He is going to be expelled -- how to keep myself safe?
I dated a 25 year old when I was 18 last year. I broke up with him in November after making the connection that what he was doing to me was very likely emotional abuse and every online quiz I took said "strong indicator of emotional abuse". He did not take it well & stalked me, broke into my apartment, left letters, and terrorized me for weeks, ignoring over 5 police warnings. When I got a temporary restraining order he violated it immediately but somehow avoided police arrest because he fled to a hotel and they couldn't locate him. I moved apartments over the winter break (we both attend the same university, he'd dropped out and was a re-entry student..) and a 3 year restraining order was granted during this time. The first week that classes restarted, he showed up at one of my club meetings and I immediately had him arrested because I was tired of feeling taunted & having to put my life on pause because of him following me around. He'd done the same thing before the break, attending all of the events for all of my clubs & asking people about me and my whereabouts, but I had just stayed home out of fear. The arrest being on campus automatically opened a case against him. He posted bail immediately and was out within three hours. The investigation has been extensive and I had overwhelming evidence & hadn't engaged with him once so he cannot frame it as 'relationship drama'. He is likely to be expelled within the next two weeks. If he gets arrested for contacting me again, he will go back to jail without bail this time. Throughout the relationship, he would consantly tell me I 'ruined his day' because of my actions, and during the stalking period pre-restraining order, he even messaged me, "please don't call the police, it'll ruin my life for good" - but he continued to extensively harass me, stalk me, and violate two court orders. So he will definitely think that his life is "ruined", being expelled at 26. Should I expect any retaliation? How can I stay safe?