法院文件-反驳他申请的临时保护令和虚假证据34（1 / 2）

I.INTRODUCTIONANDRELIEFREQUESTED

Thisactionarisesoutofayears-longintimaterelationshipbetweentheparties，whichhurtsRespondentdeeplyduetoPetitioner’sliesandabusivetreatment.Formorethansixyears，RespondentwasmisledbyPetitionertobelievethatshewasdatingasinglemanandwasbuildingupacommittedrelationship.ItturnsoutonlyrecentlythatPetitionerhadintentionallyhidden，andcontinuallyliedabout，thefactthathewasamarriedmanandhadatleastonechildfromhismarriage.Afterhislieswereexposed，PetitionerconfessedtoRespondentandacknowledgedthesevereharmhehaddonetoRespondent，healsopromisedRespondentthathewouldprovidesolutionsandlistentoherdemandsfordamages

Butthingschangeddramaticallyafterwards:PetitionerreportedRespondenttopoliceonMay1，2023，andthenfiledthispetitiononMay16，2023foraprotectionorderagainstRespondent.DepictingRespondentasa“occasionalacquaintance…engagedinalimitednumberofcasualsexualencounters”，seethePetition，§7，at2，PetitioneraccusedRespondentofmakingharassingcontacts，exposinghispersonalinformation，andthreatinghisandhisfamilymembers’safety.SeeId.，at§§16-17，at9-10

Thefacts，however，arequitedifferent.Amongotherdetails，thefollowingcriticalfactsweredistortedoromittedinPetitioner’sMay16，2023petition:

1.Petitionerhadinitiated，maintained，anddominatedinasix-strongyear-longdatingrelationshipwithRespondent，andhadinitiatedcontactstoRespondentforsexandother

intimateactivities;

2.PetitionerhadcontinuallyassuredRespondentabouthiscareandlovetoher，anddeniedhewasamarriedman，leadingRespondenttoinvesthertime，money，energy，andemotionintohimandtherelationship;

3.TosatisfyhispersonaldesireindatingRespondent，PetitionerhadviolatedworkethicsandprobablyemploymentpoliciesasanAmazonemployee;

4.PetitionerhadconfessedtoRespondentforhislies，andinvitedRespondenttobringherrequestsanddemand;

5.WhenRespondentattemptedcontactforhisresponse，Petitionerintentionallykeptsilent，andhadnevergivenclearnoticeofnotwantingfurthercontact;

6.Petitionerhasbeenactivelyengagingsocialmediaandseekingpublicattentionandhasvoluntarilydisclosedenormousamountofpersonalinformation;and

7.Beforefilinghispetition，PetitionerknewclearlythatRespondentwasnotthecauseofthealleged“leak”or“exposure”ofhispersonal(includingemployment)information

WhenitbecameclearthatPetitionerhadliedtoher，manipulatedher，andmisledherintoayears-longintoxicatedrelationship，Respondentdidthefollowing:

1.Shewrotedownandpublishherlovestory，hidingparties’namesandpersonalinformation，forself-healingandfarewell，

2.Forthesamepurposes，shequietlyandbrieflyvisitedaplacethatshebelievedtobeassociatedwithherpaininherrelationshipwithPetitioner;

3.SheconfrontedPetitioneranddemandedforapologiesanddamages，andhadonlystartedtocontactPetitionerforresponseafterPetitionerdisappearedandremainedsilenttoherdemands;

4.Whenattackedandinsultedonline，shedefendedherselfbyreportingPetitionerto

thirdpartiesthatshebelievedhadtheauthoritytoconductinvestigationandrevealthetruth

5.Oncelearnedaboutthenatureofthetemporaryprotectionorder，shemadeherbesteffort，includingsubmittingherselftothepolice，tocomplywiththeorder

RespondenthasnotunlawfullyharassedPetitioner，shehasnotinvadedPetitioner’sprivacy，norhassheeverhad“theintenttocoerce，intimidate，orhumiliatePetitioner.”SeeRCW7.105.900(3).WhatshedidarereasonableandjustifiedreactionstowardsPetitioner’slies，hishypocrisy，andhisthreatsandinsultswhenthingswereexposed:toprotectherself，toseekjustice，andtorevealthetruth

