At the center of Dean Tong’s important and long overdue book is a destructive phenomenon called the "Sexual Allegations In Divorce" (SAID) syndrome, and Children of the Lie is a lifeline to those falsely accused of sexually abusing their children. Tong provides case studies of people who have experienced false accusation and includes information on how social service agencies, law enforcement and the courts treat these types of accusations. Specific advice is given for creating a defense for allegations of child abuse and domestic violence, and information is offered for dealing with false accusations arising out of a spouse with a mental illness, particularly borderline personality disorder. In addition, the author provides an extensive array of appendices, including attorney referrals, internet resources, and defense interrogatories.

About the Author

Dean Tong, MSc. is an international forensic trial consultant in divorce, child custody, child abuse, domestic violence, child abduction, and child suggestibility cases, with a specialty in unfounded and false abuse cases and parental alienation. Mr. Tong is a highly sought-after speaker and commentator, appearing on the CBS Evening News, CBS’s 48 Hours, ABC’s Primetime Live, CNN’s Talkback Live, MSNBC Live, Dr. Phil, Court TV, Montel Williams, and many other programs.

Mr. Tong holds a master’s degree in Child Forensic Studies in Psychology and the Law from the Universities of Portsmouth and Leeds in the United Kingdom and a B.S. degree in Biology and Pre-Medicine from Northeastern University in Boston. In addition to his legal-consulting career and forensic qualifications, he is a licensed laboratory medical technologist in chemistry, hematology, serology and microbiology, with more than twenty years of experience in clinical lab settings testing blood and body fluids. He is a member of the advisory board member of the American Coalition for Fathers and Children, the largest father's group in America; he serves on the board of directors of the National Fathers Resource Center and is a member of the American Society of Trial Consultants and the Academy of Behavior Profiling.