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Subject of 'Friedman' Film Loses Appeal 1/13/08 Central Islip, N.Y. (AP) - A federal judge has rejected a man's bid for exoneration in a child-molestation case explored in a noted documentary film, saying he filed his appeal too late. Jesse Friedman's appeal stemmed from the Oscar-nominated 2003 film, "Capturing the Friedmans." His lawyers said the documentary revealed evidence that prosecutors had wrongfully withheld — that at least one of the children who accused Friedman did so under hypnosis arranged by police. A teenage Friedman and his father, Arnold, pleaded guilty in 1988 to molesting children during computer classes in the basement of their home in Great Neck, on Long Island. Jesse Friedman, now 38, was paroled in 2001; his father committed suicide in prison in 1995. The son has tried for years to reverse his guilty plea. U.S. District Court Judge Joanna Seybert agreed last year to consider whether his latest appeal was filed within legal time limits, as a first step toward a potential hearing on questions about the hypnosis. She ruled Jan. 4 that the June 2006 appeal was "untimely," saying Friedman's lawyers knew in 1988 that a therapist had worked with the children in eliciting details of the alleged sex abuse.... Under federal law, the appeal had to be filed within a year after its factual basis "could have been discovered through the exercise of due diligence."....A prosecutor said Friedman's appeal was meritless, adding that the therapist has given sworn testimony denying having hypnotized any of Friedman's accusers. "Further review of this issue is simply not warranted," assistant Nassau County district attorney Judith Sternberg said Friday. Pressman said his disappointed client — who is still barred from parks and other places children frequent because he is classified as a violent sexual predator — would appeal further. _http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/01/13/national/a013246S03.DTL_ (http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/01/13/national/a013246S03.DTL) links about the movie and case: _http://www.leadershipcouncil.org/1/ctf/bib.html_ (http://www.leadershipcouncil.org/1/ctf/bib.html) Capturing the Friedmans: annotated Bibliography from the Leadership Council on Child Abuse and Interpersonal Violence _http://www.theawarenesscenter.org/arnoldandjessefriedman.html_ (http://www.theawarenesscenter.org/arnoldandjessefriedman.html) Case of Arnold Friedman and Jessie Friedman _http://www.leadershipcouncil.org/1/ctf/geraldo.html_ (http://www.leadershipcouncil.org/1/ctf/geraldo.html) Geraldo Rivera's interview with Jesse Friedman _http://members.aol.com/FriedmansMovie/_ (http://members.aol.com/FriedmansMovie/) "CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS" Documentary or Whitewash? Have you seen Andrew Jarecki's award-winning film? Did it leave you with the impression that Jesse Friedman and maybe his father, Arnold, were victims of a witch hunt conducted by an inept and overzealous investigation team? That conclusion is no accident. Jarecki omitted incriminating evidence that might have made you think differently about Jesse and Arnold. Consider this information, and decide for yourself if this well-reviewed "documentary" can be trusted. **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/ctrl@listserv.aol.com/ <A HREF="http://www.mail-archive.com/ctrl@listserv.aol.com/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
