Thursday, August 21, 2003

Psych alledged to have caused a "miscarriage of justice in a sex-abuse case"

[In New Zealand] Christchurch psychiatrist Karen Zelas has been found by the Court of Appeal to have "gratuitously" exceeded the scope of permissible expert opinion, causing a miscarriage of justice in a sex-abuse case. Multiple convictions arising from the case have been quashed and a retrial has been ordered. Naming the alleged offender is prohibited as are any aspects of the case that would identify him. Other recent testimony in other cases by Dr. Zelas has also come under recent scrutiny.

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