Kee MacFarlane

Kee MacFarlane
Born
Kathleen MacFarlane

1947 (age 76–77)
OccupationSocial worker
Known forRole in the McMartin preschool trial

Kathleen 'Kee' MacFarlane[1] (born 1947)[2] is an American social worker known for involvement in the high-profile McMartin preschool trial in the 1980s. She was the Director of Children's Institute International.[3] She developed the concept of the anatomically correct doll for children to use during interviews concerning abuse and played a significant role in the McMartin trial. MacFarlane has been criticized for her methods of interrogating small children.[4] Charges against the defendants were eventually dropped.

  1. ^ Butler EW; Fukurai H; Dimitrius J; Kroothwas R (2001). Anatomy of the McMartin child molestation case. University Press of America. pp. 68. ISBN 978-0-7618-1983-7.
  2. ^ Timnick, L (1988-09-19). "Interviewer's Methods Seen as Key Issue in Preschool Case". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  3. ^ "Testimony by Kee MacFarlane". University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. August 8, 1988. Archived from the original on 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  4. ^ In Pursuit of Satan — The Police and the Occult, Robert D. Hicks, Prometheus Books, Pg 190.