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Article: Child Abuse Conviction in Day Care Case; N.C. Man Was Subject of Sympathetic Documentary
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- The Washington Post
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- April 23, 1992
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North Carolina's longest and most expensive trial came to a
close yesterday with the conviction of former child-care center
operator Robert Kelly on 99 of 100 charges of sexually abusing 12
children.
Kelly's wife, Betsy, and five other people are also charged
with abusing children at the Little Rascals Day Care Center, but
have yet to stand trial. Kelly's trial, which started in August,
included 83 prosecution witnesses and 60 defense witnesses. In the
end, juror Dennis Ray told the Associated Press, "the children were
convincing."
Twelve children, between the ages of 4 and 7, testified, and
the results of physical and psychological tests of them were
presented as evidence.
The ...