Female Batterers Often Use False Accusations to Intimidate Victims
The recent article, “A Closer Look at Men who Sustain Intimate Terrorism by Women,†reveals female batterers often resort to false allegations to intimate their partners and discourage them from seeking help.
According to the study of 302 men who had sustained severe domestic violence from their partners in the past year, their partners often resorted to false accusations:
- Falsely accused the man of hitting or beating her – 67.2% of men
- Filed a restraining order against him under false pretenses – 38.7%
- Falsely accused them of physically abusing the children – 48.9%
- Falsely accused by their partners of sexually abusing the children – 15.4%
In addition, 3.9% of female batterers threatened to make a false accusation. Two men wrote:
- “She threatened to ruin me financially, ruin my professional reputation (we work together), lock me out of the house, and tell the police anything she wants to tell them.â€Â
- “She has promised to lie and accuse me of physical abuse against her, sexual abuse of our daughter, if that helps her win custody.â€Â
Wow! More than 7 out of 10 female batterers employ false allegations, or the threat of false allegations, to intimidate their partners and to get away with the abuse. These men are trapped.
Source: Hines DA, Douglas EM. A closer look at men who sustain intimate terrorism by women. Partner Abuse Vol. 1, No. 3, 2010. Table 7. http://www.clarku.edu/faculty/dhines/Hines%20&%20Douglas%20Dec_7_2009_closer_look_at_abused_men.pdf
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Women lie? Quick stop the presses! Call the president! What is your next revelation, water is wet?
Hey, boringusername, you should take this a little more seriously. Think about the consequences of the false allegations. The government uses these allegations – before the man gets his day in court – to force men to move out of their house, to restrict their contact with their children, etc. Then, when they get to trial, they are used against the men to prejudice the jury. That is grossly unfair.
I was once with a friend who got falsely accused of battery. Even though he was acquitted in court for lack of evidence, it was infuriating seeing someone commit perjury against him and use the court system to try to unjustly punish someone.
You have any more sarcasm for us?