Is there a way to stop libel?

[Liz2005]

What is the name of your state? NH...My daughter touched another girl during a sleepover. The state investigated and the police and her case was closed as "unfounded". The other child's parents have forged a war against mine, namecalling at my children, cursing at them, telling the neighborhood what my daughter did and posted signs on their window telling people to be careful there was a "sexual offender" in the neighborhood. How can I stop this? Is there any legal way of stopping this so my daughter can have a "normal" life and not be embarrassed anymore?

[pojo2]

Your daughters touch must have made the other girl uncomfortable enough for her to tell her parents.

If this is true and it was not simply a touch to the arm you daughter needs help immediately.

[Quaere]

Liz2005, please read this thread, [url]http://forum.freeadvice.com/showthread.php?t=271005JDH[/url] which involves a similar situation.

If anyone is implying your daughter is a convicted sex offender and such is not the case, they have defamed her.

Few people seem to understand the exact limits on free speech. The best way to stop these people from talking about your daughter is to have a lawyer send them a cease and desist letter spelling out their duty to limit their comments to the absolute truth.

[stephenk]

So did your daughter "touch" the other girl? If yes, why did the police close the case as unfounded?

[rmet4nzkx]

Originally Posted by Quaere

Liz2005, please read this thread, [url]http://forum.freeadvice.com/showthread.php?t=271005JDH[/url] which involves a similar situation.

If anyone is implying your daughter is a convicted sex offender and such is not the case, they have defamed her.

Few people seem to understand the exact limits on free speech. The best way to stop these people from talking about your daughter is to have a lawyer send them a cease and desist letter spelling out their duty to limit their comments to the absolute truth.

These two cases are not similar beyond the fact that they both involve children.

While investigaiton may have found the claim unfounded, that doesn't mean that there is no truth to it or that inappropriate touching did not occur, only that it couldn't be proved which was not true in that other case where there were witnesses and admissions.

Such behaviors are more difficult to prove with same sex children, expecially, girls and victims and their families react diferently when after the embarassment of comming forth results in no action.

What ever the reason or truth, please get this girl into therpay.

[Quaere]

Both of the posters asked exactly the same legal question.

Both have children who have been the subject of a criminal investigation. Both feel there are other parties who are broadcasting exaggerated accounts of the incidents. Both are concerned that their children’s reputations are being unfairly damaged. Both wanted to know what rights their children have in such situations and what course of action would best protect those rights. The correct answer to both posters was the same and I saw no point in writing the complete answer twice.

[rmet4nzkx]

Originally Posted by Quaere

Both of the posters asked exactly the same legal question.

Both have children who have been the subject of a criminal investigation. Both feel there are other parties who are broadcasting exaggerated accounts of the incidents. Both are concerned that their children’s reputations are being unfairly damaged. Both wanted to know what rights their children have in such situations and what course of action would best protect those rights. The correct answer to both posters was the same and I saw no point in writing the complete answer twice.

The facts in evidence are different, thus the advice is different.
Just because no charges are brought doesn't automatically mean the victims statements and or their parents concern or opinions are slander.

[Quaere]

As I said, they both asked the exact same legal question and the answer to both is exactly the same.

If you can't see that, there is no point in arguing with you.

[stephenk]

"The best way to stop these people from talking about your daughter is to have a lawyer send them a cease and desist letter spelling out their duty to limit their comments to the absolute truth."

The "absolute truth" is relative. Opinion by one person that may seem excessive to another is not slander or defamation. An attorney could write such a letter but it holds no legal power to stop the other party from continuing with their opinion as to what happened.