{"id":3712,"date":"2002-09-05T15:00:30","date_gmt":"2002-09-05T20:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/?p=3712"},"modified":"2021-03-02T01:46:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T06:46:58","slug":"polygraph-testing-of-rape-victims-debated-in-nc-sheriffs-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/2002\/09\/05\/polygraph-testing-of-rape-victims-debated-in-nc-sheriffs-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Polygraph &#8220;Testing&#8221; of Rape Victims Debated in NC Sheriff&#8217;s Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n\n\n<p>Alex McAllister reports for the Jacksonville, North Carolina <em>Daily News<\/em> in an article titled, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20030110004412\/http:\/\/www.jdnews.com\/Details.cfm?StoryID=6950\">&#8220;Sheriff faces his challengers.&#8221;<\/a> Excerpt: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20020802105324\/http:\/\/www.co.onslow.nc.us\/\">Onslow County<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20020619073524\/http:\/\/www.co.onslow.nc.us\/sheriff\/thesheriff.htm\">Sheriff Ed Brown<\/a> on Wednesday defended his use of the polygraph tests on rape victims when investigating cases of sexual assault.<\/p><p>Brown addressed the issue during a forum for candidates running for sheriff hosted by the Onslow County Council for Women at Hilda&#8217;s Restaurant in Jacksonville.<\/p><p>Brown was joined at the forum by Democratic challenger Leon LeBlond along with Republican candidate Paul Buchanan; Wayne Morris, a Republican who will appear on the ballot as unaffiliated; and Billy Woodward, a Democrat who will also appear on the ballot as unaffiliated. Libertarian candidate Mathew Tillman did not attend.<\/p><p>Woodward, the son of the late former Sheriff Billy Woodward Sr., raised the issue and asked Brown, his former boss, if polygraph or lie detector tests are used in such cases.<\/p><p>&#8220;If this is the case, that will be the first policy done away with,&#8221; Woodward said, referring to his administration should he win election in November.<\/p><p>Brown defended the policy saying that times have changed. False accusations in such cases are not uncommon.<\/p><p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve seen something today we didn&#8217;t see in law enforcement 30 years ago,&#8221; Brown said and added that in some cases, there isn&#8217;t any evidence and the polygraph is used to find the truth when both parties disagree.<\/p><p>&#8220;I agree polygraphs shouldn&#8217;t be used as a prerequisite for charging,&#8221; Brown said.<\/p><p>Other candidates agreed with Woodward.<\/p><p>&#8220;The polygraph is nothing but an instrument, it&#8217;s the last resort you should use,&#8221; Buchanan said.<\/p><p>Morris concurred.<\/p><p>&#8220;No one should have anything held over them, because that&#8217;s victimizing the person,&#8221; Morris said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex McAllister reports for the Jacksonville, North Carolina Daily News in an article titled, &#8220;Sheriff faces his challengers.&#8221; Excerpt: Onslow County Sheriff Ed Brown on Wednesday defended his use of the polygraph tests on rape victims when investigating cases of sexual assault. 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