Charges of Domestic Assault and Battery and Strangulation Against Hedge Fund Manager Dismissed

The defendant is a hedge fund manager living in New York. He was dating a woman from Massachusetts. The relationship was tumultuous. Last summer the two got into an argument that, according to the victim, became violent. Suspecting the man of cheating the victim grabbed his phone and scrolled through the messages. He tried to get it back. She claimed that while doing so he pushed her onto the bed and started to strangle her to the point where she had difficulty breathing. He then grabbed a bottle of pills and tried to force them in her mouth. The man was arrested and charged with domestic assault and battery G.L. c. 265 section 13M and strangulation G.L. c. 265 section 15D. Our office was hired. Our client denied the allegations and filed a cross complaint for domestic assault and battery against the girlfriend. He claimed that when she found the messages it was her, not him who became physically aggressive and violent. The cross complaint was issued. Today, both parties asserted their Fifth Amendment privileges and all cases were dismissed.

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