Is there a possibility to win if I sue the person who sent defamatory emails about me to multiple people?
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Is there a possibility to win if I sue the person who sent defamatory emails about me to multiple people?
This stranger sent 5-6 email to my boyfriend about my personal life.I’ve been working at the strip bar secretly and someone found out that i work there and took a pic of me and sent to my boyfriend and multiple people. However, the job was cash job and I did not registered as a legal worker. So If the person send more email to my friends and if it impact me badly, can I sue the person or is it gonna be hard because I worked illegally. If I win, what will be happen? Would I get money or can I send that person to jail? If I get money how much would I get? nd if he goes to jail, for how long?
Asked on July 31, 2012 under Criminal Law, Hawaii
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
From what you have written in the fact of your question, if you were actually working in a strip bar and photos were sent to others showing such, I see no defamation for you to complain about. The reason is that for something to be defamatory about a person the statement or depeiction has to be "false".
I understand that you may be embarrassed about what happened, but such does not seem to be an actionable wrong.
I suggest that you consult with a personal injury attorney further about your matter to see if you actually have a legal recourse over what you have written about.
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