On This Day: March 22 1984 Teachers at McMartin Preschool Were Charged With Satanic Ritual Abuse

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Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: March 22 1984 Teachers at McMartin Preschool Were Charged With Satanic Ritual Abuse.

On this day March 22 1984 several teachers at McMartin Preschool in Manhattan Beach California were charged with allegations of satanic ritual abuse of children. The case became one of the most infamous and controversial criminal investigations of the 1980s fueled by mass hysteria and the growing fear of satanic cults.

After a lengthy trial and years of investigations no evidence was found to support the claims and the charges were ultimately proven to be false. The case is now widely seen...
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