Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Virginia

Re: Defamation of character

Forget about punishing an eight year old child who may have imagined things.

Whether other measures might be necessary or appropriate as suggested by the lawyer who has an address in Washington state but a law license(purportedly) from Michigan, and who has taken it upon herself to opine upon Virgina law matters (where apparently she has no license), at this stage of matters, I would doubt it.

Re: Defamation of character

Key here is the word "child."

This is something that needs to be taken up with his parents. Something bad happened, your son was traumatized (as were you), but nothing that bad happened that you should wreak holy vengeance upon this child. Take it up with his parents and explain that you really feel the need for dialogue with them and some sort of conciliation [as well as a real apology].

Mediate it, conciliate it: you live in the same neighborhood, the boys will forget about it in a few weeks, and life will go on. You might think about spending more time helping your son, than trying to use the law against the other child.

Were they 17 or 18, I might think differently. One person's opinion.