In the end the Court of Appeal decided he had not committed the offense. Now you can see the dangers here. If the young person is pleading not guilty, it is very tempting to start talking to them about the offense and almost persuading them that they must be guilty, and that, if only they told you they were guilty, then you would be able to assist.

Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self-…, loc. 494