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Inmate: Prison knew of my past

By "eAdvocate"

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2-10-2011 California: Man suspected in cellmate slayings says he was abused An inmate charged with murdering his cellmate at Tracy's Deuel Vocational Institution last year blames prison officials for putting him in the situation that turned deadly. John Lydon, 37, also claims his recent troubles stem from childhood abuse by notorious Roman Catholic priest John Geoghan, who molested him as a schoolboy in Boston. That personal trauma has created a deep aversion to pedophiles, which he says he carries with him today. These statements come in a two-page letter Lydon sent in response to one from The Record seeking comment on circumstances of the cellmate's death. Lydon also says he informed Deuel officials that, in 2004, he killed a child molester who was a cellmate at another California prison...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on February 10, 2011 (boomark / email).

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