I have some questions that I haven't seen addressed here yet.
1. Can you explain what the deal is with civil vs criminal court? Will there be two hearings/trials? If so, will he get different lawyers? Does the $750 situation fall under the civil or legal case (or both)? Does Barb have any control over either?
2. Theoretically, could Chris produce milk from prison or while on probation? How much internet access are criminals like him typically allowed? If he's completely banned from the Internet, could he draw and publish sonichu pages?
3. If VA will treat Chris as legally male, why the female marker on his mugshot? Are they gonna have to use female pronouns in court?
4. Does the number of times he did it matter for incest/rape charges? Is it possible that some of the instances could be ruled rape and others consensual?
5. What is the absolute worst thing Chris could do in his situation?
In this instance it is unlikely that a civil action will occur, unless you count social services type courts to determine who will have power of attorney or a similar sort of conservatorship over Barb. There may end up being civil courts over the rent / mortgage if everyone is locked up or in a home. Chris's actions may have risen to the level of obtaining money by false pretense or theft, but he already had access to the account and presumably had for quite some time. At worst it's theft, at best it's very difficult to charge when the victim has allowed unfettered access to their accounts over time and this isn't new or emergent behavior. A charge of elderly abuse is more appropriate.
In my experience orders that one be unable to use the internet are more rare now than they used to be. In the mid 2000s / early 2010s it wasn't rare to see it for sex offenders as a condition of release or supervision. Now it has reached the point where the internet is such a daily necessity for most that they will argue undue hardship in being able to not access the internet. I have seen it meted out much more rarely now and generally only for those distributing cheese pizza or soliciting sex online. Generally a sex offender must register their online identities and accounts in their jurisdictions, and if found to be operating an unregistered account or creating a new persona online they can and will be prosecuted for a registry violation- a felony in and of itself. That said, VSP monitors the VA registries and my experience is they're slow, inefficient, and suck at it compared to other states. I have many times happened upon some dickhole from VA who had been gone from there for months or years and still had no active warrants from VA because they don't do their fucking checkups there. From past experience orders to avoid the internet or that placed considerable restrictions on internet use were rarer from VA than more competent states as well.
Trannyshit is still a shitshow in court. Everyone knows he's just a transtrender but they'll likely just toss him into solitary or similar due to his mental health, troonism, and being accused of a sex offense- all things that place him at high risk of violence by other inmates. Being in a segregated unit or even in the padded room is the best thing he can get. They may also have a mandatory covid quarantine for new arrivals in place as well.
The number of times can matter. If he's claiming to have done it 20 odd times, they could conceivably charge that. Proving it is another matter entirely, so it is unlikely to stick without the testimony of the victim, or physical evidence suggesting the multitude of rapes. While he could and likely will be charged with some form of rape in addition to the incest, i suspect that a mental health examination of barb may leave it possible that she is unable to knowingly consent, making all the events de facto rape. If I find videos or photographs taken over a period of time I will charge multiple offenses. If I can't determine that I will go with a singular event, or everything I can pile into that one (in addition to rape, you can get crimes against nature, indecent liberties charges, abuse of the elderly, etc, depending on what the charges are called in VA). Normally if you have a willing or competent victim you can go for multiple charges, but that might prove difficult here based on Barb.
The worst thing he could do period? Picking a fight with the biggest MS13 looking dude he can find. The worst thing generally speaking? Going to speak to the first detective that comes in when he's transported back to Greene county and telling them anything and everything without an attorney present. I doubt that would happen because his attorney would later look to determine his competency and then throw out whatever confessions he made, but Chris has already admitted to multiple incestuous acts, and presumably they believe them to be credible at this time. He could tell them about a load of other shit he's done, and let's be honest- anyone that sex possessed likely has had some pornography of questionable age ranges on his computer as well he could tell them about, or he might admit to all sorts of other deviant behaviors.
Bear in mind that if they have physical evidence of the crime and Chris bragging on the internet about it, he's honestly fucked. That's about as slam dunk as it gets. Defense attorneys know full well that not every case or even the vast majority is going to make it to trial, and it sure doesn't sound like this one has much to stand on. Sometime the game is already lost. At this point they'll play damage control- focus on Chris, how fucked up he is, and look for the mercy they can get. Remember that Chris is a moron who doesn't have leverage. He can't flip on his dealer like Jamal does to get a slightly better deal. Chris can accept restrictions and conditions in the hopes that they'll mitigate whatever sentences he may be facing, he doesn't have any real bargaining chips. Remember a defense attorney isn't there just to beat charges- they're also there to vigorously advocate for their client and to ensure that all proper rules and protocol are followed. Sometimes pleading guilty while introducing mitigating factors and engaging pretrial treatment and services is the best thing an offender can do.
Chris should sit tight, clam up, and he'll likely get a bond set when he arrives back in Greene county. Will it be something he can make? Who knows. His attorney can always argue later to have it reduced. He would have been in a better spot if he hadn't fled to Richmond, though. That makes it look like he was running, even if Chris didn't see it that way.
To be honest I'd be surprised if Chris's house didn't get broken into or vandalized over this. I'm sure his neighbors weren't big fans to begin with. Mix in some weenery with a rape? There could be a brick through a window and all the Sonichu goods stolen.
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