Legal Question in Family Law in Florida
Blackmail
My ex boyfriend and father to my 11
month daughter has not been
dealing well with my decision to leave
him. He went into an old computer
and removed photos of a sexual
nature (photos of myself taken 6
years ago at a ''fetish party''), and
has been threatening to send them
to my place of employment (i am a
public high school teacher), if i do not
comply with his various whims. Out
of fear I have been complying for the
last 2 months. This past week,
however, the requests became
sexual in nature. He wanted me to
take nude and very explicit photos of
myself for him, and he wanted to be
intimate with me. He said that if I
said no, he would send the photos. I
said no. He has told me he is going
to send the photos to everyone I
know, including my principal and
current boss (I have a summer job to
support my daughter as he has yet
to pay one cent of child support). He
and I were never married (I don't
know if that is relevant or not). I am
afraid for myself and my daughter. I
am afraid for my career. I have him
on tape clearly stating all of what I
am telling you (he did not know he
was being recorded). What steps do I
and can I take? What do I do next?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Blackmail
This is why, if you are going to have weird sexual "hobbies," you don't memorialize them on film.
At any rate, it doesn't seem there is much else to do but report this to the police, but also speak to a lawyer. He's committing a crime, though, if the conversation you taped was on the phone, you may have committed a crime as well.
Re: Blackmail
Go to the police and States Attorney Office. You may also sue him civilly.
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