Should I press charges ?

pinkflowers · Apr 21, 2008, 07:08 AM

I was corresponding w/ a girl through classmates.com - she got mad on some stuff I said, I kept emailing & then come to find out she went down to the police dept. & guess she had a friend down there, he in terms comes to my home un-announced, to find out if I was corresponding or not, he then was classifying me as a bad criminal, threatening to take me to jail etc., I cooperated with him. The next thing I know he evidently got some kind of warrant to go to my job and get my stuff off of my work computer ! I could not believe it. the girl told him it was threatening emails and she was scared for her life etc., I am not a bad person. So the DA has the stuff from my work computer & there was never any threatening emails to begin with, just casual emails. Should I press charges for slander & libel and also for ruining my professional reputation ?
Please advise ? Thank U !

pinkflowers · May 1, 2008, 04:00 AM

Also, I would like to have the warrant paper in hand before I do seek the attorney !
& have all my ducks in a row..............

amIwrong · May 1, 2008, 05:15 AM

I agree. This sounds hairy. I am not saying you are wrong, but they have to have just cause to do such a thing. You may not be guilty of anything, she could just have gotten mad about something you said and happened to have a friend in the right place. But, she and the friend in the system would have to know that taking it this far would be pointless unless then had something to attempt to back it up with. The only person who could help you prove that would be an attorney. "Guilty until proven innocent". It's possible if you could prove your case you could counter claim for attorney fees, time off work, slander, libel, etc. But that will only matter if you win your case. If you are strapped for cash call the public defender, or legal aid they should be able to help.

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Originally Posted by ScottGem

First, please do not use e-mail or PMs to ask followup questions. I generally just ignore them.

But something sounds wierd here. You claim someone from the DA's office came to your workplace and searched your work area and took things. Either they had a warrant or it was theft. If they had a warrant then you could challenge the warrant. If anything confiscated during this search was given to someone outside the DA's office then the DA has some trouble on his hands.

But you NEED to get an attorney. Someone who will fight the warrant and determine your best course of action.

pinkflowers · May 1, 2008, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Altenweg

I think we need more information. How were the CD's stolen etc.

CD'S were not stolen, they were picked up by the police dept. with some-kind of warrant, I still do not know what the warrant said...........this whole thing is a mess.

pinkflowers · May 1, 2008, 12:02 PM

Thanks for responding. The girl told the Priv. Det. that I was sending threatening emails which was not true, I did nothing wrong & now I have lost my job over all this, my company just threw me out ! professional co. mind you, the co., terminated me and not giving me a specific reason either they did not even fully investigate the situation......

pinkflowers · May 1, 2008, 12:06 PM

I think it is a family friend detective who helped her, her husband is a lawyer so they probably have quit a few contacts ! she said I was sending threatening emails, now 3 mos. later she says I was trying to act like her ! so what is it ! she lives in a half million dollar home which I know through a friend, stays home & has too much time on her hands ! I'm ready to get her back !

Altenweg · May 1, 2008, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by pinkflowers

Thanks for responding. The girl told the Priv. Det. that I was sending threatening emails which was not true, I did nothing wrong & now I have lost my job over all this, my company just threw me out ! professional co. mind you, the co., terminated me and not giving me a specific reason either they did not even fully investigate the situation......

It's not your company's responsibility to investigate this, you have to prove that you are innocent.

I agree with Scott, get an attorney, or accept what has happened and try and move on, those are you only option, we cannot help you if you are unwilling to help yourself.

Good Luck.



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