Coverage dated December 13, 2022

Massachusetts governor seeks pardons in 1980s sex abuse case

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The Amiraults have long argued that they were victims of a sex abuse hysteria that swept the country in the 1980s and questionable testimony from child witnesses.

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Portland Press Herald
Massachusetts governor abandons pardons in sex abuse case (opens Portland Press Herald)
Published Dec 13, 2022
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Gov. Charlie Baker withdrew his request Wednesday seeking pardons for two individuals at the center of one the nation’s most notorious sexual abuse trials of the 1980s.
News Center Maine
Massachusetts governor seeks pardons in 1980s sex abuse case (opens News Center Maine)
Published Dec 13, 2022
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The Amiraults have long argued that they were victims of a sex abuse hysteria that swept the country in the 1980s and questionable testimony from child witnesses.
Portland Press Herald
Massachusetts governor seeks pardons in 1980s child sex abuse case (opens Portland Press Herald)
Published Dec 13, 2022
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A panel will consider the recommendations for two people in what was one of the highest profile cases in the country at the time.

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