Polygraph in Ohio Rape Case Delayed

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The Youngstown Vindicator reports: Polygraph delayed for rape suspect Friday, June 22, 2007 If the defendant passes the test, charges will be dropped. YOUNGSTOWN — If Darryl Adams of Boardman is going to use a polygraph test to prove his innocence to rape charges, he will have to do it another day. Adams is accused … Read more

John Espenschied Blasts the Department of Energy’s Polygraph Policy

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John Espenschied writes for Computerworld in “Beyond Polygraph Testing (The DOE Goes Over a Cliff)” (17 June 2007), criticizing the Energy Department’s move to embrace random polygraph screening and suggesting more meaningful alternatives for enhancing security. Excerpt: June 17, 2007 (Computerworld) — The National Academy of Sciences conducted an analysis of the Department of Energy’s … Read more

More on Upcoming Trial-by-Polygraph in Ohio

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The Youngstown, Ohio Vindicator on Sunday, 17 June 2007, published a series of four articles concerning the upcoming polygraph examination of former youth pastor Darryl Adams, who stands accused of raping a minor. (See previous Vindicator report here.) In a devil’s bargain that revives in modern disguise the medieval trial by ordeal, Mahoning County assistant prosecutor Dawn Krueger has agreed to drop charges if Adams passes the polygraph, and Adams has agreed to plead guilty to a single rape count if he fails.

The Vindicator introduces the topic with an article titled, “[C]ould You Pass a Polygraph Test When Your Freedom Depends on It?”:

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Akron Beacon Journal Editorial on Polygraph Evidence in Sharma Sexual Battery Trial

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In an editorial titled, “Defiant One,” the Akron Beacon Journal takes issue with Summit County, Ohio prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh’s decision to appeal Judge Judy Hunter’s order (252 kb PDF) admitting over objection polygraph evidence proffered by the defense in Ohio v. Sharma: Defiant one Prosecutor Walsh won’t listen to Judge Hunter, or to a … Read more

Denver Broncos Coach Puts Polygraph Results Above Trial Results in Kircus Case

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Denver Post staff writer Mike Chambers reports in “Shanahan: Kircus Won’t Be Booted”: A conviction for assault would not cause Broncos receiver David Kircus to be released from the team. Coach Mike Shanahan said today that Kircus passed a lie-detector test Friday morning and that as far as the team is concerned, it will outweigh … Read more

John Sullivan’s Gatekeeper: Memoirs of a CIA Polygraph Examiner Reviewed

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Don Bohning reviews John Sullivan’s new book for the Miami Herald: NONFICTION CIA agent tells the truth about the polygraph An insider reveals much about the secretive agency and its controversies. BY DON BOHNING GATEKEEPER: Memoirs of a CIA Polygraph Examiner. John F. Sullivan. Potomac. 288 pages. $27.95. John Sullivan’s job was ferreting out liars. … Read more