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-Caveat Lector- scroll Missouri high court weighs repressed-memory case By Robert Patrick Of the Post-Dispatch 09/08/05 Jefferson City "The question of whether people with repressed memories can collect from the Roman Catholic Church on new claims of old sex abuse was argued before the Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday, after lower courts could not agree. The eventual decision is sure to have a significant financial impact on the church in Missouri and on those trying to win damages over allegations of misconduct by priests that may date back decades. The case involves accusations that two faculty members at Chaminade College Preparatory School in St. Louis County sexually abused a teenage student named Michael Powel in the early 1970s. The case centers on whether it is too late for Powel to sue the faculty members, Chaminade and the Marianist Province." http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/EF1FDE8D37FF6E0E86257077001B4C6D?OpenDocument www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substanceânot soap-boxingâplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'âwith its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsâis 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=""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
[CTRL] Repressed memory case, Aljazeera Guantanamo inmate 'abused'
-Caveat Lector- scroll High Court to Review Privacy Rights - Panel will rule in repressed memory case in which a UC Irvine scholar revealed information about the subject of a study. By Maura Dolan, L A Times Staff Writer San Francisco "Stepping into the debate over repressed memory, the California Supreme Court decided Wednesday to review whether a famed memory scholar can be found liable for defaming and invading the privacy of the subject of a psychological case study. The court voted without dissent in a closed session to accept an appeal by UC Irvine psychology professor Elizabeth F. Loftus, who was sued after publishing what she called an "expose" of a case study in which a 17-year-old purportedly recalled a memory of her mother sexually molesting her 11 years earlier. Two lower courts had ruled that the lawsuit could go to trialLoftus said Wednesday that she was "extremely gratified" that the court had decided to review the case. "I also am exceedingly grateful to the scientists, clinical researchers and scholars who wrote to the court … and joined me in my concerns about a frivolous lawsuit that carries the potential to stifle the free exchange of information," Loftus said. But Joyanna Silberg, executive vice president of the Leadership Council on Child Abuse Interpersonal Violence, said Loftus behaved unethically in probing the life of the woman identified in the study as "Jane Doe." "Science is in jeopardy if the public is not protected by ethics and standards," said Silberg, a clinical psychologist who specializes in child abuse. "There is no individual who is above the law, whether they be a very well-respected scientist or the president or a garbage collector." http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-memory23jun23,1,2960655.story What Psychologists Better Know About Recovered Memories: Research, Lawsuits, and the Pivotal Experiment - Kenneth S. Pope http://kspope.com/memory/lofrev3.php http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/15AACD99-DF1A-4E68-A9A6-DFEECF597F3E.htm Aljazeera Guantanamo inmate 'abused' By Roshan Muhammed Salih Wednesday 22 June 2005, 21:55 Makka Time, 18:55 GMT An Aljazeera cameraman who has been incarcerated in Guantanamo Bay since 2001 has suffered extreme physical, sexual and religious abuse, his lawyer says. 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=""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
[CTRL] repressed memory case
-Caveat Lector- California court won't allow lawsuit by parent against therapist in repressed memory case Copyright © 1999 Nando Media Copyright © 1999 Associated Press By BOB EGELKO SAN FRANCISCO (February 18, 1999 10:07 p.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) - A parent falsely accused of molesting a child based on "repressed memories" elicited during therapy cannot sue the therapist, a California appeals court ruled. The 4th District Court of Appeal in Santa Ana ruled that a therapist must be free to act solely in the interests of the client and can be sued only by the client for negligent diagnosis or treatment. "A therapist should not be required to serve two masters," said Presiding Justice David Sills in the 3-0 ruling, issued Tuesday. Repressed memories have been controversial as evidence in a court trial. The theory that victims of childhood trauma can "forget" abuse for decades and later be cured of adult disorders by recovering their memories has lost much of its credibility among scientists, and might well be barred as evidence in California courts, the court said. The case that prompted Tuesday's ruling involved James Trear, who was sued in 1992 by his 47-year-old daughter, Kathleen Searles. Searles said her father had raped her during childhood, starting when she was 6 months old. She said she recalled the abuse in 1991 during therapy with Judith Sills, who is no relation to the judge. Trear maintained his innocence and sued Sills, saying she encouraged his daughter to sue him as an aid in her recovery. Sills "stepped over that line when she adopted the philosophy of repressed memory as being a valid malady without any scientific, analytical, academic justification for it," said Trear's lawyer, Tom M. Allen. Trear settled the suit by paying $7,500, but denies ever molesting his daughter and can prove he was overseas during part of the time covered by her suit, Allen said. Searles has not recanted. Allen argued that a therapist whose diagnosis lacks any scientific support, and who encourages a client to accuse an innocent third person of a crime, should not be immune from damages. But the court said a therapist is entitled to examine the possibility of past sexual abuse and should not be inhibited by the possibility of a suit by the alleged abuser. "The therapist risks utter professional failure in his or her duty to the patient if possible childhood sexual abuse is ignored," Sills said. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections 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, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ 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
