I wouldn't worry too much about the fella getting convicted of anything. Chances are these charges are pressed by the defense attorney to try and sway the jury a little bit if it ever gets to a trial by jury. He'll say "but...but...the plaintiff was knocking the poor kid's teeth out and for that, he's now charged with assault."
It's like when there is a divorce, a tactic they use is to name every single person the spouse could've cheated on you with, no matter how improbable.
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