Assault allegation

[Anonymous]

What would you do if your son was accused of a sex assault that allegedly occurred several years ago?

[Anonymous]

Not much you can do but hire an attorney if anything comes of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not much you can do but hire an attorney if anything comes of it.

This but since I’m already a lawyer I’d try to lock down/retrieve any of the evidence surrounding the accusation. Texts, social media messages/posts, etc. I’d be in full blown data preservation mode.

[Anonymous]

Does it make a difference if you think the allegation is true or not?

[Anonymous]

I would send my kid to treatment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would send my kid to treatment.

What kind? Would it matter if you believed the allegation (completely out of character; from 3 years ago; never seen anything similar in any context)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does it make a difference if you think the allegation is true or not?

Why would it, wouldn’t you still need a lawyer and to identify whatever evidence there is?

[Anonymous]

I would want to know first if he did it. This would be very important to me and I would be unable to think of anything else until I had established this. And it would influence how I proceeded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would send my kid to treatment.

Agreed. It can be stresseful to be falsely accused of something.

[Anonymous]

A three year old claim? Is that it? No witness, no corroborating texts like him apologizing or her asking him why he did it? No rape kit or police report? Just some girl coming out of the blue saying Timmy touched me without my permission?

I wouldn't do shit.

If she went to the police or filed a civil suit, I'd hire an attorney with experience pursuing libel and slander and rabidly go after her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would want to know first if he did it. This would be very important to me and I would be unable to think of anything else until I had established this. And it would influence how I proceeded.

And any admission to you of guilt would not be privileged.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would want to know first if he did it. This would be very important to me and I would be unable to think of anything else until I had established this. And it would influence how I proceeded.

And any admission to you of guilt would not be privileged.

If her son is a minor, yes it is privileged.

[Anonymous]

Defending Jacob

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would want to know first if he did it. This would be very important to me and I would be unable to think of anything else until I had established this. And it would influence how I proceeded.

And any admission to you of guilt would not be privileged.

If her son is a minor, yes it is privileged.

My son is 24 and I am not the OP. But I would not be able to bring myself to help him fight a charge if I knew it was true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would want to know first if he did it. This would be very important to me and I would be unable to think of anything else until I had established this. And it would influence how I proceeded.

And any admission to you of guilt would not be privileged.

If her son is a minor, yes it is privileged.

My son is 24 and I am not the OP. But I would not be able to bring myself to help him fight a charge if I knew it was true.

What if you thought it was true but there was no charge? Would you get him help?