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Texas prosecutor OKs prisoner release in lesbian sexual assault case
Source: Reuters
Texas prosecutor OKs prisoner release in lesbian sexual assault case
BY JIM FORSYTH
SAN ANTONIO, Texas Fri Nov 15, 2013 7:06pm EST
(Reuters) - A Texas prosecutor agreed on Friday to free three women imprisoned since 1998 on sexual assault convictions that critics say were based more on mistaken ideas of lesbian behavior than evidence presented in court.
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Kristie Mayhugh, Elizabeth Ramirez, Cassandra Rivera, and Anna Vasquez, known as the "San Antonio Four", were convicted of sexually assaulting Ramirez's seven- and nine-year-old nieces and sentenced to prison time ranging from 15 years to 37 years.
The four have denied their guilt while critics have slammed testimony presented by the state's medical witness at trial, pediatrician Nancy Kellogg.
Kellogg testified about what she said were physical injuries inflicted upon the girls as part of Satanic rituals that she said were prevalent among some lesbians.
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BY JIM FORSYTH
SAN ANTONIO, Texas Fri Nov 15, 2013 7:06pm EST
(Reuters) - A Texas prosecutor agreed on Friday to free three women imprisoned since 1998 on sexual assault convictions that critics say were based more on mistaken ideas of lesbian behavior than evidence presented in court.
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Kristie Mayhugh, Elizabeth Ramirez, Cassandra Rivera, and Anna Vasquez, known as the "San Antonio Four", were convicted of sexually assaulting Ramirez's seven- and nine-year-old nieces and sentenced to prison time ranging from 15 years to 37 years.
The four have denied their guilt while critics have slammed testimony presented by the state's medical witness at trial, pediatrician Nancy Kellogg.
Kellogg testified about what she said were physical injuries inflicted upon the girls as part of Satanic rituals that she said were prevalent among some lesbians.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/16/us-usa-texas-lesbians-idUSBRE9AF00620131116
