before the events preserved in this archive.

I was already here.

Why Did Pojo Focus on Onion?

Prior to adopting the Pojo Kutty persona, Madeline Sally Machla Lee operated publicly under the name Leelee Cocodrie in left-leaning online communities. That identity became the subject of sustained public ridicule and internal conflict following allegations circulated within those spaces concerning misuse of funds and personal misconduct.

Public discussion of those allegations intensified in 2022–2023, after which Lee began transitioning her online identity toward the Indian-coded "Pojo Kutty" persona. The timing of that shift closely followed the collapse of her prior standing within the same communities that had initially amplified her.

Around this period, Lee began following my accounts while still using the Leelee Cocodrie name. Shortly thereafter, she initiated contact with members of my social circle, including my husband and his acquaintances, without prior relationship or context.

The record reflects a consistent pattern: when an existing identity becomes untenable, a new persona is constructed, accompanied by the acquisition of a fresh audience and the re-targeting of individuals with established visibility.

A Tangled Web

Over time, information surfaced publicly indicating that Lee was simultaneously maintaining multiple romantic engagements, primarily with men located in India, without disclosure between parties. These revelations emerged independently of my involvement and circulated widely online.

During this period, Lee was the subject of ongoing public criticism. At the time, I chose to defend her against what appeared to be disproportionate ridicule, believing she was experiencing personal instability and compounding scrutiny.

My intent was de-escalation. I viewed the situation as another instance of online cruelty directed at a woman already under pressure and did not wish to contribute to that dynamic.

Shortly thereafter, additional claims emerged from individuals previously connected to Lee, raising concerns about sexual health, disclosure, and conflicting narratives surrounding consent and risk.

These accounts did not resolve the situation. Instead, they added further complexity to an already unstable network of relationships, accusations, and identity reconstruction.

The Cruelty Documented in the Record

During later conversations, an individual previously accused by Madeline Sally Machla Lee of sexual abuse provided a detailed account of the events underlying that allegation. This archive preserves his statements as testimony, not as findings of fact.

Statement provided by accused individual
Preserved message excerpts describing relationship context and withheld information: Screenshots of private messages provided by an individual previously accused by Madeline Sally Machla Lee, describing omissions and misrepresentations regarding relationship status and third-party involvement during the period of their sexual relationship.
Continuation of statement
Message excerpts describing consent, disclosure, and post-hoc reframing: Screenshots of private messages in which the same individual articulates his understanding of consent, disclosure, and the impact of withheld information, including references to later reframing of the encounter.

According to his account, the two had an established sexual relationship and were involved in what he believed to be an exclusive, long-term partnership. On the night in question, consensual sexual activity occurred, followed by a request that he later understood to be unwelcome.

He stated that, at the time the allegation was made public, he believed it would be inappropriate to challenge a woman's claim of sexual abuse. He described internal conflict shaped by ideological commitments and prevailing norms within leftist spaces, particularly the emphasis on believing accusers without requiring evidentiary dispute.

What followed, according to his statements, was not separation or closure. Instead, Lee continued to maintain contact with him over an extended period, repeatedly framing him as uniquely culpable and herself as the sole person capable of understanding his actions. He described this dynamic as isolating and psychologically destabilizing.

This archive does not adjudicate the truth of competing narratives about consent. It documents a different, observable harm: the prolonged use of an unresolved accusation to sustain control, dependency, and silence.

When I later withdrew public support for Lee, the pattern of retaliation documented elsewhere in this archive began.

Manipulation, Triangulation, and Narrative Control

The escalation began with unsolicited messages from former friends and acquaintances expressing concern about my mental health. While some framed their outreach as care, others repeated allegations attributed to Madeline Sally Machla Lee, including claims that I was violent, threatening, or unstable.

Public statements alleging abuse
Unsolicited third-party outreach framed as concern for mental health: Public message from a former acquaintance asserting concern for the plaintiff’s mental health and stability, repeating allegations attributed to Madeline Sally Machla Lee.
Private outreach prompted by allegations
Harassing private message employing ridicule: Private message sent to the plaintiff containing mocking language, characterizing her as unstable or deserving of abuse.

