法国法医精神病学：奥特罗案与儿童性虐待虚假指控

Forensic psychiatry in France: the Outreau case and false allegations of child sexual abuse.

出版信息

Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2011 Jul;20(3):519-32. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2011.03.002.

DOI:10.1016/j.chc.2011.03.002

Abstract

During the Outreau case in France, 13 individuals were falsely accused of child sexual abuse and incarcerated. The author of this article testified as a psychiatric expert when the convictions were appealed. He explains how purposeful false statements by adults, inept expert witnesses, and the judicial assumption that children do not lie converged to create a tragic legal outcome. This article explains how psychiatric experts should conduct evaluations in cases of alleged child sexual abuse.

摘要

在法国奥特罗案中，有 13 人被错误指控犯有儿童性虐待罪并被监禁。本文作者在上诉时作为精神病学专家出庭作证。他解释了成年人的蓄意虚假陈述、不称职的专家证人以及司法机构假定儿童不说谎如何汇聚在一起，造成了悲惨的法律后果。本文解释了精神病学专家在涉嫌儿童性虐待案件中应如何进行评估。