NOT CHARGED | CHILD MOLESTATION (DMC No. 648) State v. Mr. R.: Mr. R.’s son and daughter in law were going through a particularly ugly divorce. They had only been married for 2 years, and their daughter was now 4 years old. Because Mr. R. was financing his son’s divorce, his daughter in law made Charges that he had molested the 4 year old. The daughter in law’s ex-husband, who was a convicted child molester, was currently in prison. In addition, the daughter in law had accused 4-5 other people of molesting the daughter over the past couple of years, including 2 babysitters, the daycare center and another grandfather. We had Mr. R. take a polygraph, which he passed. We then sat down with the Detective who administered a voice stress analysis test. A medical exam showed the 4 year old girl had a bacterial infection, although it had nothing to molestation. After sitting down with the prosecutor and reviewing the case with him, we were able to convince him to not file charges, protecting Mr. R. from facing the rest of his life in prison.

NOT CHARGED | SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH A MINOR | State v. Mr. C.: Mr. C. was going through a particularly rough divorce, when his 7 year old daughter made charges that he had molested her while he was on vacation in Flagstaff with her for 4 days. Although the divorce proceedings had not been finalized, Mr. C.’s soon to be ex-wife had attempted to sell off his separate property (a boat) and engaged in other illegal activities. When he was calling the police regarding his wife’s activities, the Charges of child molestation surfaced. Although Mr. C. was potentially facing life in prison, we had him take a polygraph which he passed, and we sat down with the Detective to explain the situation. We also produced all of his divorce proceeding records, and we were able to convince the Detective to not file charges.

NOT CHARGED | CHILD MOLESTATION (DMC No. 1135) State v. Mr. H.: Mr. H. adopted his daughter when she was approximately 5 years old. She had been abused by her previous parents, and had issues with Reactive Attachment Disorder. She had made other false claims and had stolen items in the past. In this particular case, she told her adopted brother that she had been molested for the previous 2 and ½ years, kept a diary, and allegedly had a sheet with a semen stain on it. She was now 15 years old and wanted to get out of the house to live with her boyfriend. We were able to have a polygraph examination conducted, and insisted that Detectives test the bed sheet. In the end, we were able to convince the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office to “turn down” the case and not file charges, protecting Mr. H. from facing life in prison.

NOT CHARGED | SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH A MINOR (DMC No. 1356) State v. Mr. T.: Mr. T.’s 14 year old step-daughter began having mental issues and was taken to see a psychiatrist. She stated that she had been “having dreams that my dad has been raping me.” She also complained of hearing voices. At one point she even stated that she thought she might be pregnant (although she did have a boyfriend). Because the forensic evidence would only show that she was having sexual intercourse (which she admitted to having with her boyfriend), and because she was not pregnant, we offered to have our client undergo a polygraph examination. In the meantime, the girl became more delusional and was admitted into a mental hospital. Due to the fact that we were able to speak with the Detective and produced her medical records, we were able to convince him not to file charges, protecting Mr. T from facing the rest of his life in prison.

NOT CHARGED | CHILD MOLESTATION (DMC No. 1466) State v. Mr. L.: Mr. L. was having problems with his wife and his mother in law. In the past, the mother in law had accused him of molesting his daughter when she was 3 years old. The daughter was now 8 years old and was known to frequently tell lies. The daughter now claimed that Mr. L. had had anal sex with her 50 plus times. Upon a forensic medical exam, only 1 small anal fissure was found. We brought in a doctor who reviewed the findings and stated this was consistent with merely a “hard stool” and in no way amounted to evidence of anal rape. C.P.S. was brought in, and they interviewed the family the girl was now staying with. The family stated the girl would constantly tell lies and make up fantastical stories. As far as her knowledge of certain sex acts, it was discovered that her babysitter’s brother was a registered sex offender and had been discussing the sex acts with all the children the babysitter brought over. In the end, we met with the Pinal County Attorney and they decided to not charge Mr. L., protecting him from facing life in prison. However, they did begin an investigation into the babysitter’s brother, who was a registered sex offender.