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Q: Can I charge someone for an std??

okay, this has nothing to do with being pregnant but I'm going crazy. last year, my bf drank all the time, always left to get drunk and I'm positive this is the only time he cheated. Long story short - He was at his buddies house party, really drunk i guess and got up to go washroom and said he just barely remembers his buddies girlfriend coming in the washroom after him :( i found out I had chlamydia and he lied and lied and lied about this til a few months ago and finally told me what he "thought" had happen. and because she was my "friend" which is fucked. I know you can charge someone but I've heard if they given you HIV or something. Can I do this to her? He said he'd sign whatever he needed to sign since he wasn't the one to start this and he would've never done it if he didn't black out. This is soo frustrating.

This question was asked Jan. 8, 2013 5:10pm
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Answered by Our1st - Jan. 9, 2013 3:38pm
I do not believe you can press charges for an STD that is not life threatening. You need to speak to your local magistrate to find out for sure. Yes a man can preform whilst "blacked out"

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Answered by a member - Jan. 9, 2013 5:53am
Is it even physically possible for a man to 'perform' adequately whilst "blacked-out" ?? How would the transmission of an STI even be possible? Anyway, all sounds too full of crap to me and you are so angry that its easier to blame your so called friend. Truth is, your partner should neve be out leaving you to get drunk anyway. Drop the idea of charges...(only in the US would such a ridiculous law system exist!!!) get yourself treated and take a whole lot of time considering whether this person is really ready for fatherhood!!!

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Answered by a member - Jan. 9, 2013 2:55am
Oh and..he said he got up to go washroom and just barely remembers her coming into the bathroom then blacked out...he said he wasn't even sure it happened so that's why he never told me but I dunno half me doesn't believe him. Then he said "obviously it did happen if you got an std from it". I know he blacked out everytime he drank though, literally everytime. He was an awful drunk but I don't know :(

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Answered by a member - Jan. 9, 2013 2:51am
Yeah he was really drunk and blacked out and she already admitted it to me that it happened. She didn't deny anything. I made her tell me when I kicked her ass :/ I knew it was her from the start, she does it all the time in her own house where her boyfriend also lives! I told my boyfriend I was going to charge her..I lied to him and said I could easily and was already getting into it and I told him he has to sign the paper aswell saying that he had no intention of doing that and that she went after him while he was too drunk. He never argued it or anything and told me he would sign it so that's kind of why I believe him. Uggghh I don't know its the worst feeling ever

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Answered by a member - Jan. 8, 2013 7:58pm
I would have a hard time believing his story. Was he really drunk and taken advantage of, or just drunk and stupid and trying to get you off his back by saying he blacked out? He probably cheated and felt bad that you found out the hard way, so he came up with this helpless story. Good luck, but chances of proving she KNEW she had something and gave it to him on purpose is going to be difficult. Also, what if you press these charges on your "friend" and find out it wasn't her? There goes that friendship, and your relationship with your guy. Unless he actually wants to charge her for rape (good luck proving that too) then it sounds like he is just going along with whatever you want. Obviously, I don't know all the details of the situation, and I really don't want to sound rude. I just think its a hard story to believe. Good luck, and definitely get that treated asap so it doesn't cause your baby any harm.

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Answered by a member - Jan. 8, 2013 6:54pm
By sue her privately I mean instead of trying to press criminal charges against her - you can hire a lawyer and sue her in civil court for battery...

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Answered by kCharleneS - Jan. 8, 2013 5:41pm
Unfortunately you'd have to prove that she knew she had it when she slept with him and purposefully withheld the information from him. Luckily Chlamydia is treatable, so I'm happy for you about that. I also think that you're boyfriend has some serious damage control he needs to do because that's not fair to you. My mom went through the same thing so many times with my dad when they were married. I'm sorry you're going through this.

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Answered by a member - Jan. 8, 2013 5:40pm
Sue her privately?? How does that work?

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Answered by a member - Jan. 8, 2013 5:35pm
Your best bet is to talk to an attorney...but in this case, I'd say no. In most places it would only be considered an assault or a battery if she had sex with him to intentionally give him Chlamydia. That would be pretty tough to show. You could have her charged with sexual assault or rape. But it might be a tough road to show it wasn't consensual sex. The only caveat would be if she was sober and he wasn't...cases involving adult male victims of sexual assault or rape are very difficult to prove (probably unfairly). You could sue her privately and might have some success...but it really depends on your state.

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