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In 1990, Jennifer Freyd, a professor of psychology at the University of Oregon, accused her father, Peter, of sexual abuse. Jennifer’s parents denied her accusation. Her mother, Pam, escalated the matter, publishing a rebuttal article, “How Could This Happen? Coping With a False Accusation of Incest and Rape,” in a small academic journal. Before long, she and Peter would found the False Memory Syndrome Foundation, which worked with others who claimed to have been falsely accused of abuse based on fabricated childhood memories.
HEANEY: Elizabeth Loftus is a professor of psychology at the University of California at Irvine now. Up until 2001, and for most of when this story takes place, she was a professor at the University of Washington. She has had a prolific career — side career, second career — as an expert witness for the defense.
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