| Alan Chartock moderates a panel discussion between Daily Gazette reporter and columnist Carl Strock, retired WRGB anchorman Ernie Tetrault, and Mary Carroll about Jack Carroll, who they believe is innocent of the crimes of which he has been convicted. Jack Carroll is currently in prison for several counts of sexual abuse against his then step-daughter.
Background of the case:
Jack Carroll of Troy, New York was convicted in December of 1997 for the rape and sexual abuse of his then stepdaughter. On appeal, the New York State Court of Appeals dismissed the rape convictions and ordered a new trial on the sexual abuse counts. He was convicted a second time on the sexual abuse counts in January 2001. He remains in prison awaiting his appeal on a 440.10 motion. Rensselaer County District Attorney Patricia DeAngelis, who was Assistant District Attorney during the period of Carroll's two trials, prosecuted both trials. The accusations in this case arose after the then 13-year-old daughter of Jack Carroll’s ex-wife reported to a friend that she was having dreams that an unidentified “someone” was touching her. The girl later changed the story to identify the “someone” in those dreams as a boy named “A.J.” Once Carroll’s ex-wife heard of the dreams, she immediately believed her daughter had been molested and within hours the dreams had become allegations of sexual abuse against Jack Carroll. Carroll and his ex-wife were undergoing a bitter separation at the time.
More information on this case may be found at www.justicenow4.com.
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