Ms Kosser then obtained a non-molestation order against him, claiming he had inflicted mental and physical violence on her - something he denied.

BBC: Bedford man 'does not remember' attack on estranged wife

Miss Chambers was granted a non-molestation order against Oakes just two months before he killed her and their daughter.

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They were among a series of incidents that prompted Miss Chambers to apply for a non-molestation order, which was granted on 21 April 2011.

BBC: David Oakes: Double murderer had 'violent reputation'

"The defense is going to say the charges are nonsense and that the kids that reported this had ulterior motives, " said Thomas Mesereau, a California attorney who successfully defended late pop star Michael Jackson against child-molestation charges in 2005.

WSJ: Jerry Sandusky Trial Will Hinge on Portrayal of Accusers

The evidence could be air-tight, but in cases from the Michael Jackson child molestation prosecution to the Dominique Strauss-Kahn rape prosecution, evidence that convinced prosecutors disintegrated in the face of vigorous defense advocacy.

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Simpson, Erik and Lyle Menendez, and various defendants in preschool molestation cases have been lengthy, lawyer-dominated soap operas in which the search for truth has been subordinated to the manipulation of procedures.

WSJ: James Q. Wilson: Excerpts from His Writings in The Wall Street Journal

Over the last 9 months, Penn State learned the afore-mentioned lesson the hard way in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.

FORBES: OH HOW THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN