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'It's never too late to right y our w rong': US daughter who sent her own father to prison for 40 year s after lying that he raped her pleads for his release Daryl Kelly jailed in 1997 after his eldest daughter accused him of rape Now 24, Chaneya Kelly said she was forced to make claim by her mother Said mother Charade threatened to beat her if she did not accuse father Charade Kelly signed a sworn affadavit declaring she threatened Chaneya Daryl Kelly jailed for 20 to 40 years after being convicted by a jury By Kerry M cderm ott PUBLISHED: 13:50, 19 A ugus t 2013 | UPDATED: 18:20, 19 Augus t 2013 250 shares 81 View comments  A w oman w hose fa ther went to p rison when she told police he raped her as a nine-year -old h as said she made up the story to avoid being beaten by her mother. Chaneya Kelly, 24, of New burgh in upstate New York, is pleading for her father 's release nearly 16 years after she accused him of moles ting her in 1997. Ms K elly, who says her mother - then addicted to d rugs and alcohol - forced her to mak e the claim, has said: 'I'm 24-years-old and I made this mistake when I was nine-years-old - but it's never too late to try and right your w rong.' Scr oll down for video

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'It's never too late to right your wrong': US

daughter who sent her own father to prisonfor 40 years after lying that he raped her 

pleads for his release

Daryl Kelly jailed in 1997 after his eldest daughter accused him of rapeNow 24, Chaneya Kelly said she was forced to make claim by her mother Said mother Charade threatened to beat her if she did not accuse father 

Charade Kelly signed a sworn affadavit declaring she threatened ChaneyaDaryl Kelly jailed for 20 to 40 years after being convicted by a jury

By Kerry Mcdermott

PUBLISHED:13:50, 19 August 2013 | UPDATED: 18:20, 19 August 2013

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 A woman whose father went to prison when she told police he raped her as a nine-year-old has said shemade up the story to avoid being beaten by her mother.

Chaneya Kelly, 24, of Newburgh in upstate New York, is pleading for her father's release nearly 16 yearsafter she accused him of molesting her in 1997.

Ms Kelly, who says her mother - then addicted to drugs and alcohol - forced her to make the claim, has

said: 'I'm 24-years-old and I made this mistake when I was nine-years-old - but it's never too late to tryand right your wrong.'

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'Mistake ': Chaneya Kelly, now 24, said she falsely accused her father of raping her as

a nine-year-old because her mother threatened to beat her if she didn't

Her father Daryl Kelly, a Navy veteran who ran an electronics repair shop in Newburgh, was sentencedto 20 to 40 years in prison and barred from any contact with his children after being convicted by a juryof multiple counts of rape and serious sexual assault.

Kelly, who has always maintained his innocence, had never been convicted of a felony before.

'All I think is, one day the truth will set me free. All I have to do is hold on,' Kelly told NBC News from theGreen Haven Correctional Facility.

In October 1997, while Kelly was living with his wife Charade and their five children in Newburgh, he sayshe was attempting to rid himself of a drug habit in order to take better care of his family.

But he said his wife's own drug habit had spiralled to the point where she turned to prostitution in order to feed her addiction.

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Wrongful conviction? Chaneya's father Daryl Kelly as spent almost 16 years in jail for 

molesting her - a crime his daughter now says never occurred

Appeals: Chaneya persuaded the courts to allow her to have contact with her father 

again when she was 15-years-old

Chaneya, the Kellys' eldest child, says that one morning before school her mother asked her whether her father had ever 'touched' her.

'I was like, "What do you mean, did he touch me?" And she was like, "Did he touch you in your no-nospot?" And I would repeatedly say no,' the now 24-year-old said.

 According to Ms Kelly her mother threatened to beat her if she did not 'tell me the answer that I want tohear'.

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She said she told her mother her father had molested her to avoid being beaten, even though it wasn'ttrue.

Kelly was taken in for questioning on October 29 1997. There was no definitive forensic evidence toprove Chaneya had been raped, but the little girl and her mother's story - together with some suspectanswers Kelly provided during questioning - were enough for officers to charge the father of five.

