November 3, 2025 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Summary

This advanced seminar examines how Munchausen by Proxy/Medical Child Abuse (MBPA/MCA), parental alienation, and false allegations of abuse can overlap, masquerade as one another, or be strategically leveraged in civil and criminal forums. Using case studies, linguistic/behavioral analysis, and corroboration-based investigative methods, the course equips multidisciplinary professionals to differentiate genuine victimization from manipulative narratives, minimize investigative bias, and protect children in high-conflict contexts. Attendees learn to recognize offender grooming and audience control, distinguish fabrication, exaggeration, and induction, and apply structured decision frameworks that withstand judicial scrutiny. Legal and ethical considerations-mandated reporting, evidentiary standards, expert testimony, and cross-system coordination (CPS, CACs, law enforcement, medical/behavioral health)-are integrated throughout. 

Objectives

1. Identify shared and divergent red flags across MBPA/MCA, alienation, and false-allegation scenarios.
2. Apply corroboration-first strategies (records, timelines, psycho-social evidence) to test narrative segments. 
3. Use practical tools for bias reduction, statement, and behavioral analysis, and risk triage. 
4. Improve documentation, interagency communication, and court-ready reasoning to reduce harm and wrongful findings.

About the Event

Join us for this Lunch & Learn on November 3, 2025, from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM at the Texas Tech Health Science Center building, 321 Dotsy Ave. Odessa, Texas 79763. Please park in open lot behind Good Neighbor Pharmacy, the building has a white statue out front. CNE, TCOLE, and CEU hours are available. CNE Hours are being provided by Medical Center Hospital. Registration is free and lunch will be provided.

Meet our Speaker

Detective Michael David Lee

Michael Lee has 14 years of continuous experience in Law Enforcement, all at the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. Michael Lee has spent the last six years as a Major Crimes Detective, assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division, Special Victim’s Unit. He has been a Hostage Negotiator, assigned to the Homeland Security Division, Crisis Negotiations Team, and a Field Training Officer in his job assignments since starting at the Sheriff’s Office. Michael Lee holds a Master Peace Officer Certificate through TCOLE, a TCOLE Instructor Certificate, and a SAFVIC Special Investigator (TMPA) Certificate. He is also a Cellebrite Certified Operator and Physical Analyzer in Cellphone Forensics. Michael Lee has had professional involvement in thousands of cases since being assigned to the Special Victim’s Unit. He is listed as an expert witness resource at the Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (IDVSA) at the University of Texas at Austin, as well as an expert witness resource for the Institute for Coordinated Community Response (ICCR) associated with the Dallas Crimes Against Women Conference. Michael Lee has previously qualified in numerous court proceedings as an expert witness regarding criminal investigations of child abuse. He is also a member of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (ASPAC) Task Force on Munchausen by Proxy. He is a founding member and is the current sitting board President of the National Crimes Against Children Investigators Association (NCACIA), a nonprofit specializing in providing training and resources to professionals in the Crimes Against Children Community. He is a senior consultant and special investigator for the NCACIA, the Training Coordinator for the NCACIA, and a training partner with the Texas Forensic Nurse Examiners. Michael Lee is now also an advisory board member for the National District Attorney’s Association and an advisory board member for a joint Purdue University and Southampton research team for the “Safe Online Technology Tools Pillar” for the creation and augmentation of the “Suspect Hand Biometrics Tool for Unconstrained Imagery from CSEA Investigations