Q: My Dad was arrested for sexual conduct of the first-degree 8 years ago and I was wondering if anyone could look into it?
re My Dad's case. I was wondering if someone could look into the case to see if it was unfair and I understand it may be difficult do to the coronavirus pandemic and I do not have any money because I am only 13 years of age so unless you accept pocket change I understand if you cannot look into it. but I feel as if my dad was unfairly judged in court due to the age of the victim and the simple fact that my brother and I were not included in the case even though we were in the same household at the same time that this "incident" happened and the majority of evidence was not present as the ruling of the court was mainly due to hearsay. Sorry If this message is informal or offensive in any way I just want to know if my dad was unfairly judged and if the case can be changed.
A: I would encourage you to talk to your mom or other adult family member to ask them to help you work on this. There are things you could do, together, to look into the matter. But it will be difficult for a juvenile to do those things without help from a trusted adult family member. Also, I would suggest avoiding posting facts on a website that could be used to identify you or anyone else, as a prudent safety precaution. If you and an adult family member wanted to give me a call, I would be willing to try to come up with a few ideas you could explore.
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