Anatomy of the McMartin Child Molestation Case

, by Butler, Edgar W.; Fukurai, Hiroshi; Dimitrius, Jo-Ellan; Krooth, Richard

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ISBN: 9780761819837 | 0761819835
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 5/9/2001

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This book details the painful, torturous, and often unbelievable turn of events in the McMartin sexual molestation case. It offers a critical window on Salem by the Sea, revealing how civil society and the criminal justice system have mindlessly and brutally dealt with young children, their parents, defendants, and their families under the guise of pursuing justice and equity.

Preface

Acknowledgments

An Overview

(12)

The Goal and Purpose of the Book

(4)

Organization of the Study

(3)

Conclusions

(2)

The Evolution of Charges

(14)

First Charges

(1)

Initial Arrests and Lack of Evidence

(1)

Evolution of Criminal Charges

(1)

Expanding the Investigation

(6)

Jail and Bail

(2)

Conclusions

(1)

Pretrial Publicity: A Media Event

(14)

Television and the McMartin Case

(6)

KABC-TV

(1)

A ``20/20'' Segment on McMartin

(3)

Another View: The ``60 Minutes'' Segment

(1)

The Print Media and the McMartin Case

(2)

Political Publicity

(3)

Impact of Media Coverage

(1)

Conclusions

(1)

Pretrial Publicity: The Public's View

(18)

The Los Angeles Times Opinion Survey

(3)

Defense Analysis of Pre-Trial Publicity and Public Opinion

(1)

Survey of Potential Jurors in the Los Angeles Central Superior Court District

(12)

Sample Size and the Response Rate

(1)

Community Survey Findings

(2)

Criticism of Mail Survey by the Print and Electronic Media

(1)

The Media and Pretrial Publicity

(1)

Testimony by Children in Sexual Abuse Cases

(2)

Guilt and Innocence

(1)

The Judicial System and Investigations of Child Abuse by the Prosecution

(1)

Child Sexual Abuse Over Time

(1)

Political Implications

(2)

Conclusions

(1)

Preliminary Hearings

(46)

The Affirmative Defense

(1)

The Judge and Other Court Players

(3)

An Open or Closed Hearing?

(2)

Parental Testimony

(4)

Therapists' Testimony

(4)

Children's Testimony

(17)

Medical Evidence and Medical Experts

(3)

Potential Bias of CII Personnel

(1)

Prosecutorial Misconduct

(3)

Cult Practice Fabrications

(1)

Illegal Delays in Reporting Sexual Abuse

(1)

Conflict Among Prosecutors

(2)

Bail

(1)

Dropping Charges

(1)

Dropping Defendants

100

(2)

Conclusions

102

(3)

Pretrial Events Before the First McMartin Trial

105

(20)

Charges of Discriminatory Enforcement and Prosecution

106

(1)

Motion for Dismissal of Charges and the Question of Prosecutorial Misconduct

107

(5)

Withheld Evidence

109

(3)

Death of Judy Johnson, the First Complaining Mother

112

(1)

Pre-Trial Defense Motions

113

(7)

Motion to Change Venue

114

(1)

Motions for Extensive Voir Dire Sessions

115

(2)

Selecting a Fair and Impartial Jury

117

(3)

Motion to Challenge the Jury Array

120

(2)

Conclusions

122

(3)

Impaneling the McMartin Jury: Scientific Defense Jury Selection

125

(28)

Jury Selection: Community Cross-Section and Biases

127

(2)

Scientific Jury Selection

129

(2)

Impaneling McMartin Jurors: A Study in Voir Dire and Peremptory Challenges

131

(13)

Socioeconomic and Demographic Dimensions of Juror Biases

131

(1)

Behavioral and Attitudinal Dimensions of Juror Biases

131

(5)

Observational Dimensions of Juror Biases

136

(1)

Structured Observations and Assessments of Juror Biases

137

(7)

The Final Jury and Alternates

144

(2)

The Final Jury's Backgrounds

146

(4)

Perceptions of Scientific Jury Selection in American Courtrooms

150

(1)

Conclusions

151

(2)

The First McMartin Trial

153

(42)

Opening Statements

155

(3)

The Prosecution and the Facts

155

(1)

The Defense and the Matter of ``Reasonable Doubt''

156

(2)

Parents' Testimony

158

(4)

Children's Testimony

162

(7)

Child Witnesses Refusing to Testify

167

(1)

Judy Ann Johnson's Son Refusing to Testify

168

(1)

