Monday, March 16, 2009
BARRERAS CASE AND WIKIPEDIA ENTRY ON "PATERNITY FRAUD"
The Wikipedia entry on "Paternity Fraud" has some very good information. And while we cannot vouch for its accuracy, the article discusses the Barreras case in New Mexico which involved a man who was forced to pay a total of $20,000 for a daughter that never existed.
At a time when the most jurisdictions allow the introduction of DNA evidence to prove innocence in criminal cases, there are still pockets of resistance in the United States against allowing the use of DNA to "prove innocence" in paternity cases. In our viewpoint, this is not only illogical and unjust, but a practice that invites fraud and deception.
Labels: DNA, Misconduct, Paternity Fraud
