I’d be grateful for any advice anyone with legal knowledge, or experience, could give.
I’m sorry, it’s a bit of a long story, so I’ll try and keep it short.
I was severely abused as a child by a family member and their partner. The partner was part of a paedophile ring and for a while the abuse was within this. They split up whilst I was still a child, and ultimately things calmed down and I never saw the partner again. Things were still shitty, but not off the scale shitty.
Last year, an ICO investigation into my medical records triggered by my GP led to the police getting involved. Things were traced back to an associate of this former partner. This in turn got back to the former partner who then got back in touch with my family member. The family member then began an escalating campaign of threats and violence. They were scared I was going to report the historical abuse to the police, despite multiple reassurances that I wouldn’t and that it wasn’t me who had reported the medical record issue.
It came to a head and long story short, I ended up being awarded a non-molestation order against the family member.
My issue is that despite the NMO, I still don’t feel safe. I know that should they try to contact me, I could call the police. But what if that’s too late? The family member is extremely volatile and I (in the head mess that is CPTSD) seem incapable of standing up to them. And clearly the former partner has a whole arsenal of resources (and people) at his disposal. Are there any other legal measures or recourse I could undertake?
Additionally, is there a way to change the NMO to being indefinite? I feel a little like its ending is hanging over my head.
Also, the whole process has now completely put me off reporting the original abuse etc to the police, which in turn is making me feel very hopeless. If I was to report it, is there a way of keeping me safe from the former partner and their associates? This person has incredible reach and power – as the investigation into my medical records showed.
I can go back to my solicitor, of course, and probably will in due course. I just find it very hard to talk about, particularly why I am still so scared. I can’t find much online and I want to understand what the processes are.
I’d be very grateful for any input as it’s hard to find anything that’s relevant to me or the situation so that I can work out my options.