A Day Care Witchhunt Tests Justice in Massachusetts | The National Center for Reason and Justice In Massachusetts last week, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled to reinstate the convictions of Gerald Amirault, age 42, his sister Cheryl Amirault LaFave, age 38, and their mother Violet Amirault, age 73, all found guilty and sent to prison in 1986-87 for molesting children at their day-care center. [read post]