Chapter 12 - The slap case
Marietta pleaded no contest to misdemeanor child battery.
Evidence:
Livestream.
Guest statements.
Aubrielle’s injury documentation.
No serious bodily injury.
No felony exaggeration.
Sentence:
Twelve months probation.
Forty hours community service.
Anger-management counseling.
No contact with Aubrielle except through lawful family arrangements and with my consent.
Restitution:
Uninsured urgent-care costs.
Fine.
No jail.
Then me.
Throwing the cake was technically an offensive physical act causing her fall and minor wrist strain.
Prosecutor offered diversion.
I accepted.
Six months.
Conflict-management course.
Community service.
No new offense.
No conviction upon successful completion.
Aubrielle asked:
“Did you get in trouble for cake?”
“A little.”
“Worth it?”
I almost said yes.
Then thought better.
“No.”
She looked disappointed.
“It was funny.”
May you like
“I know.”
That was the problem.
