Falsely Allegations?
Falsely accused of sexual abuse of your child?
The Law Offices of Douglas Slain is a Northern California criminal defense firm that has been defending fathers in false accusations cases since 1999.
For more information, see "What to Do if You've Been Falsely Accused"
Has your ex decided to stop the custody dispute in its tracks?
Some parents facing custody disputes file false charges of molestation or sexual abuse against the other parent as the ultimate weapon.
If you have reason to believe a partner with whom you are in a custody dispute has accused you of child molestation charges, here is what you should do:
1. Look for an experienced lawyer who works with experienced investigators;
2. Do not permit anyone from Child Protective Services to enter your home without a warrant (you may be waiving future objection to additional such visits);
3. Speak to no one about this matter (aside from your parents and others on whom you rely) without a lawyer present;
4. If you are not living with the alleged victim, know that, in all likelihood, any attempt by you to contact her or him will be construed as an attempt to manipulate the system;
5. Minimize alcohol use, especially if others believe alcohol is a problem for you. Nothing raises red flags in family court and with the CPS staff quicker than a drinking problem, whether perceived or real;
6. Be physically active to fight negative thinking and depression;
7. Try to reconstruct everything you did and everything about where you were when the alleged act or acts occurred;
8. Strip-search your child's room or wherever the child spends her or his time; look for notes, letters, diaries, photos; give copies to your investigator or lawyer;
9. DOCUMENT EVERYTHING; if possible, tape record or videotape all conversations with anyone associated with your case; in California, you have to ask. If you cannot get such permission, then immediately memorialize the interaction by writing down exactly what was said.
No criminal accusation is more commonly false than sex crime accusations.
Yet the mere accusation of a sex crime can cause immediate and serious harm to your reputation, career, and professional relationships.
Any personal relationship, from romantic involvements to professional engagements, can result in sex crime charges. The issue of sexual charges involving children is particularly problematic. Compelled lifetime registration as a sex offender following conviction is a very heavy burden.
False charges of sexual abuse of a child can be devastating. Improperly defended, such charges have the potential to ruin lives.
This law office has years of experience in dealing with:
* Coerced confessions and investigations, child suggestibility, so-called “syndrome evidence” from mental health professionals, inconclusive medical examinations, and unreliable interviews using manipulative questioning techniques.
* Child suggestibility and memory manipulation associated with interviewer bias, confirmatory bias, misuse of anatomical dolls, negative stereotyping, and refusal to accept the child’s denial.
* Investigations and coerced confessions of the accused using evidence ploys, implied leniency together with implied threats, as well as changing the suspect’s mind set and frame of reference.
The Law Offices of Douglas Slain has the knowledge to challenge investigative forensic interviews that have used suggestion to contaminate the interview process. We are familiar with the “child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome,” and we can address the junk science often used by the prosecution in parental-child abuse cases.
We know how to most effectively initiate court-approved investigations into the sexual knowledge and sexual experience of the accuser.
We advise the parent on how best to handle the interviews and other interactions with Child Protective Services, and with the psychologists who work with CPS.
After working with the client to develop a time line, we prepare a motion and discovery strategy, put together a witness and expert witness plan, and consider possible investigation options.
After the motions have been researched, written, and filed; after the investigation, including medical, laboratory, and mental health reports, is completed; after a determination of what will be admissible has been made, the client is then in a position to address any criminal charges that may be brought.
Sex crimes that are federal crimes are also discussed under Federal Crimes.
The Law Offices of Douglas Slain is a Northern California criminal defense firm that has been defending fathers in false accusations cases since 1999.
For more information, see "What to Do if You've Been Falsely Accused"
Has your ex decided to stop the custody dispute in its tracks?
Some parents facing custody disputes file false charges of molestation or sexual abuse against the other parent as the ultimate weapon.
If you have reason to believe a partner with whom you are in a custody dispute has accused you of child molestation charges, here is what you should do:
1. Look for an experienced lawyer who works with experienced investigators;
2. Do not permit anyone from Child Protective Services to enter your home without a warrant (you may be waiving future objection to additional such visits);
3. Speak to no one about this matter (aside from your parents and others on whom you rely) without a lawyer present;
4. If you are not living with the alleged victim, know that, in all likelihood, any attempt by you to contact her or him will be construed as an attempt to manipulate the system;
5. Minimize alcohol use, especially if others believe alcohol is a problem for you. Nothing raises red flags in family court and with the CPS staff quicker than a drinking problem, whether perceived or real;
6. Be physically active to fight negative thinking and depression;
7. Try to reconstruct everything you did and everything about where you were when the alleged act or acts occurred;
8. Strip-search your child's room or wherever the child spends her or his time; look for notes, letters, diaries, photos; give copies to your investigator or lawyer;
9. DOCUMENT EVERYTHING; if possible, tape record or videotape all conversations with anyone associated with your case; in California, you have to ask. If you cannot get such permission, then immediately memorialize the interaction by writing down exactly what was said.
No criminal accusation is more commonly false than sex crime accusations.
Yet the mere accusation of a sex crime can cause immediate and serious harm to your reputation, career, and professional relationships.
Any personal relationship, from romantic involvements to professional engagements, can result in sex crime charges. The issue of sexual charges involving children is particularly problematic. Compelled lifetime registration as a sex offender following conviction is a very heavy burden.
False charges of sexual abuse of a child can be devastating. Improperly defended, such charges have the potential to ruin lives.
This law office has years of experience in dealing with:
* Coerced confessions and investigations, child suggestibility, so-called “syndrome evidence” from mental health professionals, inconclusive medical examinations, and unreliable interviews using manipulative questioning techniques.
* Child suggestibility and memory manipulation associated with interviewer bias, confirmatory bias, misuse of anatomical dolls, negative stereotyping, and refusal to accept the child’s denial.
* Investigations and coerced confessions of the accused using evidence ploys, implied leniency together with implied threats, as well as changing the suspect’s mind set and frame of reference.
The Law Offices of Douglas Slain has the knowledge to challenge investigative forensic interviews that have used suggestion to contaminate the interview process. We are familiar with the “child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome,” and we can address the junk science often used by the prosecution in parental-child abuse cases.
We know how to most effectively initiate court-approved investigations into the sexual knowledge and sexual experience of the accuser.
We advise the parent on how best to handle the interviews and other interactions with Child Protective Services, and with the psychologists who work with CPS.
After working with the client to develop a time line, we prepare a motion and discovery strategy, put together a witness and expert witness plan, and consider possible investigation options.
After the motions have been researched, written, and filed; after the investigation, including medical, laboratory, and mental health reports, is completed; after a determination of what will be admissible has been made, the client is then in a position to address any criminal charges that may be brought.
Sex crimes that are federal crimes are also discussed under Federal Crimes.