Official Communications and Public Statements

This section collects official communications issued by various research institutions, academic associations, and independent observers in response to the allegations spread during the #ReceptioGate controversy. Each statement is linked to its original publication source, and all information provided has been verified and publicly archived.

🗞 Official Statements and Responses

• December 20, 2022 – Open Call to the Carabinieri Art Crimes Unit
  Prof. Rossi publishes an article denouncing the trade of dismembered manuscripts and files a formal report with the Italian Carabinieri.
  🔗 Read the article on AboutArtOnline
  
  

• January 2023 – Public Archive of Threats and False Obituaries
  In response to escalating harassment, a dossier is published documenting the digital attacks, including anonymous death threats and falsified obituaries.
  🔗 PDF of threats and abuses (RECEPTIO)
  🔗 Archived false obituary
  
  

• April 2023 – Timeline and Public Documentation
  The Organisation pour la Protection des Manuscrits Médiévaux (OProM) releases a verified chronology of events, detailing the smear campaign and its actors.
  🔗 Read the timeline on OProM Substack
  
  

• May 2025 – Formal Statement on Kidd’s Harassment and Conflict of Interest
  OProM issues a formal response to Peter Kidd’s campaign of defamation, detailing the sustained attacks and his connections to the dismemberment of manuscripts.
  🔗 Available on this site: “Who Is Peter Kidd?” section
  
  

More statements will be added as legal and academic processes unfold.

For further documentation, including official submissions, legal communications, and institutional appeals, please consult the Evidence and Timeline sections.