His day(s) in court has finally arrived.
Notifications OFF
Haven't posted for awhile because I've been busy enjoying life as a solo woman and rebuilding it after finally kicking him out of the house in September after standing by him and supporting him for a year and a half, that is, until his barrister informed me of what he actually did, as opposed to the edited version of lies he'd been feeding me.
I broke off all contact with him in December after a nasty attempt by him to gaslight me over social media. He's now lost his only support network besides his Dad.
He originally pleaded guilty to 5 out of the 7 charges, but from what his barrister told me, he's bang to rights on the two he pleaded not guilty to - facilitating which was the chatroom conversation with an undercover police officer where he discussed 'Dad' and young 'daughter' come visit him on a caravan holiday. My ex failed to tell me about that little detail. He recounted his version of the chat room conversation as purely police entrapment.
Anyway...I unfortunately missed the CPS opening statement as I've started a really fun job, but I thought he would be in and out of court in a day because supposedly his defence was working on a plea bargain with the CPS to avoid a trial. If the CPS has made their opening statement, does it mean it's still going to trial but with a judge presiding and without a jury?
My morning ritual is checking the Crown Court daily hearing list to see if he's in court that day. I guess I'll need to carry on checking to find out when his court case continues? He's definitely not on the list for Monday.
Is there any way I could find out what's happening with his case? I've broken off all contact with him and his family, but I want to attend court if I'm not working because I feel I need to know the truth. It's the only way I feel I'll gain closure.
I broke off all contact with him in December after a nasty attempt by him to gaslight me over social media. He's now lost his only support network besides his Dad.
He originally pleaded guilty to 5 out of the 7 charges, but from what his barrister told me, he's bang to rights on the two he pleaded not guilty to - facilitating which was the chatroom conversation with an undercover police officer where he discussed 'Dad' and young 'daughter' come visit him on a caravan holiday. My ex failed to tell me about that little detail. He recounted his version of the chat room conversation as purely police entrapment.
Anyway...I unfortunately missed the CPS opening statement as I've started a really fun job, but I thought he would be in and out of court in a day because supposedly his defence was working on a plea bargain with the CPS to avoid a trial. If the CPS has made their opening statement, does it mean it's still going to trial but with a judge presiding and without a jury?
My morning ritual is checking the Crown Court daily hearing list to see if he's in court that day. I guess I'll need to carry on checking to find out when his court case continues? He's definitely not on the list for Monday.
Is there any way I could find out what's happening with his case? I've broken off all contact with him and his family, but I want to attend court if I'm not working because I feel I need to know the truth. It's the only way I feel I'll gain closure.
Hello,
Thank you for posting on the Family and Friends forum, we understand that it is not easy to post on a forum about these difficult situations. I can see that you have not yet had a reply on your post, hopefully someone else in a similar situation can reply soon with some support.
If you haven't already done so, I would also encourage you to contact our Stop it Now helpline. The helpline is anonymous, confidential and free, on 0808 1000 900. One of our trained advisors will then be able to explore your situation in detail and provide some support and do their best to answer your questions. Our trained advisors deal with similar concerns to yours every day and will be able to talk these through with you and offer you the best advice we can.
I hope this has been helpful.
Take care,
Lucy
Thank you for posting on the Family and Friends forum, we understand that it is not easy to post on a forum about these difficult situations. I can see that you have not yet had a reply on your post, hopefully someone else in a similar situation can reply soon with some support.
If you haven't already done so, I would also encourage you to contact our Stop it Now helpline. The helpline is anonymous, confidential and free, on 0808 1000 900. One of our trained advisors will then be able to explore your situation in detail and provide some support and do their best to answer your questions. Our trained advisors deal with similar concerns to yours every day and will be able to talk these through with you and offer you the best advice we can.
I hope this has been helpful.
Take care,
Lucy