{"id":1620,"date":"2016-05-15T16:53:55","date_gmt":"2016-05-15T21:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/?p=1620"},"modified":"2026-05-09T16:08:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T21:08:35","slug":"federal-appeals-court-rules-certain-mandatory-sex-offender-polygraph-questions-unconstitutional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/2016\/05\/15\/federal-appeals-court-rules-certain-mandatory-sex-offender-polygraph-questions-unconstitutional\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Appeals Court Rules Certain Mandatory Sex Offender Polygraph Questions Unconstitutional"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1621\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1621\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10-circuit-court-of-appeals.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1621 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10-circuit-court-of-appeals-1024x427.jpg\" alt=\"10-circuit-court-of-appeals\" width=\"730\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10-circuit-court-of-appeals-1024x427.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10-circuit-court-of-appeals-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10-circuit-court-of-appeals-768x320.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10-circuit-court-of-appeals-730x304.jpg 730w, https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10-circuit-court-of-appeals.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">10th Circuit Court of Appeals Building in Denver, Colorado<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ca10.uscourts.gov\/\">United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit<\/a> has ruled in a 25-page <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160528012227\/https:\/\/www.ca10.uscourts.gov\/opinions\/15\/15-1033.pdf\">opinion<\/a> (PDF) that a convicted sex offender in a post-conviction polygraph program cannot be compelled to answer questions about his sexual history that could tend to incriminate him. So-called &#8220;sexual history polygraphs&#8221; are commonly administered early in such programs, and typically include questions about any past, undetected sex crimes. The court&#8217;s ruling finds that compelling an individual to answer such questions, under threat of sanctions such as being removed from a treatment program and returned to prison, violates the individual&#8217;s 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination in the absence of a grant of immunity.<\/p>\n<p>The specific mandatory sexual history polygraph questions that the appellant, Brian von Behren, refused to answer, and that the court found violated his 5th Amendment rights, were:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>After the age of 18, did you engage in sexual activity with anyone under the age of 15?<\/li>\n<li>Have you had sexual contact with a family member or relative?<\/li>\n<li>Have you every physically forced or threatend anyone to engage in sexual contact with you?<\/li>\n<li>Have you ever had sexual contact with someone who was physically asleep or unconscious?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The 10th Circuit ruling in <em>U.S. v. Brian Von Behren<\/em> (No. 15-1033), if not overturned on appeal, will bind federal courts in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming.<\/p>\n<p>For additional commentary, see Jesse Paul&#8217;s report, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/news\/ci_29879345\/colorado-sex-offender-wins-challenge-use-lie-detector\">&#8220;Colorado sex offender&#8217;s lie detector court win could have big impact&#8221;<\/a> in the <em>Denver Post<\/em> and Jonny Bonner&#8217;s Courthouse News Service report, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160513114445\/http:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/2016\/05\/11\/forced-polygraph-of-sex-offender-unconstitutional.htm\">&#8220;Forced Polygraph of Sex Offender Unconstitutional.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reader comments are welcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit has ruled in a 25-page opinion (PDF) that a convicted sex offender in a post-conviction polygraph program cannot be compelled to answer questions about his sexual history that could tend to incriminate him. 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