Legal Question in Criminal Law in Michigan

marital rape

I met w/ a divorce lawyer the day after my ex-husband raped me. I told him that I wanted to press charges and he told me that in order to make it easier to get my divorce-based on his experience with guys like him-he said that it wouldn't be a good idea.I was emotionally and verbally abused by a controlling husband for 10 years-that last year he was physical on 2 occasions and sexually assaulted me on 1 occasion and then raped me 2 months later.I now have joint custody with him and my kids are with him every other week.I want to press charges agains him because he hurt me and the constant contact that I have with him enables him to continue his taunting...because he never had to pay for what he did. Now my kids have to suffer with his emotional abuse & control along with his new wife who is equally controlling & abusive, & on top of that bulimic, & trying her hardest to make my kids feel bad about themselves. she told my kids she hates them & has grabbed food out of their hands. Because the 2 are in the grey area of abuse.I was told I would never win full custody battle.in the meantime why do I have to live with the fact that I was raped on 1 occasion and assaulted on another w/o even trying to get him to see that he wronged me?


Asked on 8/17/06, 12:27 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

marital rape

You should report the rape to the police.

It sounds like the attorney that advised you could have been inexperienced, incompetent or just a plain old wus. There is never any reason to tolerate physical/sexual abuse.

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Answered on 8/17/06, 8:55 am


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