James Bevel

James Luther Bevel (19th October 1936 - 19th December 2008) was a leading figure in the civil rights movement. As the director of the Southern Christians Leadership Conference, he was responsible for many great strides towards racial equality.

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In May 2007, Bevel was arrested after one of his daughters accused him of incest, sexual abuse and rape, starting when they were children. She alledged that Bevel had molested her when she was six, and that he had repeatedly raped her. When Bevel was arrested, three others came forwards claiming that he had abused them as well.

During the four-day-trial, which included testimony from the first daughter, Bevel maintained his innocence. However, his guilt was proven when a recording of a phone conversation during which one of his daughters asked why he raped her, and he told her to use a vaginal douche to avoid getting pregnant next time, was played by prosecutors. Bevel was found guilty and sentenced to six years in prison. He only served one before dying of prostate cancer.