Wrongful Child Abuse Convictions: Nereida Allen and Joshua Peacher Fight to Prove Their Innocence.
In 2011, Nereida and Joshua were wrongfully convicted in Jefferson Co. of murdering Nereida’s 2 year old nephew. At an evidentiary hearing in May of 2023, attorneys for Nereida and Joshua presented newly discovered evidence, that the Commonwealth and its experts never disclosed, which shows Nereida’s young nephew actually died of chronic, untreated pneumonia. (Pictured above are attorneys with the Kentucky Innocence Project and the Exoneration Project who represent Nereida and Joshua)

Above, defense teams for Nereida Allen (Kentucky Innocence Project) and Joshua Peacher, (Exoneration Project) from left to right:
Lyla Wasz-Piper, Whitney Wallace, Amy Staples, Miranda Hellman

Above, Kentucky Innocence Project staff attorneys Whitney Wallace (far left), Miranda Hellman, (middle) and their client, Nereida Allen) in Jefferson Circuit Court at an evidentiary hearing in May 2023.