At the same time these claims circulated privately and publicly, Lee submitted statements to the court asserting that she was not involved in coordinating outside contact. The preserved record reflects a material discrepancy between those assertions and the contemporaneous messaging activity.

When I attempted to address the situation directly and set boundaries, that outreach was reframed as harassment. Communications intended to stop third-party contact were selectively presented to courts as evidence of wrongdoing.

Boundary-setting message
Boundary-setting communication later reframed as harassment: Message sent by the plaintiff attempting to address third-party contact and set boundaries, requesting disengagement and cessation of escalation.
Message submitted as threat
Court filing excerpt selectively presenting boundary communications as misconduct: Excerpt from a court filing in which the plaintiff’s boundary-setting messages are characterized as threatening or abusive.

After repeated unsolicited contact from Lee's friends, partners, and associates, I issued a cease-and-desist letter requesting that my personal contact information no longer be shared and that third-party contact stop.

Cease and desist letter
Cease-and-desist letter requesting an end to third-party contact: Formal cease-and-desist letter issued by the plaintiff requesting that personal contact information no longer be shared and that third-party contact cease.
Dismissal of letter
Court filing excerpt referencing the cease-and-desist letter; Excerpt from a court filing describing the cease-and-desist letter and characterizing it as evidence of misconduct or harassment.

That same letter was then presented to multiple audiences in conflicting ways: as evidence of harassment in legal filings, and as justification for ridicule and escalation within online communities.

Circulation of fake cease and desist claim
Public ridicule and dismissal of the cease-and-desist letter: Social media comments mocking the cease-and-desist letter as “fake” or illegitimate, circulated publicly following its issuance.
Public framing of victimhood
Public post invoking fear and distancing after dissemination of the letter: Public social media post asserting fear and requesting disengagement, circulated while the cease-and-desist letter was simultaneously being characterized as harassment in other contexts.

Across these interactions, a consistent pattern emerges: provocation, selective documentation, removal of context, and subsequent presentation of that material as proof of abuse. Attempts to disengage or defend boundaries are incorporated into the same narrative rather than resolving it.

The record does not show mutual conflict. It shows a feedback loop in which accusation produces reaction, reaction is reframed as evidence, and evidence is used to justify further escalation.

A History of Escalation and Harm

Over time, Madeline Sally Machla Lee has repeatedly mobilized public "callout" campaigns on social media, particularly within left-leaning Facebook spaces, directing attention and hostility toward individuals who criticize or disengage from her.

During the period in which I was being publicly targeted, multiple individuals contacted me independently to describe prior experiences in which Lee had similarly focused attention on them, resulting in sustained harassment and eventual withdrawal from online spaces.

Across these incidents, a consistent dual structure appears: outward-facing recruitment and victim framing paired with private denial of coordination or responsibility. These parallel narratives do not remain internally consistent.

When confronted with contradictions, responsibility is routinely displaced onto third parties-friends, romantic partners, followers, or strangers-rather than addressed directly.

Messaging referencing a protective order
Private message framing third-party conduct as independent harassment: Private message in which Lee attributes harassment to third parties, expresses emotional distress, and references legal notice allegedly served on others.
Public and private narrative split
Public solicitation of third-party reporting across platforms: Public posts encouraging others to share or report content across platforms, including requests for amplification on Facebook.

Rather than resolving over time, the behavior escalated. Approximately six months after the initial campaign began, Lee shared my personal phone number with an individual named Sumit Sinha, whom she had recently met through an online dating platform. He then contacted me directly.

Initial contact from third party
Third-party contact following disclosure of personal contact information: Private message exchange involving an individual who contacted the plaintiff after receiving her phone number, denying intent and expressing confusion about the situation.
Denial of harassment
Public dissemination of identifying information following third-party contact: Public post authored by the same third party referencing the plaintiff’s spouse and personal details after initiating contact.

