no words
Met with the DA today. The guy has a previous rape conviction as a juvenile which will probably not be admissible in court. The DA is fighting to up this to a felony charge, because he knows this was attempted rape, but also knows he's going to have a hell of a time proving it in court. As it stands, all that can really seem to stick is a misdemeanor simple battery charge, which carries a maximum of 6 months in jail or a year of probation. As it is a misdemeanor, it will be tried in municipal court, where a judge will decide the case (there will be no jury). The current trial date will be next week, on Wednesday. My victim's advocate tried to reassure me that retaliation in these sorts of crimes is rare, but that there are resources for me to move should I need to. I might take advantage of the offer, considering that my landlord has been dickish lately anyway.
My victims advocate also did not seem to be phased by my admission that I often need a drink to make me calm enough to sleep. She said I need to do anything I can possibly do to get by right now until something better comes up, and as long as the drink doesn't turn into 5 drinks, or interfere with other aspects of my life, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
The DA said he didn't know why lightning struck twice. The advocate said I must be doing something correct if I've survived this twice.
I just can't think of what I've done wrong that these things keep happening to me. I don't know why, in my life, I seem to attract people who want to harm me.
My victims advocate also did not seem to be phased by my admission that I often need a drink to make me calm enough to sleep. She said I need to do anything I can possibly do to get by right now until something better comes up, and as long as the drink doesn't turn into 5 drinks, or interfere with other aspects of my life, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
The DA said he didn't know why lightning struck twice. The advocate said I must be doing something correct if I've survived this twice.
I just can't think of what I've done wrong that these things keep happening to me. I don't know why, in my life, I seem to attract people who want to harm me.