A family's nightmare, Part 2: Police interrogate brother about rape allegations
1:37 AM, Jun. 13, 2011
BY L.L. BRASIER AND JOHN WISELY
DETROIT FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS
Second in a six-part series
Chaper 1: The allegations -
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In an interview room at CARE House of Oakland County, Amy Allen asked the girl whether she could log on to the computer.
The 14-year-old girl hit the "Y" key for "yes." But then, she just sat there with the specialized laptop that was designed to help her communicate.
Allen, a CARE House interviewer and former employee of the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office, was responsible for interviewing the girl that day about rape allegations she made using facilitated communication. Allen had no experience with autism and had never heard of FC when she met the girl that day.
She persisted.
"Would you like to log on?"
The girl hit the "Y" key again. Then nothing.
"Are you able to log on?" Allen asked.
Again the "Y" key, but nothing else.
There were more questions. And always, the "Y" key in response. Eventually, the girl's grandmother, who had taken her to the interview, intervened and logged on for her.
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