Can Contacting the Accuser Hurt My Case? 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: Some people think, “What? I’ll just call the accuser, and I’ll just clean this whole thing up. I’ll set them straight.”
Christopher Combs: It’s the worst thing you could possibly do. I mean, literally the worst thing you could do. You don’t ever want to reach out to an alleged victim in any type of case.
Dunn: So, calling the accuser could negatively affect your case?
Combs: You could catch other charges. I mean, you’re really just making your situation 10 times worse.
