State.v. Mr. F (DMC No. 16280) – Felony Child Molestation (Dangerous Crimes Against Children) – Not Charged – Phoenix Police Department Investigated (DR No. 20XX-XXXXXXX9).
Mr. F retained our services after DCS contacted him and his wife about allegations being made by one of his live-in granddaughters, a 12-year old girl. As a Registered Sex Offender, Mr. F immediately contacted us given the severity of the allegations and his prior criminal history.
After retaining our Firm, the Pre-Charge Team, immediately met to discuss what steps needed to be taken. We immediately sent a Trebus Letter to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office notifying them of our representation and submitted a public records request to get a copy of the Phoenix Police Report. We also immediately interviewed one of the other grandchildren who lived in Mr. F’s home. During this interview, this grandchild said that Mr. F never inappropriately touched her and that the other grandchild making the accusations never told her that Mr. F touched her inappropriately. She said that she believed the allegations were being made after she and the alleged victim’s biological mother came to Arizona trying to encourage the girls to move back to Florida with her. While the young girl making the accusations wanted to move back to Florida, the other granddaughter did not. Due to this, she believed that the alleged victim made the accusations in an effort to be removed from the home and forced back to Florida.
We also obtained a copy of the Police report and after reviewing it drafted a detailed Trebus Bashir Letter providing information to both the Detective assigned as well as the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office regarding the matter. In the letter we detailed the information obtained by one of Mr. F’s grandchildren, the alleged victim’s biological sister, and the motive for her to make the false allegations. Prior to submitting the letter for review, we also had Mr. F participate in a Polygraph examination where the questions surrounded whether he had ever touched the alleged victim in a sexual manner or whether he had ever had sexual contact with any of his grandchildren. The Polygraph results, along with the questions, were listed in the Trebus Bashir Letter and showed that there was no significant reaction shown.
As a result of this quick action by our Pre-Charge Team, charges were never filed against Mr. F.