Post by watchdog on Dec 28, 2007 4:59:13 GMT -5
This was posted earlier by Litigator, I thought it would work here.
If you've been wrongly accused
of child abuse:
Recognize you're in for the fight of your life.
Anticipate the worst is yet to come. Yet you must stay cool, calm and collective.
Create a timeline or chronology as you perceive the events and circumstances leading up to the accusation(s).
Study the groundbreaking work on children's suggestibilities and cognition by one of the foremost researchers in the world - Dr. Stephen Ceci, author of Jeopardy in the Courtroom.
Become familiar with Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS), Sexual Allegations in Divorce (SAID) and Recovered Memory Therapy (RMT) aka False Memory Syndrome (FMS).
Attempt to electronically record all interviews with the alleged child victim.
File an immediate request for production of documents with Police and the CAS involved.
Attempt to suppress all further therapies with the alleged child victim.
If possible, Retain your own mental health expert to evaluate the child's competency as a witness and credibility. Take your child to an expert pediatrician, if necessary, to refute alleged medical findings as "consistent with sexual abuse."
Get all supporting affidavits "typed up." and filed with the court promptly, these include affidavits from your doctor, your family, your friends, anyone who will support your denial of the allegations.
Secure at least supervised visits with alleged child victim, if it's a child you live with. Record every conversation with social workers, either in person or by phone, so they cannot twist your words or report that you said something that you did not say, such as confess to your guilt. Click on a leading Family Rights Support Group for help - www.canadacourtwatch.com, www.sarniassmokinggun.com/
What Not to Do If You Have Been Accused
DO NOT AGREE TO UNDERGO any psycho-sexual tests to prove your innocence such as the Polygraph or penile Plethysmography otherwise known as Phallometric Testing.
Do not Plea bargain, plead nolo contendre, no contest or accept any form of deal where you are noted on record as guilty
Do not be afraid to question your attorney or his competence.
Do not Retain a lawyer or psychologist without first perusing their Curriculum Vitae (CV).
Do not Admit to a crime that you did not commit.
Do not try to reconcile a relationship with a SAID accuser.
Do not antagonize CAS, guardians-ad-litem, adversarial counsel or the psychologists in your case.
Never waive your Constitutional Rights, including the right to a speedy trial.
Do not talk to social workers or anyone else about your case unless your attorney okays it if you have one and is preferably present. Your words, even to friends, can be turned against you in court.
Do not Lose your love for your child. Remember, it's not the child's fault!
AND MOST IMPORTANT DO NOT Give up! Your life and that of your child's depends upon your persevering.
If you've been wrongly accused
of child abuse:
Recognize you're in for the fight of your life.
Anticipate the worst is yet to come. Yet you must stay cool, calm and collective.
Create a timeline or chronology as you perceive the events and circumstances leading up to the accusation(s).
Study the groundbreaking work on children's suggestibilities and cognition by one of the foremost researchers in the world - Dr. Stephen Ceci, author of Jeopardy in the Courtroom.
Become familiar with Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS), Sexual Allegations in Divorce (SAID) and Recovered Memory Therapy (RMT) aka False Memory Syndrome (FMS).
Attempt to electronically record all interviews with the alleged child victim.
File an immediate request for production of documents with Police and the CAS involved.
Attempt to suppress all further therapies with the alleged child victim.
If possible, Retain your own mental health expert to evaluate the child's competency as a witness and credibility. Take your child to an expert pediatrician, if necessary, to refute alleged medical findings as "consistent with sexual abuse."
Get all supporting affidavits "typed up." and filed with the court promptly, these include affidavits from your doctor, your family, your friends, anyone who will support your denial of the allegations.
Secure at least supervised visits with alleged child victim, if it's a child you live with. Record every conversation with social workers, either in person or by phone, so they cannot twist your words or report that you said something that you did not say, such as confess to your guilt. Click on a leading Family Rights Support Group for help - www.canadacourtwatch.com, www.sarniassmokinggun.com/
What Not to Do If You Have Been Accused
DO NOT AGREE TO UNDERGO any psycho-sexual tests to prove your innocence such as the Polygraph or penile Plethysmography otherwise known as Phallometric Testing.
Do not Plea bargain, plead nolo contendre, no contest or accept any form of deal where you are noted on record as guilty
Do not be afraid to question your attorney or his competence.
Do not Retain a lawyer or psychologist without first perusing their Curriculum Vitae (CV).
Do not Admit to a crime that you did not commit.
Do not try to reconcile a relationship with a SAID accuser.
Do not antagonize CAS, guardians-ad-litem, adversarial counsel or the psychologists in your case.
Never waive your Constitutional Rights, including the right to a speedy trial.
Do not talk to social workers or anyone else about your case unless your attorney okays it if you have one and is preferably present. Your words, even to friends, can be turned against you in court.
Do not Lose your love for your child. Remember, it's not the child's fault!
AND MOST IMPORTANT DO NOT Give up! Your life and that of your child's depends upon your persevering.