Videotaped Testimony

169

(1)

Therapists' Testimony

169

(5)

Medical Evidence

174

(1)

The Defense Expert Witness

175

(2)

Jailhouse Informant Testimony

177

(4)

Testimony of Daniel Davis

181

(1)

Testimony of Peggy Ann Buckey

182

(1)

Testimony of Virginia McMartin

183

(1)

Testimony of Peggy McMartin Buckey

183

(1)

Testimony of Raymond Buckey

184

(2)

Miscellaneous Testimony Without End

186

(2)

Closing Arguments

188

(2)

McMartin Defendants Versus a McMartin Parent

190

(1)

Bail for Raymond Buckey

191

(2)

Conclusions

193

(2)

The Jurors and their Verdicts: The First Trial

195

(8)

The Verdicts

196

(2)

Evaluation of Evidence

198

(3)

Developing Consensus

200

(1)

Conclusions

201

(2)

The Aftermath

203

(28)

Public's Response

204

(3)

Soul Searching by the Mass Media

207

(4)

Insufficient Evidence: Weakness of the Prosecution

211

(3)

Monetary Costs

214

(1)

Personal Losses

215

(7)

The Children and Their Parents

215

(2)

The Defendants

217

(1)

Mary Ann Jackson

217

(1)

Babette Spitler

218

(1)

Peggy Ann Buckey

219

(1)

Minister John D. Eales

220

(1)

Jurors

221

(1)

Societal Costs

222

(6)

The Criminal Justice System

222

(2)

Child Sexual Abuse Rehabilitative and Therapeutic Industries

224

(4)

Conclusions

228

(3)

The Second McMartin Trial

231

(22)

The Retrial Decision

232

(1)

Was This A Valid Prosecution?

233

(1)

The Jury Selection

234

(1)

Trial

234

(10)

Judicial Assignment

235

(1)

Dismissal Request

236

(1)

Dismissed Count---Refusal of Boy to Testify

237

(1)

Plea Bargain Controversies

237

(2)

Child Witnesses

239

(1)

Renewed Medical Testimony

240

(1)

Kathleen MacFarlane and CII

240

(1)

Michael Maloney

241

(1)

Virginia McMartin

241

(1)

Babette Spitler and Her Children

242

(1)

Peggy McMartin Buckey

242

(1)

Raymond Buckey

242

(1)

Closing Arguments

243

(1)

Judge's Instructions to the Jury

244

(1)

Jury Deliberations

245

(1)

The Verdicts

246

(1)

Aftermath of the Second Trial

247

(3)

Parents

247

(1)

Child Witnesses

248

(1)

Raymond Buckey

248

(1)

The Public

249

(1)

District Attorney Ira Reiner

249

(1)

Conclusions

250

(3)

Constitutional Rights: Child Abuse Victims and Alleged Perpetrators

253

(24)

Constitutional Questions

255

(5)

Closed-Circuit TV Testimony

256

(3)

Hearsay Evidence

259

(1)

Prosecutors' Abuse of Power

260

(5)

Exonerating Evidence

261

(1)

Case Studies of Prosecutorial Misconduct

262

(3)

Civil Rights Violations

265

(3)

Reputations of Alleged Perpetrators

267

(1)

Children and the Criminal Justice Process

268

(1)

The Mass Media

269

(1)

Court Mechanisms to Limit the Effect of Prejudicial Materials

270

(4)

Proactive Mechanisms in the McMartin Trial

270

(2)

Reactive Mechanisms in the McMartin Trial

272

(2)

Conclusions

274

(3)

The Rights of Victims and Alleged Perpetrators: Possible Recipe and Reform

277

(12)

Countersuits

279

(6)

Virginia McMartin and Former Defendants

279

(2)

Peggy Ann Buckey

281

(1)

Peggy McMartin Buckey and Raymond Buckey

282

(1)

Other Countersuits

283

(2)

Recipe for Reform

285

(2)

Conclusions

287

(2)

Epilogue

289

(18)

Since the End

289

(2)

Government Abuse and Misconduct

291

(1)

Heavy-Handed Prosecutors

292

(1)

A Dismal Path Ahead

293

(6)

Fair Trial in Jeopardy---The O.J. Simpson Trial and L.A. District Attorney's Office

299

(5)

Conclusions

304

(3)

Endnotes

307

(32)

Subject Index

339

(6)

Name Index

345

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Anatomy of the McMartin Child Molestation Case

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