He refused a plea deal that would have made him eligible for parole in six years, and within a year wassentenced to up to 40 years following a trial by jury.

His daughter was sent to live with her grandmother, a Pentecostal minister, and six months later Chaneya told her grandmother her father had never raped her.

Pat Thomas took her granddaughter to Kelly's attorney who videotaped the child's recantation.

Her mother, Charade, also submitted a sworn affadavit to the court which said she threatened to beather daughter until she said her father raped her.

 A judge refused to vacate Kelly's conviction, deciding the recantation appeared forced.

Kelly, who remains in jail to this day, began studying law and has filed multiple appeals.

His daughter visited him in prison when she persuaded the courts to allow her to have contact with himat the age of 15.

'The first thing my dad did was that he hugged me and he told me that he loved me and... that hedoesn’t blame me for anything,' she said.

Chaneya's mother has said she is now drug-free and confirms her daughter's story, blaming a drugbinge for her threats.

Frank Phillips, the Orange County District Attorney and chief prosecutor when Daryl Kelly stood trial, hasemphasised that Kelly was found guilty by a jury.

He said in an interview it was 'not unique' for the victim of a sexual crime to want to protect the abuser by

withdrawing their accusation.

Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick is leading a re-investigation into the Kelly case.

His office and the detective behind the original police investigation in Newburgh both declined tocomment.

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and she waited 16 years to come forward and tell the truth...unbelievable and dis graceful all at the same time! Although,

strange that the Authorities didn't pick up that she was lying?!.....must have been pretty convincing at age 9! Poor guy...wonder if he'll ever find the strength to forgive and forget....

- mellowmoods , Glasgow, United Kingdom, 19/8/2013 21:51

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Drugs - the root of so much mis ery. It needs to be s tamped out at any price. That would still be a bargain!

- King Canute, Wormwood Scrubs, 19/8/2013 21:51

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Oh she should be put in prison take the man out

- Kami Wilson, Surrey United Kingdom, 19/8/2013 21:49

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Utterly despicable woman

- Jeb Bush, Guantanamo, 19/8/2013 21:49

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she was 9 then... but she is 24 now... where she was when she knew what she done?? example,- 16 or 18 y old??

- ivie2011, Bolton, United Kingdom, 19/8/2013 17:14

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There's a lot of men falsely accused of rape s tories lately.....these wom en need to be prosecuted!

- tymarq, Minneapolis, Mn, 19/8/2013 17:14

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I dont think a 24yr old wants to protect their abus er - more likely at that age they want to tell the truth. She recanted as a

young person and obviously somehow convinced a court to let her see her Father at 15 therefore it is more likely that an

abuse of that nature didnt happen. Just because he was convicted by a jury, that doesnt necess arily mean anything.

Look at all the miscarriages of justice there have been here, in the USA and global ly for that matter that involved juries .They are sometimes as fallible as they are human.

- dawn4101, Liversedge, United Kingdom, 19/8/2013 17:10

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24 she must have had a very hard life.

- boomboom, London, United Kingdom, 19/8/2013 17:09

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It is a foul enough deed to falsely accuse a man of rape. It is repugnant beyond belief to bully and manipulate your own

daughter to accuse her father of this. This "mother" has put them both through a most horrendous ordeal and should be

made to serve the same sentence that he was given.

- Mark Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom, 19/8/2013 17:07

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The mother should have to serve as much time as the innocent father did for real jus tice

- Edward, London, 19/8/2013 17:07

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That is the problem when you jail somebody on hearsay only, with no proof. Pleases the feminists, that now rule wes tern

society.

- Terry Hudson, Swalecliffe, 19/8/2013 17:07

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Good grief....even at age 9, I would never have lied about something so disgusting untrue....never.

- Gigi, Denver USA, 19/8/2013 17:06

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You falsely accused your dad of raping you ???? If that is the case you are something else, and I don't mean that in a

positive way.Shame on you !

- Pattapouff , Deurne, 19/8/2013 17:06

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Poor man. Maybe she s hould do the time in prison instead.

