I am suing a company for allowing me to be sexually harassed and assaulted by my supervisor. My husband is a witness to them saying they would find me sleeping arrangements with a women, but then helped move bunk beds into a the supervisors sleeping quaters for the both of us. ALONE. They continued to make me sleep alone with him after the complaints I had made. Is he allowed to take stand and testify that he heard and saw all of this. Is he allowed to testify that he was there during some of my compaints?
2007-03-16 17:52:19 · 9 answers · asked by xxmilitarychikxx 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
For starters on the negative people here...I am 22 years old and the other man is 60 and my husband trusts me. I work in the field and do missions....Which is why there are sleeping arrangments at work. There are 2 medical people for the 500 people in the field...Me and the 60 year old...I live in a small town with no jobs and $4000 a month and 2 car payments is why I worked there...The medical have to sleep in the medical hut. In one year of living where I do and only one job offer....I didn't have a choice casue I had bills to pay. My husband isn't the only witness as there were other female victims and males that witnessed it...So why wouldn't the court believe it??? There is a man witness that heard him try to pay me to show body part and people that saw him touch me on more than one occasion....so why would this be hard to prove in court..my husband is just an added witness.
2007-03-16 18:26:38 · update #1
sure if he was a witness to all of this, but they might give him a hard time since he is married to you. I hope that you win your case and good for you for standing up for your rights.
2007-03-16 18:01:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your husband could be a witness. However, because he is your husband the jury/judge may not be as swayed by him as other witnesses. They will figure that he is your husband and will say nothing to hurt your case. ( I don't mean this to be taken negatively, just a fact of how the jury will think). However, from your follow up comment it appears there are other witnesses. So I would rely more heavly on them.
2007-03-17 03:10:54 · answer #2 · answered by Jill R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course. However, his credibility may be attacked simply because he's your husband, and will presumably share in any damage award you receive.
Nothing in your additional information changes the answer. He's allowed to testify. Obviously, having other witnesses improves your case.
2007-03-17 00:55:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
On what planet does a company have their workers sleeping together and providing the rooms ?
And why would you cooperate by actually sleeping in there ?
"They continued to make you sleep alone with him" ?
Me thinks the court will seriously doubt your testimony if you went along with this . . .
If you did not want to sleep with him , why didn't you leave ?
NO job is worth that . . .
But , yes , your husband can testify and then the court will wonder if they believe that a man actually permitted his wife to sleep alone in a room with another man.
It sounds even fishier than when it was just you making the claim , and still sleeping in the room.
2007-03-17 01:06:16 · answer #4 · answered by kate 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes he can testify but he will be scrutinized a lot. It's ok though, do what you have to do and I hope it works out for you.
2007-03-17 01:02:03 · answer #5 · answered by LadyK 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes...he's always allowed to testify FOR you in a trial.
Now if it were a felony and you'd killed someone, then he COULDN'T be compelled to testify against you. (thats the no testiflying against a spouse rule)
2007-03-17 00:57:28 · answer #6 · answered by Chrys 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, of course, as long as he is underoath and swears to tell the truth. He can't make any of it up.
2007-03-17 00:56:29 · answer #7 · answered by Christmas 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, your husband can testify on your behalf if he was there.
2007-03-17 00:57:59 · answer #8 · answered by Kathy 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I dont know.
2007-03-17 01:00:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