Pretextual Phone Calls in Military Sexual Assault Cases
Pretextual or pretext phone calls are used by investigators in sexual assault cases. Investigators will set up and record a phone call between the alleged victim and the suspect with the goal of soliciting an incriminating response. Steve Shewmaker and Robert Capovilla of the law firm Shewmaker & Shewmaker discuss these calls, how to recognize them and how dangerous they can be.