The Kern County child abuse cases started the day care sexual abuse hysteria of the 1980s in Kern County, California.[1] The cases involved allegations of satanic ritual abuse by a sex ring against as many as 60 children who testified they had been abused. At least 36 people were convicted and most of them spent years in prison. Thirty-four convictions were overturned on appeal. The district attorney responsible for the convictions was Ed Jagels,[2] who was sued by at least one of those whose conviction was overturned,[3] and who remained in office until 2009.[4] Two of the convicted individuals were unable to prove their innocence because they died in prison.
- ^ Jones, Maggie (September 19, 2004). "Who Was Abused?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
There are several ways to view the small white house on Center Street in Bakersfield, California. From one perspective it's just another low-slung home in a working-class neighborhood, with a front yard, brown carpeting, a TV in the living room.
- ^ "Mean Justice - Dirty Secrets". Truthinjustice.org. Archived from the original on 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
- ^ "Modahl v. County of Kern". Aele.org. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
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