Table of Contents

Dedicationi
Table of Contentsii
Prologuev
Acknowledgmentsix
Disclaimerxiii
What Else Happened in 1984?xvii
1Media Coverage1
2 This Place Called Jordan5
3 So Why Did This Happen? And Why in Jordan?11
4 Time Line of the Infamous Child Sexual Abuse Scandal21
5 Who Is James Rud - and What Is His History?25
6 What Labels Someone a "Pedophile"?29
7 Reporting Laws Today 33
8 Being Charged, and Then... Naming Names!39
9 Details on Who and What Was Charged 41
10 Criminal Penalties 45
11 Felony Complaints49
12 Where People Lived When They Were Arrested53
13 Witch Hunt: Jordan 1984 61
14 Why People Don't Report Child Sexual Abuse - Even If They Are Mandated To69
15 Law Enforcement Involvement75
16 The Jordan Faith Community95
17 Mandatory Reporting Laws109
18 Did the Children Lie and If So, Why?113
19 Other 1984 Scott County Cases 119
20 They Skipped Town Because of the Jordan Hysteria127
21 The Many "Victims" of This Scandal133
22 The Power and Influence of Psychologists139
23 Medical Examinations145
24 Who Is Kathleen Morris... and How Did She Get to Such a Place of Power in Scott County?149
25 When the Wall Started to Crumble...163
26 Who Controlled the County's Money? 167
27 People's Thoughts on Kathleen Morris 177
28 The Judge... and Kathleen Morris183
29 McCarthyism Revisited in Jordan in 1984189
30 Satanism in Jordan 193
31 Mayor Gail Andersen 197
32 Plea Bargains209
33 Rud's Statement - His Confession213
34 Rud Confesses in August, Recants in October 223
35 21 Adults Had the Charges Dismissed Today! 229
36 County Attorneys Play God235
37 Alice in Wonderland Was Right... It Gets "Weirder and Weirder"239
38 Humphrey Report on Scott County Investigations245
39 Attorney General's Task Force on Child Abuse Within the Family 287
40 As I've Been Told...297
41 Minnesota Attorney General Makes a Statement on Scott County Court Case 299
42 Abuse Abuse: The Therapeutic State Terrorizes Parents in Jordan, Minnesota305
43 1987-1988: Three Years Later... After the Charges Were Dropped319
44 Help for the Falsely Accused323
45 The Problem of Knowing Where to Go For Help327
46 School Days, School Days... Good Old Golden Rule Days335
47 Going Back to Those Affected: Jordan's Graduating Class of 1984343
48 Violated People Are Violated Again!347
49 The Scars of Scott County349
50 Humphrey's Role367
51 Recent Movies About Child Sexual Abuse383
52 More About Jordan and the Author401
53 Resurrection and Restoration of Jordan403
54 From the Past...405
55 The Future "Must-Dos"407
Epilogue 408
Bibliography411