I am writing this letter in regards to boyfriend, David Matraj, for his trial/sentencing date set to April 10th, 2017. The reason why I am writing to you is to express my concerns regarding the events that took place that evening and the reasons why I feel that David does not pose a threat to myself or to my daughter, Autumn.
I have been dating David for almost two years (June 20th), and just like any normal couple we have experienced a few bumps in the road. I am stubborn about things just as most women are, and he can be as well about certain things. Ours is one of the longest relationships I have been in and I tend to understand things differently than he does because I have experienced a lot of trauma in my past, and have learned to grow positively because of him. I love this man with all of my heart and he loves and cares for me just the same. He has a kind and huge heart and many people think the world of him that he is acquainted with. We would be more than willing to do whatever it takes to make things work, …show more content…
I was the one who persuaded him to come to my home, as I felt that my daughter and I were in no danger by him. Both myself and David were naïve by not fulfilling the conditions set in place and we should have let things proceed the way they were intended to, but my daughter and I missed him very much and I didn’t and still do not want anything bad to happen to him from this. We both feel responsible and I was in no way was intimidated by David to let him come to my home, it was my actions and him missing us that led him here. As I said above, if anything, I should be held partially responsible for his coming here because I was the one who messaged him. Had I not messaged him begging him to come to my home, he would have followed through with the imposed