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I actually just wrote a long post (tried to keep it as short as I could) over on the help/advice board. It told my story and tried to inspire/help those who are at the beginning of this nightmare of a process. Then, I hit submit and it said I had to log-in. I logged in and I didn't get redirected to any page. I just saw a blank white page. Then, I went to the board and it wasn't there. I proceeded to restore my auto-saved content and only the first two paragraphs were there.
Oh, well... I'll keep it brief here. lol. I've been through too much to get upset over something like that.
Anyway, my name is Richard. I'm not from the UK. The site says it's for those from the UK. However, I can't find another forum like this. I'm from Chicago, Illinois, USA. Currently living in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
I am 28 years old and last April I was falsely accused of sexual assault stemming from a one night stand I had 4 nights earlier. A brutal sexual assault. My charges were first degree and I faced life in prison. I did a month in jail before my bail was lowered enough for me to get out. Then, another 9 months on house arrest awaiting trial. Fortunately for me, at the trial, the girl who accused me and this male friend of hers did a horrible job of correlating their stories pertaining to this ridiculous lie that they cooked up. The physical evidence did not support her story either. Their entire case against me fell apart. And... here I am. A free man.
I look forward to elaborating just a little bit more on my story (won't be too long, I promise) and hopefully helping anybody who is at the beginning of this hellish process. I've decided that I want to go to law school, become a defense attorney and help people who are sitting where I once did. This was a horrific ordeal. However, I feel that I learned so much about people and about myself. I'm a 10x better/stronger person for all of this. I feel inspired.
I will also admit... getting acquainted back to life after losing everything during 10 months in jail/house arrest is proving difficult. I need to move out of town with my reputation tarnished. Perhaps some of you a little further along than myself can help me too?
Cheers!
Oh, well... I'll keep it brief here. lol. I've been through too much to get upset over something like that.
Anyway, my name is Richard. I'm not from the UK. The site says it's for those from the UK. However, I can't find another forum like this. I'm from Chicago, Illinois, USA. Currently living in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
I am 28 years old and last April I was falsely accused of sexual assault stemming from a one night stand I had 4 nights earlier. A brutal sexual assault. My charges were first degree and I faced life in prison. I did a month in jail before my bail was lowered enough for me to get out. Then, another 9 months on house arrest awaiting trial. Fortunately for me, at the trial, the girl who accused me and this male friend of hers did a horrible job of correlating their stories pertaining to this ridiculous lie that they cooked up. The physical evidence did not support her story either. Their entire case against me fell apart. And... here I am. A free man.
I look forward to elaborating just a little bit more on my story (won't be too long, I promise) and hopefully helping anybody who is at the beginning of this hellish process. I've decided that I want to go to law school, become a defense attorney and help people who are sitting where I once did. This was a horrific ordeal. However, I feel that I learned so much about people and about myself. I'm a 10x better/stronger person for all of this. I feel inspired.
I will also admit... getting acquainted back to life after losing everything during 10 months in jail/house arrest is proving difficult. I need to move out of town with my reputation tarnished. Perhaps some of you a little further along than myself can help me too?
Cheers!
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