When you hear the words “child abuser,” you tend to get a certain kind of mental image. Perhaps a drunk, violent father, beating his children in a rage. Or a drug addicted mother who’s run out of money for her next fix. She’s desperate, on the verge of hysteria, and then the baby starts crying……..
Shaken Baby Syndrome. Just those three little words cause horror and heartbreak. Which is completely understandable. After all, It’s an undeniable tragedy when it happens. But does it really happen as often as people think? Read the news and it would be easy to believe that almost a quarter of the population cannot bear the…
Now that we’ve spent some time looking at how flawed Shaken Baby Syndrome case history is, we’d like to look at what a number of experts are now saying with regards to SBS. And these are not just any experts. These are neurosurgeons, chief medical examiners, and forensic pathologists who once worked hard to…
Parents the world over who have endured the heartbreak of losing a child, will be the first to tell you that it’s a life altering event. A pain that never completely heals. A pain that dulls, but never really goes away. Could anything be more dreadful than that? Sadly, the answer is yes. Being…
A frantic 911 call. A baby unresponsive… not breathing. A parent’s worst nightmare taking shape right before their eyes! And just when they thought it couldn’t get any worse, a doctor notes that critical triad of symptoms on the baby’s MRI. Bleeding on the brain, bleeding behind the eyes, and brain swelling. Shaken Baby Syndrome….
Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for the wrap up of this difficult subject. We understand that molestation is a hard subject to talk about, and many people aren’t comfortable having this conversation. However, the reality is that allegations of molestation happen daily in Michigan, and the best way to be prepared,…
In this series we’re talking about a really difficult subject – child molestation. Don’t worry, we’re not discussing graphic details or anything of that nature. Put simply, we’re discussing how Michigan law defines child molestation, and the difficulties sometimes faced by defense attorneys in challenging these types of accusations in court. As we discussed in…
Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for our discussion on child molestation and how Michigan law deals with this subject. Previously we discussed the fact that child molestation isn’t a legal term in Michigan, and doesn’t refer to a specific type of sexual crime involving a child. If you need a refresher…
The word molestation raises instant emotions in people, none of them good. People experience anger, disgust and even fear when the subject is brought up. Ask anyone exactly what molestation is, however, and many of them can’t articulate it for you. In part, this could be because it’s a distasteful subject and so they haven’t…
Larry Nassar, the much-maligned former US Olympics doctor and darling of MSU’s sports medicine program is under review by MSU. However, as it turns out, the University has no intention of sharing the details of that review with the public. An opportunity which several people have pointed out would have been a great teaching…