glaivedave
Junior Member
The name of my state is California.
I had been embezzling from my employer for no more than two weeks, and I had stolen no more than $200, though I don't know the exact amount. I am 17 years of age, and I worked at a gas station. The owner had suspected I had been stealing, but I don't think he had any proof. He took me to his backroom and locked me and him inside, and I confessed to the crime. He then proceeded to bully the holy-hell out of me, saying things like, "10 years ago I woulda beaten the **** out of lazy thieves like you, but I've matured from then", and also accused me of stealing $60 from a cash drop, and said I stole over $100 in a few days, when, in reality, I had NEVER stolen more than $45 in a shift. He physically removed a slip of paper from my shirt-pocket, which I used to keep a tally of the embezzled money, and made me sign it, saying that I had attempted to steal that money. He then told me of the harsh consequences of a felony I had never known before, embezzlement. He said he had spoken to the police already, and said he knew the consequences of my crime. He also said he would call my next job (I had given him my two weeks, having found another job; he caught me my last day at work) and make sure I don't get hired. He had me call my parents, and tell them what I had done, and asked both them and me, "what it was worth not to get 'this' on your record?" My parents told him over the phone we'd do just about anything to keep it from getting on my record. He then told me if I don't pay $3,000 in a period of 6 months, with 8% interest, he would call the police. Him and my parents forced me to sign a sheet to which I would pay $3,000 compensation for the money I had stolen from him, and if I paid him in full, he would not press charges.
Please, could someone with a good amount of experience help me out? I feel ashamed, mad, and almost raped. He had no concrete evidence prior to my confession, I don't think, and he walked all over my rights, and frightened me half to death for my own safety. I had known he was in some form of martial arts, and that on a few ocassions he had literally beat up a couple homeless people who refused to leave his gas station, and, with that prior knowledge, I was a bit frightened when he locked us both in the backroom.
I can't afford to pay for a lawyer, and I'm not sure whether I should foot the $3,000 or just take whatever crime may appear on my record. Could someone please tell me what would be the possible consequences, and whether it would be cheaper to hire a lawyer to fight for me rather than pay the owner the agreed amount?
I'd really appreciate any help.
I had been embezzling from my employer for no more than two weeks, and I had stolen no more than $200, though I don't know the exact amount. I am 17 years of age, and I worked at a gas station. The owner had suspected I had been stealing, but I don't think he had any proof. He took me to his backroom and locked me and him inside, and I confessed to the crime. He then proceeded to bully the holy-hell out of me, saying things like, "10 years ago I woulda beaten the **** out of lazy thieves like you, but I've matured from then", and also accused me of stealing $60 from a cash drop, and said I stole over $100 in a few days, when, in reality, I had NEVER stolen more than $45 in a shift. He physically removed a slip of paper from my shirt-pocket, which I used to keep a tally of the embezzled money, and made me sign it, saying that I had attempted to steal that money. He then told me of the harsh consequences of a felony I had never known before, embezzlement. He said he had spoken to the police already, and said he knew the consequences of my crime. He also said he would call my next job (I had given him my two weeks, having found another job; he caught me my last day at work) and make sure I don't get hired. He had me call my parents, and tell them what I had done, and asked both them and me, "what it was worth not to get 'this' on your record?" My parents told him over the phone we'd do just about anything to keep it from getting on my record. He then told me if I don't pay $3,000 in a period of 6 months, with 8% interest, he would call the police. Him and my parents forced me to sign a sheet to which I would pay $3,000 compensation for the money I had stolen from him, and if I paid him in full, he would not press charges.
Please, could someone with a good amount of experience help me out? I feel ashamed, mad, and almost raped. He had no concrete evidence prior to my confession, I don't think, and he walked all over my rights, and frightened me half to death for my own safety. I had known he was in some form of martial arts, and that on a few ocassions he had literally beat up a couple homeless people who refused to leave his gas station, and, with that prior knowledge, I was a bit frightened when he locked us both in the backroom.
I can't afford to pay for a lawyer, and I'm not sure whether I should foot the $3,000 or just take whatever crime may appear on my record. Could someone please tell me what would be the possible consequences, and whether it would be cheaper to hire a lawyer to fight for me rather than pay the owner the agreed amount?
I'd really appreciate any help.
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