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The Case of Lorinda Swain
📻 Episode #430
🎙️ Hosted by Maggie Freleng
📅 Feb 26, 2024
About This Episode
“When I tell people that I was sentenced 25 to 50 years, they automatically assume that I was accused of murder,” says Lorinda Swain. “And I always tell them, no, I was accused of worse than that.” In August of 2001, Lorinda was arrested in Calhoun County, Michigan for allegedly sexually molesting her adopted son,…
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The Case
“When I tell people that I was sentenced 25 to 50 years, they automatically assume that I was accused of murder,” says Lorinda Swain. “And I always tell them, no, I was accused of worse than that.” In August of 2001, Lorinda was arrested in Calhoun County, Michigan for allegedly sexually molesting her adopted son, who was seven years old at the time. Although the boy recanted the allegation prior to trial and then again after her conviction, Lorinda remained incarcerated for seven years before being released on bond.
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00:03:31“Speaker 2: I slipped on a piece of ice cleaning up the Speaker 2: salad bar Italian pasta bar, and ron you know, came Speaker 2: to rescue me and I met him, And to be honest, Speaker 2: I you know, like I said, I was getting a Speaker 2: divorce from my first marriage, and I ended up having”
00:15:14“Speaker 2: never dreamed of doing. Speaker 2: I was so naive to think that when they realized Speaker 2: that I didn't do it, they'll tear the doors down, Speaker 2: you know. Eventually, I knew they knew they had made Speaker 2: a mistake, but they'd sooner appeal or fight it and”
00:25:17“Speaker 1: been caught in an act of sexual misconduct with a Speaker 1: young relative, a three year old girl who was also Speaker 1: living in the house. Speaker 3: He knew he had done wrong. The little girl told Speaker 2: Ronnie first denied it, then he admitted he did it”
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