Pervert minuteman allowed to question victims

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(07-08-2015, 10:18 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Generally victims of child sexual abuse are granted special exemptions from the "face your accuser" right granted by our system.  It is a very easy argument to make that allowing the , alleged, molester to directly question his victims is inherently traumatizing the victim all over again.  If this guy had counsel this wouldn't be an issue, but seeing as he's one of those special types who thinks he can represent himself (remember a lawyer who represents themselves has a fool for a client) he should not be allowed to do so.  Quite simply, appoint counsel to do this questioning for you or forfeit your right to cross examine.  Not a hard decision to reach.

On the one hand, I can understand victim rights especially when it comes to children. On the other, what if they weren't victims or were lying about the true perpetrator?

With that said, I don't understand how it's not automatically someone other than the defendant who does the cross-examination.