Chapter 20 - THE ASSAULT PLEAThe assault case did not require the financial case to finish.
Different proof.
Derek eventually entered a negotiated plea to a serious domestic-assault offense rather than go to trial on all charged theories.
The evidence included:
My injury.
Medical records.
Photographs.
The shattered door.
Building video.
My call recording.
Prior documented bruising from photographs I had once sent Caroline without explaining.
My immediate statement.
His changing explanations.
He did not plead guilty to intending to break my arm specifically.
He admitted using unlawful force and causing the fracture during the confrontation.
The sentence included incarceration shorter than sensational headlines demanded, followed by probation, mandatory domestic-violence intervention, no-contact terms, and restitution for certain medical expenses.
No one threw away the key.
No one slapped him in court.
Procedure.
He lost his job separately after the compliance investigation.
Again:
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Different consequences.
Different systems.
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