I took time off from writing case updates for “Seattle Sex Offense Lawyer” due to my wife’s battle with pancreatic cancer. She is now with God. I hope these updates are helpful to readers. J.O. State v. Gogo, Division One, #84083-5-I, was decided December 26, 2023. Mr. Gogo was charged with three counts of Rape Read More…
Author: Jan Olson
What to Know About Taking a Lie Detector Test
Polygraphs (lie detector tests) have been around for decades. First invented in 1906 by a British cardiologist, they were utilized by law enforcement for interrogations by the 1920s. People are usually in two camps: (1) lie detectors are science, and they provide truthful results, or (2) lie detectors are pseudo-science fiction, and they can’t be Read More…
Guest Blog: Social Workers Have a Role in Curbing Sexual Grooming in Schools
Guest Blog By Daniel Pollack & Robert Reiser The headlines tell the explicit stories of sexual grooming in schools: “How Teachers ‘Groom’ Students for Sexual Abuse” (Heldiz, 2019) “School Districts That Don’t Have Policies on Teacher-Student Boundaries Are Paying the Price” (Jimenez, 2019) “A Teacher’s Pet or a Victim of Sexual Abuse?”(McKibbin, 2018) A 2004 Read More…