Re: Perjury

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On 4/06/11, Mark Kavanagh wrote:
> 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