This is a fantastic article written while the McMartin trial was underway.  It describes the actual recantation of a child while on the stand. This is why Sandra Glenney will not allow your child to testify, it isn’t out of concern for the child. Glenney is terrified of what the child will say on the stand.

The cases today do not occur in a vacuum, the McMartin Scandal has effected how abuse accusations are handled today. McMartin was an embarrassing loss for people like Sandra Glenney. The system has been manipulated to make convictions easier and in the case of CPS to lower the burden of proof.