Court cases all over the country often deal with repressed or recovered memories. Repressed memories are memories that have been unconsciously blocked due to the memory being associated with a high level of stress or trauma. Recovered memories are most commonly used as admissible evidence in court cases involving sexual abuse or rape. Such is the interest in the court cases involving Stanley Huntingford, Lorne Francois, and Rev. James R. Porter. Each of these men were declared guilty by the end of their prosecution. However, the mere claim that a plaintiff has “recovered” a memory from their past should not be enough to declare a defendant guilty, especially if the claim is not followed up with hard, physical evidence. Recovered memories should