- Sandy Brown, London, 19/8/2013 17:04

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so s ad. i cant imagine how heart broken he must have felt when this happened

- NYtruth, New York, United States, 19/8/2013 16:58

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15 years in jail & not being able to see your kids grow up? NOTHING can replace the time los t. and what a miscarriage of 

 jus tice thank god he wasn't killed

- fezza_37, Cheshire, 19/8/2013 16:49

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sad s tory all around.

- calif.mailreader , rio vista, United States, 19/8/2013 16:48

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Surely she could have started fighting for his release when she was 16 and out of her mother's control? - Spangles ,

Cambridge, 19/8/2013 16:07....Please read the article before commenting!!

- Jaykay, Birmingham, 19/8/2013 16:46

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Wow ! The poor man.

- Von Steed, New York, United States, 19/8/2013 16:42

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Poor man. You can imagine his treatment in prison too. Some would top themselves.

- wake up, UK, 19/8/2013 16:41

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She was a nine year old child when this happened. The "she should get the 40 yr sentence" comments are ridiculous,

- Dawson, ATL, United States, 19/8/2013 16:40

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happens all the time in ugly divorces.

- Caleb, Augusta Ga, 19/8/2013 16:36

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wow im so upset reading this , he will never get those years back that he has lost, nothing any of them do from here out is

going to make this better...how can the mother live with herself....im disgusted that any1 has the ability to do this to

another human being i hope she gets her just dess erts!

- ciara, dublin, 19/8/2013 16:35

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She looks much older than 24 years of age. The heavy burden has aged her.

- richbrownowl, london, 19/8/2013 16:33

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The Mother should trade places with this man - not the child. She was 9 years old when her mother made her l ie.

- Gramma510, Chicago, 19/8/2013 16:33

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Plead guil ty and get 6 years, or not guilty and get 40. What sort of choice is that for someone who is innocent?

- Athels tan, Coventry, United Kingdom, 19/8/2013 16:32

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Free him and lock HER up for 40 years (even if threatened with death I would never do this to my DAD ) - Bill , Bacup,

United Kingdom, 19/8/2013 15:23 Read the article - she was 9 and being threatened by a mother who was addicted to

drugs and alcohol. Her mother is responsible for this mes s!!!

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- jan, southend, 19/8/2013 16:31

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Would someone at least read the article before commenting... it didn't take her "this long" to admit she lied, it took her six

months... so everyone hoping for a speedy release, don't hold your breath. Also, the daughter shouldn't be going to jail,

she was 9, if I could capitalize a number I would.

- Phil M, San Antonio, United Kingdom, 19/8/2013 16:29

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How can she live with herself for so long for sending her father to jail for her lies,even although her mother threattend

her, why did it take her till now to own up, surely the though of he father in jail must have crossed her mind before now

.Hopefully she gets whats coming to her for this sad injus tice.

- Ronald Bell, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 19/8/2013 16:22

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this poor man, i cant imagine the horror of finding out your own daughter has l ied about you in such a way and you are

going to prison. she should be sent to prison hers elf for such a s ick lie. ANYONE who lies about rape should be

registered as a sex offender themselves and sent to prison immediately. - MrBratt2 , Brighton, United Kingdom,

19/8/2013 15:29...........SHE WAS NINE YEARS OLD! AND SHE WAS BEING BEATEN BY HER MOTHER. AS SOON AS

SHE WAS AWAY FROM HER SHE TOLD THE TRUTH. BLAME THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM, NOT A CHILD.

- chris, kent, 19/8/2013 16:20

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She took her time coming forward with that bomb s hell. Poor man - to be accused is one thing but by your own daughter!

- Molkomad, Leeds, 19/8/2013 16:19

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What took her so long to come clean. Shame on her and sham e on her m other. - Miranda , West Country, UnitedKingdom, 19/8/2013 15:24---------------------Read the article. She told her grandm other SIX MONTHS afterwards that he

had never raped her, AND the mother backed it up at the time but a judge threw it out, saying it seemed forced. This is

tragic.

- Chrysanthemum39, Lancashire, United Kingdom, 19/8/2013 16:15

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The criminal justice system has also helped in keeping her father in jail. Why did they not take her story seriously??? I

hope that the Attorney General begins an investigation, and helps this poor man to be released and pardoned.

