Wisconsin Watch
From the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Displaying 1 Episode of Wisconsin Watch with the tag “welfare”.
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Wisconsin caregiver spent eight years, $250,000 in legal bills to exonerate herself from abuse charges
January 3rd, 2022 | 14 mins 23 secs
criminal justice, dr. barbara knox, false accusations, flawed forensics, health, justice, news, stacy hartje, welfare, wisconsin
In this report, Wisconsin Watch presents a story about a Mauston, Wisconsin child care provider who was subjected to a lengthy and expensive ordeal to clear her name after she was wrongfully accused of child abuse by Dr. Barbara Knox. The story is the latest installment of our investigation into the former University of Wisconsin pediatrician whose controversial diagnoses of child abuse continue to reverberate for innocent caregivers and parents in southern Wisconsin.