Margorie Grafton

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Charge:	Child/Minor Sex Abuse (incl. molestation)
Sentence:	16 years
Years Imprisoned:	5
Year Crime:	1984
Year Convicted:	1985
Year Cleared:	1990
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	California
County or Region of Crime:	Kern
City of Crime:	Bakersfield
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	Margorie Grafton was wrongly convicted in 1985 of child sex abuse and sentenced to 16 years in prison. Her conviction was overturned in 1989 by the California Supreme Court and the charges were dismissed in 1990 and she was released after almost 6 years in prison.
Conviction Caused By:	Perjury or false accusations by children who alleged they were abused.
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Age When Imprisoned:	53
Age When Released:	58
Sex:	Female
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Kern County settles last of molestation conviction suits, By Lois Henry (Staff writer), The Californian (Bakersfield, Calif.), March 25, 2013"
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Margorie Grafton

Charge:

Child/Minor Sex Abuse (incl. molestation)

Sentence:

16 years

Years Imprisoned:

5

Year Crime:

1984

Year Convicted:

1985

Year Cleared:

1990

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

California

County or Region of Crime:

Kern

City of Crime:

Bakersfield

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Margorie Grafton was wrongly convicted in 1985 of child sex abuse and sentenced to 16 years in prison. Her conviction was overturned in 1989 by the California Supreme Court and the charges were dismissed in 1990 and she was released after almost 6 years in prison.

Conviction Caused By:

Perjury or false accusations by children who alleged they were abused.

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

53

Age When Released:

58

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Kern County settles last of molestation conviction suits, By Lois Henry (Staff writer), The Californian (Bakersfield, Calif.), March 25, 2013"

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http://www.bakersfield.com/news/2013/03/26/kern-county-settles-last-of-molestation-conviction-suits.html

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