Following this exchange, Sinha located a public post I had made describing the incident and responded by publishing my husband's full legal name alongside personal assertions about his relationship with Lee.

In Lee's subsequent response to my civil lawsuit, she stated that Sinha had contacted me respectfully and independently. She further asserted that she had not provided him with my contact information.

Court filing asserting independent contact
Civil filing excerpt describing third-party contact as independent: Excerpt from a civil filing in which Lee characterizes third-party contact with the plaintiff as respectful and independently initiated.
Denial of sharing contact information
Civil filing excerpt denying provision of contact information; Excerpt from the same filing asserting that Lee did not provide the third party with the plaintiff’s personal contact information.

These representations conflict with the preserved sequence of events. The same pattern appears throughout the record: third-party involvement occurs, responsibility is disclaimed, and contradictory explanations are offered depending on audience.

By March 6, 2025, after months of sustained contact, escalation, and narrative contradiction, I filed a civil action seeking relief and an end to the conduct.

Two audiences. Two versions. One record.

Former Friends and Social Amplification

The same events are thus described one way in sworn filings and another way in public discourse, depending on audience.

By August 2024, the volume and visibility of the accusations circulating about me reached a point where silence was no longer viable. I addressed the claims publicly in an attempt to correct the record.

Following that response, several individuals I had previously considered friends began recirculating Lee's allegations. Rather than de-escalating, their involvement intensified as I attempted to defend myself, amplifying the reach and severity of the claims.

Third-party repetition of accusations
Public post by former acquaintance reiterating allegations without firsthand knowledge: Public message authored by a former friend repeating allegations attributed to Lee and framing them as settled fact.
Escalation of allegations
Escalation of accusation following public response by the plaintiff: Public exchange in which the same individual intensifies allegations after the plaintiff attempts to correct the record.

At no point did these individuals have firsthand knowledge of the events they were asserting. Their participation functioned as secondary amplification, converting private accusations into a broader social campaign.

Weaponizing Disability

Madeline Sally Machla Lee was aware that I am autistic and live with complex post-traumatic stress disorder. That information was not private within our interactions.

After third parties began making public accusations about me, I sent Lee a cease-and-desist letter requesting that the contact and dissemination of claims stop. The letter was an attempt to establish boundaries and reduce harm.

Rather than treating the letter as a boundary, Lee submitted it as "evidence" of harassment in a civil action filed in New Delhi, India, characterizing me as a subordinate participant in her own allegations.

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Foreign civil filing submitting boundary-setting correspondence as harassment: Excerpt from a civil filing submitted by Madeline Sally Machla Lee in New Delhi, India, in which the plaintiff’s cease-and-desist letter is characterized as evidence of harassment.
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As the situation escalated, my neurodivergence was reframed within her narrative as a tactic I was allegedly using against her. This framing appeared alongside public claims that she would never exploit disability.

At the same time, preserved records show strangers publicly mocking my autism in spaces where Lee's accusations were being circulated, creating a direct conflict between sworn denials and observable outcomes.

The contradiction is not ideological. It is documentary: disability is disavowed as a weapon in formal settings while its effects are realized in public spaces.

The Campaign Expands

By May 2025, the same sexual assault allegation first circulated by Ewan Leask in August 2024 was being repeated widely by Lee's friends, followers, and associates. The claim appeared across multiple platforms without new evidence or firsthand accounts.

Continued repetition of allegations
Public meme incorporating the plaintiff’s likeness following allegation circulation: Image-based post incorporating the plaintiff’s photograph into meme content circulated publicly during the period in which sexual assault allegations were being repeated across platforms.
Character attacks
Public comment reiterating allegations without firsthand involvement: Public comment asserting sexual assault allegations and linking external material, posted without firsthand knowledge or new evidentiary support.

