Monday, December 22, 2008

Innocence Commissions

Since the Innocence Project and other similar organizations have been established, the steps toward true reform of the criminal justice system with regard to the exoneration of the innocents around the nation has been positively impacted. From the perspective of the local, state and federal systems however this new wave of legal cases and procedure has somewhat inconvenienced the already impacted court systems. Since the Justice For All Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by our current president, George W. Bush, in 2004, the progress of innocence commissions popping up all around the nation has shown that there is a true need for a new department.

The presence of such commissions would take the responsibility off the courts and prevent these cases from (1) being carelessly rushed through, and (2) bogging down the system with yet more cases for review. The work of criminal justice reformers will hopefully continue to make progress in every state utilizing the JFAA of 2004 as a vehicle of reform. The Act has provisions for the allowance of funding and requisite review status to allow for such reforms. It is up to the states at this point to conform to federal legislation.

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I’m just now beginning my research to clear my name. My wife, Vanessa Jane Chapman Wennerstrom in 2008, who I had been attempting to get her help for personality disorders suffers from delusions that are possibly Narcissistic and sociopathic accused me of rape.

I asked my legal team to get a psychological assessment of her to prove she was not capable of telling the truth due to personality disorders. I was ignored. They did one on me that proved I was honest and could be believed, yet they never introduced my psychology evaluation in as evidence for me.

I had confronted her about cheating on me with a guy I discovered was a serial user of prostitutes, and his own wife suspected him of having sex with their 10 yo daughter but she refused to give him up.

When I told her I was divorcing her and getting custody of the kids she accuses me of rape. It was only her word against mine, in the UK.

She had admitted to the police many times that she was afraid that I was going to take the children away from her. Yet, not once did they bother to listen to her.

She used the accusation of rape to stop me, aided by a police officer. Even the Crown Prosecution Service did nothing to challenge the reason she was crying rape was to stop me from getting custody of our children.

My wife had even admitted in court that the word rape never entered her head, yet my trial went on. I was sentenced to 10 years in prison for a rape I did not commit.

Now she withholds my children from me, illegally, with help from a solicitor who knows she’s in violation of our children’s and my Human Rights to a family life.

I have a website offering £20,000 for her arrest and convictions along with those who helped her.

I encourage you if you or a loved one has been wrongfully accused or convicted take to the internet and tell your story. Someone out there has the truth for you.

Gerald W. Wennerstrom

below is the link to my website:
http://my-life-with-vanessa-jane-chapman-wennerstrom.com