Anatomy of the McMartin Child Molestation Case

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

• ISBN13: 9780761819837
• ISBN10: 0761819835
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-05-09
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
An Overview	1	(12)
The Goal and Purpose of the Book	4	(4)
Organization of the Study	8	(3)
Conclusions	11	(2)
The Evolution of Charges	13	(14)
First Charges	15	(1)
Initial Arrests and Lack of Evidence	16	(1)
Evolution of Criminal Charges	17	(1)
Expanding the Investigation	18	(6)
Jail and Bail	24	(2)
Conclusions	26	(1)
Pretrial Publicity: A Media Event	27	(14)
Television and the McMartin Case	28	(6)
KABC-TV	29	(1)
A ``20/20'' Segment on McMartin	30	(3)
Another View: The ``60 Minutes'' Segment	33	(1)
The Print Media and the McMartin Case	34	(2)
Political Publicity	36	(3)
Impact of Media Coverage	39	(1)
Conclusions	40	(1)
Pretrial Publicity: The Public's View	41	(18)
The Los Angeles Times Opinion Survey	42	(3)
Defense Analysis of Pre-Trial Publicity and Public Opinion	45	(1)
Survey of Potential Jurors in the Los Angeles Central Superior Court District	46	(12)
Sample Size and the Response Rate	48	(1)
Community Survey Findings	48	(2)
Criticism of Mail Survey by the Print and Electronic Media	50	(1)
The Media and Pretrial Publicity	51	(1)
Testimony by Children in Sexual Abuse Cases	52	(2)
Guilt and Innocence	54	(1)
The Judicial System and Investigations of Child Abuse by the Prosecution	55	(1)
Child Sexual Abuse Over Time	56	(1)
Political Implications	56	(2)
Conclusions	58	(1)
Preliminary Hearings	59	(46)
The Affirmative Defense	60	(1)
The Judge and Other Court Players	61	(3)
An Open or Closed Hearing?	64	(2)
Parental Testimony	66	(4)
Therapists' Testimony	70	(4)
Children's Testimony	74	(17)
Medical Evidence and Medical Experts	91	(3)
Potential Bias of CII Personnel	94	(1)
Prosecutorial Misconduct	95	(3)
Cult Practice Fabrications	95	(1)
Illegal Delays in Reporting Sexual Abuse	96	(1)
Conflict Among Prosecutors	96	(2)
Bail	98	(1)
Dropping Charges	99	(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