Committing Perjury

Perjury is defined as lying, making false statements or submitting falsified documentation or written statements under oath or after affirmation that their testimony or statements are true.

Perjury, from what I understand, is sadly common and not often prosecuted in common, everyday type of cases. However, it can result in an immediate miscarriage of justice and therefore dismissal of the case. If you are the one perjuring yourself, you loose the case on the spot, if your adversary is the one lying and can be proven, you could motion for an immediate dismissal of their claims and a victory for yourself.

Statements of a persons "interpretation of fact" can not be considered perjury. If a witness is saying how they understand a certain event, they may unknowingly be erroneous. One can not be charged with perjury in this situation. However, if a person is claiming to be giving a statement of fact in an event they were specifically involved in, leaving out key facts of the situation or simply telling a completely false testimony is perjury.

It sounds from what we have been told through our court battles that this is rarely worth trying to push for in a case of harassment as it's an entirely new charge and legal process. Your goal should simple be to protect yourself and your family, not trying to expand the level of punishment dished out to the harasser. Additionally, it can be very hard to prove, especially in a witness free "he said, she said" type of situation, possibly further complicated if the harasser is suffering from some mental illness, and they honestly do believe that their lies are the truth.