They tried to pressure me into making a decision without my family present and they treated me more of like the perpetrator rather than the victim of a crime,” said “Julie” who is now 16 years old.
Julie, not her real name, said she’s been traumatized. First, by a manipulating online predator. Then, by the Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney's Office...
For a moment, I thought they were talking about the MoCo prosecutors:
ReplyDelete"They tried to pressure me into making a decision without my family present and they treated me more of like the perpetrator rather than the victim of a crime, . . ."
EXACTLY!
DeleteCase in point:
ReplyDeleteOur lawyer consulted with his partner, a former prosecutor of the SAO, who concurred that it was a strong criminal case. Then, he discussed it with a team member of the SAO, who was livid and said that he would call the culprit's lawyer. Next, the team member asked my daughter to attend a meeting with the head of the family violence division. In the meeting, she was convinced that it was a strong criminal case, and there was concern that the culprit continued to have access to minors. Lastly, my daughter was asked to meet with an MCPD detective. From the start, she sensed that the detective was disinterested, doubtful and questioned her motives. A week later, the detective called stating there was nothing that could be done!