Wrongly accused of abuse? Get help!

Questioner

This week I was wrongly accused of sexually abusing my 3.5 year old niece. How this is possible is a great mystery to me. I am innocent and would like to refute this. How can I do this? Yours sincerely, A very desperate uncle

Lawyer

Dear questioner, Who accused you and how exactly? There may be a report to the police or it may be forthcoming. It seems to me that you need a lawyer specialized in criminal law immediately, because this seems like a serious matter. If desired, I can help you further.

Questioner

Thanks for your quick response. A short version. My sister and her now ex-boyfriend have 2 daughters, 1 of 1.5 and 1 of 3.5. There has been some tension between my sister and her ex-boyfriend. Now I went over on Monday to have a bite to eat and then my sister and ex-boyfriend came up with the following; The 3.5 year old daughter came up with the story that Uncle ... (I) had performed sexual acts. This came up when she, my sister and her daughter were in the bath. They let it rest for a while and then went to a psychologist. He came to the conclusion that I was the perpetrator. (I am very afraid of tunnel vision, where for the parties involved, my niece, there is no way back) I can honestly say that nothing has ever happened between me and my niece that would not be desirable. No report has yet been filed with the morals police. I am innocent and would very much like to prove this as soon as possible. Can you help me? Thank you in advance.

Lawyer

The absence of actions is usually not demonstrable, at most it can be made plausible. In that case, all circumstances must be examined very carefully and explanations must be compared. It should be noted that the 'explanations' of a young child are generally not very reliable. The reports on this from 'a' psychologist are also not very informative; only when the child has been examined by real specialists, for example by a doctor and the morals police, can a picture emerge that does justice to reality, but it remains very difficult with a child of such a young age. A circumstance that is important, for example, is that of the setting and the (your) alibi. When would the 'sexual acts' have taken place? Were you alone with the child often enough to make those acts possible? Note that the time indications of a 3.5 year old child are not indicative; yesterday can also mean a week, a month ago or tomorrow. You must, however difficult, at least keep calm and keep communication with the parents open. Now that you state that nothing happened, you could propose an investigation by one or more experts to the parents. You could call the AMK (Advice and Reporting Center for Child Abuse) for experts. If a report is filed, call a lawyer immediately. Because then you are a suspect and a whole series of rights and obligations apply to you. Good luck with that.