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FAMILY VIOLENCE CASE Cing’s wife backs out
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Posted on Nov 10 2000
Daria Cing, the battered wife of Sen. David M. Cing, yesterday dropped her petition for a temporary restraining order saying she and her husband have agreed to settle their differences privately.
Ms. Cing’s decision shocked almost everyone in the jampacked court room at Tinian. A stipulation was presented to Superior Court Associate Judge Timothy H. Bellas signed by Ms. Cing saying she was no longer interested in pursuing the complaint against her husband.
According to lawyer Joseph Aldan Arriola, counsel for the senator, Ms. Cing called him up late Wednesday afternoon telling him about her intention to drop the petition for a temporary restraining order.
She told Judge Bellas that she voluntarily signed the stipulation. However, at the last minute, Ms. Cing asked Judge Bellas if the court could order the senator to attend counseling sessions.
But Judge Bellas said he could do so because she already signed the stipulation withdrawing the temporary restraining order without specifying such condition.
Mr. Arriola issued a subpoena to eight people including representative of the Division of Youth Services, four police officers and the vice principal of Tinian High School to explain the circumstances why the two minor children of the Cing couple were taken into custody.
In her petition filed before the court, Ms. Cing claimed she has suffered all types of abuse – verbal, physical and mental — during her 20 years of marriage with the s enator. They have three children ages 18, 17 and 14.
According to Ms. Cing, violence at home has become a part of their everyday life which has affected the children’s studies. Two of the kids were taken into custody by DYS on Oct. 20, 2000 after Ms. Cing filed the petition for a temporary restraining.
Sen. Cing wanted DYS and the school investigated saying they have overstepped their responsibilities in intervening in a purely family affair. He claimed he was merely disciplining his children and did not abuse them. (Lindablue F. Romero)
