Children under the age of 16 are sometimes allowed to provide testimony on videotape or via closed-circuit television if a judge decides that facing alleged abusers could be too traumatic. But the girl turns 16 on Dec. 26, so if the trial doesn?t begin before that, Hayes? motion would be rendered moot, said Cecelia Klingele, a UW-Madison law professor who is not involved in the case. “Once the witness has turned 16, she would have to testify under the same conditions as an adult,” Klingele said.
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