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February 21, 2012, 12:11 pm
One Hospital’s New Plan to Catch Questionable Cases of Child Abuse

FRONTLINE recently caught up with Dr. Michael Laposata, a pathologist and blood-clotting expert out of the Vanderbilt University, who co-published landmark study in 2005 on diseases that can mimic abuse. …

January 27, 2012, 5:49 pm
Texas DA Will Re-Try Ernie Lopez on Sexual Assault Charges

Days after the Texas state appeals court threw out his 2003 conviction, a district attorney has decided to re-try Ernie Lopez on charges that he sexually assaulted a six-month old girl.

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