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John1956PA

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1. In a similar case, a falsely accused daycare worker spent five years incarcerated.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 12:32 PM

14 hrs ago

That case was the Wee Care Nursery School case from New Jersey. In 1985, the authorities primed children to relate stories of abuse. The case went to trial in 1987. A young female employee of the daycare school was wrongly convicted. She was exonerated after she spent five years locked up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wee_Care_Nursery_School_abuse_trial

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On this day, March 22, 1984, teachers at a preschool were falsely charged with the sexual abuse of schoolchildren. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves 14 hrs ago OP

In a similar case, a falsely accused daycare worker spent five years incarcerated. John1956PA 14 hrs ago #1

Yeah. That's certainly one that deserves being served up as a reminder ... stopdiggin 14 hrs ago #2