Chapter 22 - The domestic case
My domestic-battery case did not wait for the financial investigation to finish.
Daniel initially pleaded not guilty.
His attorney emphasized:
No eyewitness to the strike.
Camera obstruction.
My half glass of wine.
My financial dispute with him.
My unauthorized access to company email afterward.
Each fact was real.
None erased the others.
Then Daniel’s text became the problem.
I’m sorry I reacted physically. You cornered me and I lost it.
His attorney tried to frame “reacted physically” as grabbing my wrist.
Possible.
But Daniel had also told officers I fell without mentioning grabbing me.
Inconsistent.
Eventually he accepted a negotiated misdemeanor domestic-battery disposition with probation, counseling, no-contact terms, and other conditions rather than risk trial.
No years in prison.
No instant redemption.
He was accountable for the act the state could prove.
The financial case remained separate.
I attended no sentencing speech demanding destruction.
I submitted a written impact statement.
Short.
Specific.
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He hit me and then tried to make me responsible for his hand. That changed how safe I felt inside my own home.
Enough.
