""We advocate for due process and evidence-based medicine in child abuse investigations," she says. "Our goal is to get to the truth. We view the client to be the child, and want to make sure that we're doing the right thing for the child.""
""Our criteria is that there needs to be exculpatory medical evidence that hasn't been considered," Weidner says."
""I believe innocent people should act like innocent people," he says. "That means that you're not afraid to talk to the police as long as you know your lawyer's present. As long as I'm confident myself that I'm dealing with someone who is not an abuser, if you want to talk to my client, no problem.""
""I always tell people to give me everything. Even the stuff that I'm not going to need. I want it all-school records, babysitting, if they're in child care, all those records, all of the hospital records, all the prenatal care records, ultrasounds," Bravos says. "Because we've found cases where the so-called abusive injury can actually be observed"
Advocates promote due process and evidence-based medicine in child-abuse investigations to ensure truth and prioritize the child's welfare. The center accepts cases only when overlooked exculpatory medical evidence exists. Many medical conditions—such as intracranial hemorrhages, fractures, bruises and developmental delays—can mimic abuse and have numerous non-abusive causes. Founder Weidner started the center after a 2010 misread CT scan initially labeled her son's skull as fractured. Weidner referred Stees to attorney Zachary Bravos, who specializes in defending accused caregivers and advises cooperation with investigators while ensuring a lawyer's presence and collecting complete records.
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