these beliefs. As a result, evidence that could disprove the belief is never sought by the interviewer. Additionally, positive reinforcement by the interviewer can taint child testimony. Often, such reinforcement is given to encourage a spirit of cooperation by the child, but impartiality can quickly end as the interviewer nods, smiles, or offers verbal encouragement to "helpful" statements. Some studies show that when interviewers make reassuring statements to child witnesses, the children are more likely to fabricate stories of past events that never occurred. Peer pressure also influences children to fabricate stories. Studies show that when a child witness is told that his or her friends have already testified that certain events occurred, the child witness was more likely to create a matching story. The status of the interviewer can also influence a child's testimony, because the more authority an interviewer has, such as a police officer, the more likely a child is to comply with that person's apparent agenda. Finally, while there are endorsers of the use of anatomically correct dolls in questioning victims of sexual abuse/molestation, there are also critics of this practice. These critics say that because of the novelty of the dolls, children will act out sexually explicit acts with the dolls even if the child has not been sexually abused. Another criticism is that, due to conflicting claims about how children tend to play with these dolls (some studies suggest that children who have been sexually abused play with them in a more sexually explicit manner, while other studies have found no correlation), no meaningful conclusions can be drawn from how a particular child plays. Timeline 1982 – Kern County child abuse cases. 1983 – McMartin preschool trial in California. 1984 – Fells Acres Day School in Massachusetts. 1984 – Bernard F. Baran, Jr., convicted in 1985, exonerated 2009. 1984 - Georgian Hills Daycare Center, Memphis, Tennessee 1985 – Bronx Five case. 1985 – Wee Care Nursery School in New Jersey in April. 1986 – Presidio Child Development Center in San Francisco. 1987 – Cleveland child abuse scandal in England. 1987 – Friedman cases begin. 1989 – Glendale Montessori sexual abuse case in Stuart, Florida. 1989 – Little Rascals Day Care Center scandal in Edenton, North Carolina. 1990 – Acquittals in McMartin preschool trial; remaining charges dropped. 1991 – Dan and Fran Keller, Fran's Daycare Center, Oak Hill, Texas. 1991 – Christchurch Civic Creche, New