▁ ▁P ender gr ast ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Science ▁Writ ers , ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Environment al ▁Journal ists , ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Verm ont ▁Writ ers , ▁and ▁the ▁Auth ors ▁Gu ild . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁volunte er ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Center ▁for ▁Re ason ▁and ▁Justice , ▁a ▁non pro fit ▁organization ▁which ▁works ▁with ▁innoc ent ▁people ▁f als ely ▁accused ▁or ▁conv icted ▁of ▁child ▁ab use ▁( related ▁to ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁his ▁book ▁Memory ▁War p ). ▁ ▁Pub lished ▁works ▁ ▁Jerry ▁Sand us ky ▁Joseph ▁St ains ▁reviews ▁P ender gr ast ' s ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁book ▁The ▁Most ▁H ated ▁Man ▁in ▁America : ▁Jerry ▁Sand us ky ▁and ▁the ▁R ush ▁to ▁Jud g ement . ▁St ain ▁says ▁it ▁is ▁" pro bably ▁the ▁most ▁even hand ed ▁and ▁thoroughly ▁documented ▁volume ▁on ▁the ▁topic ". ▁P ender gr ast ▁detailed ▁the ▁trial ▁and ▁did ▁extensive ▁research ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁Jerry ▁Sand us ky ' s ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁guilty ▁ver dict ▁for ▁sexual ▁ab use ▁of ▁young ▁men ▁at ▁P enn ▁State . ▁St ains ▁writes ▁that ▁P ender gr ast ▁made ▁a ▁comp elling ▁case ▁that ▁the ▁small - town ▁lawyer ▁Sand us ky ▁chose ▁to ▁represent ▁him ▁and ▁a ▁pro sec ution ▁that ▁re lied ▁on ▁repr essed ▁mem ories , ▁no ▁physical ▁evidence ▁and ▁possible ▁financial ▁mot ives ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁factors ▁that ▁led ▁to