Bernard Baran

Bernard Baran was 19 and working in a daycare when the panic ravaged the nation in the early 80s. He was sent to prison for 22 years, where he was raped, beaten, and denied adequate medical care. Read more.…

The Amirault Family

The Amirault Family. For 18 years, Violet Amirault ran a thriving and well-loved daycare center in Malden, Massachusetts. In later years, she was assisted by her son, Gerald, and her daughter, Cheryl. Read more.

Joseph Allen and Nancy Smith

Joseph Allen and Nancy Smith were convicted of sexually abusing young children in August of 1994. Smith, a 37-year-old single mother with four children, was a bus driver for the Lorain, Ohio Head Start. Read More.…

After 16 years, a courageous judge voids the wrongful convictions of Nancy Smith and Joseph Allen.

Roxbury, Massachusetts June 24, 2009 The NCRJ congratulates Lorain (OH) Common Pleas Judge James Burge for his courage in ordering the acquittals of Joseph Allen and Nancy Smith. Only 15 days ago, another of the NCRJ’s many cases came to …

After 25 years, All Charges Finally Thrown Out for Bernard Baran, the First Childcare Worker in America Convicted in a Daycare “Ritual Sex Abuse” Case

Roxbury, Massachusetts —June 15, 2009—The NCRJ applauds a district attorney’s decisionon June 9th to cease further appeals and drop all charges against Bernard F. Baran, Jr. During the national hysteria over ritual sex abuse  in daycare centers in America in …

The Hosanna Church satanic cult case

September 29, 2008. Article by Debra Lemoine. From The Advocate, Baton Rouge LA…

Massachusetts Appeals Court Hold Hearing on the Baran Case.

For a report, click here.…

New York Magazine’s David France interviewed about Kurt Eichenwald on Boston’s NPR station, WBUR.

November 20, 2007. In this interview, France reveals much information that did not appear in his article for the magazine. You can listen by clicking here.…

Bernard Baran and his attorney appear on the Boston’s public television station, WBGH.

November 12, 2007. Click here to view the clip.…

Bernard Baran released after nearly 22 years in prison.

Bernard Baran released after nearly 22 years in prison.
New trial ordered by Massachusetts Superior Court Judge.

June 30, 2006. (Boston, MA)-A Massachusetts judge has ordered a new trial for Bernard Baran, who has been in prison for almost …