'Sodomy, oral sex. He . . . he used objects. Bottles, other things.'
'How long did this go on?'
'Until I left the family.'
'How old were you then?'
'Twenty-one.'
'So this went on for 17 years?'
'Yes.'
'Every year?'
'Every week.'
'Did you report this physical and sexual abuse to anyone?'
'I . . . I may have tried to report it to my teachers. I can't remember.'
'Would it surprise you to learn that my investigator has spoken to several of your teachers and they have no memory of your making any such complaint?'
'Like I said, I can't remember if I did or not.'
'Did your mother know what was going on?'
'She participated.'
'How?'
'She performed oral sex on me, inserted objects in my vagina, my rectal area.'
'What kind of objects?'
'A broom handle, a gun.'
'A gun?'
'Yes.'
'What kind of gun?'
'I don't know.'
'Was it a rifle or a pistol?'
'I can't remember.'
'Was your sister also molested?'
'I think so.'
'Did she ever complain about this abuse?'
'She has no memory of it.'
'But you think she was abused sexually?'
'We shared a bedroom from six to seventeen or eighteen and I believe my father came into the bedroom and had sex with my sister.'
'How often?'
'Two to three times a week.'
'And she doesn't remember this?'
'She denies it.'
'Ms. Jaffe,' Judge Opton interrupted. He was obviously upset. 'Where are you going with this?'
'A few more questions and it will all be clear, Your Honor. I promise.'
'It better be, because I am this close to ending this examination.'
Amanda turned her full attention to the witness and went for the kill.
'Other than your parents, were you ever sexually abused by anyone else?'
'Yes.'
'How many people molested you?'
'I'm not exactly certain.'
'Can you give the judge a ballpark figure?'
'Maybe fifteen. Maybe as many as thirty-five.'
Judge Opton frowned.
'Can you identify any of the other people who sexually molested you, these fifteen to thirty-five people?'
'No.'
'Were they men or women?'
'It's hard to say.'
'Why is that?'
'They were wearing robes with hoods. They wore masks.'
The judge leaned forward.
'Can you describe these costumes?'
'They were black-hooded robes, they reached the floor. When I was little it seemed to me that the people could fly, that they floated instead of walking. Now I realize that it just seemed that way because the robes covered their feet.'
'Can you remember anything else about the costumes?'
'They had circular medallions.'
'Did the medallions symbolize something?'
'They symbolized the fact that these people worshiped Satan.'
'So you were molested by Satan worshipers?'
'Yes.'
Amanda now had the judge's full attention. Mike Greene struggled to appear nonchalant, as if mass molestations by devil worshipers were a commonplace occurrence in his life.
'Where did these attacks take place?'
'Sometimes in a barn. I also remember the basement of a church.'
'Can you give the judge some idea of what happened at these meetings? For instance, why don't you tell him the worst experience you can remember.'
'One time I was taken to the barn and tied down to a table and an abortion was performed on me . . .'
'An abortion? You were pregnant?'
'Yes.'
'How old were you?'
'Thirteen.'
'And they aborted you?'
'Yes. And then I was forced to eat the fetus of my . . . my child.'
Judge Opton struggled to maintain his judicial composure.
'How often were you taken to these satanic group meetings?'
'About once a month.'
'And how old were you the last time you went?'
'I believe I was eighteen or nineteen.'
'Was your sister also taken to these ceremonies?'
'Yes, but she denies it. She says she has no memory of them.'
'Were other people's children at these meetings?'
'I remember two or three.'
'Was anything done to these other children?'
'They were put in boxes with insects,' Dr. Fairweather answered in the same monotone she'd used to answer all of Amanda's questions. 'Snakes were made to crawl on them, electric shock was used, they were made to eat parts of animals, photographs were made of them having sex with adults.'
'Were there animal sacrifices at these meetings?'
'Yes. I remember cats, dogs. Once there was a sheep.'
'What did they do?'
'They cut the belly of the animal open. Sometimes they hung it from the ceiling, cut open the belly, the organs would fall on the people, or the children were forced to eat it.'
'Were there human sacrifices?'
'Yes.'
'Where were they?'
