What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Maryland
Hello, I am a 21 year old female who has recently been through hell with my ex boyfriend.
After a situation involving him beating me and me defending myself, I was put in jail. After I got out I got a protective order against him and he got one against me. During this time that I was in jail he had sent me messages on my facebook calling me everything in the book. I simply responded "God bless you but screw you". Upon getting on my facebook again later, I found all of his messages were deleted and the only remaining contact in the thread was my reply. (I lived with him before and he had my password, also he had my phone which automatically will log in) I was later arrested for "violating" the protective order when technically I was replying. I had a hearing for this incident and received TWO YEARS of unsupervised probation. While awaiting trial for that, another incident occured within 3 weeks.
He had placed a phone call to me which I missed from his house phone. When I saw the phone call I texted him and asked him not to contact me.
THIS is where I made yet another mistake. I was arrested for this message and in the time between that happening and me being arrested I had not gone to the police showing them where he had called me first. By the time I was arrested I no longer had the missed call stored in my phone.
I have a hearing for this 2nd violation (which occured before I got the 2years unsupervised probation) tuesday.
I want to know what is likely to happen, especially from anyone who has been in this situation or has practiced law. I feel he is gunning for me and I want nothing to do with him. I know it was a mistake to not tell on him for contacting me and he is taking advantage of that. Now I know better. While waiting for this trial he went to my boyfriend's house and damaged his car and was caught and arrested. It is CLEAR that he is harboring anger and I feel helpless because I have no idea what will happen tomorrow. I have a public defender who I have called three times last week and has not called me back. I have no car, am 6 months pregnant, and the court house is 35 minutes from my house. I can not simply go up there anytime I want and ask them to talk to me.
Does anyone have experience with this, or advice?
I do not believe I deserve to go back to jail! for a text message that was non threatening, and in response to him.
I called my phone company and learned that missed calls are not logged, so I can not prove anything.
I am in a bad situation and very scared.
Please help.
Hello, I am a 21 year old female who has recently been through hell with my ex boyfriend.
After a situation involving him beating me and me defending myself, I was put in jail. After I got out I got a protective order against him and he got one against me. During this time that I was in jail he had sent me messages on my facebook calling me everything in the book. I simply responded "God bless you but screw you". Upon getting on my facebook again later, I found all of his messages were deleted and the only remaining contact in the thread was my reply. (I lived with him before and he had my password, also he had my phone which automatically will log in) I was later arrested for "violating" the protective order when technically I was replying. I had a hearing for this incident and received TWO YEARS of unsupervised probation. While awaiting trial for that, another incident occured within 3 weeks.
He had placed a phone call to me which I missed from his house phone. When I saw the phone call I texted him and asked him not to contact me.
THIS is where I made yet another mistake. I was arrested for this message and in the time between that happening and me being arrested I had not gone to the police showing them where he had called me first. By the time I was arrested I no longer had the missed call stored in my phone.
I have a hearing for this 2nd violation (which occured before I got the 2years unsupervised probation) tuesday.
I want to know what is likely to happen, especially from anyone who has been in this situation or has practiced law. I feel he is gunning for me and I want nothing to do with him. I know it was a mistake to not tell on him for contacting me and he is taking advantage of that. Now I know better. While waiting for this trial he went to my boyfriend's house and damaged his car and was caught and arrested. It is CLEAR that he is harboring anger and I feel helpless because I have no idea what will happen tomorrow. I have a public defender who I have called three times last week and has not called me back. I have no car, am 6 months pregnant, and the court house is 35 minutes from my house. I can not simply go up there anytime I want and ask them to talk to me.
Does anyone have experience with this, or advice?
I do not believe I deserve to go back to jail! for a text message that was non threatening, and in response to him.
I called my phone company and learned that missed calls are not logged, so I can not prove anything.
I am in a bad situation and very scared.
Please help.
