1.   Swiftly introduce new legislation to put an end to the trauma and misery suffered by child witnesses in court proceedings.

2.   The appearance of child witnesses is likely to be rare in proceedings under Parts IV and V of the Act.

3.   SCREENS to shield child witnesses when giving evidence against adults they know and fear are to be installed at Darlington magistrates court.

4.   The trial made legal history when child witnesses gave evidence using closed circuit television cameras.

5.   Borenstein ruled that the rights of the women were violated because their lawyers at the time did not challenge the special seating arrangements for child witnesses.

6.   Borenstein noted that the child witnesses at first withstood the interrogations and denied any abuse.

7.   But Bruck said that new scientific studies on child witnesses during the past decade have changed the landscape surrounding the controversial case.

8.   But as the prosecutions wore on and the circle of suspicion grew, the evidence and, apparently, the credibility of child witnesses began to run thin.

9.   He claims that Perez is on a power trip, leading child witnesses into making false accusations and berating adults into confessions.