Posted by Mark Kavanagh on 4/06/11

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Perjury

my ex-wife and i split up in Dec and things got nasty
quickly. She took me to court in early February seeking a
protection order against me for alleged abuse of her and my
step child. I am an immigrant and if the order had been
granted it would have kept me out of the USA for three years
after I returned home to Ireland. She needed me bared from
the country so I could not testify against her in a domestic
violence hearing which she has coming up soon in Nevada. She
was arrested there for punching me in the face a few times
and in public. Anyway, the court ruled against her and the
protection order was NOT granted.

Soon after that her lawyer contacted my lawyer to say they
were bringing a perjury charge against me if I ever came
back to the USA. This stems from me being asked on the stand
did I break three doors in the family home, I answered that
I did not break them. However prior to this, and when me and
my wife were together she was embarrassed that we had broken
doors in our house and I told her that I would take the
blame with any visitors we had. I told maybe two of her
friends and the apartment maintenance man that I was the one
who broke them. I told them that to save my wife any
embarrassment. Her lawyer claimed back in February that he
had sworn witness statements that said I broke the doors and
this proved I lied on the stand. But actually I lied to
these people to save face for my wife.

I due back to testify this week and my ex continues to
threaten me with a perjury charge and arrest (her dad is a
cop to!) if I ever come back to the USA.

My questions are: Should I be worried about this?
Do they have grounds for a perjury charge?
Shouldn't it have already been brought against me if they
were going to do it?
Can a Utah arrest warrant be served in Nevada, where I will
be based?

Thanks

Re: Perjury, 6/14/12, by A.

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