Friend hit with DV/sexual assault protective order - what are the consequences?
06-30-2014, 10:44 PM
I posted this in the latest student cries rape thread just now:
So, what are the likely consequences of having a 1 year protective order against you on the basis of sexual assault or domestic violence? I've read a few threads here about it but I am still confused how big of a deal this is.
The only thing I'm 100% positive about is he can't buy any guns for the next year because the 4473 has a question about restraining orders for domestic violence.
Is it the kind of thing that's going to come up every time he tries to get a new job, for example?
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My best friend just got hit with a domestic violence / sexual assault protective order last week. His ex accused him of all kinds of shit, up to and including rape. When he went to the court hearing he proved she was lying on every count but the rape, because it's pretty hard to prove something didn't happen several years ago. She even admitted several times that she had "misremembered" things.
Despite showing that his ex had lied under oath about 4 out of 5 accusations, the judge still put him under a 1 year protective order because she apparently thought it was still reasonable that his ex was being honest about the rape. Thank you, preponderance of evidence standard. In actuality we think the (female) judge was giving the 1 year order as a consolation prize to his ex, against all logic.
The outcome wasn't as bad as it could've been, but it will still affect his future. Innocent man is accused, woman is caught lying under oath, no consequences for her and now his future employment prospects are in danger, he might lose his security clearance, and who knows what else will come of this.
So, what are the likely consequences of having a 1 year protective order against you on the basis of sexual assault or domestic violence? I've read a few threads here about it but I am still confused how big of a deal this is.
The only thing I'm 100% positive about is he can't buy any guns for the next year because the 4473 has a question about restraining orders for domestic violence.
Is it the kind of thing that's going to come up every time he tries to get a new job, for example?