Wee Care Nursery School abuse trial

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:crime
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Margaret Kelly Michaels case
gptkbp:appealsTo conviction overturned
gptkbp:appealYear 1993
gptkbp:charge child sexual abuse
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:defendant Margaret Kelly Michaels
gptkbp:endDate 1988
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wee Care Nursery School abuse trial
gptkbp:impact influenced legal standards for child testimony
raised concerns about suggestive interviewing of children
gptkbp:location gptkb:Maplewood,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national attention
gptkbp:notableFor part of day care sex abuse hysteria
gptkbp:prosecutor gptkb:Essex_County_Prosecutor's_Office
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:McMartin_preschool_trial
gptkbp:school Wee Care Nursery School
gptkbp:sentence 47 years in prison (overturned)
gptkbp:startDate 1985
gptkbp:verdict guilty (overturned on appeal)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Satanic_panic
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8