Lara Clark
New Member
- Jurisdiction
- California
I am totally in shock right now. A few week ago I got a call from a detective. He asked me if I had made an impersonation page about a judge in california. I told him no. But what I did make is an unofficial facebook page in order to discuss the judge and local politics. The page is not a personal profile and it is the name of the judge with the world unofficial next to it.
This page was actually taken down by me without anyone asking me to a few months before I was aware there was an investigation.
I also posted a photo of the judge and posted the address of the court. I never once identified myself as the judge in my postings. I was posting opinions about local politics and highlighting the unfairnes and aburdity of these people in power.
so now I'm facing two felonies. Identity theft and false personation.
I have to go to jail and be booked in a few days with a 50k bond. I am so scared and confused how this could happen because I didn't intend for people to think the page was an impersonation page, there no indication that anyone actually mistook the page for a real official page, (i did put the word unofficial in the title).
I feel like I am being singled out and picked on and treated poorly for daring to criticize the judge and local politics. I really thought all this was protected by freedom of speech. will I really go to jail for this? it seems like they want to be vindictive towards me.
I feel so hopeless I cant get out of bed. I really feel I didn't do anything wrong. At worst, I was not explicit enough that my page was not run by the judge but i really thought putting the word "unofficial" in it would be clear that it was not run by the judge.
what am i really looking at here as far as a punishment? is there any chance to get out of this? it really feel like they are either mistaken in their assessment of the purpose of the page or that they just dont care and want to harm me.
thank you to anyone who replies to me !
If I am accused of doing a crime can i introduce documented evidence of my past behavior in identical situations to prove that I was not intending to commit a crime and there is a misunderstanding?
This page was actually taken down by me without anyone asking me to a few months before I was aware there was an investigation.
I also posted a photo of the judge and posted the address of the court. I never once identified myself as the judge in my postings. I was posting opinions about local politics and highlighting the unfairnes and aburdity of these people in power.
so now I'm facing two felonies. Identity theft and false personation.
I have to go to jail and be booked in a few days with a 50k bond. I am so scared and confused how this could happen because I didn't intend for people to think the page was an impersonation page, there no indication that anyone actually mistook the page for a real official page, (i did put the word unofficial in the title).
I feel like I am being singled out and picked on and treated poorly for daring to criticize the judge and local politics. I really thought all this was protected by freedom of speech. will I really go to jail for this? it seems like they want to be vindictive towards me.
I feel so hopeless I cant get out of bed. I really feel I didn't do anything wrong. At worst, I was not explicit enough that my page was not run by the judge but i really thought putting the word "unofficial" in it would be clear that it was not run by the judge.
what am i really looking at here as far as a punishment? is there any chance to get out of this? it really feel like they are either mistaken in their assessment of the purpose of the page or that they just dont care and want to harm me.
thank you to anyone who replies to me !
If I am accused of doing a crime can i introduce documented evidence of my past behavior in identical situations to prove that I was not intending to commit a crime and there is a misunderstanding?