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Pretext Telephone Calls

By Walin & Klarich

A recent report in a newspaper in the United Kingdom reported that police in that country are planning to start using ?pretext? telephone calls and text messages in an attempt to get rape suspects to implicate themselves. The tactic involves alleged victims who, under police supervision, contact alleged perpetrators via text message or telephone call in an attempt to get the alleged perpetrator to make admissions that corroborate the victim?s allegations. According to the article, the ?conviction rate? for rapes reported to the authorities England and Wales are 6% and authorities are hoping that this tactic will hope boost this number. The tactic involves the alleged victim contacting the suspect via text message or telephone and saying something like ?why did you do this to me? or ?how could have you done that to me? and, sometimes the alleged perpetrator will respond that he is ?sorry? and that it will ?never happen again...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on July 04, 2008 (boomark / email).