During this period, my likeness was incorporated into memes, and thousands of comments from strangers labeled me a rapist, a Nazi, racist, transphobic, and violent. These characterizations were repeated by individuals with no prior relationship to me.

I also received direct messages from individuals local to me asserting that they would "hex" me or warn others to exclude me from organizing spaces. These communications mirrored the same narrative framing circulating publicly.

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Direct harassment message invoking punishment and exclusion: Private message sent to the plaintiff containing insults, moral condemnation, and language framing harassment as deserved consequence.
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Public post labeling the plaintiff with extremist and criminal accusations: Public Facebook post asserting that the plaintiff is a “racist,” accompanied by image-based content and high engagement metrics.

As the campaign intensified, I lost professional contracts, social media accounts, followers, and longstanding personal relationships. I was forced to abandon existing work and begin rebuilding my livelihood while responding to sustained third-party contact generated by the allegations.

Personal photographs were repurposed as memes by third parties, further extending the reach of the campaign. These actions occurred concurrently with sworn statements asserting fear and lack of coordination.

During this phase, my post-traumatic stress disorder was referenced repeatedly in public discourse, with reactions to the harassment later cited as evidence of instability. The feedback loop became self-reinforcing.

Threatening message
Repeated private harassment mirroring public accusations: Additional private messages repeating accusations and dehumanizing language consistent with narratives circulating publicly at the same time.
Additional threats
Escalated dehumanizing message invoking violence and isolation: Private message employing dehumanizing language, threats of harm, and encouragement of isolation.

Public claims of fear coincided with private encouragement of continued engagement. Nearly every allegation attributed to me appeared simultaneously in the conduct directed toward me by others.

Targeted harassment
Unsolicited message repeating accusations and directing hostility: Private message sent by an individual with no prior relationship to the plaintiff, repeating accusations and using demeaning language.
Scripted repetition
Unsolicited message referencing prior exposure through Lee’s network: Private message from a separate individual initiating contact and referencing knowledge of the plaintiff derived from Lee or her associates.

My inbox continued to fill with unsolicited messages from individuals repeating the same claims. Many stated explicitly that they had learned of me through Lee or her associates.

Mass-reporting campaigns were then initiated against my remaining social media accounts, with participants openly celebrating their removal.

After I withdrew from most social media platforms, the same tactics shifted toward registrar abuse complaints and DMCA takedown requests directed at my legal archive.

Registrar complaint
Platform abuse report citing no substantiated violations: Abuse report summary showing “no evidence to display” following review of allegations submitted against the plaintiff’s website.
No court order exists
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The expansion was not limited to a single platform or moment. It followed a repeatable structure: allegation, amplification, enforcement, and displacement. By the time formal responses were possible in court, the reputational and economic harm had already occurred.

The record does not show fear. It shows propagation.

Escalation to the Courts

Following months of online escalation, the dispute entered the court system. Despite publicly presenting herself as financially unstable, Madeline Sally Machla Lee retained representation from a municipal defense firm with an established record representing landlord and government interests.

The transition from online allegation to formal legal process marked a shift in tactics. Claims previously circulated through social media were introduced into judicial proceedings, where procedural mechanisms replaced public persuasion.

Public fundraising during litigation
Public fundraising appeal citing legal distress Public mutual-aid request posted by Lee citing the need for funds in connection with legal proceedings and personal safety concerns.
Barna Guzy & Steffen LLP
Judicial filing reflecting retained legal representation: Court filing showing Lee represented by counsel from a municipal defense firm with experience representing landlord and government interests.

The matter was assigned to Referee Elizabeth Clysdale. Publicly available litigation records reflect prior allegations that Referee Clysdale has incorporated social media activity into judicial decision-making.

In previous federal litigation, it was alleged that Referee Clysdale relied on online narratives and external characterizations when issuing rulings, resulting in claims of retaliatory or irregular judicial conduct.

The procedural posture of this case mirrors that pattern: allegations first circulated online, then reintroduced through court filings, where they were treated as presumptively credible without independent evidentiary testing.