Now，thoughRespondenthasdeterminedtopursuelegalactionsagainstPetitionershewillundoubtedlyavoidanyfuturecontactwithPetitionerinherlifeforever.Respondent’shascommittednounlawfulharassmentatPetitioner.Thereisnoneedandnobasisforacivilprotectionordertorestrainher

II.FACTS

RespondentiscurrentlyaninternationalstudentattendingschoolinSeattle

RespondentmetPetitionerMr.KangDaiinSeptember2016，whenshewastravelinginSeattlewasofferedatostayinPetitioner’sapartmentbeforesheleftthecity.Id.?7&Ex.1.ThetwohadsexbeforeRespondentleftSeattle.Id.?8.Thisexperiencestartedadatingrelationshipbetweenthetwoformorethansixyears，withafewintervalsofinterruption.Id.?4

Petitionerhaddominatedthisrelationship.HewastheoneinitiatingcontactstoRespondenttoshowhiscareandlove，sendinginvitationsforholidays’meetingtogether，andrequestingsexandotherinitiateactivitieswithRespondent.Id.??9-14&Ex.2-3.Nodoubt，thejoyandexcitementinsexwaswhatPetitionerwasafter:hetookphotosduringsexwithRespondentwithoutherknowledgeorconsent，Id.??12-13;herequestedRespondenttotakemedicationtodelayperiod(sohecouldhavesexwithoutanywait)，Id.?14;heinsistedonhavingsexdespiteRespondentwashavingperiod，Id.?21;andusedviolenceduringsexdespiteRespondent’sreluctance.Id

ButPetitioneralsovowed，formanytimes，forhiscareandlovetoRespondentbeyondsex.Id.??9，15-16，20，Ex.6.Mostimportantly，hekeptassuringRespondentthathewasasinglemansothetwo，aslongascontinuingthedatingrelationship，wouldhavetheopportunitytobefullytogetherultimately.Id.?6&Ex.4.PetitionerwantedtherelationshipwithRespondent;healsomanagedtomaintaintheintimaterelationshipwithRespondentbytakingadvantageofherloveandtrustinhim.Id.??5，16

AfterRespondentmovedtoSeattleforherschool，PetitionerspentmoretimephysicallywithRespondent，treatinghermoreandmorelikealifepartner.Id.??17-20&Ex.5.PetitionertookRespondentintoursandformeals，showedherhisworkplaceandtookherintohisoffice，andvisitedRespondent’sapartmentforintimateactivities.Id

ByMarch2023，Respondentwasstillexpectingtobuildalong-term，seriousrelationshipwithPetitioner–includingmarriage.ButhersuspiciononPetitioner’shonestyandfaithfulnessstartedtogrowrapidlysincelateFebruary，whenshediscoveredevidenceshowingthatPetitionerwasamarriedmanandalreadyhadachildfromhismarriage.Id.?22.Whenconfronted，PetitionerdeniedthathewasmarriedandtoldRespondentthathewantedtocontinuehisrelationshipwithRespondent.Id.?23.Thesuspicion，however，intensifiedinlateMarch2023，whenPetitionerevendeniedhisChinesenametobetheoneRespondenthadlongbelievedandused.Id.?25.Theconfusion，doubts，andinsecuritycausedseriousemotionaldistressonRespondent.Id.?23&Ex.8.InearlyApril2023，Respondentcouldnolongerbearitanddeterminedthatshemustendthisrelationship.Id.?26

