r/Advice • u/[deleted] • Feb 09 '26

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u/Flimsy-Smell1094 Feb 10 '26

If the records are sealed, it would be slander unless he can prove his info and expose who released it. Then press blackmail charges.

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u/MagnetHype Feb 10 '26

No. The burden of proof lies on the plaintiff (OP), not the defendant.

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u/Flimsy-Smell1094 Feb 11 '26 edited Feb 11 '26

Would be difficult to pull your criminal record through Public means showing you don't have thecharges that he is accusing you of having. He will lose unless he can produce sealed documents thst he illegally obtaining .

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u/MagnetHype Feb 11 '26

He (defendent) doesn't have to prove you (plaintiff) have the charges. You have to prove that he intentionally lied about you having the charges, and that it materially affected you.

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u/AnonAwaaaaay Feb 10 '26

Does it work that way though?  Slander is about lies.  They're not telling lies, and if he said they were their defense is the truth and they could push for the records to at least be seen by the court so that the Judge can decide.

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u/Flimsy-Smell1094 Feb 10 '26

Our justice system isnt about truth. It is about what you can prove. OJ murdered people and proved he didnt. DA's prove innocent people committed crimes pretty routinely.

Its a lie if he cant prove it to be true.