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Dateline: Monday, November 18, 2013. --- Three Texas women who were convicted in 1998 of
allegedly sexually abusing two girls in 1994 have been released from prison after 15 years incar-
creation, thanks to a new "junk science law" in Texas. The 3, along with a fourth co-defendant, are known as the " San Antonio 4", and were accused at trial of holding down the two girls, touching their breasts, and pouring liquid and white powder into their vaginas.
The four convicted women --- Kristie Mayhugh, Cassandra Rivera, Elizabeth Ramirez and Anna Vasquez- ---have consistently proclaimed their innocence throughout the many years of incarceration. Anna Vasquez was released on parole in 2012. The younger girl of the two alleged victims has stated to defense attorneys and the media that the alleged attacks never happened.
At trial in 1998, a child abuse expert testified that one of the girls had a scar her hymen that indicated abuse. Scientific advances now show that torn hymens do not leave scars. Additionally, the two girls'
testimony had many inconsistences.
1994 was a time of headline-making ritualistic child abuse cases. The new Texas " Junk Science Law" allowed evidence to be considered in reviewing the case that discredited the alleged child
abuse expert doctor's testimony.
The allegations of group abuse, an injected liquid and a lot screaming were typical in 1994 in day-care child abuse cases that were featured in the news just prior to the prosecution of the San Antonio 4.
The Bexar County, Texas District Attorney, Susan Reed, has confirmed that she will not seek a retrial of the case.
[www.abajournal.com/news/article/ Were Women Convicted In "Ritual of 'San Antonio 4' Freed
Pending New Trial Decision, Lawyer Says]
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