How to Extort a Confession (Original Thread from April 2002)
Why does the author think he is innocent? There seems to be some info missing here.
since the prisoner has refused participation in treatment programs for sex offenders
If he participated in this program, it would be the same as affirming his guilt, and, he would be eligible for parole.
It should be remembered that the individuals accused of witchcraft in 1692 were given a similar choice - admit that you are a witch, and no punishment would be levied. Deny it, and you hang.
Those individuals could not and would not admit to a lie, and so 20 men and women were executed. Gerald Amirault cannot admit to this lie.
From Ms Rabinowitz’s recent piece at the Wall Street Journal: Gerald Amirault spent nearly two years more in prison before being granted parole in 2004. He would be released, with conditions not quite approximating that of a free man. He was declared a level three sex offender—among the consequences of his refusal, like that of his mother and sister, to “take responsibility” by confessing his crimes. He is required to wear, at all times, an electronic tracking device; to report, in a notebook, each time he leaves the house and returns; to obey a curfew confining him to his home between 11:30 p.m. and 6 a.m. He may not travel at all through certain areas (presumably those where his alleged victims live). He can, under these circumstances, find no regular employment. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704281204575003341640657862.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read