Anna Stubblefield | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marjorie Anna Stubblefield December 3, 1969 |
| Known for | Sexual abuse of an intellectually disabled man |
| Criminal status | Released |
| Motive | Sexual gratification |
| Conviction(s) | Third-degree aggravated sexual assault |
| Criminal charge | First-degree aggravated sexual assault (2 counts; overturned) |
| Penalty | 656 days in prison (previously 12 years) |
| Details | |
| Victims | 1 |
| State(s) | New Jersey |
Date apprehended | 2015 |
Marjorie Anna Stubblefield (/ˈɑːnə/; born December 3, 1969) is an American former professor of philosophy at Rutgers University–Newark, practitioner of facilitated communication, and convicted sexual assaulter.[1]
Stubblefield was found guilty of two counts of raping a man with severe mental disabilities whom she falsely claimed to have enabled to communicate via typing using the discredited practice of facilitated communication.[2] She was sentenced to 12 years in prison.[3] The convictions were later overturned on appeal as it was determined that the judge had erred in precluding some evidence presented by the defence, and she agreed to a plea deal on a lesser charge and was released from prison. In October 2016, the family was awarded $4 million in a civil lawsuit against Stubblefield.[4]
Her use of facilitated communication with the victim resulted in an academic article that was published in Disability Studies Quarterly.[5] The article has since been retracted.[6]
The 2023 documentary film Tell Them You Love Me covers the abuse case.[7]
- ^ Mintz, Kevin (2017-11-26). "Ableism, ambiguity, and the Anna Stubblefield case". Disability & Society. 32 (10): 1666–1670. doi:10.1080/09687599.2017.1356058. ISSN 0968-7599.
- ^ Engber, Daniel (2015-10-20). "The Strange Case of Anna Stubblefield". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ^ Sherry, Mark (2016-08-08). "Facilitated communication, Anna Stubblefield and disability studies". Disability & Society. 31 (7): 974–982. doi:10.1080/09687599.2016.1218152. ISSN 0968-7599.
- ^ NJ.com, Thomas Moriarty | NJ Advance Media for (2018-03-19). "Ex-Rutgers prof admits it was a crime to have sex with disabled man". nj. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ^ Dougherty, M. V. (2018). Correcting the Scholarly Record for Research Integrity. Cham: Springer. pp. 197–219. ISBN 978-3-319-99434-5.
- ^ Johnson, DMan, c/o Anna Stubblefield (2011). "RETRACTED: The Role of Communication in Thought". Disability Studies Quarterly. 31 (4).
- ^ Latif, Leila (2024-02-03). "Tell Them You Love Me review – this chilling documentary is vital, challenging TV". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
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