Okay, so these past couple weeks, I've been in an all out legal war against a woman who accused my father of abusing my child. I know my father didn't do it, and there is no physical evidence stating he did. All the police have is a coerced statement from my daughter which is shaky at best. 

Yesterday, I was called by the deputy's office saying they would like to speak to me in person and ask me questions pertaining to my father's background. I asked the deputy if they had talked to my brother, in which the response was "No. We need to speak to you." I told them that my brother would have as much if not more information about my father's background than I would, then I asked if I was in any sort of trouble. They stated that I wasn't in any trouble but just needed to ask a few questions and wondered if there was a good time that they can get with me. I told them the only day off I had wasn't until Thursday. The deputy then asks when would a good time be, and I told them sometime in the late afternoon would be perfect. Again he asked me for a time, and again I state, late afternoon. He lets out a breath and said he would call me back with a time on Thursday. I ask if that was everything, he said yes, and that he would get back to me later or possibly the next day.

1) I do not trust the police and I suggest that you do the same. The police have a job to do, and that to investigate any crime to the fullest extent, regardless of if you are innocent or not. The police can lie to you and say that you're in no legal trouble and they just want to ask you a few questions or have a friendly chat. DO NOT TALK TO THEM UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE UNTIL YOU HAVE TALKED TO AN ATTORNEY. You have the right to remain silent. USE IT.

2) Do not fall into any of their traps, like I said, they will say anything to get you to come in and give a statement. Remember anything you say CAN and WILL BE used AGAINST YOU or the GUILTY PARTY even if try to proclaim your innocence, it will do no good. The police want a statement and its safe to assume you are GUILTY until proven INNOCENT by your lawyer or a jury. Again, your fourth and fifth amendment here is crucial. The police will not hesitate to step over your rights if you do not know them. They cannot infringe on your right to remain silent, your right to avoid illegal search and seizure, and your right to an attorney. They'll play good cop, and try to be buddy buddy with you, but then will turn mean and nasty and down right intimidating the next. Even going as far as saying if you don't talk you'll be arrested for obstruction of justice. This is a lie they use to get you to talk. DON'T FALL FOR IT.

3) If you are not being arrested (which to can ask at any time during questioning) and you become uncomfortable with the questions being asked, you have the right to leave. The cops, know this and again will do anything and everything in their power to keep you in the room for questioning even threatening arrest. Again they cannot arrest you without probable cause. Don't be abusive, but calmly be firm. You can request a lawyer as well they must stop their questioning and call you a lawyer.

My father and I are being made victims by a woman who has made it her goal to "Ruin my life and get my daughter permanently taken from me." She's doing a good job of it so far. I am scared and I am acquiring an attorney because this woman, is beyond mentally unstable. She's insane. 

I'm putting this up so that if any one of you in the future run into this issue. You'll know what to do. I may be away from AFF for a while because of this whole fiasco. I have done nothing wrong. But in the eyes of the law, I'm guilty before I am innocent. Let that be a lesson to everyone.