Your client is a victim of a single sexual assault or many such assaults that took place over a long period of time. The event(s) may have happened recently or years ago. Finally, the client discloses. Then, for any number of reasons, the client recants. Upon further reflection, the recantation is retracted. Now the client stands firm and says the assaults really did occur. To an outside observer, it may appear as erratic flip flopping. More often, it’s a symptom of the traumatic experience the survivor went through. Still, how much has the vacillation damaged the credibility of the victim/survivor and their legal case?

There are three aspects to investigate: the initial disclosure, the recantation, and the retraction.

The Initial Disclosure

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