Shellb8869
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? First of all, I live in Phoenix, AZ and I'm really concerned about a friend of mine. His girlfirend has two children and he had the role of "daddy" for quite some time. He loves the children and he is a very good provider. Unfortunately, he and his girlfriend have recently had some issues between them and she's asked him to leave on a couple of instances. There's been nothing physical, just some arguing and such. The last time she asked him to leave, the live-in babysitter asked what she should do if he returned the following day and the girlfriend told her that if he showed up and started anything, she could call the cops. So as he often did, he showed up on his lunch hour to buy the kids lunch from the deli next door. But the minute he got to the front door, the babysitter placed a very dramatic call to 911. (She is 17 years old, quite the "drama queen" and trouble maker) She freaked out and attempted to push the door closed to keep him out he ended up pushing his way inside the house and wanted to know why in the world she was calling the police. She simply proceeded to make a crazy scene on the phone and he got spooked and took off.
So, the cops show up at the house and a report is taken. As it turns out, when everything went down, the nine year old girl was sitting on the back of the couch and at some point lost her balance. Apparently the babysitter told the cops that he "pushed and slapped" the little girl so the fire department showed up and took some pictures of a "red mark" that was on her back. Since the babysitter is quite influencial on the little girl, I guess she went along with the story. Now, the cops are actively looking for my friend as there is an investigation into "assult on a child".
As you can imagine, my friend is really freaked out about the whole situation and has been avoiding the cops as he doesn't want to be arrested. My boyfriend and I know him quite well and know that he is not a violent person, nor would he EVER do anything to hurt those kids. At the same time , we also know how the babysitter is. In the few months that we've known her, I've caught her in several lies, she stole a pack of cigarettes from me, she keyed my friends truck, etc... She's bad news but there aren't any other options at the time and the kids will be back in school soon so she will be gone.
The girlfriend has made several attempts to speak to the detective in the case to tell him about the false statements that were made but he simply won't listen. He's been incredibly rude about shows no interest in anything but finding my friend. There have been officer's show up at the house many times looking for him but he's been staying some where else to avoid getting arrested. He did some time in prison for some unrelated mistakes he made in his past and does NOT want to return; especially for something he didn't do. Yeah, he has a criminal background but like I said, he's a really good guy that made some poor choices but he's done his time. And, since his release from prison he's been a hard-working, law-abiding family man; a respectable member of society.
Now, I'd like to know what the heck happens next??? How long will the cops be looking for him??? How can he get things resolved without getting arrested??? I there anything I or his girlfriend can do to help out??? Will he actually be arrested if and when he meets up with the cops??? We have tried to obtain a copy of the police report but have been unsuccessful. I'd greatly appreciate any input, suggestions, guidance, etc... THANKS!What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
So, the cops show up at the house and a report is taken. As it turns out, when everything went down, the nine year old girl was sitting on the back of the couch and at some point lost her balance. Apparently the babysitter told the cops that he "pushed and slapped" the little girl so the fire department showed up and took some pictures of a "red mark" that was on her back. Since the babysitter is quite influencial on the little girl, I guess she went along with the story. Now, the cops are actively looking for my friend as there is an investigation into "assult on a child".
As you can imagine, my friend is really freaked out about the whole situation and has been avoiding the cops as he doesn't want to be arrested. My boyfriend and I know him quite well and know that he is not a violent person, nor would he EVER do anything to hurt those kids. At the same time , we also know how the babysitter is. In the few months that we've known her, I've caught her in several lies, she stole a pack of cigarettes from me, she keyed my friends truck, etc... She's bad news but there aren't any other options at the time and the kids will be back in school soon so she will be gone.
The girlfriend has made several attempts to speak to the detective in the case to tell him about the false statements that were made but he simply won't listen. He's been incredibly rude about shows no interest in anything but finding my friend. There have been officer's show up at the house many times looking for him but he's been staying some where else to avoid getting arrested. He did some time in prison for some unrelated mistakes he made in his past and does NOT want to return; especially for something he didn't do. Yeah, he has a criminal background but like I said, he's a really good guy that made some poor choices but he's done his time. And, since his release from prison he's been a hard-working, law-abiding family man; a respectable member of society.
Now, I'd like to know what the heck happens next??? How long will the cops be looking for him??? How can he get things resolved without getting arrested??? I there anything I or his girlfriend can do to help out??? Will he actually be arrested if and when he meets up with the cops??? We have tried to obtain a copy of the police report but have been unsuccessful. I'd greatly appreciate any input, suggestions, guidance, etc... THANKS!What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?