chriskleinlein
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Illinois
4 Days ago, I was fired from my employer before the end of my first 30 days of employment, seemingly without cause. I wrote letters to my co-workers and former boss, expressing my confusion and that I of course, disagreed with their decision, as nobody indicated to me that I was doing my job incorrectly.
It seems as though either my former boss or coworker held enough of a grudge after reading my letters that a false police report was filed today, claiming that I was harassing them by repeatedly making "hang-up" calls for several hours. The police officer who contacted me told me that my former employer "*69ed" the calls and found that they were made from my telephone number. Once I retrieve the phone records from my local provider, I will be able to conclusively prove that this was a complete fabrication.
Because I am a university student, this job was directly related to my major. Paperwork had also been filed to make this job an internship, so it could potentially be very damaging to my career and reputation for there to be a police report that claims I am harassing my former employer.
I understand that defamation cases are difficult and costly to pursue and often yield no results, but is this case more solid than most if I can prove with my phone records that it is an utter fabrication? Would it be worth pursuing the other legal angles of this? Filing a false police report, harrassment, etc.? It appears to be an intentional and false way to defame my character and prevent me from finding a new job.
Furthermore, the police officer must not have sought substantiation for this claim. His claim that they "showed" him the phone number must be false. The establishment does not have caller ID that I know of, and *69 calls verbally give the user the telephone number. Because the officer could absolutely NOT have been given the phone number by *69, he must have simply taken my former employer's word for it... or it's possible that they just got caller ID a few days ago, and then showed him the final call that I had made the day after I was fired (just 1 by the way, and very congenial-asking when I could pick up my final check) without bothering to check the time or date.
Anyway, the point is, this was blatantly false, I can prove it, a false police report was filed, and this can follow me for a long time (at least if I want to be honest on job applications). What are my options?
4 Days ago, I was fired from my employer before the end of my first 30 days of employment, seemingly without cause. I wrote letters to my co-workers and former boss, expressing my confusion and that I of course, disagreed with their decision, as nobody indicated to me that I was doing my job incorrectly.
It seems as though either my former boss or coworker held enough of a grudge after reading my letters that a false police report was filed today, claiming that I was harassing them by repeatedly making "hang-up" calls for several hours. The police officer who contacted me told me that my former employer "*69ed" the calls and found that they were made from my telephone number. Once I retrieve the phone records from my local provider, I will be able to conclusively prove that this was a complete fabrication.
Because I am a university student, this job was directly related to my major. Paperwork had also been filed to make this job an internship, so it could potentially be very damaging to my career and reputation for there to be a police report that claims I am harassing my former employer.
I understand that defamation cases are difficult and costly to pursue and often yield no results, but is this case more solid than most if I can prove with my phone records that it is an utter fabrication? Would it be worth pursuing the other legal angles of this? Filing a false police report, harrassment, etc.? It appears to be an intentional and false way to defame my character and prevent me from finding a new job.
Furthermore, the police officer must not have sought substantiation for this claim. His claim that they "showed" him the phone number must be false. The establishment does not have caller ID that I know of, and *69 calls verbally give the user the telephone number. Because the officer could absolutely NOT have been given the phone number by *69, he must have simply taken my former employer's word for it... or it's possible that they just got caller ID a few days ago, and then showed him the final call that I had made the day after I was fired (just 1 by the way, and very congenial-asking when I could pick up my final check) without bothering to check the time or date.
Anyway, the point is, this was blatantly false, I can prove it, a false police report was filed, and this can follow me for a long time (at least if I want to be honest on job applications). What are my options?