[SamuraiScot]

This is a leftist attempt to silence or make the witness unavailable.

A minor can't testify in court anyway, can he? Which would mean the girl-friend's testimony would be worthless as well. (Which is probably is anyway.) I think you have to be 18 or older to take an oath—and to be prosecuted for lying if they catch you in a lie.

I'd say publicizing the name is an effort to punish a witness—for heresy. Just like Spike Lee publicizing the old couple's address when he thought it was Zimmerman's.

[Bigh4u2]

“A minor can’t testify in court anyway, can he?”

Whatever gave you that idea?

Minors testify in court all the time but mostly to a ‘closed’ court room.

If they couldn’t testify, then a minor, charged with a crime, couldn’t testify in his/her own defense.

[hoosiermama]

He can in judges chamber. Outside of the public view. Mother is being paid for interviews if she's on Nancy dis-Grace.

Her testimony is void as it would be hearsay. If the son was one of the people to call in his statement is a matter of record and any change or attempt to change from original could lead to more legal problems. (tampering with witness or perjury come to mind)