To donate, send a check to: NCRJ POB 191101 Roxbury MA 02119 To donate via credit card, click here. November 26, 2012 Dear Friend, On November 2, after 12 years, Anna Vasquez walked out of prison in Gatesville, Texas. Many people have helped her. But without the National Center for Reason and Justice she… Continue reading Our Year-End Letter
Panic in Jerusalem
A study of past cases reveals startling similarities: The accusation always begins with a single complaint and is always parent-driven. The children’s accounts contain fabulous or impossible elements—magic tunnels, bullets that find their target, walls and people that disappear, and so on. The conspiracies being alleged are far-reaching and highly improbable. There are untrained professionals… Continue reading Panic in Jerusalem
Exonerating the Friedmans
The compilation of new evidence, which is being made available to view online, featured interviews that Jarecki and his team conducted with children involved in the case, all of whom are now adults. In addition to Michael Epstein, several other former students say in the movie that they were, contrary to their testimony, never molested.… Continue reading Exonerating the Friedmans
Witch-hunt, junk forensics? San Antonio Four fight for exoneration
[Attorney Mike] Ware characterizes the case as a witch-hunt based on flawed forensics, bogus witness testimony and a vendetta to lock-up the women because they are lesbians. http://www.kens5.com/news/exoner-180233571.html
The New York Times on the San Antonio Four Case
“Since then, a number of advocates have fought for the exonerations. Darrell Otto, a college instructor from Canada, became aware of the case in 2006. He submitted an application to the National Center for Reason and Justice, which advocates for those believed to be wrongfully accused of crimes against children. ” Darrell Otto did far… Continue reading The New York Times on the San Antonio Four Case
Jesse Friedman Poster
Here is the poster for the Jesse Friedman event this Sunday in Great Neck:
An Interview with NCRJ Board Member Mary Sue Molnar
“I’ve probably lost some friends along the way because they don’t understand and they don’t care to understand, but that’s okay. I know it’s the right thing to do. I sleep well at night,” Molnar said. Read more: http://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/20112540/woman#ixzz2COQlArvT
Freeing the San Antonio Four
From the San Antonio Current: “I can say that these four women were convicted and falsely imprisoned for a crime they were completely innocent of,” insisted Dallas lawyer Mike Ware, the women’s attorney with Innocence Project. Before taking the case, Ware headed Dallas County’s District Attorneys office’s conviction integrity unit and was responsible for getting… Continue reading Freeing the San Antonio Four
Forbes Column on the San Antonio Four
The injustices of this case are glaring, and the whole sordid situation bears remarkable similarities to other now-disproven crimes. http://www.forbes.com/sites/harveysilverglate/2012/11/12/the-san-antonio-four-show-the-injustice-of-sex-abuse-witch-hunts/
Jesse Friedman’s Team: New Evidence To Be Presented
Friedman said, “I had always hoped that the men, who as children had been pressured into filing charges against me, would someday step forward and say, ‘It never happened.’ I am so grateful that they have had the courage to tell their parents and to tell the DA’s office the truth…So many people were harmed… Continue reading Jesse Friedman’s Team: New Evidence To Be Presented