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Why the Sandusky case is worse than the Salem Witch Trials

Why the Sandusky case is worse than the Salem Witch Trials

The witch trials banned testimony about demonic dreams and visions; the Sandusky trial convicted the defendant on hallucinations of sex abuse created by 'junk science'

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Feb 13, 2023
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At the Salem Witch Trials in 1692, several men publicly accused Bridget Bishop of haunting them in their beds at night, in the form of a spirit, or ghost.

On trial for her life, Bishop proclaimed her innocence.

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