Are persons continuing to be placed on criminal trial based on uncorroborated recovered memory evidence in Australia?
Yes. Cases are continuing to be prosecuted across Australia in 1999. Frequently elderly persons are being faced with jail and massive legal fees, after the destruction of their relationships with their children and families. Legislative changes have also occurred at the behest of government services that have been associated with recovered memory cases and also claims of satanic and/or ritual abuse. The Evidence Acts of NSW and Victoria were recently changed restricting access of legal defence counsel to the records and details of counselling and or therapy, with similar changes in the offing elsewhere. Joint trials with multiple complainants are occurring with the consequent risk of contamination of evidence- the likely outcome in such trials is generally a guilty verdict. Persons become financially ruined when they have to defend themselves against false accusation based solely on uncorroborated recovered memories. It has been the case that Civil litigation (at least in one State), b
