Can a defendant sue the victim after he is charged?

If the ex ran her car into your boyfriend, and it was an accident, he can sue her for negligence. If it was on purpose, he can sue her for assault and battery. Her tearing his shirt is also battery. Of course, it was wrong and dumb of him to slap her, but that doesn't change or excuse what she did to him at all. Her stalking and filing a false police report (itself a crime) make her look pretty bad, and it will be up to the jury or judge without a jury to decide whether your boyfriend is entitled to recovery for the injuries. He can get compensation for medical bills, lost work, the torn shirt, pain and suffering, and other damages, including costs of suit (not attorney fees) if he proves his case. Sometimes punitive damages are available for intentional torts like assault and battery. Some attorneys would take on this kind of case on a contingent fee collecting a fraction of whatever is won in settlement or trial, rather than charging by the hour or by a flat fee. He can make an appointment with a personal injury attorney (many do not charge for a brief consultation) and see what he or she says. Take any documentation and the names and numbers of all witnesses for the attorney to see.

OMG. "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." He needs a lawyer. If he can prove the truth, as you have said it, he may be able to nail her for the legal fees, etc. But, if he tries to do it himself, he is going to get screwed. If I represented him and I believed his story, I would have told him to go to trial on the criminal case. What he did, by copping a plea, was to incriminate himself in the civil case.

If he can prove damages, a necessary element of any claim, he could bring suit. The real problems lies in whether, if he were to get a judgment against her, she is collectable. If she is not collectable, there may be no sense in suing. However, if the injuries happened as a result of her operation of a motor vehicle, her automobile insurance would have an obligation to defend and if he prevailed to pay the judgment up to the policy limits. Your boyfriend should consult with a personal injury attorney who, ater evaluating all of the facts, could provide more accurate advise.

It sounds as if this matter is closed and an attempt to brig suit, under the circumstances present, would be futile in my preliminary opinion.

The short answer to your question is yes. He may also be able to sue her for hitting him with her car.

Sounds like he needs to leave her alone. You need to step back from this dude and ask yourself "Do I want to tie my wagon to this trainwreck?" Turn and run girl, RUN.

Yes he can sue her, but she will likely cross-complain against him for the same thing. Did she really have a broken nose? Did she incur medical expenses? If so, she can sue for that. If she continues to stalk, you can get a restraining order.

It's not the fact that he was charged that matters, it is the fact that he pled guilty, albeit to a reduced charge. A plea to guilty is the same as a conviction. Technically, he could still file a civil action, but as a practical matter it's going nowhere.

If your question is can he sue her for the injury (?) caused by the auto, the answer is yes. But you have several problems. An assault by the lady in her auto is not negligence and is not covered by insurance. So he (if he was in fact really injured by the car) could get a judgment which he might not ever get paid for. No lawyer or judge would be interested in handling or hearing the case involving all this childish behavior.

From what you describe, the fact that the ex-girlfriend committed a crime did not give your boyfriend the right to then assault her. That's why her was charged with the crime, although it certainly sounds as though the ex also committed one or more crimes. Can your boyfriend sue? Yes, there would be several options available. Should he sue? That's the real question. In most cases of this sort, a lawyer would probably NOT take the case on a contingency (percentage) fee basis unless it was clear that the ex had substantial assets that could pay the judgment (and the lawyer) if your boyfriend won his case. If a lawyer did not take the case on a contingency, then the cost of the legal fees would probably far outweigh any amount which your boyfriend could eventually recover. Plus, simply filing the suit would probably give some degree of satisfaction to the ex. She would be able to use the court system to continue harassing your boyfriend and could stay in his life via the litigation. That's probably the last thing you want. In Virginia, stalking and harassment are crimes. My suggestion is that you try that route if the ex continues with her harassment. You need to document the time, place and circumstances. Good luck.

He possibly could. If she owns nothing, it would be a waste of time and money.