[beckett]

Wow...one of the TV magazine shows (I think it was NBC's Dateline) just did a hagiographic piece on this family with a distinct "falsely accused" slant. The reporter tried to put the two prosecutors in the dock, but they both adamantly maintained that the guy was guilty. His defense put on some medical experts who said the kid had a rare brittle bone disorder. And MacPherson's wife stood by him with fierce loyalty.

Looks like he was hurting his kid all along.

[dd5339]

Beckett,

You sure this was the guy on Dateline. My wife and I saw that piece and our take was that the dad was legit and the CPS nazis were the one's out of control.

I seem to remember from the Dateline thing that it was a little boy and that the dad was older than 22, (but then again, I've slept since then.

Semper Fi

[Vic3O3]

Saw the show in queston. Different family, as I recall the child in question was a boy, and did show signs consistent with brittle bone disease, according to the leading expert in this genetic disorder.