People want jurors to hear from expert witness on Child Abuse Accomodation Syndrome and barriers to disclosure in Trinidad Gomez jury trial

 At 10:40 a.m. today, I went to Courtroom 2 to see what was happening in alleged molestor Trinidad Gomez' jury trial. I was only there for a few minutes but long enough to hear key details of Ms. Timm's argument and get this exclusive which is crucial to this case.

There were no jurors in the courtroom. No one in the audience. Just the court bailiff, court clerk, court reporter, Humboldt Superior Court Retired Judge John Feeney, Senior Deputy District Attorney Whitney Timm, Deputy Conflict Counsel Owen Tipps and Gomez.

Ms. Timm was telling Judge Feeney why she wanted to call an expert witness. If you have followed me from the beginning or even read some of coverage on molestation and sex abuse cases, you know Dr. Anthony Urquiza. He is from UC Davis. He has testified in several  cases about Child Abuse Accomodation Syndrome and barriers to disclosure. 

Ms. Timm spoke about grooming and coercion which she said are issues in this case. She spoke about Jane Doe's credibility and that based on defense's cross examination of Jane Doe, it is important for jurors to understand why after the molestation Jane Doe had contact with Gomez. How Gomez did "nice things" for Jane Doe and gave her gifts. Ms. Timm said defense is going to argue these inconsistencies and tje People have the burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

Court minutes for yesterday aren't up, I doubt todays will be up until late tomorroe but I will add them to this post.

I appreciate all of you who have given me feedback. There will be another exclusive about Gomez. Stay tuned.