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Hello cammander ~
My husband and I recently experienced we wish we had not. My younger daighter and her boyfriend, who live in Florida, ( we live in Ga.), Had sent me an email, which looked like something they were replying to something I had wrote, do you get that? Anyway, this email consisted of a "solicitation" of sex to get her up here away from her father. They had then went to the local PD there and filed a report on this, we did the same here. My daughter then had admitted to her father that they had fabricated the whole thing. Her boyfriend and her are now being delt with by local athorities. My ex-husband started speading the rumor that my husband now has an 8 page arrest record, and said that the local PD in his area told him this. We recemtly found out by call there local PD that they did not say anything like this nor did they show him my husbands arrest record. Our questions are this:
A) can we also press charges on my daughter for the anguish she put us through? She does not even realize what could have happened!
B) could we press charges on my ex-husband for defamation.
c) What all can they be charged with?
and we do have all this in writing through emails! Please email us back at irishkiten@yahoo.com thanks so much
Hi Tim and Marie,
I am sorry you are having all these problems.
Well as much as you would like to, you can not press charges for causing you anguish. You could try and sue her, but I don't think your chances are very good.
As for your ex, you can only sue someone for defamation of character when what they say or write has resulted in you losing money because of it. Such as someone does not hire you because they say they saw a letter you ex wrote about your current husband. Plus the allegations must be untrue. So unless there is monetary loss, you really do not stand much of a chance there either.
They (your daughter and her boyfriend) are already being charged criminally, as for civil actions, that is not really my specialty, but I don't think there is much you can add to what they are already going through. The police will charge them with everything they think is appropriate, trust me.
Best thing is to ignore your ex's rumors (remember he is your ex.) and move on. People that I know do not pay to much attention to stories being told by ex's about their former spouses new spouse.
Be well..
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I can answer questions concerning Computer Crime Investigations and Internet investigations including Computer Crime Laws both at the State level and Federal level. I can answer questions on almost any crime in which a computer is used. In addition I can answer questions concerning copywrite infringement (peer to peer, and copying). I served as a police Commander and conducted and still conduct Computer Crime Investigations at the Local, State and Federal level. I have investigated all most any kind of crime with which or which involved a computer and the internet, from murders, kidnappings, extortion, drug dealing and more. I can answer questions concerning Computer Forensics (the art of recovering information from a suspects computer), Computer Crime Investigations and Internet Investigations. I am a Federally Court Recognized Expert in Computer Crime and Computer Forensics. I have worked in both Facebook and MySPace, also in Peer to Peer investigations. In addition I can answer questions concerning child predators and how to make your children safer on-line. I teach Computer Forensics, Internet Investigations, Peer to Peer Investigations and other computer crime related subjects for several colleges and the Institute of Police Technology and Management. My hobby webpage - Military Videos - http://www.youtube.com/user/3rdID8487
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I conduct computer crime investigations in conjunction with the F.B.I., Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, Gainesville Police Department, and University of Florida Police Department, Levi County Sheriff’s Office, Starke Police Department and other agencies in the North Florida Court District. I provide the forensic data recovery services for those agencies as well as internet tracing and information gathering. I am a Federal Court Certified Expert in Computer Crime Investigations and Forensics. I teach Computer Forensics for the University of North Florida, Institute of Police Technology and Management. I also teach Computer Crime courses for Tallahassee Community College, Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Training Center. Associate Instructor; teach Computer Crime courses thorough out the world for IPTM. Presently Teach Cyber Crime Investigations, Computer Crime Investigations and Computer Forensic Data Recovery Course.
Education/Credentials
2 Degrees in Criminal Justice, now teach college level Data Forensics classes
Awards and Honors
Awarded the FBI Directors Award for assisting the FBI in a National Computer Crime Investigation. Awarded Dec 2002
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