“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
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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
New Evidence in the Jesse Friedman Case
Jesse Friedman, of “Capturing the Friedmans,” whose case NCRJ sponsors: Look at the new evidence. Sign the petition. http://www.justiceforjesse.com/
Innocent Woman Struggles With Sex-Offender Restrictions
The NCRJ lauds a San Antonio newspaper for bravely focusing on our innocent defendant Anna Vasquez‘s problems as a registered sex offender, talking in depth about the injustice of these policies even for those who, unlike Anna, have broken the law but deserve the right to put their lives in order after duly serving their time.… Continue reading Innocent Woman Struggles With Sex-Offender Restrictions