He claimed that their rights during the trial were violated because they were denied the opportunity to face their accusers in the courtroom. LeFave had been sentenced to serve eight to 20 years in prison.

In March 1997, the Supreme Judicial Court overruled Barton's decision and ordered that the two women return to prison. In September of that year, Violet Amirault died of cancer and LeFave continued on alone in her quest for a new trial. She was not taken back to prison.

Last year, Middlesex Superior Court Judge Isaac Borenstein reversed her conviction and ordered a new trial, saying that there was new evidence to suggest that the children's testimony in the original trial might have been tainted.

However, on August 18, the Supreme Judicial Court overturned Borenstein's decision and denied LeFave's motion for a new trial.

She now faces the possibility of returning to prison once again in order to resume her sentence.

Gerald Amirault, who has also tried to request a new trial, has been denied, and he remains in prison.

Ogletree said he has been following LeFave's case since its beginning. He said he also follows other cases involving allegations of abuse against children.