Tosayfarewelltothisseven-year-longrelationship，Respondentdidthreethings

First，shewrotedownherlovestoryandposteditonthesocialmediawebsite“LittleRedBook”(inChineseXiaoHongShu)onApril23，2023.Thestorycontainednonameoranyidentifierinformation，Id.?27&Ex.9，butitwasre-postedonotherChinesewebsiteswithoutRespondent’sknowledge.Id.?30&Ex.11.Second，onMay1，2023，shemadeanotherpostonLittleRedBooktitled“Moveon”，expressingherpersonalfeelingsofpainandshock，andherdecisiontoendherrelationshipwithPetitioner.Id.?49&Ex.20.Third，alsoonMay1，2023，accompaniedbyachurchfriend，Respondentpaidavisitto，andstayedabouttenminutesin，theneighborhoodwheresheassumedPetitionerwasresiding.Shetooktwopicturesoftheneighborhoodasshefoundtheviewwasbeautifulandpostedthemonhersocialmediaaccount.Id.?47-48;ThephotoswerepostedinRespondent’sMay1，2023“Moveon”post，butthephoto-takinglocation，showninthepost，wasnotthesamelocationoftheneighborhood.SeethePetition，§Evidence，Appendix5(showing“SwedishIssaquahCa…”);.??48-49.Bypayingthevisit，RespondentdidnotintendtostalkPetitionerorvisitPetitioner’sresidence.Infact，atthetime，shedidnotevenknowforsureifPetitionerreallylivedinthatneighborhood，andsheactuallythoughtPetitionerwasstillinChina.SeeRespondentDecl.??47-48;

OnoraboutMay1，2023，Petitionerreportedtothepolice，accusingRespondent’spostandthedisclosedinformationtherein，includingthepostedneighborhoodpictures，asathreat.Thepolicereportforthiscaseshowedthatinformationwasconsideredtobe“publicinformation”andhadnothreattoPetitioner.?50&Ex.21

AfterRespondentpostedherstoryonLittleRedBook，Petitioner’srealnamewasidentifiedbyunknowninternetusers.Id.?31&Ex.12.Respondentignoredorrejectedtheseinternetusers’suggestionsthatsheshouldexposePetitioneronline，butshecouldnotstopPetitioner’spersonalinformationfrombeingdisclosedandcirculatedonline.Id.??28-29&Ex.10，13.Petitionerhimselfmadeallofthedisclosurepossibleandeasy:heisasocialmediainfluencerandhassharedwiththepublicalotofpersonalinformation，includingphotosofhisfamilymembersandpetdog.Id.?33&Ex.14.Itwasfromthedisclosedinformation，circulatedonlineorsuppliedbyunknowninternetusers，thatRespondentlearnedaboutPetitioner’smaritalstatus，maritalproperty，andemploymentinformation.Id.??31-32&Ex.12

OnApril24，2023，startingfrom2:43a.m.，PetitionercalledRespondent13timesviaWeChatspeakingfor219minutesandsentRespondentabout50WeChatmessages.Inthesecommunications，Petitionerrepeatedlyinsulted，harassed，andthreatenedRespondent.Forinstance，PetitioneryelledatRespondentinhiscalls，threateningwithhisdeath，andhiswife’srevenge.Id.??34-35.PetitioneralsomadedeaththreatsmultipletimestoRespondentandalsothreatenedtoreleaseemailcorrespondencescontainingintimatecontenttothepublic.Id.??34-35，40&Ex.17.RespondentwasexhaustedandscaredbyPetitioner’scallsandthreats.Id.?36

PetitioneralsoknewthatRespondenthadnothingtodowiththecirculationofherlovestoryandtheexposureofhispersonalinformation.Id.?37&Ex.15

DuringthecommunicationviaWeChat，PetitioneralsoattemptedtosecureanotherpersonalmeetingwithRespondentinSeattleinMay2023.Respondentexpresslyrejectedit，andclearlyinformedPetitionerthatshewantedtostayawayfromhimduetoPetitioner’sthreats.Id.?38

IntheeveningofApril24，2023，PetitionercontactedRespondentagainonWeCha

toconfesshisliesabouthismaritalstatus.Id.?39&Ex.16.PetitionertoldResponden

thatshecouldbringupheranydemandsandhewouldcontinuouslylistentoRespondent’scomplaintsanddemands.Id.?39&Ex.16

DuringthelatenightofApril24，2023，RespondentmadeherdemandstoPetitioner

viaWeChat，butshereceivednoresponsefromPetitioner.Id.?41&Ex.18

Atthesametime，Respondentstartedtofindanonymouspostsonlineattackingandinsultingherwithslandersanddefamation.Respondentrepliedsomeoftheattackingpostsonthewebsitetodefendherself.Id.?42-43&Ex.19

