my life is falling apart:(

long story short, my little brother (14) has been accused of a very serious felony that he did not commit. everything is he said/she said but he passed a polygraph, obviously this is not admissible in court but i guess we (including my lawyer) had assumed this would mean something since he’s at an age where falsely acing a polygraph is highly unlikely. there was a kid who saw a bit of what happened (enough to clear my brother) but this kid is denying ever having been there now that there’s a case because he legally was not supposed to be in that location at the time (a whole different story). there’s basically no proof of anything. however, things are not looking good right now.

he has no priors, good grades, lots of family, etc. he’s a good kid. just very unlucky.

he’s going to be tried in criminal court instead of family court. this is the worst news we’ve heard since him getting arrested back in october.

my parents and myself and my closest extended family are heartbroken. if he gets convicted, he’s most likely looking at juvie, a long period of probation, and sex offender status.

i just need some good energy put out into the universe for him and my family. thanks.