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Origins of Daycare Satanic Panic
- The daycare sex abuse panic in the 1980s originated amid rising daycare usage and societal anxiety about child care.
- Children's testimonies were highly unreliable due to their suggestibility and desire to please adults.
Children's Testimony Issues
- Children in the McMartin case gave highly implausible accounts influenced by suggestive questioning.
- Testimonies included fantasy elements like tunnels and witches, highlighting problems in interviewing child witnesses.
Debunking the Tunnel Claims
- The alleged tunnels under McMartin Preschool were proven to be a filled-in trash pit, not underground passages.
- Artifacts found dated before the school was built debunked claims of satanic rituals beneath the site.