Rogers M L
Behav Sci Law. 1994 Summer;12(3):279-98. doi: 10.1002/bsl.2370120307.
Based on limited research, clinical and forensic experience and observations, factors hypothesized to be potentially useful in forensic evaluation of claims of decades-delayed discovery of childhood sexual abuse are delineated. Factors considered include: (1) alleged victim factors, (2) memory factors, (3) therapist/examiner factors, (4) external influences on the abuse account, (5) evidential patterns. Differences among a limited sample of cases seen by the author are described. Present knowledge does not provide a basis for reliable determination of whether a specific recollection is true or false, based only upon the claimant's account. At this time, there is no empirically validated method for discriminating valid from invalid cases. Experts testifying for either side must exercise caution and restraint as it may be premature and even unethical in many cases to propound opinions about the validity or invalidity of the memories.
基于有限的研究、临床和法医经验及观察，勾勒出了被假定在对童年性虐待数十年后才被发现的索赔进行法医评估时可能有用的因素。所考虑的因素包括：（1）据称的受害者因素；（2）记忆因素；（3）治疗师/检查人员因素；（4）对虐待陈述的外部影响；（5）证据模式。描述了作者所见过的有限案例样本之间的差异。目前的知识并不能仅基于索赔人的陈述为可靠判定特定回忆的真假提供依据。此时，尚无经实证验证的方法来区分有效案例和无效案例。为任何一方作证的专家都必须谨慎克制，因为在许多情况下，对记忆的有效性或无效性提出意见可能为时过早，甚至不道德。
