Investigating false satanic abuse claims: Scandal of the Century (2000) | The Fifth Estate

In 2000, The Fifth Estate revealed how the lies of three children hung over the lives of more than a dozen people they falsely accused of sexual abuse, satanic rituals and cannibalism. It began in 1991 with a troubled boy named Michael Ross who accused his foster parents and their family members of the crimes.

At the time, satanic panic was making headlines in the U.S. Saskatoon police and the Crown prosecutor pursued the case despite flawed evidence. Years later, Ross admitted to The Fifth Estate that he made the stories up. In 2004, 12 of the wrongfully accused won a malicious prosecution lawsuit against the police officer, Crown prosecutor and social worker involved in the case, and they received an apology from Saskatoon police.

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