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the district attorney s office told fox news while a victim has a right to be notified, they also have the right not to be contacted. after consulting with victim experts we don t believe this is a trauma informed approach. david, one of the deputy district attorney s there pointed to the fact that the d.a. recognized that victim service representatives will be at the hearings. they are not attorneys. when you take away the prosecutors and the victim s right to know and give them a serve that is counselling that s like putting a band-aid on something and is not a solution. a right to know supersedes the right not to be contacted. a couple of days ago i spoke to a friend of mine on a parole