Witch Hunt follows the story of zealous prosecutor by the name of Ed Jagels ruins lives and is able to remain in office. Out of 26 child molestation prosecutions 25 were reversed and the county paid out nearly $10 million to settle claims made by the former prisoners and the alleged victims.
He was unapologetic about the false convictions in the 1980s sex abuse case, and was re-elected six times as district attorney, before announcing his retirement in 2009.
Here's a bit of the story:
"Jackie Cummings fled Bakersfield with her husband and two sons in October 1984, when plainclothes police started casing their house looking for members of molestation rings. The family moved from campsite to campsite for a year, terrified that sheriff's deputies would arrest them because they knew a couple on trial for alleged child abuse.
When investigators tracked down the Cummings at a motel, they seized the children, arguing the couple were devil-worshipping molesters. After a year in foster care, their sons were pressured to testify against them in custody hearings."
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