I have been falsely accused.?

Question

A neighbour that I know called child welfare and falsely accused me of horrible things. There is no evidence that I did any of the things she accused me of. She has called twice in the past week. I have decided to move because I am terrified that she will continue. I would like to know if there is something I can do to stop her and what my rights are.

According to child welfare the accuser has chosen to remain anoymous. I know it was my neighbour because she has told others that she called and she has been saying the accusations to others in my neighbourhood. I need to know how I can prove that the accusations are false.

I have notified child welfare that I am moving and I am currently staying at a friends house. The neighbourhood that I live in is a poor one with a bad reputation.

Answer 1

Do you work at home?

If not forget the slander suit.

People take child endangerment seriously. No one is going to penalize her for complaining.

You should consider the nature of the complaints. What is being said? Is this a domestic violence thing? Is is it a noise thing? What is it?

Two times in one week. This person is pissed off at you. Why?

Do you have a fence? Good fences make good neigbors, they say. Beware of Dog signs don't hurt either.

I would recommend that you talk with the social services worker and ask them for help. They can tell you what is right, and you can show them it is all in your neigbor's imagination.

Check and see if there is some reason why she may want your house. In that case, you might be looking at a great chance to stick it to her on the sale price. Might as well get something out of this.

I am guessing day care is out of the question. She would look quite the fool if your children were not at home when she complained.

Look into your deed restrictions to see if the civic association can help you out. Think nuissance.

The neighbor may be guilty of some form of trespass, criminal mischief, or just plain peeping. Get a neighbor to confirm this and you can demonstrate malice to the social services. tey will report her to the police for filing false reports.

I am guessing you are the only neighbor with children, if not; seek allies. Who knows, you may be able to get a child swap together in your neighborhoood, where all the kids are at on house on the same day. When it is your house the neighbor will go insane, but; you will have witnesses, lots of witnesses.

Answer 2

Filing false police reports and perjruy each have their own punishment. You can go to prison for these things. But a lie can be forgotten. You can move away/change jobs if people hassle you about it. You can never escape rape. You have to live with the knowledge every day that were you raped. The psychological damage is very hard to recover from. Your trust is shattered. Everything becomes frightening. Everyone suddenly has the possibility of being a rapist. You have to look at yourself every day in the mirror and remember. Other people look down on you, because there is always someone (who will usually tell you to your face) that you could have avoided it/fought harder/prevented it. Or worse, that you deserved it. Now you tell me, which is the worse crime? A lie or a rape? I already know my answer. And I'd like to point out, that rape can cause you to lose your job and your children. The psychological damage can make it impossible to resume your normal work functions. Your children can be moved out of your home, into a home with a "better" enviroment, IE one where the parent isn't psychologically impaired. And BTW, how are you going to seperate the liars from the victims? Too often, rape cannot be proved, that doesn't mean it didn't happen. Rape is the worse crime people. And if rape never happened, if MEN didn't attack women that way, false accusations wouldn't happen either.

Answer 3

For starters thats slander which means you can sue her if its damaging other peoples perception of you and seconly unless she is a close relation such as a godparent many of these allegations will go unnoticed because she is only viewing from the outside.
I had a friend who called welfare on an old friend of hers and they told her unless she was family or a godparent she couldnt say hpwever theyd take it into account for future reference.
If she has no solid evidence and you're not doing anything wrong then you have nothing to worry about. If it bothers you so much that she keeps calling them (how do you know shes doing this also by the way?) then you can either sue her or speak to a lawyer or police and see the best way to get around the problem.

Answer 4

I wouldn't move. It will make you look suspicious, and the child welfare department will just find your new address and continue to investigate the claim. In order for the authorities to do anything major, there must be fairly conclusive evidence that you are abusive or neglectful. Generally, this is bad, because there are plenty of bad parents who can keep their children due to lack of evidence, but it does protect presumably innocent parents such as yourselves.

If you do decide to move after all, notify the Child Welfare department so you don't look suspicious. If they don't find any evidence, they won't come back, so don't worry too much.

Answer 5

I can fully understand your fear, but if you move, you're likely giving her exactly what she wants. Also, you're looking guilty if you run away from the problem. If he accusations are unfounded, get an attorney and sue her for slander. Also, report to the Child Welfare Services that she's filing false reports. Filing a false report with any enforcement agency is a crime.

Answer 6

have you been through the social services witch hunt? You can sue for filing a false report. You should cuss her out-you will feel better. I hate nosey people. You shouldNOT have to move. You should get a lawyer to sue her for harrassment. Does she have kids? Whats good for the goose is good for the gander..your nieghbor sounds like a nosey busy body.

Answer 7

If you are not guilty and you can prove it and it has damaged you in some way that is prove able you can sue for defamation. But remember, you must prove all 3 parts. I am not sure if "emotional distress" is a recoverable damage. It must be a tangible, like you lost your job, or it will permanently damage your ability to make money, stuff like that.

Answer 8

You can sue her for harrassment, not slander. Keep a record of the reports and the fact that you were cleared of all charges. Take out an order of protection to keep her away. If she violates it, she will go to jail.

Answer 9

Get her for false accusation. If DCYF finds you've done nothing I'd talk to a lawyer and find out what you can do either that start reporting her(if she's got kids).

Answer 10

document and photograph EVERYTHING, down to every last minor detail. Then retain yourself a lawyer. Some lawyers will work pro-bono or on a sliding fee scale. Sue her for slander and make her pay all your remaining attorney's fee.