Matt Gaetz, former Trump AG pick, had sex with underage girl while in Congress, House Ethics report says - eviltoast
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    22 hours ago

    You have no idea how assault charges go. The charges are from the State, not a person. It isn’t a civil case. (Also you could be in another country, so maybe it is different in your country)

    Also a civil suit can be filed separately for restitution by the person. So you could have criminal and civil suits side by side

    Note: most domestic violence charges in the U.S. the partner does NOT want charges to be placed.