Abused wife condemned by judge, then wrongly convicted of perjury

Abused wife condemned by judge, then wrongly convicted of perjury
Newsroom
4 hrs ago
WARNING: The following story may be distressing to some readers.
Things went from bad to worse for a survivor of domestic violence who tried to get a court-ordered sharing of marital assets. She lost, was then charged with the crime of perjury, sentenced to home detention, and later bankrupted. Bonnie Sumner and Melanie Reid report.
A woman alleging abuse by her ex-husband was dismissed by one judge as "inherently dishonest", manipulative and devious, then wrongly convicted by another judge of perjury over a document and sentenced to a year's home detention, ending her career.

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