Rumours and Stuff

[Noise]

Can the smart people in here tell me why someone would press charges for alleged assault and then go to court supporting said person who allegedly assaulted you?

Because the victim wants nice things, live near the beach and not have to work and her partners 700k would stop rolling in if she went through with the complaint.

 

[strider]

Can the smart people in here tell me why someone would press charges for alleged assault and then go to court supporting said person who allegedly assaulted you?

Ben Barba's lady friend might be able to explain

 

[strider]

Because the victim wants nice things, live near the beach and not have to work and her partners 700k would stop rolling in if she went through with the complaint.

Exactly ... those boobs didnt come for free

 

[Kornstar]

So i guess in this case she couldn't drop the charges and therefore had to go to court? I'm just more curious that if she is happy to stay with him why there would be a court case.

I clearly haven't read anything about this case.

 

[Noise]

So i guess in this case she couldn't drop the charges and therefore had to go to court? I'm just more curious that if she is happy to stay with him why there would be a court case.

I clearly haven't read anything about this case.

There was some evidence from the 000 call and neighbors as witnesses. Obviously it wasn’t enough

 

[Happy MEel]

So i guess in this case she couldn't drop the charges and therefore had to go to court? I'm just more curious that if she is happy to stay with him why there would be a court case.

I clearly haven't read anything about this case.

I’m not sure if was used in this case, but there’s also a thing called a DVEC (Domestic Violence Evidence in Chief) which is essentially a taped interview with the victim taken at the time of the incident and can be used to prosecute a perpetrator, regardless of the victim’s intention to press charges.

 

[Kornstar]

There was some evidence from the 000 call and neighbors as witnesses. Obviously it wasn’t enough

I’m not sure if was used in this case, but there’s also a thing called a DVEC (Domestic Violence Evidence in Chief) which is essentially a taped interview with the victim taken at the time of the incident and can be used to prosecute a perpetrator, regardless of the victim’s intention to press charges.

Well someone made money out of it that's for sure......lawyers and judges were the real winners here.......

 

[hindy111]

Can the smart people in here tell me why someone would press charges for alleged assault and then go to court supporting said person who allegedly assaulted you?

Sure.
She was upset at time, maybe even over reacted maybe didn't but once clamed down and realised how much worse off they would both be dropped charges.

 

[Dibs]

Can the smart people in here tell me why someone would press charges for alleged assault and then go to court supporting said person who allegedly assaulted you?

Stockholm syndrome?

 

[Dibs]

Stockholm syndrome?

Sorry just realized you asked for the smart people to tell you, disregard

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

• “But I didn’t press charges!” Why police will arrest your partner regardless.

You make a report to police about your partner’s conduct toward you. You don’t want to press charges but police charge your partner anyway. This is a common story, and it is particularly common in cases of domestic violence or, as it is now called, family violence.

There is a common misconception that it is your decision whether or not to press charges. You may have been told this or you may have learnt it from watching US TV dramas, however that is simply not the case in Australia. Here, the prosecuting authorities decide whether or not to lay charges and once charges have been laid, you have very little say in what happens next.
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https://aulich.com.au/pressing-charges-and-arrest/

 

[ash411]

Can the smart people in here tell me why someone would press charges for alleged assault and then go to court supporting said person who allegedly assaulted you?

 

[Johnny88]

Outcast Eel Bevan French ready for a transfer

Bevan French is open to changing clubs before the June 30 transfer deadline, with a number of NRL rivals expressing interest.
His form hasn’t gone unnoticed by teams, including North Queensland, Canterbury and the Gold Coast.
The Cowboys have made inquiries about French being released by Parramatta before the June 30 deadline.
French also hasn’t ruled out staying at the Eels, depending on the futures of fellow backs Clint Gutherson and Mitchell Moses.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sp...r/news-story/975e2145022ba3f2bd5916b4b7f2bc7a

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

There was some evidence from the 000 call and neighbors as witnesses. Obviously it wasn’t enough

IIRC, what was in dispute, was the manner in which DW touched/grabbed the lady that resulted in her turning around as she was walking away from him. The initial story was that he grabbed her by the hair,
From the ABC News site (this the the testimony of the alleged victim):

"After the fact, I realised he did not pull my hair, that's what I believed at the time, but he reached out to grab my shoulder, not my hair — that got in the way," she said.

"When everyone left I had a chance to breathe and think — I reached out to family and friends and realised I was recalling things differently to what had happened."

"I feel like I overreacted, he didn't show any aggression, I was very upset and all I was worried about was my child."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05...not-guilty-domestic-violence-charges/11102580

Make it hard to beat the 'beyond reasonable doubt' provision with that testimony.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Outcast Eel Bevan French ready for a transfer

Bevan French is open to changing clubs before the June 30 transfer deadline, with a number of NRL rivals expressing interest.
His form hasn’t gone unnoticed by teams, including North Queensland, Canterbury and the Gold Coast.
The Cowboys have made inquiries about French being released by Parramatta before the June 30 deadline.
French also hasn’t ruled out staying at the Eels, depending on the futures of fellow backs Clint Gutherson and Mitchell Moses.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sp...r/news-story/975e2145022ba3f2bd5916b4b7f2bc7a

Interesting that the retention of a half could affect his future? You better believe it is maybe!

 

[Noise]

IIRC, what was in dispute, was the manner in which DW touched/grabbed the lady that resulted in her turning around as she was walking away from him. The initial story was that he grabbed her by the hair,
From the ABC News site (this the the testimony of the alleged victim):



https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05...not-guilty-domestic-violence-charges/11102580

Make it hard to beat the 'beyond reasonable doubt' provision with that testimony.

Ah so his potential loss of income had nothing to do with it..gotcha

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Ah so his potential loss of income had nothing to do with it..gotcha

????

That has nothing to do with the decision facing the court. I'm just saying that if that is the evidence before the magistrate, it would be hard to find find the guy guilty. It's not a balance of probabilities decision.

 

[Noise]

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That has nothing to do with the decision facing the court. I'm just saying that if that is the evidence before the magistrate, it would be hard to find find the guy guilty. It's not a balance of probabilities decision.

I get that he was probably never going to be found guilty when she pulled her original story. The post you quoted of mine was in response to Kornstar who asked how it even got to court when she wasn’t going to follow through. I was stating there was still some evidence that the prosecution may have thought could get it done. ie. 000 call, neighbors (as witnesse)

 

[Glenneel]

Someone’s got to keep paying for her surgery. Walker can’t do that if he’s jobless or locked up.

Gee she has 2 of the largest airbags I've seen. Hope she hasn't got those Takata airbags, hate to see those 2 explode.

 

[Eelogical]

https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/05/11/eels-surprise-mid-season-bid-for-watene-zelezniak/