My Fiancé Has Attacked Me Multiple Times, I’m Finally Ready To Press Charges But Not Sure About Time Line/ Evidence.

TLDR— title. I’m finally ready to file charges but not sure if I can since I didn’t report the assaults when they happened. Does that matter?

Throw away account for obvious reasons. 2 year relationship. Mr. Wonderful, for first year, dream man. Proposed to me on one year anniversary. I said yes, happiest moment of my life, until he beat me unconscious that night. First time.

He beat me again a month later and I was able to record most of it. It’s a 3 hour recording and pretty gruesome.

On Christmas Day 2024, he hit me so hard I had to go to the hospital. I did tell the medical staff that he punched me, but I lied and said I had already contacted the police. I have the paperwork from the hospital showing I stated the injuries were from my finance, and the Xrays /CT scans showing my broken bones.

For what it’s worth, I have tried to leave him several times. He would call / text me 100s of times a day, stalk me, harass me, and told me he’d kill me if I leave him. I believe him.

Ive finally found the strength to leave him. I’ve left, blocked him on every conceivable device, and I feel ready to file charges against him but I’m terrified that he won’t be charged with anything or it will just be a slap on the wrist and then he’ll come after me.

Does it matter that I didn’t report the incidents at the time they occurred? I was too scared and embarrassed.

I have 1000s of text messages of him threatening me, one particularly where he says he can’t wait to hurt me again.

I have pictures of myself covered in bruises. And the recordings. And the hospital reports. There was countless daily hits, kicks, and multiple sexual assaults. But the worse were the 3 incidents, and they all occurred in different states.

Would I need to file charges in all 3 states? Does it matter that I didn’t report them at the time? I feel like I have enough evidence, but does any of that even matter? Will he just get a slap on the wrist?

I should mention he’s a licensed medical doctor, so I assume he’ll lose his license, which alone will probably want to make him kill me.

All of this is so overwhelming and I keep talking myself out of filing because I feel bad about how much it will affect him, and then I have other moments where I can’t believe I have any sympathy for him and want him put away where he can’t hurt me.