I'm having a small disagreement with someone and was hoping this could be cleared up here.
I have been trying to tell this other person that when it comes to sexual assault cases, the police will arrest you without doing any investigation. All the girl needs to do is say you did it. They think it's common sense that isn't the case.
Well, I've had two friends who had false complaint lodged against them... one which wasn't within 50 miles of the girl when she says the assault happened. Both of them were arrested immediately before any investigation took place.
Anyways, I'm just looking for a lawyer to confirm that you can and will get arrested if a complaint is lodged against you (I'm assuming it's because the victims word is enough to indict someone, and they also need to file a restraining order so you don't try to intimidate the victim?)
I have been trying to tell this other person that when it comes to sexual assault cases, the police will arrest you without doing any investigation. All the girl needs to do is say you did it. They think it's common sense that isn't the case.
Well, I've had two friends who had false complaint lodged against them... one which wasn't within 50 miles of the girl when she says the assault happened. Both of them were arrested immediately before any investigation took place.
Anyways, I'm just looking for a lawyer to confirm that you can and will get arrested if a complaint is lodged against you (I'm assuming it's because the victims word is enough to indict someone, and they also need to file a restraining order so you don't try to intimidate the victim?)