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AIBU?

To think what exDH did was very wrong? Very sensitive subject!

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ThreeDaughtersLoveSandwiches · 02/09/2013 13:47

Sorry for the topic and I hope it doesn't upset anybody.

I have been thinking about this a lot since talking to exH on Saturday and wanted the opinion of others.

ExH has been accused of rape. The story he told me initially was that he was in the pub and someone he had previously had a brief relationship with was very drunk. He said he walked her home and left her there, nothing happened. After he left supposedly she was sending coherent messages to a friend of his.

The story has now changed to them having a "play" she then passed out so he went home but the didn't have full sex. He says she was texting a friend but I don't know how long after him leaving.

AIBU to think that even if he hadn't had sex with this woman he really shouldn't have been doing anything with her if she was so drunk that she passed out?! It is actually making me feel quite angry the way him, and his mum, are making out that he is completely innocent!

Sorry again if this is in anyway upsetting. The only person I have to speak about this to in RL hates him so is never unbiased.

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ceebie · 02/09/2013 13:49

Why are you even getting involved?

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Fairenuff · 02/09/2013 13:52

How was she texting after he left if she passed out?

His story doesn't add up.

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ceebie · 02/09/2013 13:55

Do you have children with your exH? If not, then just steer clear and don't get involved in any way.

I get the impression you still have feelings for him?

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meditrina · 02/09/2013 14:01

As he's your XH, then you can (and should) stand well clear.

You do not mention DC, so at least you do not have to remain in touch with him nor support them whilst the investigative and possible judicial procedures are ongoing.

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ThreeDaughtersLoveSandwiches · 02/09/2013 14:02

I had stayed completely out of it until he told me about this on Saturday, we were at a family function and he was playing doting dad!

Supposedly he has proof that he didn't do anything wrong and that proof is the text messages she sent.

I wont ask him as i don't want to get involved but I found it very difficult to be civil when he picked up the DC earlier.

He was in a relationship with someone else when this happened and has been feeling very sorry for himself ever since. He has phoned me up crying and I think he tried to commit suicide.

I just feel so angry!

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TattyDevine · 02/09/2013 14:02

If she has children with him then an accusation of this nature cannot help but affect her, however if not I agree she should not get involved and even if she does she should keep an arms length the situation before more facts have been established.

On that note its really hard to comment because its sketchy however, in general I think a gentleman or even just a decent bloke will not get involved physically with a really drunk woman, he can see her home and hopefully not put himself at getting accused of anything, but he should give her a peck on the cheek and call her the next morning if he's interested in getting physically or romantically involved, 12 hours is not long to wait if she is genuinely interested!

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TattyDevine · 02/09/2013 14:03

The text messages are not proof in an evidence sense, in court for instance, as they could have been sent by him if she was passed out having just been raped by him. Hopefully this is not the case but you can see how it doesn't exactly clear him.

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Trills · 02/09/2013 14:04

Unless you have any reason to think otherwise it sounds like:

1 - he went back to a woman's house (none of your business, perfectly reasonable thing to do)
2 - they had a sexual-ish encounter (also none of your business, also perfectly reasonable behaviour)
3 - then she was too drunk to carry on, so he left (also none of your business, also the correct thing to do)

You are reading far too much into the phrase "passed out". It could simply mean "was very tired and drunk so wanted to go to sleep".

Unless there is more to the story, there is nothing here that you should concern yourself with, or even that you should particularly be aware of. He is your ex. His love life is none of your concern.

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meditrina · 02/09/2013 14:08

My apologies, as there was no mention of DC at all in OP, I had assumed there were none.

Are you asking for ideas about how to support DC when a parent is accused of a crime? Or did you want this to be more about where the lines of criminality lie, and whether drunken consent can ever be reasonably relied upon?

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TattyDevine · 02/09/2013 14:08

Its unpopular on Mumsnet to say I think women should attempt to not put themselves at further risk of rape than they already are (sharing a world with some men who are rapists) but I equally think men should not put themselves at risk of being accused of rape - this includes behaving appropriately in situations where consent may be questionable.

