Legal Question in Sexual Harassment in Illinois

I have a question. I have a friend that I'm starting to feel uncomfortable around I've stopped hanging around her its been months now but I tend to run into her when I do go out, here is the most recent scenario.

On (11/05/2010) I'm at the mall and I encounter her and she says to me

" oh so you do leave the house" with this attitude she was sitting there with her hands in her pocket and was looking down and just smirking her at me and was tensing up (the tension was thick you could cut it with a knife) at first I didn't recognize her because I was looking down and I hear her kids voices so i look up my eyes were blurry and she was like can you see, I laughed and that�s when I noticed she was upset and she gave me attitude, she was with a girl and the girl was telling the girl's kids to leave me alone because she didn�t know that we knew each other, and the girl I know was like we know her in her sad but attitude voice. As they got up to leave she kept looking at me (like ok i got you) (revengeful looking) she said bye and started smirking at me, and when people smirk its never a good thing.

I see her again on (11/27/2010) she was by herself this time she was like I keep seeing you she was cheesing and grinning she was like well at least give me a hug (I gave her a hug) and she was still smiling at me and told me to call her so we can start hanging out again, I said ok and she left, I haven�t spoken to nor have I called her ( I think she may try and harm me). She�s not physically nor verbally abusive (she's not abusive at all), we were never dating or anything but I'm starting to think maybe she thinks I'm her girlfriend and I don�t feel comfortable being around her and I want to know can I get a restraining order against her?

Thanks


Asked on 11/30/10, 9:56 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Stephen Messutta

Going to court requires some legal grounds. Being "uncomfortable" won't cut it. You need to simply not getting into it with her when you happen to encounter her at public places. Smile and walk away. And if she attempts to follow you, ask her to stop. If she doesn't stop, then come back and present some facts.

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Answered on 12/11/10, 6:29 pm


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