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Taking action on flirting messages exchanged with the wife

Hi,

I need to know the legal consequences of sending intimate (like true lovers) Whatsapp messages to a married woman.

Here is the situation. X (husband) and Y (wife) are a couple and they are based in Canada. However, Y is getting separated from X and seeking a divorce.

While Y was in India as part of getting separated from X, another person A sent intimate Whatsapp messages to her. Also, note that A and Y are in love.

The person A is based out of Dubai currently. Is there any legal element to this situation if the person X files a case against A in UAE?

Please clarify.

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5 Oct 2018, 08:00

Dear questioner,

What you mentioned above falls under the description of what can be interpreted as a cybercrime if the husband knows about it and have evidence to it and is willing to go legally against you.

You maybe face legal action in Dubai because of your messages.

5 Oct 2018, 09:51

What legal action are we talking about here? Can you give me a few possibilities?

6 Oct 2018, 08:39

If the wife approves, they can file for harassment! If she doesn’t, the husband can file for adultery against both of you.

6 Oct 2018, 08:42

But there was never a physical relation anywhere. Even then, will it still be considered as adultery?

Whatsapp messages were all that ever happened.

6 Oct 2018, 08:47

Then he can file for harassment.

6 Oct 2018, 08:55

Does that stand well if his wife is seeking a divorce from this person on account of domestic abuse?

6 Oct 2018, 10:26

Better than assuming and keep answering hypothetical scenarios, you can tell me the actual situation and I will answer you to relevance.

6 Oct 2018, 12:42

The actual situation is what I have mentioned above. The wife is seeking a divorce from her husband and the process is about to get underway shortly.

The messages were sent once after the decision to divorce was made by the wife, but her husband found out the messages last week and is threatening/blackmailing her with that.

The messages were sent between Sep 20 and Sep 27 this year. Do intimate require any more details?

The wife is pretty sure to move ahead with the divorce, but her husband is using these messages to threaten/blackmail her and the person A.

14 Oct 2018, 11:52

The husband has the right to file a case for sexual harassment against you and the wife may lose a lot of her divorce rights based on the fact that she is cheating on her husband!

Taking the decision of divorce before actually affecting it doesn’t stand as an excuse!

Formally, she is still married to the husband and any action before the divorce happens can be a reason of the husband’s case!

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