The Challenges of an Intern: Evidence Destruction

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According to the Washington Post, Mary Goddard, a former intern at the Sununu Youth Development Center in New Hampshire, says a supervisor suggested she destroy her notes and lie about a teen’s sexual assault allegation.

Questions:

  1. What did the intern do?
  2. What happened to her supervisor?
  3. What would you have done as an intern?
  4. What questions did the article leave unanswered?

Source:

Ramer, H. (2021). Ex-youth center intern says she was told to destroy notes. The Washington Post, April 2 (Retrievable online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/ex-youth-center-intern-says-she-was-told-to-destroy-notes/2021/04/02/6958260a-93a6-11eb-aadc-af78701a30ca_story.html)