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Rev. Nathaniel Grady

Years Imprisoned:	10
Charge:	Child Abuse
Sentence:	45 yrs
Year Convicted:	1986
Year Cleared:	1996
Location of Trial:	New York
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	One of The Bronx Five: 5 men working at day care centers in the Bronx prosecuted by Mario Merola in 1986 and whose convictions were overturned on appeal. During his trial one child pointed to the trial judge as his abuser, and all of them had difficulty identifying Rev. Grady. Although no physical evidence was presented and there were no dates and times of the alleged abuse, Rev. Grady was convicted of 19 counts of rape, sodomy and sexual abuse. It was discovered after their convictions that the prosecution failed to disclose that the FBI secretly recorded 640 hours of video tape at the day care and no abuse took place. Their convictions were reversed.
Conviction Caused By:	Interview techniques of the children involved that produced false testimony and the implantation of false memories. Documents weren't provided to the defense, there was uncorroborated testimony, the judges in all 3 prosecutions were clearly biased (3 of the men were codefendants) and the DA failed to disclose exculpatory evidence.
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Defendant Aided By:	"Attorney Joel B. Rudin represented all five of The Bronx Five during stages of the appeal process. He said: "It was appalling, frightening .. It was the product of a very ambitious prosecutor who saw a good story and jumped on a national bandwagon. The true victims were the defendants.""
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Was Perpetrator Found?
Age When Imprisoned:	47
Age When Released:	57
Information Source 1:	Frontline: Innocence Lost - Other Well-Known Cases
Information Location 1:	http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/innocence/etc/other.html
Information Source 2:	Ritual Abuse Cases In Westchester, New York State
Information Location 2:	http://www.religioustolerance.org/ra_westc.htm
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Rev. Nathaniel Grady

Years Imprisoned:

10

Charge:

Child Abuse

Sentence:

45 yrs

Year Convicted:

1986

Year Cleared:

1996

Location of Trial:

New York

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

"Attorney Joel B. Rudin represented all five of The Bronx Five during stages of the appeal process. He said: "It was appalling, frightening .. It was the product of a very ambitious prosecutor who saw a good story and jumped on a national bandwagon. The true victims were the defendants.""

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Found?

Age When Imprisoned:

47

Age When Released:

57

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Frontline: Innocence Lost - Other Well-Known Cases

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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/innocence/etc/other.html

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Ritual Abuse Cases In Westchester, New York State

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