Category Archives: Case 26 Frank Valentine

From the archives: Noel & Frank – sacrificed on altar of #MeToo

Posted on September 28, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban.  Noel Greenaway and Frank Valentine were both, at different times, child welfare officers at the Parramatta Training School for Girls (GTS), back in the 60s and 70s, a place for troubled and troublesome young teenage girls, generally … Continue reading →

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Shameless boasting 101

Posted on July 7, 2026 by andrew

This random, unsolicited ‘review’ of my work in books and on this blog is published as a shameless boast … because we’d like to think our readers agree with (name withheld). But thank you Miss X. 

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Crimen exceptum – sex crime allegations a challenge for justice and society

Posted on April 20, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Dealing with tendency evidence in my book Presumption of Evil about the Noel Greenaway conviction (arguably wrongful) for historical sexual abuse, I refer to another man who was convicted of sexual abuse on tendency evidence. He and … Continue reading →

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Trials by memory – forget it, say lawyers

Posted on April 10, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Of my five books dealing with cases I regard as wrongful convictions, the most recent two examine cases of alleged historical sexual and physical abuse dating back over four decades. The only ‘evidence’ against the men was … Continue reading →

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Frank Valentine – guilty by say-so: the book that cries ‘foul’

Posted on February 10, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban It is probably the worst possible time to publish another book arguing how a man was wrongfully convicted of historical sexual abuse of teenage girls. I am aware of this. FRANK VALENTINE GUILTY BY SAY SO As … Continue reading →

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Well meaning but … the Royal Commission that trampled on protections of the innocent

Posted on January 9, 2026 by andrew

In April 2015, eight months before Frank Valentine would be interviewed by police and four years before his 2019 trial for sexual assault of teenage girls in the early 1970s, his wife Maris Valentine BA completed a thorough report exposing … Continue reading →

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Misplaced morality in our criminal justice system

Posted on November 26, 2025 by andrew

One could argue that juries these days are more likely to be sympathetic to the ruling orthodoxies; hence the George Pell and Noel Greenaway* convictions, to cite two examples. It’s no surprise, since juries are chosen from the general population, … Continue reading →

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Presumption of innocence OUT, guilt by say-so IN

Posted on November 19, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban All Australian jurisdictions have abolished the mandatory requirement for corroboration of claims in sexual crime prosecutions. This means no jurisdiction requires independent evidence to support a complainant’s testimony for a conviction. This has negated the presumption of … Continue reading →

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So many law reformers, so little reforming

Posted on October 29, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban There are approximately 188 employees working at the 10 state and federal organisations working on law reform topics. See if you can find any of these bodies addressing wrongful convictions, wrongdoing by judges or prosecutors or propose … Continue reading →

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Can we legitimately call it a ‘justice’ system?

Posted on October 28, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban In just the three cases that were cited in our recent series (Oct 20 – 26 2025) allocating seven of our Red Herring Certificates to a total of 8 judges and 3 prosecutors who we believe have … Continue reading →

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