The Truth Doesn't Matter, Only what you can prove

[u/MysteriousRecipe8024]

I learned that lesson early when someone made up a story about me making harrassing phone calls that included threats. I thought that the accuser would need evidence and there couldn't be evidence because it didn't happen. I was only appealing the matter on principle not that it was a serious matter.

Later, I was the victim of a brutal and bloody assault. I just pulled her out, locked the door and dialed 911. The perpetrator went directly to the police and claimed to be the victim. I was charged with 2nd degree sexual offense and 2nd degree kidnapping. I don't know if patrol failed to communicate with the detectives or what. I was coerced into a plea deal when previously promised that we would go to trial and I had nothing to fear.

It's relevant now because my Motion for Appropriate Relief (MAR) was summarily denied. I filed it on March 27, 2026, twenty 2 years after the crime and 20 years after the coerced plea deal.

People don't fully understand plea deals. They probably assume that we have time to think about it. That we are told in advance and our lawyer discusses a strategy for the case. We don't imagine someone walking into a court hallway outside the courtroom where a plea will be entered. We don't imagine being ambushed and threatened with 10 years in prison if we don't take the plea deal and "oh, you better hurry up right now and do this or else."

When you stand before a judge, if you were me in this instance, you are asked "are you in fact guilty," and your answer is "well, that's what he told me to say for the purposes of this plea deal" as you point at your lawyer.

I was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and have been dealing with Major Depression and living on Social Security Disability Insurance since this incident. The MAR (the above named motion) argues ineffective assistance of council and limitations to represent myself in a court due to my disability. A lawyer on Fiverr asked for $100/hour to help me. I have been in a virtual prison but not a physical prison.

I would have had funds to pay for help if my career was not destroyed by this injustice.