legal troubles outside of the US and my security clearance.

[abc123]

I am a female who lived in the UK on exchange from my school for 2 years, during my last year, right before  i left, i was dating an abusive guy, i never pressed charges or called the police, yet he put a program  on my computer, a key logger, and foudn i was planning on leaving, not telling him, and going back to stay with an ex back here in the states (who is a best friend now)  Long story short, he got very violent, we both fought, he called the police and made many accusations against me and I ended up in jail. Yes me.  It was our place, both our names on the lease but I was kicked out.  Anyway, i spent a week in jail at which time i found out he pressed like 20 charges against me some felonies some not ranging from mischief to assault, to sexual assault, AGAINST HIM!

long story short, I was scheduled to leave the country two days after I got released and did so giving the finger to the UK government and goign on with my life in america.  I then saw a navy recruiter, he told me that my legal troubles out side of the US would not matter, I got into the nuke program and here I am.  pending arrest warrants and charges in the UK, were i lived for 2 years, and a spotless record in the US.  (i've never done anything wrong. .. )  The guy has continued to press charges even though i'm gone!  My lawyer said it would be no issue, I have no record because there was no conviction, my recruiter, the district head recruiter, and the nuke recruiter all said it wasn't an issue, I went to meps in California nothing came up on the background investigation of the criminal records and everyone says i'm good to go.  they said they won't re-check criminal records since the check was done and completed a couple days ago and i leave in only a couple weeks.

Am I? I can't afford to go back to New CAstle to straighten this mess out and now i'm facing jail if i do because i avoided the courts. (my father is also on his last days due to cancer so that is another reason i've decided to stay here)

are the recruiters right, they won't find anything out or what?  I can't help but think they will check my UK criminal record since I lived there for the past 2 years. 

Advice is appreciated

[Preciousblue1965]

To be honest with you I don't think that this forum would be the best place to get your answers.  Unless someone on here practices international law or is a JAG, the advice we give you could be flawed.  With that, you should probably talk to your recruiter about this if you already haven't and possible talk to a JAG(navy lawyer if you never saw the TV show) to ensure that these issues aren't a problem.  Also get everything they say in writing that way if something does come up and you don't get a clearance, you have legal documentation that somone from the Navy said that it would not be a problem.  I have heard of guys that were told it was no big deal and were unable to get a clearance and end up getting stuck in the Navy for 6 years(non-nuke enlistment for most rates is 4) as a non-nuke because it was "his fault that his actions were the basis for his security clearance being denied" even though he told everyone about the incident before hand and they said it wouldn't be a big deal. 

So in summary, talk to as many people you need to, preferably someone who specializes in law, to get a good warm fuzzy about getting your clearance and get everything in writing about it.  Otherwise, welcome to the Navy.

[JustinHEMI05]

HMMMM, the plot thickens.

I agree with the above. This is way above and beyond this forum. Good luck with that.

Justin

[HydroDave63]

pending arrest warrants and charges in the UK

assuming that is the case, you might want to avoid liberty in foreign ports, as that INTERPOL can arrest on a UK warrant.

[JustinHEMI05]

assuming that is the case, you might want to avoid liberty in foreign ports, as that INTERPOL can arrest on a UK warrant.

Ooo, good point!

Justin

[HydroDave63]

HMMMM, the plot thickens.

I agree with the above. This is way above and beyond this forum. Good luck with that.

Justin

200 quatloos against the newcomer....

[JustinHEMI05]

200 quatloos against the newcomer....

Alright, I'll bite... what the heck is a quatloo?

Justin

[JustinHEMI05]

Haha ok I asked because when I googled the term, several separate and distinct definitions came up and I wasn't sure which one applied here LOL

Justin

PS I can't believe "googled" isn't in the spell checker yet.

[JustinHEMI05]

200 quatloos against the newcomer....

Now that I know what it is, I can't take that bet.

Justin

[Preciousblue1965]

You can still take the bet, just have to make your bet more specific in nature.

I.E.
300 Quatloos that the newcomer covers more than 1/3 of her career just getting through the pipeline.

See now HD might win the bet but you would win more if the above were to happen.  They could counter bet with something just as specific but different and go from there.  Didn't you ever watch the original Star Trek? 

[Preciousblue1965]

Marssim you have proven your Trek worthiness.  That comment was more directed at Justin. 

[JustinHEMI05]

Marssim you have proven your Trek worthiness.  That comment was more directed at Justin. 

Not a TOS fan, sorry. TNG primarily. I enjoyed the last 2 seasons of both voyager and DS9 but up until that they sucked. I also enjoyed the last season of enterprise. I only like star trek II, IV, V, VI, VII, IX, X.

Justin

[Cycoticpenguin]

Enjoy T -Track!

[HydroDave63]

I wonder how it turned out....