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TIL about Alphonse Le Gastelois, a man from Jersey who lived alone on a remote reef for 14 years after being wrongly accused of child assault. He was ostracized and feared for his life. The real a... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Morella1989 on 2025-08-04 07:05:13+00:00.

Original Title: TIL about Alphonse Le Gastelois, a man from Jersey who lived alone on a remote reef for 14 years after being wrongly accused of child assault. He was ostracized and feared for his life. The real attacker, Edward Paisnel, was caught in 1971 after 11 years of terror.

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