I'm having a lot of trouble understanding why you let a man who cheated on you move into your house.
Throw the bum out.
Defamation suits are nearly impossible to prove in American courts. First of all, he'd have to prove what you said was untrue. Second, he's broke and likely unable to retain counsel. Third, no lawyer in their right mind would take a case like this. Fourth and most importantly, he IS blackmailing you. If you get evidence of that (recordings, texts, etc), you'd likely have a much stronger case against him. If he threatens you again, tell him point blank he doesn't have an actionable case, that you do, and he'd better leave before you do take him to court.
I do know her, friend of mine from high school and it’s how I met my gf
I'm having a lot of trouble understanding why you let a man who cheated on you move into your house.
Throw the bum out.
Defamation suits are nearly impossible to prove in American courts. First of all, he'd have to prove what you said was untrue. Second, he's broke and likely unable to retain counsel. Third, no lawyer in their right mind would take a case like this. Fourth and most importantly, he IS blackmailing you. If you get evidence of that (recordings, texts, etc), you'd likely have a much stronger case against him. If he threatens you again, tell him point blank he doesn't have an actionable case, that you do, and he'd better leave before you do take him to court.