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    Angry Ex-Wife is Threatening Abuse Charges After Being Accused of Theft

    My question involves criminal law for the state of: Oregon

    My wife stole almost $2,000.00 from one of my business accounts. The thefts where taken in mostly small amount and there where close to 20 transactions. The last transaction was over $900.00. I went to the police and filed charges for theft. She then threatened me that If I pursued the legal charges against her that she would expose me as a "Abuser", submit pictures of items I broke at out old house, and other things. Basically she said she would ruin my reputation.

    I was scared so I stopped talking to the investigator. But now the ex-wife has gone very public about supposed abuse including stating in a recent court case that I was a pain killer abuser.

    I want to know what laws she might be breaking and hear what the forum thinks about this.

    Thank yo for your help.

    Max

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    Default Re: Ex-Wife is Threatening Abuse Charges After Being Accused of Theft

    If you are afraid to go to the police, what difference does it make?

    If you are litigating an issue with your spouse and she makes a false allegation against you in court, then you should be prepared to respond to the allegation and (if it's relevant to the proceeding) to attempt to convince the court that the allegation is false.

    If you believe your wife is defaming you, you can speak to a lawyer about bringing a defamation lawsuit -- but be aware that you may end up spending a lot more than you have a chance of recovering in the event that you win, that the allegations made in the course of a defamation case may gain more attention than any eventual verdict, and that if you lose you will likely cause even more people to believe your ex-.

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    Default Re: Ex-Wife is Threatening Abuse Charges After Being Accused of Theft

    You can still cooperate with the police concerning her alleged theft. However, if you indeed broke items in the home in order to intimidate or scare her, if you have caused her harm in a way that validates her allegation that you are an abuser, then she can pursue that.

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