BUCYRUS— Galion Attorney Roberta Wade released the following statement regarding her clients’  termination as Bratwurst Festival Queen:

On behalf of Abigail Brocwell and her parents, we want to thank the Bucyrus area community for the overwhelming support that Abigail and her family has received.

Abigail did absolutely nothing wrong to warrant the treatment that she has received from the Bratwurst Festival Board. The Bratwurst Festival is a community organization and should support community values – like truth and fairness. But there was no truth and no fairness in what happened to Abigail being dethroned as Bratwurst Queen.

The Bratwurst Board’s unjust action is allegedly based on Abigail and her mother attending the Baltimore Festival luncheon on August 6. Abigail was not attending the luncheon as a representative of the Bratwurst Festival. She was not dressed as the Bratwurst Queen – she was not wearing a dirndl, was not wearing a crown, and was not wearing a sash. She did not hold herself out as a representative of the Bratwurst Festival, and she and her mother paid for the luncheon themselves. To set the record straight on this, we are attaching a copy of the check used to pay for the luncheon, a letter from the Pageant/Queens Director of the Baltimore Festival, and a picture.taken at the 8/6/2022 Baltimore Festival luncheon. Abigail Brocwell was clearly on her own time – she was not representing the Bratwurst Festival.

Unknown to Abigail, her attendance at that luncheon was twisted around and put into motion a behind­ the-scenes, out-of-control effort to have her dethroned. And by Monday, August 8th, Abigail was asked to attend a meeting that she thought had to do with the upcoming Bratwurst Festival. However, the Bratwurst Board had concealed the true purpose of the meeting, which was to dethrone Abigail. When Abigail arrived, the Board members were all signing the letter to remove her as Bratwurst Queen. The letter was based on false allegations; but when Abigail tried to explain the true situation, no one was listening as the decision had essentially been made. Attached is a true copy of the 8/8/2022 letter signed by the Bratwurst Festival Board.

It is hard to understand why all eight (8) Board members would sign such a document without double checking their information. Such negligence is inexcusable. At this point, the Bratwurst Festival Board continues to blame Abigail for their actions and incredibly are demanding an apology from Abigail? This blame-the-victim strategy is yet another insult in this whole matter.

As for the Board’s return-of-properly demand, Abigail Brocwell attempted to return the Bratwurst Festival Board property she had but no one was willing to accept it, noting that she had to deal directly with their attorney. Likewise, the Bratwurst Festival Board has some of Abigail Brocwell’s personal property.

The whole one-sided position of the Bratwurst Festival Board and their action taken against Abigail needs to be transparent. We have requested documents and records from the Bratwurst Festival through their attorney and will release them to the news media when we receive them – the Bratwurst Board’s action clearly needs to see the light of day. My clients’ goal is to make that happen.

Again, we thank the Bucyrus area community for their support

E. Roberta Wade

Attorney for Abigail Brocwell/ Angie Brocwell/Grant Brocwell

Click HERE to read the press release and the termination letter from the Bratwurst Festival Board.