Q: What can i do to help my boyfriend after my daughter made false assault and battery charges on her stepfather?
She said that he punched and kneed her in the face for not cleaning the room i was there the whole time but i was never really question on by dcf not the police she had no injuries consistent with that hes been in her life for a long time we all live together.
A: The best thing you can do for your boyfriend is to make sure he has an excellent criminal defense attorney. Domestic violence charges - probably "assault and battery on a family or household member" - are prosecuted quite harshly in Massachusetts. It sounds like you will make a good witness since you were present for the (lack of) incident. One thing to avoid is pressuring your daughter to change her story; that could lead to intimidation of a witness charges. Good luck.
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