The Steve Wilkos Show Season 6 Episode 96 After All These Years, Is He Guilty?
- April 2, 2013
After All These Years, Is He Guilty? is the 96th episode of the sixth season of The Steve Wilkos Show. The show revolves around the host, Steve Wilkos, who is a former US Marine and a police officer. He utilizes his years of experience in law enforcement to help ordinary people resolve their issues, ranging from paternity tests to infidelity and teenage rebellion.
In this particular episode, the topic at hand is a possible case of sexual molestation. A woman named Jennifer has come to the show with her daughter, who is now 16 years old. Jennifer claims that when her daughter was just a toddler, she had left her in the care of her husband's brother, Bill. According to Jennifer, during this time, Bill had molested her daughter. Jennifer says that she was too scared to report the incident at the time, and now she wants to confront Bill to get to the truth.
The episode starts off with Steve asking Jennifer about the incident. Jennifer explains that she had noticed some changes in her daughter's behavior after the incident. She claims that the toddler had started wetting the bed, being scared of men, and showing signs of distress. Jennifer says that she had tried to confront Bill about the incident but he had denied it, and she had no proof to back up her claims.
Steve then brings on Bill to the stage and asks him about Jennifer's allegations. Bill starts off by saying that he has no idea why Jennifer would make such accusations against him. He says that he had never been alone with the toddler and that anything that Jennifer is saying is false. He claims that this is a case of Jennifer trying to get back at him since he had reported her for welfare fraud in the past.
Steve then presents Jennifer and Bill with a polygraph test to get to the truth. Jennifer agrees to take the test, but Bill refuses. Steve says that this refusal to take the test is an indicator of guilt. However, Steve still wants to uncover the truth and calls in his polygraph expert to analyze Jennifer's results.
The expert reveals that Jennifer's results show that she is telling the truth. Steve then empathizes with Jennifer about the pain and trauma that her daughter must have gone through. He encourages her to seek therapy and counseling to help her overcome this trauma. He also advises her to report the incident to the authorities, as the statute of limitations on sexual molestation cases has been extended.
In the end, the episode serves as a stark reminder that sexual molestation can have long-lasting effects on victims' lives. It also highlights the importance of taking allegations of sexual abuse seriously and getting to the truth. Steve reminds his audience that if we want to create a safer world for future generations, we must speak up against sexual abuse and hold the perpetrators accountable.