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Is it possible to be wrongfully convicted of sexual abuse based on false memories “recovered” in therapy?
A webinar based on research and studies related to Victimology and wrongful convictions of sexual abuse is being hosted at Northern Michigan University, with an emphasis on Repressed Memory Therapy.
The speaker is Baraga County’s Joan Roberts with guest speaker Mark Pendergrast, author of Memory Warp: How the Myth of Repressed Memory Arose and Refuses to Die.
The presentation is geared for criminal justice and pre-law students and will be held at Learning Research Center 109 on Tuesday, April 17th from 6:30-8:00pm.
The webinar can also be viewed by the public via NMU Zoom at https://nmu.zoom.us/j/960860645
