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emotionally and in many other ways over this type of o A parent wants to rid her/himself of the other
ordeal. abusive parent.
o A parent wants to get a better advantage in a child
Not surprisingly, Dr. Pearson was found “Not Guilty” custody/divorce case.
by a jury of his peers. Dr. Pearson is an extremely o An illegal immigrant wants to better their
fortunate person to have found an aggressive lawyer and opportunities to receive victim benefits and
private investigator to work in his behalf and he had the receive an accelerated process for legal status in
Lord’s favor. Even though he was found “Not Guilty” this country.
he will continue to face lasting effects from this life o A child who wants to liberate themselves from the
changing event. strict parent who prevents them from doing
things that they feel entitled to.
Society’s consensus about those accused of any sexual o A child who wants to save face from placing
crime against a child is that “One wouldn’t be charged themselves in a situation where they will be in
with something like this had there not been some truth trouble and this will shift the focus away from
to it.” If the defendant is found “Not Guilty”, many that wrong act.
will just say, “He must have had a good attorney” o A young person who faces “buyer’s remorse” for a
believing the defendant only succeeded through the sexual interaction that they willingly participated
skill and efforts of a good attorney. The social stigma is in with a young person of only 2-3-year age
something that the defendant will deal with for the rest difference. There is a defense to prosecution for
of his life. sexual acts with another who is less than 3 years
in age difference. However, this so-called victim
These Crimes Against Children cases and the Assault is not desiring the accused person to go to jail.
Family Violence crimes are the only real charges where They merely want other people to believe they
someone faces the “Guilty until PROVEN Innocent” were not willing partners to prevent punishment
attitude and relentless police efforts to prove the case. by a parent who caught them in the act. Also,
The police do not feel the urgency to fully investigate a some are fearful that a boy/girlfriend would break
Crimes Against Children case to prove the up with them if they were willing to engage in the
defendant’s/suspect’s innocence as they might in other act.
cases. They feel an urgency to protect the child, which o Revenge.
is a commendable attribute, however, if the child is o Jealousy. Whether due to rejection or some
falsely accusing another person, it prevents the officer’s competitive attitude towards another has been the
objectivity. motive of some. The complainants were
convinced that this would be a great way to “show
One must wonder why anyone would falsely accuse them” that they are a force to be dealt with.
someone of such a horrendous crime. These cases do o Attention. Some children learn of the attention
not need evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable other’s get by being a victim of these crimes and
doubt because jurors have a difficult time believing that they emulate the things they see and hear. Some
a child would ever lie about something like this. They children are quite desperate for attention and will
also believe a child would not know the words to do anything to get it.
express had they not truly been a victim. How would
they know how to describe bodily functions or sexual In summation, the defendant loses lots of money, lots
acts if they had never experienced them? of time, possibly his job or even his career, his family
time, some family members may lose faith in him, his
In this writer’s experience false allegation case naratives home, his dignity and respect from others, and his
are learned by either a parent coaching a child to say current and future reputation. Remember those
what is needed or from watching television shows like database companies who buy up the indictments? It
“Law & Order SVU” and other popular crime shows. takes approximately 3 years to get the records expunged
Motivations for false accusations include: in the “Not Guilty” verdict. Then there is the task of
contacting every database provider in America who

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