DH Accused of stealling

[kidsinamerica]

DH has been contacted by his boss to inform him that the police will be calling at our house tonight. DH works in a home-service industry and therefore enters up to 50 properties on a weekly basis (and has done so for the last 22 years).

Evidently a customer, whose house he was in during Dec 2011, has contacted police and accused him of stealling some jewelry. Of course, he didn't do it and he can tell the police no more than that. He has never stolen anything (he was brought up proper) and is therefore horrified that after a faultless career, this mark has been placed upon his name.

So I ask, does anyone know if this will mean there is a criminal record that will be created - will this accusation remain against his name? Where do you stand when someone makes a false accusation about you - is there anything you can do as a return claim (slander? or such - tho she may not be lying, but is certainly horribly mistaken). Poor DH is angry, sad, disapointed and quite simply horrfied - what can i say to reassure him?

If the police do come and if the questions get more involved than confirming he was at the property, he works for this company and didn't know anything about this theft ... please consult a lawyer.

Obviously it was a little while ago now, with christmas between etc. It doesn't look good if your DH makes a genuine error about some detail (was the sky box in the bedroom or study), what time did he arrive/leave, were there others in the house etc. He might have a mental picture of a house from the following day, and make wrong statements (believing it to be the house in question), but if he is stating things that are wrong, it won't look good from the police point of view.

Might even be worth calling a lawyer or two now (not sure whether his employer has one he can use), just to see what the procedure is if he does need one (and the costs).

Also, not worth the slander route unless she starts bad mouthing him to others. If he notices someone local to her (Or known to her) withdrawing from a commissioned job, asking for different person to quote etc could show she is talking about this. If she is talking to people about him and questioning his integrity then it could affect his reputation and business.

Not nice, very stressful. Let's hope she finds the ring under the bed (so to speak).

he will lose his job as he will not pass a CRB check

That would only be true if his job is one that allows the employer to get CRB checks.

OP, I do hope it all blows over but it would be nice for your DH to receive an apology.