An Insulting Or Provoking Nature
The Illinois Administrator has filed a complaint alleging misconduct based on a criminal conviction
On March 7, 2022, Respondent was present at his home located in Chicago. Respondent’s ex-wife and daughter arrived at Respondent’s home and began to argue with Respondent. During the course of that argument, Respondent struck his ex-wife about her head. Respondent then called the police.
Chicago police arrived on scene at approximately 9:30 pm on March 7, 2022. After interviewing Respondent’s ex-wife and daughter, Chicago police officers placed Respondent under arrest. On March 8, 2022, Chicago police officers filed a two-count criminal complaint against Respondent in the Circuit Court of Cook County. Count One of that complaint charged Respondent with domestic battery for knowingly and without justification causing contact of a insulting or provoking nature with his ex-wife, in violation of Chapter 720, Section 5/12-3.2(a)(2) of the Illinois Compiled Statutes. Count Two charged Respondent with domestic battery for knowingly and without justification causing contact of an insulting or provoking nature with his daughter, in violation of Chapter 720, Section 5/12-3.2(a)(2) of the Illinois Compiled Statutes. The Cook County Clerk of Court assigned the matter case number 22DV7067601.
On September 6, 2022, Judge Megan Goldish presided over a bench trial concerning the allegations contained in the two-count complaint in case number 22DV7067601, described…above. On that day, Judge Goldish heard all of the witness testimony in the case and received all of the admissible evidence from the parties, including pictures of Respondent’s ex-wife’s injuries. After receiving all of the evidence, Judge Goldish found Respondent guilty of Count One (domestic battery of Respondent’s ex-wife) and not guilty of Count Two (domestic battery of Respondent’s daughter).
On that same day, Judge Goldish entered judgment on her finding of guilty and sentenced Respondent to 18 months of conditional discharge, with a scheduled termination date of March 6, 2024. As part of his sentence, Judge Goldish ordered that Respondent pay fines and costs in the amount of $514 and complete domestic violence counseling as ordered by the probation department.
Judge Goldish further entered an 18-month order of protection against Respondent in favor of Respondent’s ex-wife and daughter, scheduled to terminate on March 5, 2024. Among other conditions, that order of protection prohibited Respondent from physically abusing or harassing his ex-wife and daughter, and required him to stay away from his ex-wife and daughter.
(Mike Frisch)