Q: Can charges be filed against an individual who is spreading lies constantly?
I live in Indianapolis, IN and I have a female friend that I have been with intimately very seldom over the past two years. She also dated a guy who is very jealous of her because she does not want to be with him. This nut has been spreading lies about me for many years but I don't let him get to me. But last year he told some women that I know that I have HIV. That was the last straw for me so I finally confronted him and predictably he denied ever saying anything like that about me. The friend whom I mentioned in the beginning of this text informed me today that he followed a date she was with into the bathroom and told this guy that she had AIDS. He e-mailed her the next day and told her that she got it from me. Neither of us has any kind of STD. I informed her that there has got to be some legal remedy for something like this. Can you please give me some guidance so I can share it with her. Is there any legal recourse? Thanks!
A: Yes, there is legal recourse. YOu ca nsue him for defamation. You also may be able to obtain a restraining order.
A: Yes, there is legal recourse. YOu ca nsue him for defamation. You also may be able to obtain a restraining order.
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