student, had had no prior experience with law enforcement officers. In all likelihood he was unaware of the gravity of his situation or its potential outcomea felony record, a lengthy term of imprisonment, and life-long obligation to register as a sex offender. Indeed, as noted, Agent Paul had described the consequences of the polygraph examination as being potentially exculpatory.
In any event, the responses the defendant received after the polygraph exam as to what would happen nextin effect, "go talk to the prosecutor"gave no indication of what he faced. That oblique response, given after the government had, for all practical purposes, completed its collection of evidence for use in the instant prosecution, could not have put the defendant on guard, or made him more attentive to his constitutional rights.
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