- B.Ware, Animal Farm, United Kingdom , 19/8/2013 16:14

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She was nine. She told the truth s ix months later. Read the story!

- alib, Surrey, 19/8/2013 16:12

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how can he be convicted based on an accusation? this is what the UK is becoming like. Woman can just point a finger at

whoever they dont like and accuse them of rape

- cdst20, cardiff, United Kingdom, 19/8/2013 16:12

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this man must be freed immeiately

- cYnic, Melbourne, Australia, 19/8/2013 16:10

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Let him out!

- Illbjammin, Pasadena California, United States, 19/8/2013 16:07

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Surely she could have started fighting for his release when she was 16 and out of her mother's control?

- Spangles, Cambridge, 19/8/2013 16:07

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this is why you don't have the death penalty

- intelligent peasant, Atlantis, United Kingdom, 19/8/2013 16:05

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Surely they'd need more evidence to put someone away. A young girl would fall to pieces under lawyers scrutiny. I think

there is more to this s tory we're not getting.

- Englishman in NC, Gastonia, United States, 19/8/2013 16:05

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It took her 15 years to get the truth out, perhaps s he should be locked up ins tead.

- Max Nex, Lugano, Switzerland, 19/8/2013 16:04

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Is she willing to finish up his s entence for him? Put your money where your mouth is and switch places with him.

- candycrop, tampa, United States, 19/8/2013 16:02

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The unfortunate part is that the victim is now actually being made victim by having to live her days feeling guilty for her 

father being locked away.

- Brett Cullum, Miss issauga, Canada, 19/8/2013 16:01

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No "forensic evidence", but still convicted? Wow!

- jrbsmk247, Columbia, United States, 19/8/2013 16:00

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It's a s ad world we live in.

- DunkXL, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, 19/8/2013 15:57

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How sad that a daughter can do something l ike this to her father, what happened to respect it is a sad s tate of affairswhen a parent raises a child for them to repay them like that.

- Reporting1-, Bristol, United Kingdom, 19/8/2013 15:56

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That poor man. I cant imagine sitting in jail for a crime I didnt commit .. especially for a crime as disgusting as that. In the

90's it was almost like a fad to claim child rape... (remember those poor daycare workers wrongly accused?!!)

- Kristi, Indianapolis, 19/8/2013 15:49

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Silly Stu - the death penalty never applied in ins tances like this !

- Ashenkorren, Suffolk, 19/8/2013 15:42

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Put her there in his place. Despicable person!

- b19upj, London, United Kingdom, 19/8/2013 15:42

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Drugs are bad....

- MC, Reality, 19/8/2013 15:41

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NO EXCUSES FOR THE DAUGHTER ! Even if she was bullied into making a rape s tatement by her disgraceful mother,

when she was a young child, she should have owned up to the lie as s oon as s he was old enough to realises the

disgusting error of her ways !!

- Joy, Chichester, 19/8/2013 15:41

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poor man. set him free whats wrong with this?

- shel.1, london, 19/8/2013 15:36

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This is so m essd up I dont know where to begin...poor man.

- James1982, Basingstoke, United Kingdom, 19/8/2013 15:33

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You see...poor guy.

- Kimo, USA, United States, 19/8/2013 15:31

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I think they should change places.

- Gordon, kungsbacka, 19/8/2013 15:29

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this poor man, i cant imagine the horror of finding out your own daughter has l ied about you in such a way and you are

going to prison. she should be sent to prison hers elf for such a s ick lie. ANYONE who lies about rape should be

registered as a sex offender themselves and sent to prison immediately.

- MrBratt2, Brighton, United Kingdom, 19/8/2013 15:29

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This is one of the reasons why capital punishment is a no-no. Just think if something sim ilar had happened in a murder 

case.

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- Paul, Italy, 19/8/2013 15:29

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Well done to the woman for finally coming out about this grave injus tice that was done to her father. It mus t have taken a

hell of a lot of courage to do that. I hope he is releas ed immediately and her mother is jai led. How can you force a nine

year old to say those things .

