Elena Curtin was seven - months pregnant during Portland , Oregon , incident . Boyfriend 's ex was injecting cocaine in her bathroom when she came home . Curtin , 23 , was scheduled to go to prison on second - degree assault charge . She assaulted boyfriend 's head on foot and arm but prosecutors dropped charge . Oregon law allows for physical force against an intruder who ' n't leave . Conviction proceedings have resulted in mandatory six - year prison sentence .
Elena Curtin was seven-months pregnant during Portland , Oregon , incident . Boyfriend 's ex was injecting drugs in her bathroom when she came home . Curtin , 23 , was scheduled to go to trial on second-degree assault charge . She hit boyfriend 's ex on head and arm but prosecutors dropped charge . Oregon law allows for physical force against an intruder who wo n't leave . Conviction would have resulted in mandatory six-year prison sentence .