Im a resident of Maryland. I was in a abusive relationship for 11 years with a man who fathered all three of my children. I was a woman who suffered a lost of a baby in 2003 in my eyes because of physical abuse. I have had it all done to me, rape, threats of being shot with guns in our home, to being held hostage in our home with a knife. My third child was out of rape. Sadly to say, I was accustom to abuse and It didn't happen all the time, everyday, it was a collection of incidents though out the years. I finally had enough, I moved out of the family home with my two children and never went back. My son told me after we left his father, that a black eye that he had which removed the top layer of skin leaving a scar didn't happen during play time, like i was told. His father hit him in the face and that was enough to never go back. I knew what I was suffering but I didn't know my child was being abused too. I've been free from my abuser for 6 months (Almost)...I NEVER GOT A PROTECTIVE ORDER because I was ashamed to go before the judge again as I had many times before, only to go back. I made the biggest step of my life by moving on, I got a house with my sister, I'm not alone, I changed my phone number and have zero contact. Well I have a life now a new guy im dating and I ran into my ex last night only to be followed at the party, harrased and waited for at the bathroom door with my girlfriends. Words were exchanged mostly by my irate friends who trying to look out for me. I was told that evently he has plans to get me back, that he would fight my boyfriend and me and when I said I will never go back ever, in a distance I had a liquior drink thrown in my face. Apparently, I need to get the courts back involved, I get no child support and my son suffered emotional damage due to our split. It was rough for a while when I left we slept on couches and floors of friends and family until I found another house. My son ended up seeing a therapist where he disclosed the abuse that was going on to him and me. Social services got involved and filed charges against my ex for abuse of a child.
1.)My main question is, I don't feel safe, I don't live with my ex I left 6 months ago but I still get harrassed things such as him wanting to kill me, and the drink thrown in my face, can i get a protective order?
2.) I don't know the exact date, I thought it was a playground accident, can I file charges for him assalting my son?
3.) Can I file crimnal charges against him for abusing me?
4.) I recorded him admitting all the abuse, demanding answers why he was abusive over the phone, I have everything from the gun, knife incident, and verious abusive incidents recorded as well as him explaining why he lied and had our son lie to me about his eye. Can I use that recorder to prove I was and my son was being abused?
1.)My main question is, I don't feel safe, I don't live with my ex I left 6 months ago but I still get harrassed things such as him wanting to kill me, and the drink thrown in my face, can i get a protective order?
2.) I don't know the exact date, I thought it was a playground accident, can I file charges for him assalting my son?
3.) Can I file crimnal charges against him for abusing me?
4.) I recorded him admitting all the abuse, demanding answers why he was abusive over the phone, I have everything from the gun, knife incident, and verious abusive incidents recorded as well as him explaining why he lied and had our son lie to me about his eye. Can I use that recorder to prove I was and my son was being abused?