Legal Question in Criminal Law in Mississippi

You need to contact a competent criminal defense attorney who enjoys a "Good" reputation in the community for being tough in Court and representing his/her clients with zeal. That Attorney probably will contact the office of the prosecution and try to have the charges dismissed due to the unreasonable delay in investigating and pursuing the charges. You need to assert your "speedy trial rights" affirmatively (in Mississippi at least) or you may be deemed to have waived them and/or you may lose the right to object to any further delays. This is particularly true if the delay has resulted in the loss of evidence, loss of possible exculpatory evidence or an exculpatory witness (moved, etc.) or other diminished ability to defend the charges due to the passage of time since the date of the alleged incident. There should be no correlation between the injury by hot grease and the implementation of sexual abuse charges. I suspect someone in the hospital examined the child and determined that the child had been fondled and then there would have been an "Assumption" that you did it as compared to a number of other possible persons would COULD have done it, IF there was ever any improper contact in the first place. It is suggested that you act at once without any further delay.