My daughter has told us that her father has been touching her. The law is involved and went to her father's house to question him. He refused to speak to the deputy without his lawyer. If he didn't hurt my baby, because i'm sure he'll deny it, why wouldn't he cooperate with the investigation?
2007-02-16 20:09:07 · 11 answers · asked by lady 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
When she went to his door, she told him right away it was about child abuse. From what i understand, this is when he declined to speak.
2007-02-16 20:10:07 · update #1
i'm sorry. what is supreme justice?
2007-02-16 20:16:00 · update #2
Well, your husband is smart in the law...he is entitled to not speaking without having a lawyer. Whether he is guilty or innocent...his best interest is to have a lawyer...I'm sure he will deny the charges, but little kids don't just "make up" stuff like this on their own. I would suggest counseling right away for your daughter, the sooner the better. I'm sure this will eventually end up in the court system somewhere, and you need to show that you or your daughter didn't just make this up, and a counselor will be able to help prove that. Best of wishes.....
2007-02-16 20:15:30 · answer #1 · answered by sassy_395 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually. for the person above me, little kids do "make" stuff up all the time and anybody who thinks differently either doesnt have kids or is too blind to figure this out.
As for the guy in question, the reason that he will not speak is becuase anything he says "can and WILL be used against him" in the court of law. let me illuminate, there are many different avenues a lawyer can take when prosecuting someone and much of this hinges on the testimony of the accused, therefore, a clumsy statement that he makes may cost him alot in the courtroom, its such a game. Not to mention, child molestation is a touchy subject and it has been proven time and time again that there is a level of "assumed guilt" which the person above has made clear.
I dont know anything about what happened and neither does anybody else so I dont see how anybody can call him guilty.
2007-02-17 04:25:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He doesn't have to answer anything, however considering he has not been arrested yet, his Fifth Ammendment rights and the Miranda Rights don't apply yet, which also means he does not have the right to have a lawyer present when he is being questionned, since it is prelimminary questionning to find out what is going on. Once they get more evidence they'll get an arrest warrant, arrest him, and then he really doesn't have to say anything, because now he IS covered by the Fifth Ammendment.
2007-02-17 17:14:57 · answer #3 · answered by Riley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a child custody order you need to immediately contact an attorney and file an injuction to that order on the allegation of sexual abuse by the father. You also need to go to your local court and get a child protection order against the father. Consult your attorney but in most states you have the right to deny visitation to a parent when you have reason to believe the opposing parent/custodian is abusing the child. These provisions also dictate certain court actions to be taken to bring this issue in front of the court, it must be done in an expeditious manner when depriving another parent custody of a child.
As far as these scum sucking attorney's who see the judicial process as a game and forget there are real people called victims who lay in waste from their scum sucking clients actions. They will be judge by God and 99.9% of them will burn in hell...read the bible it is in their!! Just ask Johnnie Cochran..im sure he is receiving some butt play from Satan as we speak.
Most defense attorneys are criminals anyways and are only trying to help out child molesters as they often are themselves drug addicts, child molesters, pedophiles, and rapists.
2007-02-17 10:53:52 · answer #4 · answered by John F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wish my clients were smart enough to shut up when the cops come to speak with them. It would make my job easier.
The father has the right to remain silent (just like the cops say on TV). Whether he is innocent or not, he should not talk to the cops. There is an acusation against him that, in California at least, would potentially send him away for life and have other very nasty consequences.
Yet, the cops have a nasty way, like the rest of us, of only hearing what they want to hear. Cops like to hear statements that sound like confessions. That's what'll go in their reports and not the qualifying statements that tend to exonerate the suspects. As such, talking to the cops is risking your freedom. Even the innocent shouldn't do it (and I've seen the innocent go down partially from statements that were misconstrued or even illicited under pressure as false confessions).
Therefore, the only prudent thing to do is not to talk to cops at all. This is especially so when a person is accused. Additionally, when you consider that a huge number of crimes are solved by confession, it only makes sense that, if you don't want to get convicted, that you should shut up.
2007-02-17 04:29:08 · answer #5 · answered by Erik B 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Now look this is a very serious accusation, that could destroy
a life the only time that this needs to be taken seriously is once
an examination by a district nurse or someone dealing with
such a case..................................................................................
Examination of the child needs to be done by a doctor, under
the auspices of the Police Department where the crime was
committed, anything else will be hard to deal with in court,
once charges have been brought and the child has been
questioned and examined, then you will know if you have a
case.............................................................................................
In his case maybe he is innocent, there are other people who
may have had contact with the child, it is hard to willy-nilly
say that this was the case until someone such as a psych
talks to the child in the case, if there is a case there will be
physical evidence.........................................................................
You also need to take your child for counselling right away, to
limit any damage done psychologically........................................
2007-02-17 09:19:47 · answer #6 · answered by gorglin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wether he is touching your daughter or not he probably felt it best to have an attorney present. If he did do things to her then he should be hanged but that will all come out in a hearing or several hearings and then the courts will decide what needs to be done.
2007-02-17 06:11:07 · answer #7 · answered by nickle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rest assured, there is something called supreme justice. NONE CAN ESCAPE IT...
2007-02-17 04:15:10 · answer #8 · answered by Sam 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he probably wants his lawyer, this is a very serious offense and if he is not guilty he needs to defend himself properly.
2007-02-17 04:12:10 · answer #9 · answered by woohoo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I guess this may all come out in court, don't you think?
Did Jesus only weep for Lazarus' death?
2007-02-17 04:12:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