(NewsNation) — A forensic interviewer involved in the Turpin family case, in which 13 malnourished children were confined to a Perris, California, “house of horrors,” is offering insight into how specialists will try to gather information from the 16 minors recently rescued from squalid conditions in Hamden, Ohio.
Denise Rodriguez Bowman interviewed the Turpin siblings after authorities arrested David and Louise Turpin in 2018 on felony charges of torturing and imprisoning their children.
She said forensic interviewers work to make children feel safe and supported while encouraging them to open up about their experiences. Professionals allow the child to guide the conversation but follow up, unobtrusively, with questions that may elicit additional details…