Remember Mark Byron, the guy forced to apologize to his wife for venting on facebook? Here is a statement from his wife.

Snooves · 2012-02-29T04:41:03+00:00

Here's the tl;dr version:

It's not free speech if you use it to say something I don't like.

kronox · 2012-02-29T04:02:23+00:00

Elizabeth Byron Statement After days of remaining silent and hoping the true facts of this case would be revealed, I have decided to make one public statement to clarify this situation. I have decided that doing any interviews or making any media appearances is not what is in the best interest of my child. It pains me beyond words to see Mark Byron exploit our infant son to gain media exposure and self serving undeserved sympathy and attention. Because of his actions, I feel it is necessary to state the following court documented facts and history of this case. In August of 2011, the court issued a Domestic Violence Civil Protection Order (CPO) to protect my son and me from threats and acts of physical violence by Mark Byron. Contrary to what Mark is reporting, the protection order was not entered after an incident of alleged verbal abuse, but after court findings of domestic violence against me and our then six month old son. In January of 2011, Mark physically assaulted me and threatened my life with his fist above my face while I was holding our baby. Once I broke free of his hold, he grabbed the baby out of my arms and violently shoved him on a bed. Due to Mark's violent actions against my son and me, we were both named protected persons on the CPO. Despite the protection order, the court awarded Mark supervised visitation with our son twice a week. Since August of 2011, Mark has chosen to exercise his visitation time only twice. Mark's first visitation using the court appointed visitation service was in mid-November 2011. A few days after this visit Mark posted a photo of himself and our son that was taken at this visit on his Facebook profile with the heading "Reunited at last. But we have a long way to go. Please read below and help reunite me with my family." Mark then went on to write a lengthy post of lies and defaming untruths about me and our divorce proceedings. As married couples often do, Mark and I had many mutual Facebook friends at the time of this post. And contrary to what Mark and his attorney are reporting to the media, I did not deliberately seek out this Facebook post. As I testified in court in front of both Mark and his attorney, I was alerted about the post by many well intended friends who were concerned about the post and the negative reaction it was inciting. Specifically, a lot of Mark's Facebook friends made threatening malicious comments in response to his post. Mark has told the media that he has no control over such comments made on his page. This is another untruth. Mark could have deleted the comments but instead decided to further encourage these individuals by "liking" the comments and continuing to comment in response with more lies. Mark was found in violation of the CPO for these actions. Mark's second visit since August was on February 18, 2012. It was at this visit that the picture of Mark and our son that is now circulating around the world was taken. Since the first story on our case broke last week, Mark has chosen to miss two visitations with our son. On the day of one possible visit Mark was seen giving an interview to a local news outlet. This is not the first time Mark has believed he is above the law and violated a court order. This is the third time Mark has been found in violation of the CPO. Mark has also been found in contempt of court for failure to pay child support, failure to comply with mandatory financial disclosure, failure to respond to the request for discovery, and failure to take a court ordered parenting class. I please ask that anyone writing about this case or giving Mark a platform to speak take the above court documented facts into consideration in your coverage. I also ask for privacy for myself and my family. Mark was found in contempt for his original Facebook post but what he has done through manipulating the media with lies about this case on a global level have caused far more pain for me and those that care about my son and me. I hesitate to admit this because I am certain this is Mark Byron's intention. There have been many true heroes of the First Amendment in the history of our country; Mark Byron is not one of them. Elizabeth Byron February 28, 2012

TheRealPariah · 2012-02-29T06:19:15+00:00

It pains me beyond words to see Mark Byron exploit our infant son to gain media exposure and self serving undeserved sympathy and attention.

Anything that makes you upset is clearly done to exploit the infant son. Because your interests are intertwined and the same obviously.

Despite the protection order, the court awarded Mark supervised visitation with our son twice a week.

Fathers must pay for the supervisor, btw. And this has no bearing whatsoever as to the court order against him. It's a sad, pathetic, and counseled statement to elicit an emotion reaction on some irrelevant topic.

Mark then went on to write a lengthy post of lies and defaming untruths about me and our divorce proceedings

Another side of the story.

This is not the first time Mark has believed he is above the law and violated a court order

The court order which restricts his freedom of speech. Apparently to make non-specific statements in non-public forums which you seek out.

Specifically, a lot of Mark's Facebook friends made threatening malicious comments in response to his post

So not Mark, but others who know about the situation and you, darling.

through manipulating the media with lies about this case on a global level have caused far more pain for me and those that care about my son and me

I wonder what Mark thinks about the comments you made against him which serve the basis of the CPO? You know, the comment which made him unable to see his son or obtain shared custody, etc., but god forbid someone says something which hurts your feelings! And of course, your son who is not cognizant of anything is able to suffer "far more pain." Because your interests and feelings are of course intertwined with your son and anything which causes you pain, like commenting on the power of lying women in divorce and custody proceedings, automatically causes your son pain.

Forgive me while I vomit.

tl;dr: I am upset. Anything which hurts my feelings hurts my son. My ex-husband is not allowed to have another side of the story and not allowed to comment in any way about any general topic which might make me upset. And he is a bad father because he has not seen his son while being watched by sexist, vindictive "monitors" so his opinion doesn't matter.

mtux96 · 2012-02-29T05:30:42+00:00

Whatever the reason, he still should not have been forced to apologize for something he said on Facebook.

TracyMorganFreeman · 2012-02-29T07:13:09+00:00

Perhaps too many people sided with this man undeservedly(this case seems riddled with half truths on both sides), but her statement is nonetheless manipulative, and initially struck me as one written by a lawyer.

Asking only to look at "court documented facts" seems to imply one shouldn't look at other documented facts, and subtly asks people to side with her because the court apparently did(and courts never get it wrong or are biased eva!). Complaining about FB friends internet high fiving each other is hardly abuse.

These people, whatever their stupid decisions or poor management of their relationship they individually caused, are both drawing their son into the middle of it, using him both as an emotional shield against scrutiny and an emotional bullet to twang the heartstrings of public opinion. This letter attempts to make this woman appear as if she is nothing but a victim, and she did everything she could by complaining, and she herself did nothing wrong.

Mitschu · 2012-02-29T06:47:13+00:00

Anyone else think that she should be court ordered to retract her statement and issue a 30-day public apology to Mark?

td9red · 2012-02-29T14:12:38+00:00

Don't know what to believe. If he actually did this:

"In January of 2011, Mark physically assaulted me and threatened my life with his fist above my face while I was holding our baby. Once I broke free of his hold, he grabbed the baby out of my arms and violently shoved him on a bed."

than there probably should be a OP against him. he'll probably come out with another statement soon

funnyfaceking · 2012-03-19T15:54:07+00:00

March 19, 2012 - Update here

He declined to post the apology.

arrozconplatano · 2012-02-29T03:58:55+00:00

I can't look at pdfs on this thing. cliffs?

Title	Remember Mark Byron, the guy forced to apologize to his wife for venting on facebook? Here is a statement from his wife.
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Date	February 29, 2012 3:57 AM UTC (14 years ago)
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