What happens during closed circuit testimony?
When you and your child arrive, you will wait in the family room. The family room has a TV, books, and toys. A separate interview room is designed to make your child feel comfortable. The room has a video camera and microphones in the ceiling. Before hand the forensic teams gathers to discuss the case at hand. The child is escorted to a private room by CAC staff. All parties that the judge has ordered to be in the testimony room with the child will see the judge on the flat screen and the judge will swear the child in, asking for the truth. Once that occurs, questions may be asked only by the Judge, or through a CAC interviewer, or by the defendant's attorney. The testimony is recorded on DVD.