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Crusading district attorney leaves painful legacy
Ed Jagels, Kern County prosecutor famed for 1980s child molestation cases, faces reversals as appellate judges question their guilt. The film Witch Hunt and critics, including Sean Penn, spotlight wrongful convictions while Jagels defends his tough on crime approach amid rising costs and reforms.
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