Bail for Mullins-Johnson

I was listening to Lloyd Robertson the other night when he was talking about the case for William Mullins-Johnson. Mullins-Johnson was convicted of strangling and raping his four-year-old niece back in 1993. He always maintained his innocence but the pathology reports at the time indicated that the little girl had been murdered and had most likely endured chronic sexual molestation during her short lifetime.

After exhausting his appeals, Mullins-Johnson approached AIDWYC. James Lockyer was on TV speaking up on his behalf.

Here's a link to an article by an MPP in Sault Ste. Marie where the incident occurred. Orazietti poses the question: Was Mullins-Johnson wrongly convicted? Lloyd Robertson sounded more convinced based on new evidence from a pathologist in Toronto who declared that not only was there no evidence whatsoever of chronic sexual abuse, but also there was no indication of murder! Dr. Michael Pollanen, Medical Director of the Toronto Forensic Pathology Unit, said that it was entirely possible that the little girl died of natural causes.

Mullins-Johnson is a lucky man based on this new report; however, now he has to wait for the Justice Minister to review his case and that could take months. He has applied for bail and I say -- grant him that much. If the most recent pathological report is compelling, that man should not spend one more unnecessary day behind bars.

Sigrid Mac

http://www.ltvnews.com/viewarticle.php?id=3021

P.S. Bail was granted on September 22nd. Right on.