Re: Pa Statute of Limitations
Posted by SF on 5/30/06

If you have proof to all of these harrasment and feeling
threats by it you still have a case. Only if still continue.
However, you can follow processure by filing complains with
the Police if the harrasment continue and you feel unsafe find
a lawyer to handle your case.

On 5/14/06, Lori wrote:
>>>> what are the limitations for filing about simple assult,
>>>> harssment, stalking, terroistic threats. any help would be
>>>> appreciated, thanks.
>>>
>>> some please help me with this
>>
>> What do you mean by "limitations"; Statute of Limitations? You
>> can look it up - Google "Statute of Limitations PA" and read
>> from there.
>>
>> Care to shed some light on the details?
>
>
> i looked at the statue of limitations, and the way that i take
> it, i can still press charges. but, evry lawyer, and cop says
> that its to late.
> heres what has happened.....
> My fiancee and I have been harassed and stalked by his
> ex-girlfriend who he has 2 children with, since June 2004. she
> would follow us to
> the bar ( in mt. pleasant), to Walmart (in mt. pleasant), our
> jobs (
> all 3 jobs in mt. pleasant), and also to my parents house (in
> alverton
> (where at the time we both lived)). she had always threatened to
> take his
> children away, so for the longest time we did nothing, and just
> refused
> to go anywhere. she has threatened us on several occasions that
> she had
> people after us, and to watch our backs. i have been terrified,
> and
> extremely paranoid to even go into my backyard since she has
> been seen
> sitting by my house (up to 200 yards away, and as close as 60
> feet to my
> home). from her place of residence to all the places listed
> above is
> about a 45 min. drive out of her way.
> when he had moved in my parents house he had to leave some
> of his
> possessions at a friends house. his ex later went in and took
> his TV,
> and placed it in her house. at the same time his TV was taken,
> DVDs, and
> clothes came up missing also (never found).
> She has also sent multiple gifts by this time for him.
> She had went on vacation to Ocean City MD, and had called
> our
> house (in alverton PA, on June 15th 2005) and stated that her
> house had
> been broken into, and that my fiancee was to blame. she then
> said that she
> had called the state police and they would be there to question
> us.
> they never showed, and there was no report of a break in.
> On July 26 2005, she had come to pick up my fiancee to
> visit his
> girls (she showed up with 2 car loads of people, which had me
> frightened) while they went on a quick trip to Walmart (mt.
> pleasant pa). when
> they had left Walmart, instead of bringing him home
> as "planned", she
> made a quick turn, and took him to mammoth park (pa), and
> refused to bring
> him home (is this kidnapping?). he had to find his own way back.
> She
> had also told the both of us that she was doing all that she
> could to
> keep him away from his daughters.
> On July 5 2005, she had filed a PFA on my fiancee. (court
> hearing
> was July 11 2005) we were denied counsel, and weren't allowed to
> defend
> our-selves, and had lost the case. the PFA is effect until
> January 11
> 2007. (we had tried to get a PFA on her previous to this, but
> were
> laughed at and turned away)
> We have contacted the state police July 8th 2005, and gave
> our
> statement. the officer that we had spoken to had told us that if
> any of
> this continues to give him a call, and she would be arrested
> (that it was
> a type of "stay away order"). She started the harassing phone
> calls,
> and sending cards to my fiancee in August 2005 - November 2005.
> we
> called the police, and they said that there is nothing that they
> can do.
> (the officer that we had spoken with July 8 2005 no longer works
> with
> them.) they said to get a PFA on her.
> At the custody hearing (August 24 2005) we had been granted
> supervised visits. we just recently started them Feb. 7, 2005,
> and are now
> afraid that everything is going to start up again. the PFA only
> keeps him
> away from her, she can still do what she wants.
> We have about 8 witnesses (total) to these accounts. we
> don't have
> money for a lawyer. what can be done if anything? how long do we
> have
> to do anything about this before its to late? are there any
> other riminal acts in these incidents?

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Pa Statute of Limitations, 5/14/06, by Lori.
• Re: Pa Statute of Limitations, 5/30/06, by SF.
• Re: Pa Statute of Limitations, 6/22/06, by Lori.
• Re: Pa Statute of Limitations, 3/16/08, by missy.