40 years ago she was a high school bully!
Bozhe Moi...
If I read you right, I’m thinking the same.
Kid was needled by some smart-ass lass out of high school. Then she left, he forgot about it, grew up, started a family, and didn’t tell anyone until the smart-ass finally got herself into real hot water.
I remember being a kid and, in addition to being picked on by older kids and teens, I remember being a real pistol myself at times. It’s uncool for an undergrad to pick on a pre-teen, but if some unfair digs are all he got... He let it go and got over it once, he shoulda left it lay.