Annette Taylor, Ph. D. wrote:
I'm not so sure of that, at least not directly. In fact, I am not
aware of any
largely popularized cases of actual 'satanic' abuse. Mostly it is just
plain
old sexual abuse. If you look at the most popularized cases in the US
(McMartin
and the other one in CA whose name is the abuser falls prey to a
senior moment),
and I have to admit I have not heard of any big ones recently, then I
don't
believe religion played a part.
In the McMartin case, in spite of being the longest criminal case in
history, there were no convictions of abuse of any type. While 'not
guilty' is not the same as 'innocent', I thought that it was a case in
which the main culprits were the overzealous interviewers who
(inadvertantly) manipulated the testimony of young children.
There were other cases which obtained convictions, many of which were
overturned in the years to come. I've never heard of any verified cases
of Satanic Ritual Abuse. For more detail one might want to check the
Skeptic's Dictionary http://skepdic.com/satanrit.html
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__ Dr. Rick Stevens
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__ University of Louisiana @ Monroe
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