Stanley Burkhardt, convicted abuser and ex-investigator of sex crimes against children, gives deposition in civil case Stanley Burkhardt, convicted abuser and ex-investigator of sex crimes against children, gives deposition in civil case Convicted child molester Stanley Burkhardt – a former investigator of sex crimes against children who has been in and out of prison for decades – invoked his constitutional right against self-incrimination more than 700 times while being questioned under oath