What if the Allegation is Based on Coaching or Manipulation? Attorneys Christopher Combs and Joshua Boardman from Combs Waterkotte discuss everything you need to know about Illinois sex crime charges, including sexual assault, sexual abuse, rape, and more.
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Interview Transcript
Scott Michael Dunn: What if the allegation is based on manipulation or coaching in Illinois?
Joshua Boardman: Well, you have to determine when that coaching took place, how it took place, what’s the extent of it? Was it something where the child went in and said, “I was told to say this.” Or is it something where you get the transcript back or you’re reviewing a video footage or an audio recording and you’re just going, “There is no way.” Often times what you’ll se is—
Christopher Combs: Vocabulary, right?
Boardman: Vocabulary. Words that are completely unreasonable to have an understanding of their context and proper usage being used over and over and over again. You are trained to, your spider senses kind of—yeah.
Combs: Sure. You see a 6-year-old is using words that are just not age-appropriate. It’s something that a 10- or 12-year-old wouldn’t even know the meaning of that word. You have to think, someone’s feeding them this information somewhere.