OnApril27，2023，findingherselfnotreceivinganyresponsefromPetitionerandtryingtoprotecthercreditabilityandreputationfromtheonlineattack，RespondentsentemailstoindividualsthatshebelievedtobePetitioner’ssupervisorsatworktoreportPetitioner.Id.?44.RespondentwashopingtopromptaninvestigationmadebyaneutralthirdpartythathadauthorityoverPetitioner，torevealthetruthandprovewhatshewascomplainingabout.Id.?45.AmazonInc.repliedtoRespondent’semailadaylater，andalsoinvitedRespondenttoattendameetingwithitsinvestigatoronMay2，2023.Id.?46

InordertoseekPetitioner’sresponsetoherdemandsApril24，2023，RespondentstartedtosendmessagestoPetitionerandcallPetitionerviaWeChattorepeatherdemandsforapologies，compensation，andresolutions.FromMay10，2023throughMay13，2023，RespondentsentafewmessagesonWeChat.Noneofthemessages，however，wasrespondedbyPetitioner.Id.?51.Inthefollowingthreeorfourdays，RespondenttrieddifferentwaystocontactPetitionertoseeifhermessageswerereceivedbyPetitionerandtopromptPetitioner’sresponse，includingmakingtelephonecallstoPetitioners，sendingemails，andsendingmessagesonWeChatandChime.Id.?52

Respondent’slastattempttocontactPetitionerwasmadethroughhersocialmediumaccountat2:59p.m.ofMay18，2023.Id.?53

PetitionerremainedsilentthroughouttheentiretimefromMay10，2023throughMay18，2023.BeforefilingthePetitionandevenbeforeRespondentwasactuallyservedthefullpackageofthetemporaryorder，PetitionerhadnotprovidedanyclearnoticetoRespondentthathedidnotwantfurthercontact.Id.??54-56

ThefullcontentofthetemporaryorderissuedonMay16，2023wasonlyserveduponRespondentinthelateafternoonofMay18，2023.Id.??58-59.Beforeshewasserved，Respondentmadeapostexpressingherconfusion，shock，andpain.Id.?60.Aftershefully

understoodthemeaningofthetemporaryorder，shevoluntarilysubmittedherselftothepolicetoensurefullcompliance.Shehadcompliedtheorder.Id.?61

DuringtheentiretwomonthsofAprilandMay，RespondenthadnevertriedtomeetPetitionerin-person，norhadshestalked，orattemptedtostalk，Petitioneroranyofhisfamilymembers.AllofRespondent’sattemptofcontactingPetitionerinthemonthofMay2023werecausedbyPetitioner’sfailuretofulfillhispromisetolistentoRespondent’scomplaintandhisintentionalsilence.Eventhough，Respondenthasneverintendedtocoerce，intimidate，orhumiliatePetitioner，hergoalsweresimple:toprotectherself，toseekjustice，andtorevealthetruth

OnMay23，2023，Respondentfiledherpetitionforcivilprotectionorderagains

Petitioner.Id.?62

Respondenthassufferedfromsevereemotionaldistressfromthisintoxicated

relationshipwithPetitioner，fromPetitioner’slies，insult，andthreats，aswellas

Petitioner’sabusivelitigation.Id.?63&Ex.23

III.AUTHORITYANDARGUMEN

A.LegalStandardforIssuingAnti-HarassmentProtectionOrder

“Apetition[maybefiled]foranantiharassmentprotectionorder，whichmustallegetheexistenceofunlawfulharassmentcommittedagainstthepetitionerorpetitionersbytherespondent.”RCW7.105.100(1)(f).Forthepurposeofantiharassmentprotectionorder，“unlawfulharassment”means:“(a)Aknowingandwillfulcourseofconductdirectedataspecificpersonthatseriouslyalarms，annoys，harasses，orisdetrimentaltosuchperson，andthatservesnolegitimateorlawfulpurpose.Thecourseofconductmustbesuchaswouldcauseareasonablepersontosuffersubstantialemotionaldistress，andmustactuallycausesubstantialemotionaldistresstothepetitioner;or(b)Asingleactofviolenceorthreatofviolencedirectedataspecificpersonthatseriouslyalarms，annoys，harasses，orisdetrimentaltosuchperson，andthatservesnolegitimateorlawfulpurpose，whichwouldcauseareasonablepersontosuffersubstantialemotionaldistress，andmustactuallycausesubstantialemotionaldistresstothepetitioner.Asinglethreatofviolencemustinclude:(i)AmaliciousandintentionalthreatasdescribedinRCW9A.36.080(1)(c);1or(ii)thepresenceofafirearmorotherweapon.”RCW7.105.100(36).“Courseofconduct”，then，“meansapatternofconductcomposedofaseriesofactsoveraperiodoftime…evidencingacontinuityofpurpose.”RCW7.105.101(6)(a)(emphasisadded).However，constitutionallyprotectedspeechiscarvedoutfromthedefinitionof“courseofconduct”.SeeRCW7.105.100(6)(a).Further，“[i]ndeterminingwhetherthecourseofconductservesanylegitimateorlawfulpurpose，acourtshouldconsiderwhether:(i)Anycurrentcontactbetweenthepartieswasinitiatedbytherespondentonlyorwasinitiatedbybothparties;(ii)Therespondenthasbeengivenclearnoticethatallfurthercontactwiththepetitionerisunwanted;

