I am also going to contact a lawyer but since it is 3:30 I thought I can hear your advice and experience as well while I wait.
My four year old son went to his father’s and claimed that he was strangled by my husband today. I know this didn’t happen because we were at a pork roast all day, and were outside the whole time.
The police stopped by and arrested my husband with a 0,000 bond, and also claimed there was a report made July 16th with photos accusing that my husband burned my son on the back with a cigarette. I don’t know how that report was made, because the police never contacted us about this before AND my son was with his father on vacation during that time.
The secretary also told me that I voluntarily released custody of my son a month ago, but that never happened.
My son came to me from his father’s a few months back and showed me a large burn mark on his belly. When I asked him what happened, he said his uncle (who is thirteen years old) was angry and burned him with a lamp. I confronted them about this and they said it was just an accident, and he wasn’t burned on purpose. I never called the police or anything.
If I can’t prove my husband innocent, he will be jailed for 15 to 20 years. I don’t know what to do.
Oh, and now I’m being told that if I try to defend him, my son will be taken away from me and I will face charges.
A social worker is going to stop by today (I still haven’t gone to sleep yet lol) and on the phone she said this seems like a bad custody battle and it’s not considered physical child abuse unless she sees bruises or markings on his neck that lasts 24-hours. She wants to check out our daughter to make sure she is okay. She said that if she sees that there are no markings on my son’s neck, she will tell the judge and this probably wont be pursued.
My nerves are so screwed up right now, I can’t stop throwing up and I haven’t been able to sleep. I also think I understand what people mean when they are so scared they feel like they are going to schidt themselves. I lost my son and my husband today! The only thing keeping me alive is my daughter. I can’t kill myself now because no one is there to take care of her in the morning.
Chosen Answer:
This would be a huge case of stepping out of bounds. You have every right to defend your husband as you have the rights to the best interest of your son. If you think your son is fabricating it, then you should be able to defend it. I would contact the state attorney general on this one.