Friend not taking legal advice right now - she's put off by the costs (her job isn't particulary high paid and expensive legal fees would cripple her).
She's trying to reach an amicable solution with her ex now, but he is making that very difficult. He said he doesn't want to cut ties with her and wants to keep her in his life.
He is deplorable.
Back story is, he was my partner. We were together nearly four years, lived together etc. Two years into our relationship he started another relationship (unbeknown to me obv) and proceeded to lead a double life (including buying a house with his new DP) until I found out and ended it (we lived together but didn't co-own thankfully!) The friend in question is the woman he started the new relationship with.
He has deceived her in the same way he did with me. She contacted me to corroborate dates and is obviously distraught that the first two years of her relationship were based on a complete lie. They've been together four years now.
I'm not involved at all, just a listening ear for her, and showed support as in 'he did the same to me'. I advised her to seek legal advice.
After I found out about the double life etc, he did some terrible things to prevent me from telling his new DP and ruining his new set-up. Although I did try to tell her, she never got to find out.
I had a nervous breakdown after the whole horrible saga (this was two years ago now - and I'm happy to report I got my life together and I'm really happy now).
However, I'm furious that he has in fact shat all over some other poor innocent woman's life, causing her immense stress (which I can fully empathise with) and seemingly get off scott free, able to do it all over again if he wishes.
His exP asked if I would mind if she could keep in touch with me. She found it comforting to speak to someone who has been through the same thing. I said that is fine, although I plan on keeping out of it obviously.
He is a bloody criminal and I feel awful for her.