I'm a married man and recent exchanged emails with a woman on a dating site. We met for dinner last night and I had second thoughts and after dinner
Asked on Nov 23rd, 2014 on Criminal Law - Virginia
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she took a cab to meet me and returned home in a cab. She is now leaving messages,text,emails, threatening that if I don't pay her (wants me to wire money) that she will contact my wife. She said she copied emails, text, and recorded phone conversations. Please advise.
Sounds like a classic case of blackmail, which in Virginia is a Class 5 felony. If you decide to press charges, contact your local magistrate's office to do so. If you are looking for a civil remedy, it may be possible to sue her for harassment. Courts will not ordinarily issue injunctions to stop her from speaking to your wife, since the First Amendment right of freedom of speech is very strong, but it's possible you could get a restraining order for her to leave you alone, since she is committing a crime.
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