Do I have a case for slander or any other legal action?

Question

I have recently become aware of a troubling situations w/ in my family. My niece has told numerous ppl that when I was 10 (I am now 28 and she is 20) I made her give me a "handjob" which is very much not true. This can be proven as we were rarely around each other and when we were it was in a family situation, not to mention the age difference makes it almost impossible. She is using this to dis-credit me against my family/friends/community and god knows who else because my father recently passed away and left most of us a sizable amount of money in which she was left out and is very bitter about this. She has told many ppl this and most are more than willing to help me out as most know why she is doing this. I want to legaly force her to come clean publicaly and possibly sue her. What can I do as I am seeking employment and we both live in the same small community and this is going to possibly affect my job search and community status. Please Help w/ whatever u can. Thanks

Answer 1

Your biggest hurdle is to be able to establish "damages." You'll have to figure out some way to quantify this.

Wait until you've been turned down for that job, and human resources says "Yeah, we just don't want to employ somebody who enjoys handjobs from toddlers."

Yes, I know, it will be extremely difficult to do. Fortunately, it sounds like most people believe you and she is just making an *** of herself.