Falsely Accused of Child Molesting in Indiana: Never Submit to an Unreliable Polygraph

False child molesting allegations happen. That is a fact. It is also true that when a person is accused of child molesting, there is an overwhelming presumption by police and investigators that the accused person is guilty. Child molesting investigations often begin with a forensic interview of the accusing child. The forensic interviewer is typically someone who works regularly with police, child protective services, and the prosecutor's office and is pre-disposed to believe that child molesting occurred. The interview is conducted in a way to develop evidence for a prosecution. During the forensic interview, the accuser's story is not challenged.

 

Police then often contact the person accused of child molesting and seek to interrogate them. They attempt to get the suspect to submit to a polygraph examination to "clear their name". Before the interrogation begins, they request that the accused person sign paperwork waiving their right to an attorney. This process is designed to make the accused person nervous, off-guard, and vulnerable to police interrogation techniques.

Police investigations of child molesting allegations never include taking a polygraph examination of the accuser. If polygraph examinations are not reliable to judge the accuser's story, then clearly they are not reliable to judge someone accused of child molesting. If you are accused of child molesting, or any sex crime, you should never speak to the police without your attorney present.

False child molesting allegations are made for a variety of reasons. Motives to lie about child molesting can be exposed during depositions. However, there is nothing to be gained by a person falsely accused of child molesting, by submitting to aggressive police interrogation and a polygraph examination.  If you are accused or child molesting, or sexual misconduct with a minor, you should contact an experienced criminal attorney immediately. Police often make an aggressive attempt to interrogate child molesting suspects, before they have retained an attorney.

Gibson Law Office is located at 133 N 4th Street, Suite 73, Lafayette, IN 47901. Attorney Brett Gibson has a statewide practice and has won acquittal on numerous child molesting counts in cases hours from Lafayette.