Ben Rachinger has reappeared on Twitter, making a very interesting claim that seems at odds with previous versions of how things happened – no names but Jessica Williams isn implicated – “that we United to take on Mr Slater for his activities”.
The exchange began:
So
@public address has accused me of hacking ___ phone and publishing her private conversations…. I laughed.
She sent them to me
@publicaddress. How can you spread such vicious lies! Or is that what she told you? Genuine Q. Are you lying or lied to?
Then:
The whole point of this was that we United to take on Mr Slater for his activities. I declined to get involved in the smears for that reason
That looks quite different to previous claims by Rachinger that he reacted to requests to hack Slater and did a lone wolf sting.
Who United? The implication here is Williams with Rachinger.
I genuinely thought all the parties involved in this would do the right thing. I guess I have to clear the air myself! Sometime later
Since then one of those comments expanded into an exchange:
She sent them to me
@publicaddress. How can you spread such vicious lies! Or is that what she told you? Genuine Q. Are you lying or lied to?
@B3nRaching3r v serious accusation by@publicaddress; Please can all parties confine themselves to the certain truth or withdraw & apologise
@CrowdvBank@B3nRaching3r He’s previously admitted to and apologised for publishing my private messages.
The plot gets ever thicker.
Your NZ 
Beejay (@beejaym09)
/ 13th June 2015As I keep saying, I hope Ben’s parents are arranging for the medical help he actually needs. People should remember he is in real need of professional help.
Havesome morepork
/ 13th June 2015Interesting that Weka of The Standard needed to be copied into the conversation for no apparent reason.
Pete George
/ 13th June 2015Weka was commenting on Rachinger yesterday.
And
Sounds interested rather than involved.
Shagger
/ 14th June 2015So it’s a denial. It’s a united front. Well what is it Ben??? It can’t be both