CNN had a segment on the use of support dogs in assisting children in testifying in the courtroom. They follow Lynn and Dory a San Diego Police Officer and a trained service dog, respectively, in a sexual abuse case that required a young girl to testify about on-going sexual abuse in front of the perpetrator, her grandfather.

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Similarly, Seattle Prosecutor Ellen O’Neill-Stephens began Courthouse Dogs, LLC when son Sean began sharing his service dog Jeeter with those in need at the Juvenile Drug Court. Interview below: