N
Nikita_33
Guest
Hi. This is a bit complicated, so please bear with me.
My sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife) has been indicted on a charges of rape and gross sexual imposition for having sex with a 10-yr-old boy she was babysitting. Here are the links to the news stories:
http://www.msnbc.com/local/wcmh/25321.asp?cp1=1
http://www.dispatch.com/news/news01/apr01/676655.html
My husband and I know she admitted to her husband that she was "in love" with this boy and that she needs help. We think she's sick and we want nothing to do with her or with him because he's covering up for her. They have run from the media and are now living in our town and sending their kids to my son's school. (She is free on bond until the trial.) We do NOT want her living here and we've told them if they don't move, we'll let everyone know about her arrest and indictment. They say if we tell, they'll get us for slander. I say it's public knowledge, and letting people know about the news isn't slander. What's the truth?
Now, to make things worse, the rest of the family is supporting her and trying to cover things up. They are angry with me and my husband for not wanting her here and threatening to speak up. They have now threatened to start a rumor about me that I am a drug dealer/addict, which is completely untrue. I don't do drugs and my husband and I don't even drink. In the past, we used to go out every Thursday night and have some drinks, but we haven't done even that in at least 2 years. Neither one of us does drugs. The way I understand it, that IS slander! Would I have a case against them if they pass around a false rumor about me out of spite? We're in the state of Ohio.
Thank you!
Nikita
[Edited by Nikita_33 on 05-03-2001 at 11:16 AM]
My sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife) has been indicted on a charges of rape and gross sexual imposition for having sex with a 10-yr-old boy she was babysitting. Here are the links to the news stories:
http://www.msnbc.com/local/wcmh/25321.asp?cp1=1
http://www.dispatch.com/news/news01/apr01/676655.html
My husband and I know she admitted to her husband that she was "in love" with this boy and that she needs help. We think she's sick and we want nothing to do with her or with him because he's covering up for her. They have run from the media and are now living in our town and sending their kids to my son's school. (She is free on bond until the trial.) We do NOT want her living here and we've told them if they don't move, we'll let everyone know about her arrest and indictment. They say if we tell, they'll get us for slander. I say it's public knowledge, and letting people know about the news isn't slander. What's the truth?
Now, to make things worse, the rest of the family is supporting her and trying to cover things up. They are angry with me and my husband for not wanting her here and threatening to speak up. They have now threatened to start a rumor about me that I am a drug dealer/addict, which is completely untrue. I don't do drugs and my husband and I don't even drink. In the past, we used to go out every Thursday night and have some drinks, but we haven't done even that in at least 2 years. Neither one of us does drugs. The way I understand it, that IS slander! Would I have a case against them if they pass around a false rumor about me out of spite? We're in the state of Ohio.
Thank you!
Nikita
[Edited by Nikita_33 on 05-03-2001 at 11:16 AM]