This is for the state of Minnesota.

My ex has a history of assault, with me, and on his minor record with a girlfriend from high school. A year ago, I was pregnant (not his child), and he punched me in the stomach. The charges ended up being dismissed due to lack of evidence (the baby was born healthy and I had no marks of any kind) and I also backed off because I still wanted to be with him (which obviously was a bad idea.) Regardless, weeks after the case was dismissed he attacked me again leaving more than enough evidence on my body for the police to document. I filed the charges come to find he has served ne with a restraining order that he got in another county (different from where the assault was and where I filed my report.)

His family has more than enough money to fork out for a good lawyer and he threatened me with the last assault that if it went to trial he would make sure I was the one charged and prosecuted with domestic assault. We haven't spoken since I reported him this time, but since I have been served with a restraining order, I am scared he is going to try and do the same thing. What could I be facing from him? What can he do to me?

I will admit that I scratched him and bit him in self defense as he would hold me down and refuse to let me go but I'm not sure if he has marks from any of those incidents. Even if he does, can he use that against me? What kind of arguments have been used in the past as a defense for assault? I'm just very nervous that me finally reporting him and being strong about it, is just going to come back and hurt me.

Please help.