- Beckyb, Bedfordshire, 19/8/2013 15:27

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Your comments:She should get his 40 year prison s entence.

- Cherry123, Orlando, United States, 19/8/2013 15:27

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The sad thing is that when it comes to a kid making an accusation agains t a grown man, the kid is always right and the

man is always a paedophile. I do not believe there are as many paedophiles out there as the media and pyschologists

would have us believe there is

- Joe Soap, Bedford, 19/8/2013 15:26

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Wow.... poor, poor man. Hope the case is reviewed with urgency and he's released as soon as poss ible.

- OricAL, Awake n fresh out of Bubblegum, United Kingdom , 19/8/2013 15:26

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What took her so long to come clean. Shame on her and shame on her mother.

- Miranda, West Country, United Kingdom , 19/8/2013 15:24

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Free him and lock HER up for 40 years (even if threatened with death I would never do this to my DAD )

- Bill, Bacup, United Kingdom, 19/8/2013 15:23

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Well he's got no chance. American Courts don't like admitting that they were wrong.. But they might let him out now if he

promises not to sue for compensation.

- Eleanor , France, France, 19/8/2013 15:21

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Too, too awful - for everyone.

- Catherine, Australia, Australia, 19/8/2013 15:20

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Poor man.... He still loves his daughter despite wrong accusation

- Difai, Muscat, 19/8/2013 15:20

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Well only thing I would s ay to this is.. best of luck to them both.. maybe they can have a fresh start? who knows ..

- Abdul, London, 19/8/2013 15:17

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What a mons ter 

- Justsaying, london, United Kingdom, 19/8/2013 15:17

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Hmmm! ........ I see a movie deal?

- DMisMYcrack, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 19/8/2013 15:16

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"Frank Phillips , the Orange County District Attorney and chief prosecutor when Daryl Kelly stood trial, has emphasised

that Kelly was found guilty by a jury." Really? You don't say ! And that eliminates any miscarriage of jus tice, does it? Idiotic

statement. If the man is innocent, this is dreadful. To be imprisoned and shunned by all decent human beings, for 

som ethng you didn't do must be soul destroying.

- Jane, St ives, 19/8/2013 15:12

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I am always on the side of the child, but if true he needs to be released. This is a difficult situation since you have a

conviction only on testimony of a child and mother, no evidence - yet in thousands of other cases it was just the testimony

alone that was indeed true regarding the rape. Makes you wonder more about the court papers/details.

- SoCalApril, los angeles, United States, 19/8/2013 15:09

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Poor man, and, by the looks of her, poor daughter. She looks much older than 24

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- shalott, palma, spain, 19/8/2013 15:07

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When he is released I sense a big settlement!

- James Towne, Toledo, United States, 19/8/2013 15:04

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She needs to switch places with him then. Taking away 40 years of a mans l ife is a crime. If she was forced to do this as

a child, then s he certainly could have fixed it when she turned 18.

- Lexi Lou, Xanadu, 19/8/2013 15:04

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With family like his who needs enemies

- johnny, Manchester, United Kingdom, 19/8/2013 15:03

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So the child admits she was forced to lie, the mother admits she forced the child to lie, there was no physical evidence.

Why is this man still in prison??

- KittyGalore, Manchester, 19/8/2013 15:03

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that's the daughter in the pic?? thought it was the mother... looks a bit older than 24 to me. But such vile mother to do ruin

an innocent person's life and utilizing her own children to do such harm to their own father.

- watafok, space, United States, 19/8/2013 14:55

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Don't do drugs. It destroys your life & al l those around you.

- GG, Beautiful South Carolina, 19/8/2013 14:54

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This is a sickening story. It makes you wonder how many of the current headline-grabbing "child abus e" stories will turn

out the same way.

- Big George, Michigan, United States, 19/8/2013 14:52

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That poor guy, I am glad his daughter has come forth and hope he can recoup his life, bless him.

- Eating cheesecake, in your fridge, Wallis And Futuna, 19/8/2013 14:50

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This is why there should be no death penalty. Such sadnes s in the world. He needs a s econd chance at life.

- stu, Truro, United Kingdom, 19/8/2013 14:49

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