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writes:I dated this guy for about 10 years and I thought he was a nice guy until recently. I realize he is a liar and just toxic. I waited for about 3 years to gather enough information on him to press charges. Now that the time is here I am having a hard time doing so. Ask advice on helping me move forward with pressing charges?
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reader, anonymous, writes (7 October 2019): OP, did this man commit a crime, under the law, either against you, or that you were and eyewitness to? Those are the only circumstances under which you may swear out a warrant, before a magistrate of a given juristiction! Let me remind you that lying is not a crime, unless done under oath, in a legal proceeding, in which case the lie is then the crime of perjury. Being a toxic person also is not a crime. If the man in question has bodily assaulted or harmed you, or if you witnessed him stealing something, or saw him destroy someones property, then you can, and should go before the magistrate, for the court juristiction in which that crime occured, to swear out a warrant for said man. The magistrate is usually located within the county or city jail complex or in the local courthouse. When you swear to facts before the magistrate, you will be duly sworn in. If anything which you have sworn to be truth, is proven false, then you yourself may be charged with perjury, and arrested. I hope this helps you!
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reader, Honeypie + ♥, writes (6 October 2019):
 Press charges for what?
I'd say talk to a lawyer, he/she can advice you MUCH better than any of us.
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reader, Dionee'  +, writes (6 October 2019):
 Perhaps you're going over everything in your head and bringing up all of the good memories and talking yourself out of doing what you know you should do. There is probably a part of you that feels as though it would be betraying him to press charges? You're maybe trying to convince yourself that he isn't bad enough to be dealt with in that way? I'll remind you of the fact that, in order to get to the place in which you'd feel the need to go forward with something of that nature, a lot of bad things would have had to happen to actually take you to that place. You've clearly felt as though your safety is at risk and that's why you wanted to press charges in the first place. You should go though with it because of this reason. If he has done things in the past to jeopardize your well-being, he very well could do so, again. In which case, you'll wish that you had went through with this just as a precautionary measure. If this guy is as toxic as you say he is, this needs to be done.
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