INDECENT ASSAULT - RECORD OF INTERVIEW - NOT GUILTY - FALSE EVIDENCE

Published 12 Sep 2011

CASE STUDY - Indecent Assault - Local Court defended hearing

The Facts: A 9 y.o. girl went with her mother to visit her mother’s work colleague. One hour after returning home that evening, the child complained that she had been indecently assaulted. The accused took part in a record of interview.

The Result: Not guilty. The child had been chastised by the accused for repeatedly going into areas of the house where she had been asked not to go. This appears to have been sufficient motivation for the girl to make a false complaint. The complaint was demonstrated to be false when the girl was cross examined and numerous lies were exposed.

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