# EP#207 | The Text Messages They Hid Until Trial

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Podcast: [Not On Record Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-on-record-podcast-5844918)
Published: 2026-04-06T13:34:28+00:00
Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/notonrecord/nor-207
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**Sponsored by EasyDNS** Move your domain or web hosting to EasyDNS and support Not On Record: https://easydns.com/NotOnRecord Use promo code: **notonrecord** ## In Episode 207 of Not On Record, criminal defence lawyer Joseph Neuberger and co-host Diana Davison break down a deeply troubling case involving 11th-hour disclosure, selective screenshot evidence, WhatsApp messages, false allegations, and serious concerns about how digital evidence is collected in sexual assault investigations. This episode examines how late disclosure at trial can radically change the direction of a case, especially when a complainant provides edited or incomplete message threads that appear to support one narrative, only for fuller disclosure to reveal a very different story. The discussion focuses on selective evidence, manipulation of screenshots, missing metadata, authentication problems, privacy issues, obstruction of justice concerns, and the failure of police and Crown to secure complete digital evidence early in an investigation. The case discussed involved multiple sexual assault allegations, including sexual assault with choking, tied to a workplace affair, employment conflict, termination, and a narrative that the defence says collapsed once fuller WhatsApp records emerged during trial. Joseph argues that current police practices around digital evidence collection are inadequate and calls for policy reform, including seizure and forensic extraction of devices where relevant communications are central to the allegations. This episode is essential viewing for anyone interested in criminal law, sexual assault trials, false accusations, disclosure obligations, evidentiary fairness, police investigations, Crown disclosure, digital evidence, workplace allegations, and the truth-seeking…

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