State v. Mr. S (DMC No. 17559) – (6 Counts) Felony Child Molestation (14-year-old alleged victim), and (1 Count) Felony Sexual Conduct with a Minor (Dangerous Crimes Against Children) – Not Charged/”Turned Down” by the Navajo County Attorney’s Office – St. John’s Police Department Investigated (DR No. 20XX-XXXXX9), and Pinetop/Lakeside Police Department Investigated (DR No. 20XX-XXXX6)

Mr. S had a very dysfunctional family unit, that included a niece who had been arrested for Assault and taken to a behavioral health center for evaluation. While she was there, she claimed that Mr. S had Molested her. In addition, he had a daughter that he refused to assist financially due to her methamphetamine addiction, and she was corroborating the niece’s story. She was also stating that she was Molested on numerous occasions. When these allegations came to light, multiple people were interviewed, including Mr. S’s wife. This all occurred at the Family Advocacy Center in Holbrook, Arizona. These allegations ranged from when the niece was 14 years old, up to 17 years of age. Lastly, they tried to get Mr. S’s 30-year-old daughter who lived in Las Vegas to claim that she was Molested as a child. DM Cantor was hired shortly after these allegations, and we began defending Mr. S.

We immediately had him Polygraphed, and he passed as “truthful” that he had not Molested anybody. We also gathered all of the Police Reports as they related to Mr. S’s niece and his daughter, and provided those to the Police Department. Lastly, in addition to an Invocation of Rights Form, we provided a Trebus-Bashir letter to be submitted to the Navajo County Attorney’s Office.

Once the Navajo County Attorney reviewed all of the evidence we provided, a decision was made to Not Charge Mr. S. If he had been charged and convicted of only a couple of these crimes, he would have spent the rest of his Life in Prison.