Can Illinois Police Investigate Me Without Telling Me? Combs Waterkotte attorneys Christopher Combs and Joshua Boardman 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: Let’s talk about police investigations and arrests. Can Illinois police investigate me without telling me?
Joshua Boardman: Yes, absolutely. And oftentimes they do because why in the world would they want to tip you off and give you an opportunity to try to start combating their potential allegations. So, it many times by the time that someone has called us as a result of law enforcement contacting them, they’ve already met with potential witnesses or victims. They’ve already built a timeline. They’ve already got potential DNA testing influx. So, yes, there’s many building blocks of their investigation that occur before they even reach out to the potential defendant.
