what happens when uve been on the run for 5 years for rape?
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You can run but you cant hide....why did you run if you didnt do it? if you really didnt do it, then you are totally screwed man, once the coppers catch you, you'll be in for a long long time....\n\nLet me tell you a story;\nDonkey in the well\n\nOne day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided the animal was old, that the well needed to be covered anyway and that it just wasn't worth retrieving the donkey. So he invited all his neighbours to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement, he quietened down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well and was astonished at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up. As the farmer's neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off! Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. \n\n\nDo you get me mate?
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I don't know...my friend had her bf in a couple of times and he kept going back to her and she kept taking him back, for the domestic violence he got 2 years.
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NO... you need to get into court before 10 years past... I had something similar happen to me and I didn't tell anyone tell almost 15 years after it happened... I went to a lawyer and he said that it would  have been recent... like in the past 10 years... so do it before it is too late!!!!!!!
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Hello \n\nYou are in a very tricky position here. The first obstacle concerns the actual rape by someone little older than yourself at the time.  In those days he would have been regarded as a juvenile for court purposes had you contended the case then. Today some 19 years on you obviously still have some grief to share, hence placing your issue here. I will say this I am not sure whether the internet is the place for you to share your grief. The quality of the answers very much a case of posing a question or issue for some kind of rough justice. From which you may draw the wrong kind of support.\n\nThe thing is you need some balance in your life which comes through family friends and loving relationships. However having this grief and anger about your personage will affect any personal one to one relationships you might desire to have,. this is not to mention your work situation and  that of your mums contact with the mother of your abuser.\n\nI think the right source of action for you would be to seek the help of a counsellor.  I know this sounds drastic but just airing your thoughts and anger with someone who is trained to listen and not biased should help tremendously. There should be a self help directory available in your local library or maybe your GP surgery has some counselling services. \n\nYour employment in this situation has been your tormentor and reminder,  maybe after having some couselling you should sit and talk things over with your mum. Gain her support especially if you should decide to eventually have this all out in the open. This is not always a good idea.\n\nI presume that you have had this job for less than two years and would not qualify for any redundancy rights, you are in a position therefore to resign if you want to in accordance to the way - in which you are paid. Ie, weekly paid a weeks notice, fortnightly paid a fortnight and so on.\n\nMeanwhile try not to get emotionally involved in any arguments or debate with the mother of your abuser as after 24 years this could be as big a shock to her as the loss of the friendship has also been put assunder. \n\nGood luck with any counselling you seek.
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5 years, is the norm,
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Not for sure about Florida, but I believe it takes five years for a misdemeanor to be able to be expunged. If the battery was domestic violence, then I don't know.
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5 YEARS PRISON TIME IF PROSUCUTED.
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Yeah right call the police. People getting raped and killed, and they're investigating someone who owes you money. Trust me, in most places, the police only respond to violence or serious crime.\n\nMy sister once got taken to court by an old landlord, and he won the case, she has a judgement against her. To this day she hasn't paid him a dime. A judge does not have the physical ability to force someone to do something. It's a matter of that going on their record more than anything.\n\nMy advice is, if it's a lot of money, and you want to pursue it, ask a lawyer what your real options are. Maybe you can look into having his wages garnished or something. But it will involve you continuing to pester them.
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If it was rape she would most likly have some trauma to her arms or hands from trying to fight back.or maybe a broken nail. She wont talk untill she has had quite some time to let the reallity of it all pass.Good luck.
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It is totally up to your lawyer.\nHe is the one that can negotiate, not you.\nIf you have a good one, he will get it down as low as possible the first time.\nIf you have a good lawyer and they offered this and he recommends you take it, take it.\nIf you have a public defender, and they offered this, take the plea. If you turned it down already, then it's over most likely and you are going to court, where he will be convicted and get double what the plea was.\nI will always take a plea.\n\nYes of course your lawyer will ask for a lower plea if he is good, and not many are good. If he is good and expensive there is a slight chance he will get it down lower but my experience has been that once they offer a plea, that is it, they will not go lower, especially if we are talking about rape.\n\nI see by your other question it is child molestation.\nI would have taken the 8.5 years if I were him!\nThey are going to hang him.
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You have 5 years to settle a claim.
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this prove that he recovering  and you have nothing to worry about\n\nSometime the state make the crime more serious then it look. Maybe it might be a best idea for YOU to go ACTUALLY MEET him, Like I have. They are working HARD to re entering the socity and this list is making it hell for them.\ndidn't someone say "don't judge until you walk in their shoes"\nYou might want to bring another neigbor\nask your neigbor\n1) how long ago was it (if it more then 5 years ago then it is very unlikely he would offend again)\n2) ask him what is he doing to protect himself from happening it again. There are method he can do such as not allowing any children in his house, bring a friend of his to store etc\n3) The last thing Sex offender want is to go back to jail.\n4) maybe he have a wife maybe you can to her if that helps\n5) you will find it easier to deal with if you go talk to him\nremember the goverment has that list out there for you to use not to haress them
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I'm really sorry to hear what happened to you but....\n\nCall the cops, let them give you a rape kit, and  (especially if they are conviced you were raped) PRESS CHARGES.\n\nWho cares if this was a friend, or a friend of a friend! PEOPLE LIKE THIS ARE NOT FRIENDS AND NEED TO BE STOPPED!!!
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Look in the phone directory - find the phone number for the Rape Crisis Service.  If you can't find one, look for a telephone counselling service (Eg Lifeline, Samaritins).\n\nRing that number.  The people there will be able to give you advice and tell you about support services where people will be able to help you deal with what has happened, when you are ready to.\n\nThey will also support you if you want to go to the police (and if you don't, it won't make any difference to how they treat you).\n\nNo-one deserves to be raped - it wasn't anything that you did, and it's not a punishment.  It just means that someone else out there is very screwed up.
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fuck it just become a rapist
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Duration in the range of 5 to 20 years.
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Unfortunately, sex offenders don't get much time.  Since a gun was involved, he should get more time, hopefully.  It depends on how well the prosecution does the case, the jury, and how liberal the judge is.  A lot of liberals want the offender to get treatment and there've been lots of cases where a liberal judge will let the offender go.\n\nYour friend should not let that deter her though.  If she backs down, he gets away with it off the bat.  \n\nYour friend will need to seek some good counseling for dealing with this.  Rape is very traumatic.  I was raped almost 11 years ago and it still haunts me.  I wasn't allowed to press charges because my rapist was my estranged husband.  They said a husband has the right to have sex with his wife whenever he wants to. She needs to remember that it wasn't her fault and that she didn't deserve it.