THE SULLIVAN FAMILY IS REUNITED!

THE SULLIVAN FAMILY STORY

UPDATE: After 19 months of fighting, the Sullivans’ case has been closed, and the children are home!

Dr. Barbara Knox, a child abuse pediatrician (CAP) with a questionable professional background, made the misdiagnosis of non-accidental trauma (or abuse), which resulted in the arrest of Corey Sullivan by the GBI. He was charged with and indicted for serious felony offenses and faces decades in prison for a crime that never occurred. He is factually innocent.

Fifteen months later, Corey’s wife, Diana Sullivan, was arrested by the same GBI agent and charged with the same felonies. Factually innocent, she, too, faces decades in prison for a crime that never occurred. Diana’s case will be presented to a Camden County, GA, grand jury in late January 2025.

During those fifteen months, the GBI has not completed any additional investigative work; the only evidence that has since been uncovered exonerates Corey and Diana. Moreover, a juvenile court judge ordered a reunification plan for the Sullivan family. So why was she arrested?

A misdiagnosis of abuse by a CAP is a grossly irresponsible action that presents a grave risk to innocent parents and children alike. They use flawed methodology with increased incorporated bias – mainly circular reasoning and misconception. Circular reasoning can be convincing because repeating missteps over time can make it seem self-evident. Judges and prosecutors are not immune. They fall prey to this logical fallacy: If a CAP says it’s true, it must be true; after all, if they don’t know, then who does?

In Georgia, there are an estimated 2,200 innocent men and women in prison for crimes that they did not commit. Yet, the Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Keith Higgins is proceeding with the criminal charges against the Sullivans. Through practice and deed, Mr. Higgins and his office are victims of the same faulty logic that will only add to the staggering number of innocent Georgians languishing in cages.