EP#207 | The Text Messages They Hid Until Trial

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of late disclosure of digital evidence in sexual assault cases and calls for reform in police practices.

**Sponsored by EasyDNS** Move your domain or web hosting to EasyDNS and support Not On Record: https://easydns.com/NotOnRecord Use promo code: **notonrecord** ## In Episode 207 of Not On Record, criminal defence lawyer Joseph Neuberger and co-host Diana Davison break down a deeply troubling case involving 11th-hour disclosure, selective screenshot evidence, WhatsApp messages, false allegations, and serious concerns about how digital evidence is collected in sexual assault investigations. This episode examines how late disclosure at trial can radically change the direction of a case, especially when a complainant provides edited or incomplete message threads that appear to support one narrative, only for fuller disclosure to reveal a very different story. The discussion focuses on selective evidence, manipulation of screenshots, missing metadata, authentication problems, privacy issues, obstruction of justice concerns, and the failure of police and Crown to secure complete digital evidence early in an investigation. The case discussed involved multiple sexual assault allegations, including sexual assault with choking, tied to a workplace affair, employment conflict, termination…

People in this episode

Hosts: Joseph Neuberger, Diana Davison

Topics covered

• digital evidence
• sexual assault
• legal practices
• evidence disclosure
• WhatsApp messages
• police reform

Keywords

• digital evidence
• sexual assault
• WhatsApp
• evidence manipulation
• police practices
• trial disclosure
• metadata
• obstruction of justice

Sponsors

EasyDNS

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