Chapter 19 - Genevieve’s assault plea
Genevieve eventually pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault for the birthday attack.
Why not trial?
Video.
Witnesses.
Primrose’s minor injury.
No credible justification.
Sentence:
Twelve months probation.
Forty hours community service.
Parenting/family-boundary counseling.
No direct unsupervised contact with Primrose unless I consent or a family court orders otherwise.
No jail.
First offense.
Minor injury.
Proportionate.
She apologized at sentencing?
Not to Primrose.
She said:
“I lost control.”
Judge asked:
“Did a six-year-old cause you to lose control?”
“No.”
Good.
Then she said:
“I was angry with her father.”
Exactly.
She had used a child to reach me.
Then my own plea had already been entered.
Two adults.
Two assault convictions/pleas.
Different victims.
Different circumstances.
No one got to claim moral immunity.
Then family contact.
Felix still lived with Genevieve and Adrian, though marriage deteriorating.
Was Felix safe?
No evidence Genevieve physically harmed him.
Child welfare checked after Primrose incident.
Home safe.
No removal.
No automatic custody transfer because mother committed misdemeanor assault against niece.
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Again:
Specific.
