The Anatomy Of False Accusations Poem by michael spangenberg

Boy-meets-girl stories are charming and romantic
Or chilling and repellent-Satanic panic.

True story, fully documented in bribed-police reports
Incident occurred at a small Iowa university.

The perfume of dishonesty blending in with the neighbors
Presenting an incestuous cocktail of hypocritical allegations.

The relative obscurity of this case suggests its prevalence
Not an extraordinary, sensational case that made national news-

Involved were two relatively unknown, ordinary people
Resulted in extraordinary foul circumstances-the stench

False accusations are of particular interest to skeptics
Healthy skepticism's at the forefront of giving voice to

The wrongly accused, from the Salem witch trials
to the moral panic, from Cliff Richard to Hillary Clinton.

Qui bono - who benefits from the wrongly accused
being interrogated, convicted, incarcerated, electrocuted?