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WilsonFrickett · 02/09/2013 14:10

Apart from the bit where he is being accused of raping her though Trills. Which, as he is the father of the OP's children, means it's something the OP is rightly worried about. Although I agree she shouldn't get involved.

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TheGirlFromIpanema · 02/09/2013 14:11

If the father of my dc had been accused of rape it would most certainly be my business imo.

Op say he also 'changed his story' when explaining his position to her.

I'd be wary OP. Imho sex offenders do not make great dads.

Trills did you miss the point that he had been accused of rape... Is it different if someone is only asleep then rather than medically passed out?? And WTF is with 'his love life' Shock

#I believe her.

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ThreeDaughtersLoveSandwiches · 02/09/2013 14:13

Your right I just need to forget about it. He said the police will let him know in a week or so whether changes will be pressed and then if things don't go we'll I will pick up the pieces for our DDs.

By the way I have no interested in his sex life at all. We split up 3 years ago and he has been with numerous women since, and apart from when he feels the need to tell me, I really don't care.

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ashleysilver · 02/09/2013 14:16

Has he been accused of rape as in questioned by the police?

As they say on mn, he is your ex for a reason. Stay well away from this mess.

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TheGirlFromIpanema · 02/09/2013 14:17

I don't advocate you forget about it at all OP!!

Would you forget about it if one of their teachers was accused of rape?

Are you aware that even if charges are not pressed that in no way indicates his innocence? Like I said, I'd be wary.

The bit that stood out for me was how he told you one thing, then another.

Big.Red.Flag.

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Onesleeptillwembley · 02/09/2013 14:20

The fact he's changed his story quite a lot would make me doubt him now.

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ThreeDaughtersLoveSandwiches · 02/09/2013 14:21

The DC are 5 and 2 so completely oblivious at the moment but obviously if he were to be found guilty I would have to deal with it at that point.

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ThreeDaughtersLoveSandwiches · 02/09/2013 14:27

He has told me that he has spoken to the police and they were going to let him know what is happening soon. I try and speak to him as little as possible to be honest as he has a way of causing more stress than it is worth.

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ceebie · 02/09/2013 14:36

Next time he phones up crying or tries to tell you about his love/sex life, tell him it would be more appropriate for him to discss it with his friends.

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ThreeDaughtersLoveSandwiches · 02/09/2013 14:41

He keeps saying we are still friends and thinks I'm joking when I say no. After it happened he asked if he could come and sleep here, obviously the answer was no!

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Fairenuff · 02/09/2013 14:41

I think you are right to be concerned. This is nothing to do with his sex life. It's about the father of your children being accused of rape and it absolutely is your business.

Do not attempt to 'support' him though, OP, or respond to his emotional blackmail. What kind of access does he have to the children. If he is emotionally unstable it might be best if he doesn't have them on his own at the moment.

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kickassangel · 02/09/2013 14:41

The figures of false rape claims vary dramatically, but the one that seems to be seen as close to accurate is less than 2%. In other words, of rape claims taken to the police, less than 2% are false. So there is a 98% chance that he did rape her.

Of course, it doesn't mean that he will be prosecuted or convicted, but be very aware of how he is twisting this.

There is a diagram which is called The Saddest Graph You'll See Today which shows how the figures work. It is fromUS federal figures, and UK ones are seen to be almost identical, so it's a reliable source.

I'm so sorry, but I think you have every right to be alarmed by this. And of course it is your business if you still have contact with him and have children.

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Trills · 02/09/2013 14:44

I totally forgot in my post that you said at the top that he had been accused of rape, I got distracted by you relating so many details of his evening and wondering why you were talking to him in so much detail about it.

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ThreeDaughtersLoveSandwiches · 02/09/2013 14:45

He has the DC one day a week for 7 hours which will reduce to 3.5 hours when they are back at school.

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ThreeDaughtersLoveSandwiches · 02/09/2013 14:49

Thrills we were at a wedding with his family and the conversation took place while walking from the coach to the reception venue so not very long.

My exMIL has mentioned it to me in the past as well, without me asking.

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