(iii)Therespondent'scourseofconductappearsdesignedtoalarm，annoy，orharassthepetitioner;(iv)Therespondentisactingpursuanttoanystatutoryauthorityincluding，butnotlimitedto，actswhicharereasonablynecessaryto:(A)Protectpropertyorlibertyinterests;(B)Enforcethelaw;or(C)Meetspecificstatutorydutiesorrequirements;(v)Therespondent'scourseofconducthasthepurposeoreffectofunreasonablyinterferingwiththepetitioner'sprivacyorthepurposeoreffectofcreatinganintimidating，hostile，oroffensivelivingenvironmentforthepetitioner;or(vi)Contactbytherespondentwiththepetitionerorthepetitioner'sfamilyhasbeenlimitedinanymannerbyanypreviouscourtorder.”RCW7.105.100(6)(b).Lastly，anantiharassmentprotectionordershallbeissuedifthecourt“finds

byapreponderanceoftheevidence”thatthepetitionerhasbeensubjectedtounlawfulharassmentbytherespondent.RCW7.105.225(1)(f).1RCW9A.36.080(1)(c)providesthat“[a]personisguiltyofahatecrimeoffenseifheorshemaliciouslyandintentionally

commitsoneofthefollowingactsbecauseofhisorherperceptionofthevictim'srace，color，religion，ancestry，nationalorigin，gender，sexualorientation，genderexpressionoridentity，ormental，physical，orsensorydisabilityspecificpersonorgroupofpersonsandplacesthatperson，ormembersofthespecificgroupofpersons，inreasonablefearofharmtopersonorproperty.Thefearmustbeafearthatareasonablepersonwouldhaveunderallthecircumstances.Forpurposesofthissection，a“reasonableperson“isareasonablepersonwhoisamemberofthevictim'srace，color，religion，ancestry，nationalorigin，gender，orsexualorientation，orwhohasthesamegenderexpressionoridentity，orthesamemental，physical，orsensorydisabilityasthevictim.Wordsalonedonotconstituteahatecrimeoffenseunlessthecontextorcircumstancessurroundingthewordsindicatethewordsareathreatpersondoesnothavetheabilitytocarryoutthethreat.”(emphasisadded).Threateningwordsdonotconstituteahatecrimeoffenseifitisapparenttothevictimthatthepersondoesnothavetheabilitytocarryoutthethreat.”(emphasisadded)

B.OnlinePosts，Conducts，andDisclosureofInformationAccusedinthePetitionWereNOTMade，orDirectedtoBeMade，byRespondent

ItisimportanttopointoutthatmanyonlinepostsanddisclosureofinformationthatareaccusedinthePetitionwerenotevenmade，ordirectedtobemade，byRespondent.SeeRespondentDecl.?99.Forinstance，PetitionerprovidenoevidencetoprovethatRespondenthadanyinvolvementinthefollowingpostsordisclosureofinformation:

?Appendix6attachedtothePetition(anonlinepostmadebyaninternetuser“1x409686m0817”)

?Appendix7attachedtothePetition(includingfoursetsofonlinepostsmadebyinternetusersincluding“Anna007_”and“momo”).2

?Petitioner’sevidenceprovidedbyPetitioner’scounselonMay31，2023，attachedheretoasExhibitA

?Petitioner’sevidenceprovidedbyPetitioner’scounselonMay31，2023，attachedheretoasExhibitB