McMaster’s Imaginary Sex Ring
In 2020, a Canadian university tore up its psychology department in search of a non-existent network of sexual predators. Documents obtained by Quillette reveal how administrators allowed it to happen.
14 June 2023
Wrongful Convictions · False Allegations · Memory & the Courts
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In 2020, a Canadian university tore up its psychology department in search of a non-existent network of sexual predators. Documents obtained by Quillette reveal how administrators allowed it to happen.
14 June 2023
Retired NSW public servant Noel Greenaway, 85, is serving 20 years over 1960s Parramatta Girls allegations — a conviction that turned on tendency evidence.
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