▁the ▁course ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁lib el ▁suit , ▁which ▁he ▁lost , ▁against ▁State ▁Senator ▁Paul ▁Fe le ci ano . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Mark ▁G iet zen ' s ▁ex - w ife ▁wrote ▁a ▁letter ▁which ▁was ▁not ar ized , ▁explaining ▁the ▁circumstances . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁letter , ▁she ▁explained ▁that ▁while ▁she ▁signed ▁a ▁criminal ▁compla int ▁against ▁her ▁husband ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁give ▁accurate ▁or ▁complete ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁event ▁to ▁the ▁court . ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁letter , ▁she ▁states ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁over d osed ▁on ▁dru gs ▁a ▁few ▁hours ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁incident . ▁ ▁Com ing ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁house ▁while ▁still ▁under ▁the ▁influence , ▁she ▁began ▁destroy ing ▁household ▁objects . ▁ ▁G iet zen ' s ▁wife ▁then ▁phys ically ▁attacked ▁G iet zen ▁himself ▁by ▁throwing ▁household ▁items ▁at ▁him , ▁starting ▁the ▁incident . ▁ ▁Im medi ately ▁after ▁the ▁fight , ▁she ▁intention ally ▁broke ▁a ▁window , ▁inj uring ▁herself , ▁while ▁G iet zen ▁and ▁their ▁children ▁were ▁in ▁another ▁room . ▁ ▁The ▁letter ▁further ▁indicated ▁that ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁incident , ▁G iet zen ▁had ▁never ▁once ▁touched ▁her ▁in ▁anger . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁letter , ▁she ▁stated ▁that ▁she ▁reg rets ▁signing ▁the ▁criminal ▁compla int ▁against ▁her ▁ex - hus