Perjury comes up in 2 chapters across 2 episodes of The Higherside Chats Free Show, from April 2015 to April 2020.
Alicia Owen and the Perjury Charges in Nebraska
Nick Bryant details the case of Alicia Owen, a victim in the Franklin scandal who was sentenced to prison and solitary confinement for refusing to recant her testimony. Despite facing hundreds of years in potential sentences, Owen remained steadfast in her accounts of abuse against the Nebraska power structure.
Alicia Owen, Perjury Conviction, Solitary Confinement
Alicia Owen and Paul Benassi were two victims who refused to recant their abuse allegations and were subsequently indicted for perjury by a corrupt grand jury. Owen faced hundreds of years in potential prison time and was ultimately sentenced to nine to fifteen years, including two years spent in solitary confinement. Despite the legal persecution, both Owen and Benassi eventually managed to build successful private lives after their release.
