▁Times ▁to ▁Richard ▁Kelly ' s ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁Ab sc am ▁sc andal ▁through ▁St arch ild ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁Kelly ' s ▁a ide ▁J . P . ▁Mah er ▁III . ▁According ▁to ▁Kelly , ▁it ▁was ▁Mah er ▁who ▁asked ▁St arch ild ▁to ▁handle ▁a ▁campaign ▁ma iling ▁list ▁through ▁his ▁firm ▁Min erva ▁Cons ult ing ▁Group ▁Inc . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁mail ▁fra ud , ▁beginning ▁his ▁sentence ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁addition ally ▁conv icted ▁of ▁tax ▁fra ud ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁While ▁in car cer ated ▁at ▁the ▁Federal ▁Cor re ction al ▁Institution , ▁Ash land , ▁St arch ild ▁won ▁third ▁prize ▁in ▁the ▁ess ay ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Pr ison ▁Writing ▁Awards ▁ 1 9 9 0 - 1 9 9 1 ▁for ▁his ▁ess ay , ▁R ape ▁as ▁P un ishment . ▁He ▁also ▁had ▁an ▁article ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁Psych oh istory ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁titled ▁" R ape ▁of ▁youth ▁in ▁pr isons ▁and ▁ju ven ile ▁facilities " ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁compared ▁and ▁contrast ed ▁prison ▁ra pe ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Britain , ▁Latin ▁America , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁and ▁Turkey , ▁finding ▁that ▁the ▁phenomen on ▁often ▁exhib ited ▁cultural ▁differences ▁by ▁region ▁and ▁country . ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 s