Politifact says tv ad smearing Justice Prosser ignores critical facts, creates false impression, brothers say 'inaccurate'

Smear ads against Justice Prosser "ignore critical facts" that were not known until 14-24 years after his involvement with the case. And the brothers themselves labelled the ads, "offensive, inaccurate, and out of context."

3/29/11, "Greater Wisconsin Committee says Supreme Court Justice David Prosser mishandled allegation of sex abuse by priest," Politifact Wisconsin, Rates 'Barely True'

(End of report): "So, where does all of this leave us?

The Greater Wisconsin Committee claims David Prosser didn’t ask police to investigate a mother’s report that a 30-year pedophile priest had indecently touched her two sons, then refused to file charges him and participated in a cover-up of the priest’s acts.

The committee’s TV ad uses generally factual statements to make its case, but ignores critical facts that would

• give a different impression.

By using information that only became known later, it suggests more information was available to Prosser at the time than really was.

For instance, Prosser didn’t know that the priest had a long history of molestation -- that came out 14 years later. And it wasn’t until 24 years later that one of the brothers made the most serious allegation against the priest.

• Finally, the two brothers have condemned the ad as

"offensive, inaccurate and out of context."

• We rate the committee’s claim Barely True."

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