Rethinking the ‘Sex Offender’ Label

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‘Victim advocates and prosecutors argued that replacing the term “sex offender” with different terminology “minimizes harm.” Victim advocates, including those currently on the SOMB, had argued they suffer lifelong consequences as victims and therefore …

Lorain County prosecutor takes step to revisit infamous 1990’s Head Start sex case

The Lorain Morning Journal

“Both Allen and Smith professed innocence, and the two said they had never met prior to being charged in connection with the case. Attorneys for Allen and Smith have argued that experts — since the 1994 …

Lorain DA may request that the convictions of Joseph Allen and Nancy Smith be vacated

The Lorain Chronicle

“ELYRIA — Lorain County Prosecutor J.D. Tomlinson is considering going to court to request that the criminal convictions of Joseph Allen and Nancy Smith, convicted of child sexual abuse in the Head Start case of the early …

Lessons learned from the Baran Case

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“Material gathered by two of Baran’s staunchest supporters, Robert Chatelle and James D’Entremont, provides strong evidence that Baran was railroaded. An insurance company, investigating the day care center’s claim for coverage when it was sued for negligent …

Confronting the Registry

On July 6, 2021 NCRJ Director Emily Horowitz joined an important discussion of sex-offender registries. Eastern State Penitentiary is a former prison in Philadelphia and is now a National Historic Landmark, open to the public for tours seven days a …

The State Convicted Him of Child Abuse. A Medical Expert Said It Was Likely Diaper Rash

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“Newton’s theory of the crime—the basis of the prosecution’s case—was impossible, according to Winfield’s appellate legal team.

“During the 2018 evidentiary hearing, Winfield’s attorneys presented testimony by physician and burn expert Stephen Milner. He had …

Reminder: Is QAnon Reviving Satanic Panic?

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It’s Time to Revisit the Satanic Panic

Accusations of abuse at McMartin Preschool in Manhattan Beach, Calif., became a national spectacle.Credit…Lacy Atkins/Los Angeles Times, via Getty Images

“Early in the 1980s, baseless conspiracy theories about cults committing mass child abuse spread around the country. Talk shows and …

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