Can a police force search and interview a suspected child abuse victim without obtaining parental consent?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Jones v. Cnty. of L. A., No. 12-55995 (9th Cir. 2015):
parental consent. See James v. Rowlands, 606 F.3d 646, 652 n.2 (9th Cir. 2010) (noting that "seizing and interrogating a suspected child abuse victim without parental consent violates the child's Fourth Amendment rights" absent a warrant, court order, or exigent circumstances).
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