Controversy Regarding Claims Made Against Nick Bakers Conviction
Mark Devlin, who at the time was the publisher of Metropolis, initially supported the Nick Baker campaign but withdrew his support in 2004 and publicly criticized the support group's campaign tactics while questioning some fo their claims, pointing to the factual errors that he discovered where being used by Nick Bakers supporters.
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