Included were sexual assault, sexual assault with a weapon, unlawful confinement, intercourse with a minor, attempt to render a boy incapable of resistance by suffocation. The investigation and trial covered 2.5 years. A defence expert witness, Dr, David Raskin from the Canadain Police college in Ottawa was even more critical. There was no physical evidence to support the charges. None of the children showed any physical signs of abuse.
Public hysteria remains at a high level in the town and surrounding area.
It started in a foster family and eventually involved seven women and nine men. The children testified in a closed court that they saw their parents and other adults killing and eating babies and burying the remains in the back yard. They were forced to participate in sexual acts with adults, children, bats and other animals. They were mutilated, burned, forced to eat eyeballs and feces, and forced to drink urine and blood. No hard evidence was found.