The lead detective, Nicole Christian, is probably the real villain in this case , but Fairfax Commonwealth’s Attorney Raymond F. Morrogh deserves some of the blame, too. When the jury takes all of 47 minutes to acquit teacher Sean Lanigan of child molestation charges, it's a pretty darn good indication the charges should never have been brought.

And there\'s more. Way more.

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...But when others – staff, parents – tried to tell Christian anything she didn’t want to hear, she threatened them with prosecution for obstruction of justice, the staff members and parents said. School district investigator Steve Kerr’s investigative report, written after Lanigan’s acquittal, confirmed those claims, noting that: “Because of the jury’s decision, the detective [Christian] advised that she will not pursue criminal charges against [staff member] or [staff member].” (...)
A teacher's life is turned upside down, because a student had a vendetta against him. There was ample evidence the charges were false, but prosecutors went ahead anyway. Detective Nicole Christian belongs in prison, but Raymond Morrogh made it into the AWRM Hall of Shame.

Onward and upward,
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