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Damon Warner Case

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In October of 2016, Damon Warner was accused on two counts of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter in 2015. In 2016, he was arrested and interrogated by police officers until he ultimately confessed and was then charged with first-degree criminal sexual misconduct. To appeal this decision, he moved the trial court to appoint a false confessions expert because he was interrogated for 6 hours with manipulative tactics to induce a confession (Video_FalseConfessions.mp4, 2024). The court denied the motion and convicted and sentenced Warner to 20 to 40 years in prison (Warner Brief, 2024). This, in my opinion, is a false confession. Upon his initial arrest and interrogation, Warner was accused of inappropriately touching his thirteen-year-old stepdaughter, Pearl, …show more content…

Mr. Warner’s first trial was conducted in June 2017 and Pearl’s testimony about the two offenses remained consistent with her preliminary examination testimony. It’s important to note that there is no physical evidence or witnesses to these two allegations (Warner Brief, 2024). Mr. Warner denied that he had ever sexually assaulted his daughter, although he did confess to having sexual relationships with a different underage minor in 2000. When Warner was questioned about this case involving a different underage girl, he also initially denied the allegations but ultimately pleaded guilty to attempted criminal sexual misconduct in the third degree (Warner Brief, 2024). Police used several psychological tactics to induce a confession from Warner. The Reid Technique, among the most popular in the United States, involves the use of powerful social-influence tactics to produce compliance (Video_FalseConfessions.mp4, 2024). This method is known to induce false confessions. Detective James Maltby, who was interrogating Mr. Warner, testified to using several different techniques on Warner to get him comfortable and to build rapport (Brief

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