Lali's Story - CAC's MDT Model in Action
By Wendy Diaz, Lead Forensic Interviewer
Earlier this year, an 11-year-old child (Lali*) came to CAC to talk about the abuse that she experienced by her grandpa. During her interview, Lali disclosed what had happened and shared with me (the Forensic Interviewer) things she hadn’t told anyone else before. Lali’s sisters were also interviewed that day, but they did not disclose any abuse during their interviews.
However, two months later, the detective assigned to the case received a call from the family that there were new disclosures of abuse by the siblings which involved the same grandpa.
The detective, as the law enforcement member of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) for Lali's case, called CAC to discuss the new developments and what would be best for the children. The detective stated that the other sisters had made a disclosure about the same offender (grandpa). The MDT agreed that a follow-up interview should be conducted for all children involved.
The children returned to CAC that week, and I conducted follow-up interviews. During the interviews, the other siblings disclosed the abuse by their grandpa. They knew it was okay to talk about it because their sister had already talked about it with me. After a thorough investigation, the offender was arrested and charged with one count of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse and...
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