Regardless of whether a perpetrator was found guilty as a result of a criminal trial, the victim can file a civil lawsuit against him or her. No one will go to jail. As a result, the burden of proof is far less stringent in civil actions than in criminal trials. If you can show that there's a better than 50 percent chance that the defendant committed a crime against you, and that that crime cost you money, you will likely prevail in your civil case.
Civil suits have two purposes.
This is a monetary charge fined against the defendant and paid to the victim. It punishes the defendant for his or her wrongdoing. The civil justice system is not without its shortcomings, however. Damages against this type of perpetrator are rarely enforceable. Continual contact with the defendant's representatives may lead you to relive the crime over and over.