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Expert Evidence of Delay in Complaint in Childhood Sexual Abuse Prosecutions

This article reviews the use of expert evidence to explain delay in complaint in prosecutions for childhood sexual abuse in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States, Ireland, Scotland and England and Wales. Such expert evidence is ‘counterintuitive evidence’ designed to dispel myths, misconceptions or misunderstandings in the minds of jurors which may adversely affect their evaluation of the complainant's evidence.