Petition for review granted. The case of Varn Chandola meets our criteria for fiscal sponsorship. but there is no current fund-raising activity for this case. Varn Chandola and his wife Neha, Seattle lawyers, were in the unhappy position of divorcing each other while parenting a very young child. The couple could agree on little about… Continue reading Varn Chandola
Prosecutorial Misconduct – What’s to be Done? A Call to Action
Let’s take politics OUT of the prosecutor’s office, and let’s provide some “hot stove rule” legislation to achieve prosecutorial accountability, including appropriate sanctions and discipline. Prosecutors are always politically campaigning on a platform of “tough on crime.” Well, OK, but that applies to you too Mr./Ms. Prosecutor. http://wrongfulconvictionsblog.org/2013/05/20/prosecutorial-misconduct-whats-to-be-done-a-call-to-action/
Dorothy Rabinbowitz: The Trials of Father MacRae
“Here once more, in the MacRae case, was a set of charges built by a determined sex-abuse investigator and an atmosphere in which accusation was, in effect, all the proof required to bring a guilty verdict. But now there was another factor: huge financial payouts for victims’ claims.” The case of Father Gordon MacRae has… Continue reading Dorothy Rabinbowitz: The Trials of Father MacRae
Psych Experts Support Keller Appeal
“The continuing imprisonment of Fran and Danny Keller on the grounds that they were supposed Satanic conspirators who forced children to engage in evil sexualized rituals is an historical anomaly and obvious injustice,” http://www.austinchronicle.com/blogs/news/2013-03-26/psych-experts-support-keller-appeal/ Dr. Harrington and Dr. Wood are Advisors to the NCRJ.
Joseph Allen Desperately Needs Your Help
Last June, Robert Chatelle and Dr. Emily Horowitz of the NCRJ published this article about the Smith/Allen case, which we sponsor: There have been some disturbing recent developments. Judge Burge has recused himself from the case and a new judge has been appointed. The new judge is going to hold a resentencing hearing for Joseph… Continue reading Joseph Allen Desperately Needs Your Help
It’s About Time We Freed the Friedmans!
Jesse Friedman, who served 13 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, is now awaiting a decision that could overturn the conviction. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/claudia-ricci/its-about-time-we-freed-t_b_3169746.html
St. Francis professor fights to overturn Friedman’s conviction
“Now, Professor [and NCRJ Director Emily] Horowitz brings back [Jesse] Friedman and [Ron] Kuby to answer questions and show new evidence that contradicts the claims made in the original case on Tuesday, April 9 at 4 p.m. in Room 4202 of St. Francis College located at 180 Remsen St. in Brooklyn Heights. The event is… Continue reading St. Francis professor fights to overturn Friedman’s conviction
Report On ‘Capturing The Friedmans’ Sex Abuse Case Urges DA To Overturn Jesse Friedman’s Conviction
The NCRJ report indicates that the Friedman case contains the 10 hallmarks of false sex crime prosecution: “Police Misconduct; Absence of Physical Evidence; Absence of Medical Evidence; Outlandish or Impossible Scenarios; Prosecutorial Misconduct; Judicial Misconduct; Coercive Interviews by Police and Therapists; Improper Relationship Between Police and Therapists; Use of Now-Discredited Memory-Recovery Techniques and Hypnosis; Police… Continue reading Report On ‘Capturing The Friedmans’ Sex Abuse Case Urges DA To Overturn Jesse Friedman’s Conviction
Uncapturing a Friedman
But Jarecki isn’t concerned solely with the welfare of Friedman: “I’m equally concerned about the hundreds of people who were told by the police, falsely, that their children were attacked and falsely molested.” “That perverts your outlook on life,” he said. http://www.salon.com/2013/03/13/uncapturing_a_friedman/
NCRJ White Paper on the Jesse Friedman Case
The NCRJ is pleased to announce the publication of a White Paper about the Friedman case. The NCRJ has sponsored Jesse Friedman’s case for over a decade, and this paper, by Gavin de Becker and NCRJ Director Emily Horowitz, summarizes the context of the child sex abuse moral panic and highlights important new evidence about… Continue reading NCRJ White Paper on the Jesse Friedman Case